Universal Slim and the Blues Kangaroos

Do you remember the gig we had at the Clearwater Theater back in April? The 25th. to be exact! Yeah, you remember, we shared the stage with 2 Awesome bands, “Danny and the Devils” and “Why Not”! Remember it rained Cats and Dogs!

WELL! The guys at Fallen Son Entertainment, had 3 cameras goin’ and video taped our set that night and I gotta tell ya!  They did an AWESOMELY FANTASTIC Job!!!!! So AWESOME, they produced a DVD and it is NOW AVAILABLE to you!!!!! For the very reasonable price of $10 bucks!

How can I get one you ask? You can purchase yours by contacting “Slim” @ srvrvz@comcast.net or through this website!…..or you can pick em up at any one of our shows listed here on our website!

They make GREAT gifts! Hey, get one for your ma! She’ll Love you for it!

We hope you are all having a fantastic summer so far! It’s another YEAR with a lot of upcoming shows for you to come out to see The Incredible Shrinking, Universal Slim & The Blues Kangaroos!

PROGRESS! IT IS DONE! Watch for our “New C.D.”"You’re Gonna Love Me“!  10 original songs all penned by members of the band! They will be available at any one of our upcoming shows!

On Saturday, July 31st. We will be at Mad Maggie’s in Elgin, with our good friends, Danny and The Devils! We rock the place at 8:00 pm. Mad Maggie’s is located at 51 South Grove Ave. in Elgin, IL 60120 Their phone number is 847-531-5883 See you there!

Please join us on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 14th. as we “Rock” SKEETER’S SALOON in Carpentersville, IL. Skeeter’s Saloon is located at 1691 Elgin Rd. (Rt.25) Carpentersville, IL. 60110. We will be starting the show around 4:00 pm. and go till around 8:00 pm. Skeeter’s is a biker friendly bar and we hope to see you there! Their phone number is: 847-428-4595

On Sunday, Aug. 15th. We will be in Island Lake, IL. for the Odd Fellows, 12th Annual Poker Run! The event will be held at Side Outs Bar & Eatery. Their address is 4018 Roberts Rd. (1 block South of Rt.176) in Island Lake, IL. 60042. Come early, there is an 8:30 am. sign in with the first bike out at 11:00 am. The phone number to Side Outs is: 847-526-7174

On Saturday, Aug. 28th. We will be in Elk Grove Village for the Annual Grothe’s BottleFest Party! If you we’re invited, We’ll See you there! The band will start around 5:00 pm. and go till dark!

Saturday, Sept. 18th. come on out to Diamond Lil’s in beautiful downtown Roselle, IL. Located in Roselle this local hangout is known for it’s diverse menu, good pizza and daily drink specials! Stop on by, we will have a Rockin’ good time! Diamond Lil’s is located at: 103 East Irving Pk. Rd. (Rt.19) Roselle, IL. 60172. Their number is 630-893-0361. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Stay tuned and come back often to check future events and upcoming shows!

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS….THANK  A  VET

Greetings, The time has come once again to vote in the Suburban Nitelife’s “Best of the Burbs”! Universal Slim & The Blues Kangaroos have been nominated once again for “Best Blues Band” this year and would greatly appreciate your vote! Along with the nomination for “Best Blues Band” for 2008, Bob “Slim” Rader is nominated for “Best Male Front Person”, Ron Wright has been nominated for “Best Bass Player”, Scott Tyrcha has been nominated for “Best Drummer” and Lou Aguado has been nominated for “Best Guitarist” for this years “Best Of The Burbs”! Please vote for us this year as we go for two in a row! Vote often, we are honored and really appreciate our fans and all who voted last year! Let’s do it again! Go to the link below to vote! http://nitelife.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=vote&pg=categories&sub=BANDS

Thanks to all our friends, fans and families for participating! See you at a club near you!

Universal Slim & The Blues Kangaroos

Check out our latest videos by Fallen Son Entertainment for the song, “Baby Won’t You Let Me Rock N Roll You” on YouTube along with our other videos. Our latest Video for “Can’t Find My Way Home”

\”Can\’t Find My Way Home\”

Baby Won\’t You Let Me Rock N Roll You

We’ve been adding videos from our “Live” DVD from The Clearwater Theater, recorded in April of 2009.

Check YouTube for the latest offerings from Fallen Son Entertainment and Universal Slim & The Blues Kangaroos. Check out the Fallen Son Entertainment website at: http://www.fallen-son-entertainment.com

We went into the studio the second week of July and recorded 4 tracks to use as our next demo CD.

We recorded:

1. “Baby won’t you let me Rock & Roll you” by 10 Years After,
2. “Little by Little”, from Jr. Wells,
3. “Can’t find my way back home” by Blind Faith,
4. “Thank God it’s Friday” an original written by Rev. Ron Wright.

The recording took a total of 10 hours from start to finished product. The bands was VERY happy with the results. You can hear them at our MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/universalslimtheblueskangaroos

We also played another show with our friends the “R & B’s“ at one of our favorite places to play… Bungalow Joe’s in Hanover Park. We followed up that show with another gig for PADS shelter in Elgin. We played their bike run.It was a beautiful night.

We’d Like to once again thank Deb & “Curly” John for another great time at the 8th annual “Garagefest“. Boy was that show hot. great food & people. Something always happens when I (Slim) leave…sorry to Carol for scrapping her car….oopps!

That’s all for now, we hope to see you soon.

Peace

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Now you can get your very own Universal Slim & The Blues Kangaroos “BUTT WHOMPIN’ BLUES” T-shirt. Available in “Classic Black” with “Harley Orange” lettering and logo. Sizes available in Large thru XXXL. Order yours by contacting “Slim” at: srvrvz@comcast.net or come out to a show and ask anyone in the band. ALL Shirts are $15.00 each, or $10.00 at a show!

We have two additional places you can go to get info on the band. Check out our myspace page at: http://www.myspace.com/universalslimtheblueskangaroos

and at: http://www.sonicbids.com/UniversalSlimsBluesKangaroos

I’m happy to report that our first gig as the New Blues Kangaroos went great. Many Thanks to our Host of the 9th annual garagefest, John and Deb & congratulation on your 25th anniversary. The food was great and so were the guest. The weather was excellent. We jammed our collective asses off. We had a few glitches, but the months of practices are really paying off. I’d like to thank everyone who was there for making us feel comfortable.

Well, after an exhausting 2 month search I have finally selected the members for the “New Blues Kangaroos”. They are Scott Tyrcha on Drums/vocals,Ron Wright on Bass/vocals, & Rich Potter on Lead guitar/vocals. I’m very excited to have this new band as they have re-energized me with new songs & we’ve re-invented some old favorites of mine. Scott & Ron are former members of “Old Dogs/New Trix” & all 3 played together as members of the “Ellis Potter band” Each brings many years of live playing experience. I would also like to thank the many other bands & musicians that contacted me regarding playing & auditions. You were all great & it was a very difficult decision to choose. I would also like to wish good luck to my former bandmates, Hannah, Danny, B, & Dave…as the have formed the “Hannah Ford Band” & are currently out gigging.