Family Groove Company is an unsigned American four piece jam band based out of Chicago , Illinois . FGC tours heavily and as of June 2006, they have played in 28 states totaling over 400 shows.
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20-738: A bit throughout the Western U.S. with regular appearances in San Diego , San Francisco , and Portland , Oregon . In Spring 2002, the band released their 10-track debut album, Reachin' . With the number of markets available to the band limited by the vast expanse of the American west, in the fall of 2002, FGC made the decision to relocate to Chicago , Illinois . Since then, the band has pursued an aggressive touring schedule that has included headlining performances, "opening band" exposure opportunities, and high-profile appearances at festivals like Summerfest ,
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40-677: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Family Groove Company Family Groove Company (FGC) started out in January 2001 when Adam Lewis (guitar) and Jordan Wilkow (keyboards) met Janis Wallin (bass) and Mattias Blanck (drums) while studying music at the Musician's Institute in Los Angeles , California . It wasn't long before they recorded their first demo recording and began performing throughout Southern California. The band began touring quite
50-934: Is the second studio album by American jam band Family Groove Company released on April 25, 2006. It was recorded at Studio Chicago in Chicago , Illinois in December 2005. Additional recording was done at Studio 710 in Chicago and Vine Sounds in Highland Park, Illinois . Personnel [ edit ] Janis Wallin - Bass and Vocals Jordan Wilkow - Hammond B-3, Rhodes, Piano, and Vocals Adam Lewis - Guitar Mattias Blanck - Drums, Percussion, and Vocals Track listing [ edit ] "The Charmer" – 5:06 "Remember Sue" – 3:55 "The Money Shuffle" – 5:30 "One Eye Dreaming" – 5:56 "The Well Wisher" – 3:14 "Virginia Hill" – 6:00 "I Can't Tell You" – 5:41 "Byron's Got
60-525: The 10,000 Lakes Festival , and Summer Camp Music Festival in Chillicothe, IL. After playing almost 400 more shows and adding over 50 songs to their playlists since their first release, FGC released their second studio album, The Charmer , on April 25, 2006. The Charmer was recorded at Studio Chicago, in Chicago , Illinois in December 2005 with overdubs in January and February 2006. All that touring produced numerous songs. In all, fourteen songs made
70-553: The "jam" that has come to be the namesake of their genre. The Charmer (album) 2006 studio album by Family Groove Company The Charmer [REDACTED] Studio album by Family Groove Company Released April 25, 2006 Recorded December 2005 Genre Rock Length 69 : 19 Family Groove Company chronology Reachin' (2002) The Charmer (2006) Models and Metrics (2008) The Charmer
80-797: The Time" – 5:49 "Bird 'n' Diz" – 5:27 "Sabrina Waits" – 5:36 "The Bends" – 4:01 "Like I Said" – 5:56 "Ready Fire Aim" – 5:17 "Post Sco Ergo Propter Sco" – 1:45 Additional notes [ edit ] Music and lyrics by Jordan Wilkow except tracks 5 and 11, by Family Groove Company Art design and layout by Adam Lewis Produced by Family Groove Company References [ edit ] The Charmer at AllMusic . Retrieved 01:36, 20 January 2024 (UTC). Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Charmer_(album)&oldid=1197324378 " Categories : Family Groove Company albums 2006 albums Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
90-593: The cut and are on the album. Family Groove Company integrates the groove sensibility developed by James Brown and Herbie Hancock , with the more traditional song structure and consciousness of the hook revolutionized by the Beatles. FGC has avoided the jam band formula of the hip-hop / funk / rock groove combined with endless guitar solos. Their focus has been to supplement their passion for improvisation with an attentiveness to composition. FGC feels that compositional coherence and ingenuity are every bit as important as
100-407: The title FGC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FGC&oldid=1205563364 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Spanish-language text Articles containing Italian-language text Short description
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