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1) Finger Player
- Style:
- Blues - Classic Rock - Southern Rock
- Location:
- Watseka, Illinois, 60970
- Instruments Played:
- Bass Guitar
- Currently seeking musician(s) or band:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Musicians
2) Bradley1965
- Style:
- Heavy Metal
- Location:
- Bloomington, Illinois, 61701
- Instruments Played:
- Lead Guitar
- Currently seeking musician(s) or band:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Musicians
3) Twenty-Nine NeedlesNew!
- Style:
- Heavy Metal
- Location:
- Kingston, Illinois, 60145
- Currently seeking:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Bands
4) Just Wana Play Drums
- Style:
- Blues - Classic Rock - Funk
- Location:
- Palatine, Illinois, 60067
- Instruments Played:
- Drums
- Currently seeking musician(s) or band:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Musicians
5) Little Nashville/Slamabama
- Style:
- Country
- Location:
- Cary, Illinois, 60013
- Currently seeking:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Bands
6) New Soul Band
- Style:
- Blues - Jazz - R&B
- Location:
- Springfield, Illinois, 62704
- Currently seeking:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Bands
7) The Davenport Project
- Style:
- Acoustic
- Location:
- Aurora, Illinois, 60506
- Currently seeking:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Bands
8) The 45s
- Style:
- Classic Rock
- Location:
- Woodridge, Illinois, 60517
- Currently seeking:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Bands
9) Drumkitplayer
- Style:
- Classic Rock
- Location:
- Chicago, Illinois, 60657
- Instruments Played:
- Drums
- Currently seeking musician(s) or band:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Musicians
10) cbeier
- Style:
- Blues - Classic Rock - R&B
- Location:
- Arlington Heights, Illinois, 60005
- Instruments Played:
- Keyboard
- Currently seeking musician(s) or band:
- No
- Active within 24 hours
Musicians
11) travis.hillNew!
- Style:
- Alternative/Modern Rock
- Location:
- New Berlin, Illinois, 62670
- Instruments Played:
- Vocalist - General
- Currently seeking musician(s) or band:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Musicians
12) remod@sbcglobal.net
- Style:
- Classic Rock - Funk - R&B
- Location:
- West Chicago, Illinois, 60185
- Currently seeking:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Bands
13) Monster Drummer
- Style:
- Classic Rock - Country - Other
- Location:
- New Lenox, Illinois, 60451
- Instruments Played:
- Drums
- Currently seeking musician(s) or band:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Musicians
14) bartpuglise
- Style:
- Classic Rock - Heavy Metal - Southern Rock
- Location:
- Bartlett, Illinois, 60103
- Instruments Played:
- Acoustic Guitar, Background Singer, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
- Currently seeking musician(s) or band:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Musicians
15) Matthew Moran
- Style:
- Acoustic - Alternative/Modern Rock - Christian Contemporary
- Location:
- Chicago, Illinois, 60612
- Instruments Played:
- Background Singer, Bass Guitar, Other, Other Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - General, Vocalist - Tenor
- Currently seeking musician(s) or band:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Musicians
16) Crystalline SapphireNew!
- Style:
- Other
- Location:
- Kirkland, Illinois, 60146
- Currently seeking:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Bands
17) BeatboxNew!
- Style:
- Acoustic - Alternative/Modern Rock - Other
- Location:
- Wheeling, Illinois, 60090
- Instruments Played:
- Acoustic Guitar, Other, Rhythm Guitar, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - General
- Currently seeking musician(s) or band:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Musicians
18) Country Lead Guitar Needed
- Style:
- Country
- Location:
- Colchester, Illinois, 62326
- Currently seeking:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Bands
19) vinnie
- Style:
- Acoustic
- Location:
- Hanover Park, Illinois, 60103
- Instruments Played:
- Lead Guitar
- Currently seeking musician(s) or band:
- No
- Active within 24 hours
Musicians
20) anthonylupo@comcast.net
- Style:
- Classic Rock - Funk - R&B
- Location:
- Brookfield, Illinois, 60513
- Instruments Played:
- Drums
- Currently seeking musician(s) or band:
- Yes
- Active within 24 hours
Musicians
5180 profiles found in Illinois
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Most pouplar cities in Illinois
- Chicago (1001 profiles)
- Springfield (105 profiles)
- Rockford (89 profiles)
- Peoria (81 profiles)
- Naperville (80 profiles)
- Aurora (79 profiles)
- Joliet (77 profiles)
- Bloomington (67 profiles)
- Crystal Lake (56 profiles)
- Champaign (55 profiles)
Illinois has been a very influential state in producing a wide variety of music. Some of the most notable musicians from Illinois are Alison Krauss, Gretchen Wilson, Styx, and Cheap Trick. After World War II the Chicago blues scene had a major hand in creating rock and roll. Black blues pioneers like Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon, and Muddy Waters paved the way for other artists to continue in the blues craft.
Chicago has contributed most of the music in Illinois. Its scene is comparable to other high-level markets such as New York and Los Angeles. The Smashing Pumpkins became one of the pioneers of alt-rock and grunge-rock during the 90s. They proved that grunge bands did not have to start in Seattle to make it in the industry. One of the most well-known rock festivals, Lollapalooza, helped to further validate Chicago as a credible leader in the music world.
Famous rag time composer Artie Matthews and Morris Day of the Time hail from Springfield, Illinois. This city also has a thriving ballet and dance scene. The Springfield Summer Arts Festival has all kinds of music ranging from opera, to classical, to rock. The summer event also offers many different types of food, performing arts, and games.
Rockford’s most famous export is the modern-rock band 3 Doors Down, a group billed as the second coming of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Also, check out beetcafe.com which features video clips of local musicians from the Rockford area.
Best Venues to Play in Illinois
Chicago – Martyrs’ has free parking, great music, and is cheap. This place can pack a lot of people when bigger acts come to town.
Springfield – Marly’s Pub books national, regional, and local acts. They recently upgraded their sound system, making this club a treat for bands.
Rockford – Woody’s On Main is a club that focuses on the growing acoustic music scene in Rockford. Woody’s is easily seen and very accessible from the city.
Browse profiles in Illinois by instrument
- Acoustic Guitar
- Background Singer
- Bagpipes
- Banjo
- Bass Guitar
- Dobro
- Drums
- Fiddle
- Flute
- Harmonica
- Keyboard
- Lead Guitar
- Mandolin
- Other
- Other Percussion
- Piano
- Rhythm Guitar
- Saxophone
- Trombone
- Trumpet
- Violin
- Vocalist - Alto
- Vocalist - Baritone
- Vocalist - Bass
- Vocalist - General
- Vocalist - Soprano
- Vocalist - Tenor
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