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Uncle Sam

NEXT SHOW - MARCH 24 at IDOLS in PALATINE, IL

About Me

Uncle Sam is Chicagoland's most requested 80s rock cover band for visiting National acts...we have opened for Vince Neil and Slaughter and have several more shows booked with Firehouse, Slaughter & Vince Neil again in 2008.We play 80s Hard Rock. These are some of the bands that we cover. Whitesnake, Skid Row, Slaughter, Van Halen, Kiss, Cinderella, AC-DC, Sammy Hagar, Judas Priest, Warrant, Black Sabbath, Queen, Scorpions...etc.
Slideshow from our show with VINCE NEIL & TROCADEROS in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 4/26/2008

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/6/2006
Band Website: unclesamtheband.com
Band Members: ------------------Larry Pascale -------------Bill Abel -------------Rob ChandlerBill, Larry, and Mark Slaughter

Influences: 70’s, 80’s, 90’s Hard Rock and Heavy Metal with strong vocals and a lot of guitars.Whitesnake, Ozzy, AC/DC, Van Halen, Kiss, Extreme, Firehouse, Motley Crue, Judas Priest, Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi, Winger, Queensryche, Ratt, Kings X, Stryper, Skid Row, Warrant, Foreigner, Y & T, Metallica, Megadeth, Damn Yankees, Ted Nugent, Night Ranger, Cinderella, Def Leppard, Deep Purple, Dokken, Iron Maiden, Yngwie, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, TNT, Toto...just to name a few.
Sounds Like:

Nick Catanese of BLS...a HUGE Uncle Sam fan!
Bill Abel with Nick Catanese of BLS.
Record Label: Uprising Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Vince Neil Show Just Announced

Uncle Sam will be opening for Vince Neil on Jan. 11, 2008, at Austin's Fuel Room in Libertyville, IL. This show was originally to take place Oct. 25th but a scheduling conflict for Vince has moved the...
Posted by Uncle Sam on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:52:00 PST

Looking for bass player

Uncle Sam is now auditioning pro level bass players. Must have pro equipment, 80's rock chops, showmanship, and the innate ability to entertain while holding down the groove. We have shows booked and ...
Posted by Uncle Sam on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:45:00 PST

New Photos from Idols finally posted!!!

Sorry it took so long but I finally got to posting the photos from the smashingly successful Idols Show from March 24.Thanks again goes out to our photographer-extraordinaire, Jim Obos. You are greatl...
Posted by Uncle Sam on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:50:00 PST

More shows just annouced!!!

Hey All, The train keeps rolling our we streamroll our way in the Chicagoland area towards total domination. Along with our April 21 show at Austin's with Modern Day Romeos and our May 4 show at Penny...
Posted by Uncle Sam on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 08:18:00 PST

NEW SHOWS JUST ANNOUNCED!!!

On the heels of the good showing at Durty Nellie's with the esteemed Modern Day Romeo's (and ace guitarist Steve Gill), Uncle Sam announces two new shows added to the schedule: April 21 - Austin's new...
Posted by Uncle Sam on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:01:00 PST

Durty Nellie's Show

Great show at Durty Nellie's in Palatine on Saturday night March 3. That place is really put together well and the staff is top notch. If you have never played there, you better, it rocks!! We opened ...
Posted by Uncle Sam on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:55:00 PST

Good Times Pub Show

Great show with Posin', the #1 Poison Tribute Band. Our bands mix together really well musically, although we have a harder edge, so watch for some more shows featuring both bands in the fut...
Posted by Uncle Sam on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:24:00 PST

Penny Road Show

Hey Everybody, Thanks for coming out to Penny Road for our first Uncle Sam show! It was a great success and by most accounts we believe we are not only on the right track but also we have something re...
Posted by Uncle Sam on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:14:00 PST

Gigs...Two

Getting ready for the Feb 9 show at Penny Road. We are ready...and you should be, too!!! Feb. 17th will be killer, too, playing with Posin' at Good Times in Elmhurst. We'll be giving away an Washburn ...
Posted by Uncle Sam on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:17:00 PST

Gigs

OK...Get ready to rock American Style...Uncle Sam announces our first two gigs of 2007; Feb 9 at Penny Road Pub in Barrington, IL, and Feb. 17 at Good Times Pub in Elmhurst, IL (with Poison tribute ba...
Posted by Uncle Sam on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:18:00 PST