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Informal Blues

Those darn kids and their music!

About Me

We're a bluesy rockish jazzy band from Milwaukee. We've been playing since about January of 2007, and have been making music ever since. We do original stuff with a cover here and there. Check out our songs, or stop by and see us at a gig.
Enjoy!

-Sam

If you have questions or would like to book the band, either message us on our myspace or e-mail us at [email protected].

Live Pics

Videos
(current vid: Informal Blues - "Strong Winds"/"Twinkle" )

Pimdoo (the Kangaroo) - Live at Fixx Coffee House. (thanks Linda!!!)

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Member Since: 5/3/2007
Band Website: web.mac.com/informalblues
Band Members: Sean "Tizmo" Hirthe - Saxophone.
Jake "Yacub" Balistrieri - Guitar.
Sam "Dirk" Gehrke - Bass.
Sam "Skins Killa" Kacala - Drums.
Influences: The White Stripes. Marcus Miller. Jaco Pastorious. Red Hot Chili Peppers. Jimi Hendrix. Miles Davis. Eric Clapton. Robert Johnson. BB King. Old Crow Medicine Show. Iggy Pop. The Clash. The Ramones. Led Zeppelin. The Who. The Beatles. Howlin Wolf. Muddy Waters. T Bag Walker. Violent Femmes. Sunvolt. Cream. Wilco. John Lennon. The Band. Bob Dylan. Jimmy Paige. The Doors. Grateful Dead. Victor Wooten. Wes Montgomery. The Velvet Underground. Jefferson Airplane. Herbie Hancock. Freddie Hubbard. Theloneas Monk. Chet Baker. Allen Johnson. Glen Perow. Van Halen. Rage Against the Machine. Vinny Bex Dae. PJ Barth. Rick Holmes. Bill Bailey. The Erotic Adventures of Static Chicken. Charlie "bird" Parker. Sonny Rollins. Cannonball Adderly. John Coltrane. Joe Henderson.
Sounds Like: Mix jazz with rock with a blues progression.

We're also on Unsigned Bands Web. Our URL for that is: www.unsignedbandweb.com/informal_bluesWe're also on Broadjam. To find us on there, visit the site at www.broadjam.com and search "Informal Blues". We should come up.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

NEW DEMO!

well, not yet. but sometime in November, we're gonna head over to one of our friend's studio and work on a 5 track demo. Its gonna have drums and everything, so it'll be official. I'll keep yall poste...
Posted by Informal Blues on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:34:00 PST

Drum Tracks...

Hey everyone, This Sunday (Sept 30) we're going to be re-recording all of our songs and putting up 4 songs that sound the best. If anyone has any suggestions, let us know and we'll be sure t...
Posted by Informal Blues on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:26:00 PST

VOTE VOTE VOTE

haha, now we get to be that annoying band thats always nagging u to vote :)anyways, we're on this new website (http://informalblues.musicnation.com/) and theres gonna be a competition going on. soooo,...
Posted by Informal Blues on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:01:00 PST

Fixx Coffee House

Hey guys, heres the news bout the Fixx Coffee House gig: They have an open mic night friday/sat from 6-10..so we're gonna be there on Saturday from about 8-10. Its most likely gonna be a full band. an...
Posted by Informal Blues on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:15:00 PST

Bay View Bash

The Bash was great! A lot more people showed up than what I expected...It was fun playing thru a PA system...otherwise Jake woulda blown me away with his big ass amp stack! lol. The drummer sounded gr...
Posted by Informal Blues on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:50:00 PST

SHIRTS!

Alright, theres been a little confusion on the price of t-shirts, but heres the final info:You can order any size, and any color shirt with the Informal Blues logo on it,White Shirts are $10Color Shir...
Posted by Informal Blues on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:10:00 PST

Bye Bye, Tim

Alright. So right now, Informal Blues is drummer-less. We kicked Tim out (he never showed up), but we're checking out this one dude who might fit the part...we'll keep yall updated, so stay posted! &n...
Posted by Informal Blues on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:52:00 PST

m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-mERCH

We're selling shirts, buttons and all these other cool things with our name on it! haha. Our Shirts are $8 and come in every size imaginable. Buttons are only $1...more stuff to come, so sta...
Posted by Informal Blues on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:51:00 PST

Sept. 8 - Global Warming Tip 2

Hey evryone! Its time for another Global Warming Tip! This week's tip is after charging your phone, unplug the charger. This goes for all your other house hold things that are plugged in: when your no...
Posted by Informal Blues on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:48:00 PST

Informal Blues - CD

We got all our songs together and now we're ready to start sellin em. Its a 13 track CD thats self-titled. If you want one, send us a message with ur address. The CD's ae only $4. Here's the track lis...
Posted by Informal Blues on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 11:13:00 PST