NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hey everyone! Be sure to check out our MYSPACE page. Drop us a comment... join our list of friends...listen to some music, and just, like, hang out!

- While we're on the subject, head over to our Facebook page - it's simply loaded with all kinds of Syndicat goodness...while you're there, might as well 'friend' us and become a fan (or whatever it is that faithful f-bookers everywhere do)

- Lotsa interesting gigs coming up, but we wanted to give a shout-out to some of our returning Syndicats! So, like, welcome back to a one Mr. Kevin Dyckes - Kevin goes way back with TRS (he's ALL OVER the 1st CD!) and lately has been sitting in on occasional gigs. In the next couple months he'll be appearing with the band at a variety of events, some of which will be with our very own Dan Winninger - you simply GOTTA check 'em out! Twin Sax madness!

- Check out the schedule page - we have a few festivals lined up, most notably, Cuyahoga Falls "Rockin' On The River" series on 8/21...This event (every Friday in the summer) is the destination of choice for discerning, music-loving Akronites everywhere!

- Speaking of the schedule page, cast your peepers at the 8/14 date - yes, indeed - a return trip to one of our favorite haunts...the one and only...the legendary NORTHSIDE, on South Main St.! Northside is an Akron institution, and it's one of the few northeast Ohio clubs to feature predominantly LOCAL blues/jazz/swing on their stage 5-6 nights a week. A rarity in this region - so, please, please, please - support Northside as well as your local musicians!

 

On the Case and In Your Face
The Rhythm Syndicate: Live

They could be the hardest working band in town. But even if that title's disputed, the Rhythm Syndicate are certainly one of the smoothest in C-town. Their second full-length release, On the Case and In Your Face was recorded live at The Savannah (Westlake) in November of last year and currently available only at their live shows. It stands to reason that this set was recorded at The Savannah because the seeds of the The Rhythm Syndicate were planted when guitarists Pat Sandy and Angelo Ciu first met up at one of the club's many Thursday night jam sessions. The band's hepcat-minded, blues-swinging fun is best served live and if you're looking for a zoot-suit riot, this group has your best interests in mind. On the Case... is a little bit o' laid back blues, swing n'soul and R&B and if you're not finger-poppin' after the first couple of tracks, well, to quote the film Beautiful Girls, we might have to check your freezer for human heads.

F.F.O: (For fans of): Barflies, classic blues and jazz, and the movie Swingers.

From Cool Cleveland Managing Editor Peter Chakerian peterATcoolcleveland.com

 

Hey everyone! Check us out on our new MYSPACE page. Drop us a comment and join our list of friends. Hope to hear from you soon. http://www.myspace.com/therhythmsyndicatemusic
Peace and Love -

Angelo, Pat, John Y, Lincoln, Dan and Ian
The Rhythm Syndicate
             

 

The Rhythm Syndicate
The Rhythm Syndicate

A cup of laid back blues. Another cup of jazzy. Two tablespoons of swing. A little bit o’ soul. Add a whole lotta rhythm & blues. Then turn up the heat nice and easy. Sound like a winning recipe to you? Then it’s a safe bet that the Rhythm Syndicate’s self-titled debut is for you. With 10 years of gigging experience behind them, the Rhythm Syndicate really knows how to get things cooking. They may be the most underrated R&B band in town.

With a zippy, playful chemistry and grooves that recall the cosmopolitan cool of Chicago’s best blues clubs and shades of Motown, the band slides coolly into The Rhythm Syndicate ’s 12 tracks, opening with the instrumental "Barfly Blues." The lazy lead then gives way to the party vibes of "Too Much Information," “Sunny Day,” and “Crawdaddy Walk” and “Funk-O-Matic”– all of which have a distinctive brassy feel and party atmosphere. The cool funk and jazz roots of “Soul Steppin” and “Tip Top,” which simmers with a clarinet lead, round out the best of the tracks.

Vocalist/guitarist Pat Sandy and the rest of the gang – Angelo Ciu (guitar), Kevin Dyckes(tenor sax/ bass guitar), Doug Hopkins tenor sax/clarinet) and John Yencha (drums) – have the fire and energy of an upstart band with something to prove. The instrumentation is all perfectly mixed; even the strategically placed ballad “You Never Know” seems to offer emotional countermeasure at just the right time. And yet they’re cozy and comfortable, like a house band, with Sandy’s laid back singing setting the tone. They can be my "jump blues" house band anytime.

The Rhythm Syndicate performs at Fat Fish Blue this Saturday, April 14 at 7PM. For more information, visit Fat Fish Blue at http://www.fatfishblue.com .

From Cool Cleveland Managing Editor Peter Chakerian peterATcoolcleveland.com

 

Lastly - Do you have a charity event coming up? Need a band? If we're available the
Syndicate is always interested in helping a worthy cause or charity. Contact us for details.