Artist Jonny Rumble
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Jonny Rumble
A power-pop band with a pronounced lounge-rock twist, Jonny Rumble has a soft spot for setting powerful sing-along hooks afloat on a sea of unshakeable grooves. Over the course of three albums, the Chicago quartet has devoted itself to crafting tunes that could easily double as period-piece studies on artists like MC5 and Cheap Trick. But none of it sounds remotely derivative; Jonny Rumble absorbs those influences, wrings them out, and contrasts pessimistic vocals with a heavy helping of melody. (See Jonny Rumble's title track from Almost Dead, a catchy rock 'n' roll nugget that waxes cynical about the mortality of rock 'n' roll.) Here, the group plays a record-release show at Beat Kitchen behind its new album, JR.
Updated 06/02/2010
