The Born Ready proudly brings you music from the Chicagoland area. Integrating catchy tunes and sweet lyrics, this quintet of young men hope to make waves in today’s music industry. Juggling around with work and school schedules as well, TBR will do whatever it takes to progress as a band and gain your fanhood. “Our fans are the main reason we work harder and harder everyday, and we do whatever we can to show them our love and appreciation,†says guitarist Karl Solano. Having shared the stage with bands such as Mathletes, Let’s Get It, and The Ready Set, The Born Ready is a relatively young band. Formerly known as Kedzie, TBR has been making music since early ‘08. The band went through a creative renaissance after a member change and name change shortly after. Lead singer Phil Piszczako and Karl met while playing frisbee on the shores of Foster beach. A couple Taking Back Sunday covers and Raging Bull rides later, the notion of starting a band came up. Phil found drummer Norvin Ng through a mutual friend, and along with Norv came Pat Lewandowski, who during the Kedzie days played bass. Pat made the transition to guitar smoothly. Shortly after, current bassist John Sedivy was randomly found on Facebook. What is TBR seeking to do? The Born Ready wants you to sing along and dance your asses off to their jams, whether it be via iPod or in front of a crowd. As long as the crowd is having fun and people are enjoying the music, plans are going accordingly. “Talk to us after our shows, we’d love to meet each and every one of you. If you know of a party, then it’s mandatory,†jokes Pat. Keep it real with The Born Ready, and they will keep it real with you.