Whysowhite martyrs

After a period of setbacks, the band is playing its first gig together in more than a year and a half. The band started as the brainchild of eclectic front man Nick McMillan, who began his stage career as an actor before slowly drifting toward music. Over time each member seemed to fall into place. In July , just after the band began work on its self-titled debut album, Haines was run over by a semi while he was on his bike.

The accident left Haines with a shattered pelvis, broken femur, fibula, ribs and two collapsed lungs, and quite near death. The Davis twins retreated to their home Birmingham, Ala. After their bandmates took a road trip to visit the twins in late , there was renewed faith in the group.

With Davis on the mend, whysowhite enlisted help from newcomers Hannah Shefsky, a Northwestern grad, on keyboards and supporting vocals, and DePaul graduates Dave Sumberg on bass and Andrew Ambromawitz on percussion.

As they jam in their practice space, a converted fire-house on the North Side, it is easily evident that the close friends put heart and soul into their work. The sound is a mix of funk and rock with a hint of hip-hop flavor, lent by Charles Haines and McMillan. This is a band designed for Saturday night, to burn calories, turn a bad mood into a good mood and prime the pump for more quit after show activities AKA groove grease.

What do I like about whysowhite? If you want to get a sense of who these guys are — check out some of their live shots of love on their website. For now I will just have to savor the memory. The staff were just terrible. Is that angry doorman with white hair and a hat still working there? You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account.

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