the Usual Mistakes profile picture

the Usual Mistakes

About Me


"Their Name Includes usual,but there is nothing usual about them.When you interwind heart and soul with rock'n roll,the Usual Mistakes is what you hear"-Joey T,the Elbo Room....."Infectious Modern Pop with a Bluesy Groovy Edge"-Chicago Scene.....Formed in January 2005,THE USUAL MISTAKES has merged the influences of rock,soul,pop and blues to create a new original GROOVE ROCK sound.Featuring charismatic frontman /rythym guitarist Phillip, Killer lead guitarist Bob 'slaphead', Humorous bassist/vocalist Jeremy,.and Drummer/vocalist extraorinaire Bill.From Intimate coffee houses to large clubs and theatres "The Usual Mistakes have taken the midwest acoustic scene by storm,doing the 'FUnKIN ACOUSTIC' and rocked out 'Rythym & Groove' shows.Winning over every crowd,with theyre fun, upbeat performances.Getting rave reviews and showing music lovers a different side to acoustic music.The Usual Mistakes are currently performing every chance they can.These guys truly love to play!!!
..


Contact Tables


The Mistakes continue to make headlines in recent weeks. First, Phil and Bill appeared on Columbia's college radio station. The guys did an extended interview with the host of the show "Independent Corner", which features up and coming acts from around the Chicagoland area. Then just a few weeks later, they were featured in the Hyde Park Herald newspaper for their frequent shows at Chant in Chicago (picture above). You can catch the mistakes at Chant every month. Just check this site for details.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 13/05/2005
Band Website: Here...or contact us at [email protected]
Band Members:***PHILLIP***
Lead vocals and Acoustic Guitar

***BOB***
Electric and Acoustic, lead guitar

***STANLEY VEGAS***
Bass and vocals

***BILL***
Drums/Percussion and vocals

undefined PEICES

..

Add to My Profile | More VideosCheck out this video: ILL BE AROUND

Add to My Profile | More Videos
Influences: Rock/pop/funk/blues
Sounds Like: Sounds like-The Usual Mistakes....tastes like chicken!

Record Label: Slaphead records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

the Usual Mistakes on WLUP the LOOP

Hey fans and friends, Weve got big news in the land of your Mistakes.  Yesterday morning (5/27), Phil got a phone call from the Loops very own Jonathon Brandmeier.  Phil gave a quick set up intervie...
Posted by on Thu, 28 May 2009 12:52:00 GMT

SS: BrickHouse w/ Ashley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BKNoR-21bw
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 08:37:00 GMT

SS: Tainted Love w/ Chris Star

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Pvfuv-Liw
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 08:36:00 GMT

SS: Rocksteady w/ Tiffany Tease

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LDQt3-Qy_g
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 08:33:00 GMT

A special thanks

Hey fans and friends, Recently we had an opportunity to take part in a fun and exciting performance with the girls of TEASE RADIO.  In an effort to combine our unique brand of smooth grooves and melod...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 08:18:00 GMT

Grim n Groovy thanks

Hey friends, We wanted to take a moment to say thanx to everyone involved in the Grim n Groovy.  The show was fantastic and it met all our hopes, and we owe to everyone to follow.  First we...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:09:00 GMT

The legend of Stanley Vegas

It has come to the attention of The Usual Mistakes that there is some confusion as the line up of the band.  While it is clear that Phil is the band's rhythm guitar player and singer, Bob is our ...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:45:00 GMT

Returning home

Hey friends and fans, We wanted to take a quick moment to say thanks to everbody that made our annual Indiana tour a raging success.  As usual, Penny and the gang were as hospitable as possible ...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:34:00 GMT

Mistakes de Mayo

Hey friends and fans, We wanted to just take a few minutes to update everybody on the happenings in Mistakes town.  Right now we're in the middle of a set of 5 shows in 6 weeks...and we've got s...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:48:00 GMT

New Music--- Check it out

Hey everybody, Well our efforts to record our new music and put out a full length album continues to trudge forward.  And just to prove to you that we really are working hard, we've posted the n...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:41:00 GMT