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Chicago releases "More Today Than Yesterday" (featuring Les Deux Love Orchestra) -an itunes exclusive!

Added by Chicago -Admin on June 17, 2013 at 3:23pm — 13 Comments

Thursday, 5/9, at 3PM EST, Chicago will be Broadcasting live on Grooveshark

Added by Chicago -Admin on May 8, 2013 at 10:54am — 1 Comment

Rolling Stone Readers' Poll: 10 Bands Who Should Enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014

Picks include Chicago, Deep Purple and the Smiths....full article here

Added by Chicago -Admin on April 28, 2013 at 11:47pm — 24 Comments

"The Nashville Sessions" Liner Notes: CD now available!

IN 2008, CHICAGO© HAD BEGUN A RELATIONSHIP WITH PRIMARY WAVE MUSIC, AN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHER. IT WAS AN EARLY STEP TOWARDS, OF NECESSITY, CREATING A MECHANISM FOR THE BAND TO DO THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC IN THE 21ST CENTURY. OBVIOUSLY, THE ENTIRE LANDSCAPE HAD CHANGED FROM WHAT WAS NORMAL WHEN THE BAND'S DEBUT ALBUM “CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY” WAS RELEASED IN 1969.

THE BAND CONTINUES TO FLOURISH,…

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Added by Chicago -Admin on April 20, 2013 at 11:30am — 21 Comments

Chicago on Palladia TV

http://www.palladia.tv/ will feature Chicago "Backstage Pass" a total of 75 times during May. Retweet!

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Added by Chicago -Admin on April 18, 2013 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

New Chicago Brass Arrangement...

"I asked Trent Gardner to interpret the fiery angst of the past decade with his brass soli. His arrangement contribution is so apt on so many levels. This moment in the piece is climactic and hints at the beginning of a return to the 'Garden's' serenity ... at least as a hope". [This sketch is T's trombones only -pre Chicago brass.] Scoring in the works.
RL

Added by Chicago -Admin on April 15, 2013 at 2:00pm — 22 Comments

"Free At Last" -New Chicago work in progress!

The diversity and depth of Chicago's band members is shown again by this great Keith Howland track (a Lamm/Howland/Imboden collaboration). "It has a retro, but current feel. It was cut with no click track to let…

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Added by Chicago -Admin on April 11, 2013 at 3:30pm — 55 Comments

New Chicago Album track: Naked In The Garden Of Allah (Preview)

[As before, conceptually complete...but pre-horns, pre- sweetening, pre-mix/mastering. Final Chicago masters coming in the near future.] Enjoy this next installment of our "work in progress" previews!

Please note we have provided two previews for this song:

Naked In The Garden Of Allah (CLIP A: Chicago_work in progress sample 040813)

Naked In The Garden Of Allah (CLIP B:…

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Added by Chicago -Admin on April 11, 2013 at 11:53am — 25 Comments

Preview future Chicago album tracks DURING the production process!

Yep, pre- real horns, but conceptually complete....and well, pre- sweetening, mix/mastering. It'll be a blast to hear the differences when we unveil the final Chicago masters in the near future. Enjoy!

Watching All The Colors

First sketched in NYC, while recording Bossa Project. After Lou joined C, I asked him to write a melody. Wow!

Did he nail it?! Then, on European tour 2011, I played the demo for most of the boys who responded to it. This gave me the impetus to…

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Added by Chicago -Admin on April 11, 2013 at 11:30am — 38 Comments

Love Lives On -New Chicago track preview

Jason Scheff felt now would be the right time to bring his track "Love Lives On" forward for Chicago.

Beautiful work Jason!

Added by Chicago -Admin on April 10, 2013 at 11:43am — 57 Comments

CHICAGO’S THE VERY BEST OF CHICAGO, ONLY THE BEGINNING CHARTS AT #1 ON BILLBOARD’S CATALOG CHART AS WELL AS #1 ON BILLBOARD'S DIGITAL CATALOG CHART

Chicago’s two-disc bestseller,The Very Best Of Chicago, Only The Beginning is #1 on two Billboard charts this week: the Catalog Chart, and the Digital Catalog chart.

Additionally, the record is …

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Added by Chicago -Admin on March 25, 2013 at 3:12pm — 4 Comments

Chicago tops Billboard Catalog Albums Chart

Added by Chicago -Admin on March 24, 2013 at 9:08am — 25 Comments

Chicago on McDonald's Channel!!

Hi Everyone!

Here is some recent news about McDonald's (we've waited until now to announce our participation in their innovative marketing idea). You can enjoy the video below. So, please feel free to comment on their site, tweet, facebook,etc. Maybe the next time you visit, you'll see more of the exclusive videos we've made available for their new channel -which will be…

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Added by Chicago -Admin on March 23, 2013 at 1:56pm — 13 Comments