Local Talent

My wife and I went to the Bistros on 5 Points this past Friday and listened to "Main Street", a local rock band.  These guys are pretty good.  Edgar does a mean job both on guitar and lead vocals, I never knew he could sing so well.  Ray Arambula plays an awesome bass and Edgar's little brother is the tazmanian devil on drums.  Together, they do an awesome job on the songs they cover.  If you ever get a chance to go and hear them, I recommend that you do, you won't be disappointed.

New Project

Hey all you +"Windy City" fans, we are in the first stage of writing our own music to go along with the great music of +Chicago.  As of right now, all we have are the lyrics, but our keyboard player, Arthur Compean, is in the process of putting the music to those lyrics.  Hopefully, this will come together before this year is over so we can work on them, get the songs right and then go into the studio to record them.  Stay tuned.  Remember that +"Windy City", El Paso, Texas' tribute band to +"Chicago", will be performing at the canyon for "Cool Canyon Nights" on May 23, 2013.  Hope to see you all there.  In the meantime, keep on rockin' to the Music of +"Chicago" as brought to you by +"Windy City".

Alfresco Fridays Press Conference

Hey all you +"Windy City" fans, this past Thursday, the 28th of March, Tim, our trombone player and I went to "Alfresco Fridays" first ever press conference and it went pretty well.  I had the opportunity to be interviewed by channel 9, but unfortunately, my interview was not aired that evening, must be the gray hairs on my head, lol.  Anyway, we both had a blast and are looking forward to our performance on August 9, Lord willing.  Come see and hear all the great local talent each Friday this Spring an Summer and have a great time.  Hope to see you all there.  Until then, keep on rockin' to the music of "Chicago" as brought to you by +"Windy City", El Paso, Texas' tribute band to "Chicago".

News Conference

Hey all +"Windy City", fans, we will be attending a news conference this coming Thursday the 28th, at the El Paso Convention Center, to announce the line up for this year's "Alfresco Fridays'" concert series.  The news conference starts at 10 am., Lord willing.  Maybe we'll be on t.v.  What channel, we don't know yet but will let you know as soon as we do.  Until then, keep on rockin' to the music of +"Chicago" as brought to you by +"Windy City", El Paso, Texas' tribute band to +"Chicago".

Hey all you "Windy City" fans, here's a link to one of El Paso's best kept secret to some awesome entertainment.  Give it a look over and let us know what you think.  They are celebrating their 80th anniversary this year, 2013.  Check em out.

http://www.showtimeelpaso.com/

Last night, March 8, I had the privilege of performing with +"Windy City's" bass player, Jaime Solorza and +"Windy City's" keyboard player, Artur Compean along with "El Paso Band", for a birthday party at the American Legion hall off of Montana.  It was a blast, I had a blast and the crowd was awesome and very enthusiastic.  It was in celebration of El Paso band's lead singer's brother's birthday and retirement.  Thank you "El Paso" band for the honor and privilege.  Stay in touch by reading our blog weekly.  Until then, keep on rockin to the music of +"Chicago" as brought to you by +"Windy City", El Paso, Texas' tribute band to +"Chicago".

Nove Luna Gig

Had a great time at Nova Luna this past Sunday, the 3rd of March as +"Windy City", El Paso, Texas' tribute band to +Chicago performed for a leukemia fund raiser.  Got a lot of compliments from the crowd and especially from the Manager, Alonso, of the club, who, by the way, had never heard of +"Windy City", much less, heard us perform.  He came backstage and said, "You guys are awesome."  We'll take that any day.  The guys are working hard in getting ready for our upcoming gigs this Spring, Summer and Fall.  Hope to see a lot of you out there.  Until then, keep on rockin' to the music of +Chicago, as brought to you by +"Windy City, El Paso, Texas' tribute band to +Chicago.

Hey all you +"Windy City" fans, we will be performing this coming Sunday, the 3rd of March, at Nova Luna night club, for a benefit fundraiser for a kid that has cancer.  The event starts at 6 p.m.  and goes to around 10 p.m. I will try to get some footage from the event and post it on our website and our blog.  I pray that we help raise a lot of money for this worthy cause.  Talk to you soon, until then, keep on rockin' to the music of +Chicago as brought to you by +"Windy City", El Paso, Texas' tribute band to +Chicago.

Had a pretty good practice today.  The guys are working hard to get better at playing this great music of Chicago.  We worked on alot of the ballads that we know and then decided to work on a set of songs that we are planning on playing for our upcoming gig on the 3rd of March for a fundraiser to help a kid with cancer.  This gig will be at the Nova Luna night club off of Joe Battle.  The music starts at 6 pm, Lord willing.  If you can make it, come on out and enjoy a variety of music for a good cause.  Until then, keep on rockin' to the music of Chicago as brought to you by +"Windy City", El Paso, Texas' tribute band to +Chicago.

Just finished watching the history of the Eagles.  Awesome documentary.  I like what Don Henly said, "It's great to be in a real band" and I am so happy to be in +"Windy City", El Paso, Texas' tribute band to +Chicago.  I also like when he referred to what Mick Jagger said, "It's only rock n roll, but I like it", and yes I do.  If you've never been in a band, you've not experienced the awesomeness of being in one, especially one that plays your favorite band's music.  What a feeling.  We also get a rush from playing in front of an enthusiastic crowd, their energy feeds us and our energy.  Thank you for your support of music and the music of +Chicago.

Hey +"Windy City" fans, in an effort to get more out of town gigs, we are working very hard and smart to improve the quality of our performances and are now in the process of searching for a booking agent, one that has great out of town musical entertainment connections and is willing to work with 8 different work schedules.  If you qualify or know someone who would be interested in this spot, please have them contact us @ 915-274-1789 or post on our blog or website.  We love El Paso, Texas, but would welcome the opportunity to play at other venues as well.  Talk to you soon, in the meantime, keep on rockin to the music of +Chicago as brought to you by +"Windy City", El Paso, Texas' tribute band to +Chicago.

Hey fans of "+Windy City", El Paso, Texas tribute band to +Chicago, here is our upcoming Summer schedule so far, May 23 at the "Cool Canyon Nites" concert series - http://kisselpaso.com/cool-canyon-nights-thursdays-at-mckelligon-canyon-and-its-free/, at the "Alfresco Fridays" concert series on the 9th of August - http://visitelpaso.com/alfresco_fridays/new and at the "Flickinger Tailgate" concert series in Alamogordo, NM @ the Space Museum Hall of Fame on the 17th of August - http://flickingercenter.com/.  More concert dates will be added as they become available, so keep on checking.  Also, please check out our website - http://windycitytheband.weebly.com/ and let us know what you think about it and about our performances, we'd love to hear from you.  Until then, keep on rockin' to the nusic of Chicago as brought to you by +"Windy City", El Paso, Texas' tribute band to +Chicago.

Sing With "Windy City"

Hey there + "Windy City" El Paso, Texas' tribute band to Chicago, fans, you know that Chicago has teamed up with the American Cancer Society to help fight Breast cancer by allowing the highest bidder in their website, to sing "If You Leave Me Now" with them on stage, well +"Windy City", El Paso, Texas' tribute band to Chicago is doing something similar.  If you can be the first person to correctly answer the trivia question asked during our concert, you will be allowed to sing "Colour My World" on stage, with +"Windy City".  It's been a blast in the past and we will continue to do this at each of our concerts.  So c'mon, study your  +Chicago band history, you may be the lucky one to come on stage and show people what you can do.  It's alot of fun.  Until then, keep on rockin to the music of +Chicago as brought to you by +"Windy City", El Paso, Texas' tribute band to +Chicago. 

Who We Are

Hi "Windy City" fans, let me introduce you to the members of the band.  CHUY BENITEZ, guitar, ARTHUR COMPEAN, keyboards, lead and background vocals, JAIME SOLORZA, bass guitar and background vocals, MIKE MURGUIA, woodwinds and some percussion, TIM RALL, trombone and also some percussion, CHARLES LEINBERGER, trumpet and some percussion, ISSAC GONZALEZ, lead vocals and some percussion as well, and me, JUNIE CHAVEZ, drums and some lead vocals.  Sometime later, I will have each guy tell you more about themselves in a future blog, until then, "Chicago" and "Windy City" fans, keep on rockin' and enjoying the music of  "Chicago" as brought to you by "Windy City", El Paso, Texas' tribute band to "Chicago". 

Chicago the band

Hey "Windy City" fans, here are three videos that we recorded at Speaking Rock during their "Tribute Band"   Thursdays.  These were done in September of 2012.  Hope you enjoy the music as much as we enjoyed playing it.  Once again, if you need "Windy City", El Paso, Texas's tribute band to Chicago for your entertainment needs, call Junie Chavez @ 915-274-1789 or e-mail me at junie_chavez@yahoo.com.  We will "blow you away".  Our standard fee is $2400.00 for two 45 minute sets but gigs for our military are for a significantly less amount.  Keep checking our blog for news and updates on the band and what we are up to.  Stay tuned and keep on rockin'.

The Beginning

In the Windy City of Chicago, on a cold February day, 1967, 6 young men got together to work on making their dream come true, which was to start a rock and roll band using horns as a major voice of the band.  These young men went on to create one of the top selling rock and roll bands in the world, which at first was called "The Big Thing", then "Chicago Transit Authority" to finally what they are now known as simply "Chicago".  After 45 years of touring, they continue to influence many musicians across this world.  That influence hit El Paso, Texas in the fall of 2004 which initiated the beginning of "Windy City", El Paso's tribute band to "Chicago". Since then, "Windy City" has performed in front of thousands of "Chicago" fans eager to hear their music and also gathering a substantial folowing for the next to the real thing.  It has and continues to be our pleasure and privilege to be able to provide "Chicago" fans the opportunity to play this music when ever we get the chance.  Since its "beginnings", "Windy City" has gone through numerous personnel changes along the way.  At present, the band is composed of 8 talented and dedicated musicians that love and enjoy the challenge of playing the music of "Chicago".  We have a combined musical experience of over 350 years and "Feeling Stronger Everyday".  As the year goes on, we will be posting articles that will include performance dates, pictures and some personal bios on each member of the band. On top of that, we will be posting links to musically related businesses and opportunities that you, our fans, will be able to take advantage of.  Stay tuned and stay young with the music of "Chicago" as brought to you by "Windy City".