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The Congregation

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THE CONGREGATION (10:30 pm): Classic soul meets rock and roll in this dynamic eight-piece collective from Chicago. The Congregation features Gina Bloom–a singer whose voice radiates with raw emotion and soul power. Charlie Wayne’s punk-infused guitar riffs, Chuck Sansone’s keyboard grooves and Joe DeBord and Dan Wendt’s garage rock rhythms are topped off by the lively call and response of a three-piece horn section–Brian Crane on trumpet, Nick Nottoli on trombone and Erik Eiseman on saxophone. When it comes to the songwriting, you won’t find any sugarcoated love songs here. You’ll get a little bit of longing and a whole lot of wronging. The Congregation made its full-length album debut in September with the release of Right Now Everything, which has gotten rave reviews.  The band was also chosen by Jeff Tweedy to open for Wilco and Andrew Bird in July 2012.

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