Hip Hop

Chicago's own Umphrey's McGee is becoming one of the nation's fastest growing live acts.

Telepath is a unique new voice in the live-electronic scene.

STS9 combines varied musical influences, genius live instrumentation and the latest in music technology.

Co-produced, recorded and mixed by veteran engineer Jim Fox at Lion and Fox Studios, Get Wiser is undoubtedly SOJA’s strongest release to date.

Stratospheerius is the illegitimate child of Dave Matthews, Frank Zappa, Bela Fleck and Medeski, Martin and Wood.

Rated on Jambase.com as one of the hardest touring bands in 2007, Public Property kicked off 2008 with a tour to Hawaii and is now gearing up for spring, summer, and fall tours of the mainland US. Their much anticipated 4th studio album will be released later this year.

Formed in the fall of 2003, Polyester Pimpstrap is a fresh and zany band from Tallahassee, Florida (now relocated to NYC).

With the advent of so many great jam bands, one may think that composition is less important than virtuosic musicianship. Enter Chicago’s Herbert Wiser Band.

It's a familiar question by now. "Why Gnappy? What does it mean?" The answer is simple. It means "funky." "I grew up in Houston," says guitarist/producer Buck McKinney. "Gnappy was slang for 'funky.' It might mean funky 'weird,' or funky 'groove,' but it always meant 'funky.'"

The sound of Poogie Bell's drums is what you hear on many of the world's finest jazz, neo-soul, R&B and hip-hop records. Performer, record producer, composer, and arranger, you've heard his work with artists including Chaka Khan, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, Roberta Flack, Erykah Badu, David Bowie, John Scofield, David Sanborn, Angelique Kidjo, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Vanessa Williams, Stanley Turrentine, Victor Wooten, and Randy Crawford.