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Gypsyblood is playing The Hideout in Chicago, IL on Friday September 16th at 10:00PM. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased here. 

Gypsblood will be performing LIVE on Saturday September 17th at 2PM courtesy of Audio Tree. Check out Facebook for more information and be sure to tune in at Audiotree.com! 

Gypsyblood will be celebrating the release of their debut album Cold In The Guestway with a hometown Chicago show on April 29th. Yes, we know its two weeks after it comes out but we are doing a mini tour first with Maps & Atlases & Delicate Steve. And who better to join us than the man who brought Gypsyblood to Sargent House,  Dave Davison, Mr. A&R himself will be playing his own Cast Spells on this fine evening at the Liars Club. Don’t miss it Chicago.

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Chicago is, in my humble opinion, one of the best cities for truly creative work. Granted, I am bias since it’s where I call my home, and also where I’m involved in the arts, but when it comes solid music, theater, and art, Chicago is where it’s at. Other cities have a lot of creative people doing creative things, but Chicago artists seem to still have a strong foothold in reality. There’s a difference between being artistic and jerking off. As far as I have seen, folks here know when to put the Vaseline away.

Case in point, Chicago’s own Gypsyblood. It would be very easy for these gentlemen to take their noisy and fuzzy intensity to a sonic extreme just for the thrill of making the audience think they are “deep” and making everyone shift in their seats. Instead, Gypsyblood pushes out some damn fine dance tunes and melodies from the fuzz. Their debut album, Cold in the Guestway, is a tight amalgamation of influences with a sprinkle of Chicago punk grime.

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For a debut record, Gypsyblood‘s Cold In The Guestway seems to, no pun intended, hit all the right notes. Elements of ragged guitar rockery and noisy bedroom pop are tightly weaved together on Cold In The Guestway. And yet perhaps the band’s biggest accomplishment is that the record, while it does at times throwback to the early 90′s alternative-rock-era, doesn’t sound angsty or take itself too seriously. Among the thick guitar phrases and punchy percussion is a perfect amount of lightheartedness that keeps the music lively and infectious.

When the double guitar attack of “Take Your Picture” blasts out of the gate, the chugging riffs sound like they’re being beamed straight from a 1993 airing of MTV’s 120 Minutes. But when the band’s dual vocalists and guitarists of Adam James and Kyle Victor enter with their elder statesman-like delivery, which reminiscent of …Trail of Dead’s Conrad Keely and even has a bit of an Amanda Palmer-esque bite, you’ll know this is not your uncle’s grunge.

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The Deli Magazine names Gypsyblood as one of their bands from Chicago to see at SXSW 2011. Click to see Full Issue with Fang Island on the cover!

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A trifecta of greatness will be taking over Lincoln Hall as Gypsyblood, Light Pollution and Maps and Atlases rock the stage this Friday. All three bands have ended up on our recent plethora of “Top Ten” lists, so this show will be incredible. Indie hard rockers, Gypsyblood, are known for their acrobatic stage antics, big rock sound and intense vocals. Light Pollution will make you dance the night away (and probably shake it with you) with their upbeat, jangly indie rock sounds and swirling keyboards. And Maps and Atlases will be headlining with their eccentric prog-rock, open-hearted vocals, and sophisticated arrangement. Fans will absolutely enjoy all the musical love these three have to give. (Britni Day)

10:00 p.m. Friday, 3/11. Lincoln Hall.

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With just a three song EP released under Sargent House, Gypsyblood has already turned Chicago on its ear. Known for lively kazoo solos, growling, lo-fi vocals, and fuzzy surf-rock guitar that can suddenly turn on you into a pounding mess of passion and feedback, Gypsyblood has staked their claim as the cutting-edge of Chicago indie rock. But they deserve more than just admiration for their music, they also play killer live shows, keeping the audience guessing what they will jump off of or flip over next. Unless Chicago’s finest gets their mits on Gypsyblood for disturbing the peace (again), the band continues to play around Chicago in preparation for their SXSW showcase in 2011. (Britni Day)
Must hear: Take Your Picture

Poster by Ryan Duggan 
Show at Subterranean - December 16th 2010

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