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Chicago News Check out my new web log! Updated March 21,2006 Chicago XXX is out! It's been 15 years since Chicago released an album of all-new music. Today was the official release of XXX, Chicago's return to making new music. Most fans know the details: mostly recorded in Nashville, produced by Jay deMarcus of Rascal Flatts, dominated by songs by Jason Scheff, Bill Champlin and deMarcus. There are NO Jimmy Pankow songs. However, Pankow's horn arrangements are as good as ever. An army of studio musicians contributed to this album, including monster guitarist Dan Huff and Nashville studio mainstay Tom Bukovac, also a guitarist. I'll offer up a review soon. Here's a link to a story about the album in the Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago article Chicago article in Billboard Here's a link to a Chicago story in Billboard: Billboard article. Chicago playing new single in concert Chicago has been playing the song "Feel" in concert recently. The song is set to be the first single release off of the album "XXX." Release of the single is set for February, with the album to come in March. Chicago also has been playing another song off of the album called "Caroline." Chicago in studio recording new album (Posted Feb. 12, 2005) Chicago is in the studio recording an album of all-new music. This long-awaited event has been confirmed by Robert Lamm and Keith Howland via their internet forums. Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts is producing the record, which is being recorded in Nashville. On his forum, Lamm said, "Contrary to rumors, it is mos'def' not a country album ... it's an extraordinarily good Chicago album." Old Chicago news stories Thanks to a member of the Chicago mailing list, some old Chicago articles are now available on this web site. Click here to check out a list. Click here to read a review of the Aug. 10, 2002 Chicago concert in Nashville. 1999 Chicago concert pictures! Click here to read about Chicago's "lost album," the Stone of Sisyphus.

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