Rock Star Club

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Location: Chicago

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You might imagine with a name like Rock Star Club, this band consisted of glam dressed superstars with cheesy overproduced rock tunes and bad hair. Don't let the name fool you. Instead you get a band with critically acclaimed song writing, an awe inspiring live performance, and personalities that make you want to name your children after them.

As Marty Behm of the Chicago Tribune wrote, "Rock Star Club is really three guys from Indiana; their album "America Needs..." spins an autobiographical tale of three "regular" guys from the musical hotbed of northern Indiana looking for chicks, cold beer, and just maybe, a record deal." Meeting at Purdue University in 1993, Chuck Tipton, Eli Sabbagh and Paul Kasprzak formed Rock Star Club after the rise and fall of their previous band, Young Lords.

With their most unique writing sound, Rock Star Club has caught the attention of Chicago's most arduous critics, and scored mighty high with their self released album, "America Needs Rock Star Club".

WXRT 93.1FM DJ and host of "Local Anesthetic" Richard Milne took such a strong liking to Rock Star Club; he named their 1997 demo as Chicago Recording of the Year, beating out many national acts and established artists. He has featured them in the WXRT studio several times as well as featuring their music on WXRT. "If their is any better song writing in the rock realm, I'm unaware of it" said Milne. "This album is in my top 10 favorite albums of all time. I'm completely head over heels in love with this band, and I can't believe that no record company has realized that they could sell millions of this recording. "America Needs..." is a song writing masterpiece with lyrical brilliance, dynamic, intricate musical textures and sheer rock and roll genius."

In 1998, as well as being picked by Milne as one of his favorite bands and albums, Rock Star Club was picked by Mark Guarino of the Chicago Daily Herald as the 4th best release of the year, saying "Rock Star Club's "official" debut (its demo already won acclaim in 1997) seamlessly rips forward, telling the story of one person's struggle to play the music he loves. Underneath the pleasing discord and chaos of this fascinating album is one mighty heart".

As well as being featured on WXRT, Chicago's alternative stations Q101 and 94.7TheZone have spotlighted Rock Star Club on their local efforts as well as college stations WLUM and WCBR. Their campaign has led them to perform at several music showcases including Chicago's MOB Fest, St. Louis' MRMF and was selected as an alternate at SXSW.

Rock Star Club truly is music for the millennium. Finally there is something original in rock again. Once you put aside the numbness that is pop music and really immerse yourself into something this unique, you will never go back.