Through the end of 2011, Empire State Express will be playing a monthly gig at Drum & Monkey, our favorite Irish pub on the South Side. On the first Thursday of each month, we will play two hours of moneymaker shaking rock & roll. The College Marketplace is graciously sponsoring our residency and is upping the ante with some drink specials that make the CTA look like a very tempting transportation option. For the UIC crowd we’ll be giving advanced degrees in rocking out. For fans of... more
We’re thrilled to announce that our new single, “Revolving Doors” is now available on iTunes, Amazon, and other fine music retailers and streaming services the world over. “Revolving Doors” is a big milestone for Empire State Express. It’s the first full-fledged studio recording that the three of us have done in the year and a half that we’ve been playing together. The narrative will be familiar to anyone who’s ever watched “Behind the Music”... more
For those of you who missed it, our July 8th set at the Double Door was about the most fun that can legally be had in Chicago city limits. The bill featured standout sets from top to bottom, including performances from Jessica Robbins and her band, Peter Terry and the Chicago City Profits, The Main Squeeze, and yours truly. As a special treat, Paige DeChausse joined us for the second half of our set, showing off a bigger set of pipes than Holy Name Cathedral. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve... more
On Friday July 8th, Empire State Express will be back in Chicago storming the house that Billy Corgan, Jeff Tweedy, Keith Richards and countless other rock demigods built. We’ll throw down a full set of neo-classic rock badness and hip-shaking goodness, and throw in a few surprises along the way. Our special guest for the evening will be the ineluctable, indestructable Paige DeChausse, whose soulful voice you may have heard with JP and the Cats, Chicago Blues Angels or on a little show... more
We’re thrilled to announce that the “Special Edition” of our debut EP, Land Speed Record, is now available on iTunes and other online music stores and streaming services (full confirmed list below). This set features five high-energy Empire State Express originals, newly mixed and remastered by our friend and engineer extraordinaire, Nick Messitte. The Dropcard edition of this release, available only at ESE shows and by special request, also features two exclusive bonus tracks,... more
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In these waning hours of 2010, as you strap on your dancing shoes and gird your liver for tonight’s ball drop, we’d like to take a moment to thank you for making this past year a special one for us. This was the year that Empire State Express stopped the revolving door, got out of the garage and started to make a name for ourselves. We hit clubs, festivals, fundraisers and even the airwaves up and down Chicago. Along the way we played with some fantastic local and touring acts–inciting... more
