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72Hours [CNM becomes official Nov 14 @ Cubby Bear]

NEW ALBUM IN PROGRESS

About Me

It is a sad day for good rock music in Chicago. Radio stations are changing formats, venues closing down, and mega-label-pop-stars seem to be everywhere you look. But where's the heart? Where's the soul? Where's the good music? They're in Joseph Luat's basement right now, working on the follow-up to their latest studio album, It's About Time. That's right, ladies and gents, it's 72Hours, the Windy City's next big thing. Today, Chicago. Tomorrow? The world!

72Hours got its start back in 1999 when drummer Ben Blobaum, singer Joseph Luat, and guitarists Tom Sheehy and Joe Gunia got together three days before their first gig to fill in for a last-minute cancellation. Heavily influenced by the grunge and metal of the past decade, the band continued to play and eventually released their first self-titled studio album in 2001. Things were looking good for the band- but the best was yet to come.
During the summer of 2003, bassist Dave Putziger forced his way onto the stage during a show. This was the first time he would play with the band, and he just wouldn't go away, so they decided to make him an official member of the band soon thereafter.

With their lineup complete, the creative juices of 72Hours began to flow like the Chicago River after a heavy rain. The band began playing the bar scene in Chicago and became a force to be reckoned with. By the time spring of 2005 rolled around, they had material for a new album, and headed to Chicago's West Side to lay down the tracks.

After a series of setbacks, delays, complications and other acts of God, 72Hours released their second album, It's About Time, in the summer of 2005. The boys have been going strong since then, playing such venues as The Fireside Bowl, The Elbo Room, and The Double Door. Their first single, Go, was also featured in regular rotation on FM 94.7 The Zone before it switched formats to oldies. Truly a sad day.

Right now the future is wide open for 72Hours. They still rock the club scene, but are also hard at work on more material. With their intricate and textural guitars, melodic bass, pounding drums and a singer who can actually sing (ever hear of Carnegie Hall?), 72Hours continues to redefine a genre... but more importantly, they just want to rock.


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Member Since: 3/4/2005
Band Website: 72hours.us
Band Members: Joseph Luat - Lead Vocals/Guitar

Tom Sheehy - Guitar/Vocals

Joe Gunia - Guitar/Vocals/DR-5

Dave Putziger - Bass

Ben Blobaum - Drums
Influences: Incubus, Muse, Stone Temple Pilots, Radiohead, Alice in Chains, Sparta, The Postal Service, RATM, Silverchair, and countless others from various genres
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My Blog

End ’o’ November Blog

Yo Check out the new (in progress, rough cut) 72Hours music video- click on "video" under our profile pic Hope to see y'all at the Double Door tomorrow night, make sure to print out the $5 ticket and ...
Posted by 72Hours [CNM becomes official Nov 14 @ Cubby Bear] on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:17:00 PST

Annual Blog Post

Greetings, loyal listeners.  As you may or may not know, we here at 72Hours are always striving to bring you the best in rock music- and at long last, we're taking steps to deliver that rock to y...
Posted by 72Hours [CNM becomes official Nov 14 @ Cubby Bear] on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:29:00 PST

RAGNAR video plus recording progress!!!

Bear down, Chicago Bears!  Da da da, da da da to victory! Check out the Ragnar Roc video by clicking on "video" under our profile pic and leave some comments, let us know what you think We HAVE M...
Posted by 72Hours [CNM becomes official Nov 14 @ Cubby Bear] on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:47:00 PST

Seriously, we're not dead!

What up peeps So like the title says... yeah, we're not dead.  Seriously.  We're just.... well, lazy.  But we still love you all.  That's why we have a bunch of great surprises for...
Posted by 72Hours [CNM becomes official Nov 14 @ Cubby Bear] on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 12:22:00 PST

Tee's for sale!!!!

72Hours Tee-shirts are now available for $10 per.  We have S (in pink) M (in red) L (in blue) and XL (in green).  The design should be up soon, but act fast, because our stock is very limite...
Posted by 72Hours [CNM becomes official Nov 14 @ Cubby Bear] on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 04:02:00 PST

January News

What up, people? Some big news on the 72 front.  First and foremost, big Reformer Records showcase at the Double Door on Tuesday 1/24!  We'll be headlining the event, expect us to go on arou...
Posted by 72Hours [CNM becomes official Nov 14 @ Cubby Bear] on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 04:48:00 PST

Turkey Update

Greetings, y'all Time for another update from the 72 world.  We are (actually) working hard on some new material right now, we've got two songs that are just about done and hopefully we'll have e...
Posted by 72Hours [CNM becomes official Nov 14 @ Cubby Bear] on Wed, 23 Nov 2005 10:40:00 PST

We're still alive and kickin'

Greetings, fellow rock 'n rollers. This Guy Dave here.  I noticed that JLu hasn't gotten around to posting a "blog" lately, so I figured I would try my hand at it.  Cut me some slack, I've n...
Posted by 72Hours [CNM becomes official Nov 14 @ Cubby Bear] on Tue, 06 Sep 2005 07:28:00 PST

Recording for CD - 6/21

Just wanted to update...72Hours has spent the last few weeks recording our first LP and we're SO close to being done.  The LP will feature six previously never-recorded songs and two brand-spanki...
Posted by 72Hours [CNM becomes official Nov 14 @ Cubby Bear] on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Oh yeah, jammin' with a grammy winner...

MAN, Thomas and I built up our artistic credibility exponentially...yesterday we got to jam with STING!!! (heeheehee) We rocked out acoustic style on "Every Breath You Take" for a show on mtvU. Seri...
Posted by 72Hours [CNM becomes official Nov 14 @ Cubby Bear] on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST