The Whiskey Bends bring you an eclectic mix of quirky and soulful original music, as well as inventive versions of funk and rock cover songs you can sing along to. The Whiskey Bends is fronted by Christina Danger, a powerful soul-singer and songwriter with over 20 years of learned musicianship behind her keys. John Griffin joined in June of 2015, catapulting The Whiskey Bends to a whole new level with his guitar prowess and multifaceted style of playing and songwriting. Brian Bruendl joined TWB in December 2015. His deliberate sense of feel and encyclopedic capabilities as a drummer completes the pulse pounding energy and unique style The Whiskey Bends strive for. Their latest addition is Carla Robinson on bass. Don't let her age fool you, this seasoned musician is a student, teacher, and long-time friend of various musical styles. She brings the pocket and the funk! Together, they aim to play an attention-grabbing variety of songs and styles to keep the audience on its toes and engaged.
EVERY BAND NEEDS A STEVE!! With extreme ants in our pants, we would like to welcome our new bassist, Steve Arens! He's got decades of musical prowess under his belt, and we sure are fortunate to have him. The dude is a beast!!
What happened to Uncle Phil? Did we kill him, devour his sweet breads, and then sleep in his carcass to battle the frigid cold? NO! Our hearts will always be Phil-ed with the love we have for our former bass jammer, Phil Hoffman. But he's off to conquer the world of bluegrass with his many amazing projects, and we wish him all the love in the world!!
Stay tuned for the ever evolving ear love The Whiskey Bends have for you, our little pretties!
We'll be kicking off the Grayslake Craft Beer Festival on Saturday, June 4th! The fest goes til 5, so come get it while it's cold and listen to us play from noon to 1p!
The Whiskey Bends are in the studio and preparing their debut album now! Title and date coming at you soon!
While we hold our original music closest to our hearts, we also are known to play a plethora of different covers and genres, and we love to make them our own! Here's what we played at our last show:
Set 1
Rabid Habit - original
Got to Know How - Bonnie Raitt
Oblivious - original
Sunday Morning - No Doubt
Want You Back - Jackson 5
Honey (They're Only Things) - original
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Miss Ohio/Breathe - Gillian Welch/Pink Floyd
Wax - original
Cold Cold Heart - Hank Williams Jr.
Circus Feet - original
Hurt So Bad - Susan Tedeschi
Lemonade and Jr. Mints - original
Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
Coffee and Cruelers - original
Set 2
Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles
Hair of the Dog - original
Is This Love? - Bob Marley
Do I Look Worried to You? - Tedeschi Trucks Band
Use Me - Bill Withers
Oh, Darlin - The Beatles
Nashville Bound - original
Kiss - Prince
Everlong - The Foo Fighters
Hitching a Ride/ Why Don't You Do Right? - Green Day/Peggy Lee
Eat Your Landlord - original
Let's Go Get Stoned - Ray Charles
The Letter - Joe Cocker
Body Count - original
Velvet Elvis - original
A new year, a new team! We're so stoked to welcome Brian Bruendl to join our finger-snappin', switchblade yielding (not really) gang of misfit musicians. 2016 better watch out, we're gunna spew sonic waves of amazing allllll over you!
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