CHICAGO DEBUTS VIDEO FOR THE NEW SONG “NOW” ON BILLBOARD.COM; NEW ALBUM “NOW: CHICAGO XXXVI” OUT JULY 8 VIA FRONTIERS RECORDS

DATE:            JUNE 17, 2014

CHICAGO

DEBUTS VIDEO FOR THE NEW SONG “NOW”

TODAY ON BILLBOARD.COM

NEW ALBUM “NOW: CHICAGO XXXVI”

OUT JULY 8 VIA FRONTIERS RECORDS  

Iconic rock band CHICAGO continue the rollout of their new upcoming album NOW: CHICAGO XXXVI today (6/17) with the exclusive debut of the video and song “Now” today on Billboard.com. Check out the video here: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6121547/chicago-now-song-video-premiere-exclusive. Set for release in the U.S. July 8 via Frontiers Records, the new album–their 36th–carries on the tradition of one of the most beloved American bands.

CHICAGO also recently released a lyric video for another new song, “Love Lives On” last week on Ultimateclassicrock.com (http://ultimateclassicrock.com/chicago-love-lives-on-lyric-video/). “Now” and “Love Lives On” are available as instant grats with the iTunes pre-order (for those who don’t know, this means the song will automatically download to their iTunes once they complete the pre-order purchase).

The band-founding members ROBERT LAMM (keyboard, guitars, vocals), LEE LOUGHNANE (trumpet, guitar, percussion, vocals), JAMES PANKOW (trombone, percussion, keyboards, vocals), WALTER PARAZAIDER (woodwinds, backing vocals) along with JASON SCHEFF (bass, vocals), TRIS IMBODEN (drums, percussion), KEITH HOWLAND (guitars, vocals), LOU PARDINI (keyboards, vocals) and WALFREDO REYES, Jr., (percussion)-are headed to Europe next week for a 13-show tour of France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria and Norway before returning to the U.S. for a 24-date run with R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON, followed by more headlining dates through September.

Featuring 11 brand-new, original songs from the group known for their groundbreaking rock-with-horns sound, “NOW” CHICAGO XXXVI was written and recorded on the road during the band’s rigorous, never-ending tour schedule, playing for fans who have supported them since they formed in 1967. They kick off a European tour June 26 in Paris, France before hitting Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria and Norway. They return to the U.S for the tour with R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON including an August 1 date at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, have an August 9 show in Chicago as well as New York-area shows August 16 at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ and August 17 at Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY. Tour dates can be found here: http://www.chicagotheband.com/tour.html 

Pre-orders for “NOW” CHICAGO XXXVI are available on the band’s website here: http://chicago-now.com/ as well as via Amazon here http://smarturl.it/CGO_Amz_Preorder and iTunes: http://georiot.co/chicagonow 

Check out the album’s EPK here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOH5g4s_V7k 

Originally formed as the CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY in 1967, the band found almost immediate success and have become a bona fide institution of American music. Their signature sound of solid rock songs augmented by the best horns in the business has endeared them to several generations of music fans. Hit singles include “If You Leave Me Now,” “Saturday In The Park,” “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is,” “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day,” “25 or 6 to 4,” “Beginnings,” “I’m A Man,” “Hard To Say I’m Sorry,” “(I’ve Been) Searching So Long,” “Look Away,” “Just You And Me” and “Old Days,” among others. The band has accumulated a total of 47 gold and platinum records awards and their Chicago Transit Authority album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame this year.

Here’s the “NOW” CHICAGO XXXVI track listing:

–Now

–More Will Be Revealed

–America

–Crazy Happy

–Free At Last

–Love Lives On

–Something’s Coming, I Know

–Watching All The Colors

–Nice Girl

–Naked In The Garden of Allah

–Another Trippy Day

Date:                 City:           Venue:

With REO SPEEDWAGON:

Headlining dates:

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Contact:         Todd Brodginski

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