OA interview with Askultura and JAY TEA (From ASOB)

The good ol' boys from Little Boy Jr, Dan & Steve, drop by the Windy City Underground studio.  We talk music, life, & China's ban on Time Travel and Reincarnation.  Check it out here, and only here, on Outskirt Alliance.

OA Exclusive Performance: Little Boy Jr

Join Outskirt Alliance for an exclusive interview with this super cool home grown band, Secret Science. These guys have a really cool early '90's alternative rock feel!!! Flip these guys on and your sure to feel like you did when you turned on the Top 9 at 9. So tune in 12 to 5 PM Sunday, only on WindyCityUnderground.com


"...(Secret Science) is really more of a Frankenstein creation. And I do mean that in a good way. These basement technicians dug up the freshly-buried forms of punk rock, shocked them with a thousand jiggawatts of raw human energy and infused some late ’90s rock sensibilities about how far noise alone can carry an idea. This is post-punk: the don’t-give-a-[flip] recklessness of Skulls (Misfits, 1982) tempered by the compelling pop-logic of My Name is Jonas (Weezer, 1994)."

OA Exclusive Performance: Secret Science

What would happen if Little Walter, Johnny Cash, and Muddy Waters got together to perform songs written by Bob Dylan and sung by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco? You would likely get something that sounds a lot like Wesley Harding. Songs about teen angst may be well-trodden territory, and on this album the band cover that ground...but what is less common is for such a youthful band to be so enthusiastic about the classic Delta Blues
of a bygone era and Wesley Harding come out swinging on this excellent first effort. 

They’re looking for a showdown, but somewhere in their aggression they find enough time for sophisticated social commentary and introspective thought well beyond their years. 

Recorded in the summer of 2012, The Boiler Room sessions is an album several years in the making - the songs on the album were initially written by the band before they arrived at ESU Records to record them, but were then further developed and refined. 

The tracks are full of variety and different influences; the album kicks off with the paint-
peeling “Leave Me Your Sympathy”, “Pure and Easy” displays the band’s acoustic chops, “Schemes of the Wicked” offers biting social commentary, and on “Today” you can almost taste the sawdust of the dusty old saloon which is being sung of. 

Wesley Harding is led by Michael Alanis, a singer/writer/guitarist who is just as comfortable as a balladeer as he is screaming in-your-face rock n’ roll. They are an ambitious band, who blend folk, rock and blues and distinguish themselves with their harmonica-infused sound. They began in the boiler room of Alanis’ house in Elmwood Park, IL, where the band would play in cramped quarters, developing their style. After arriving at ESU, they released their debut album, the aptly-titled Boiler Room Sessions which was a strong start for a band with little previous time spent in the studio. 

The band has experience playing live, having played many local house parties and gigs: 
Double Door, The Elbo Room, Bottom Lounge, Deja Vu, Penny Road Pub and others. 

Now, with the upcoming release of their sophomore album "A Slightly Better Mess", the band is looking to build a strong following and play out as often as possible. More 
information on the band can be found at esurecords.com/wesleyharding.

OA Exclusive Performance and Interview with Wesley Harding

(DEEP MOVIE TRAILER VOICE) In a world of mass chaos, mixed media reports, riots, violence, misleading politics, spy threats, corporate labels and drone strikes, only one voice stands to reason.  A place the masses can go for that last glimmering bit of hope. A place out of reach to those that don’t dare to stray from the norm.  Welcome, to the Outskirt Alliance.  Where we focus on the Artist and Music With a Purpose.  

You may ask yourself, well what does this all mean?  The Outskirt Alliance is a Rock Radio Show on WindCityUnderground.com, that focuses on the multi-faceted rock genre.  However, not any ol’ guitar slinger may grace their chords on these waves.  Oh no! We want the purposeful, we want the proud, the artist that has something to say, to stand up for, that strives to make a difference.  

Your hosts Lissete and Sully will be your guides to this fine Music with a Purpose, along with giving you insights to the music, giving you a feel as to who these upstanding artists are,  the 411 on this grandioso città of Chicago, while also giving you a direct feed to the on going struggles of everyday people across the Planet. Although, at the end of the day, the show is about Rock!  Sunday afternoons 2 pm to 5 pm, on your computer, at the office, on your phone, at the beach, curing that hangover, with a brew, hangin’ with grandma, Tune In! Outskirt Alliance, Music with a Purpose.  Only on WindyCityUnderground.com!  


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