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Chevelle |
 Pete
Loeffler: vocals, guitars
Sam Loeffler: drums
Dean Bernardini: bass, live backing vocals
Chevelle, a hard rock band from Grayslake, IL, formed in 1994
with the members of Sam Loeffler, Pete Loeffler (brothers) and
Matt Scott. Matt was later replaced in 1996 by Joe Loeffler as
bass player. On July 10, 2005 Joe was fired because of
“irreconcilable differences”. Geno Lenardo (Filter) filled in
until August 2005, when Dean Bernardini (brother-in-law to the
Loefflers) became the new bass player of Chevelle.
Inspired by the lurching riffs of Helmet and the soft/loud vocal
styling of Tool, Chicago-based trio Chevelle’s aggressive, heavy
sound is all about mounting tension exploding into raw guitar
bursts. They started out playing parties and outdoor events,
which quickly led to bookings at Chicago clubs when youngest
member Joe was just 16. In 1999, Chevelle released their Steve
Albini-produced debut album, Point #1, on Squint Entertainment.
Three years later — and following tours with bands like Filter,
Sevendust, Powerman 5000, and Machine Head — the band had inked
a deal with Epic and issued Wonder What’s Next, released in
August 2002. The album went platinum by the next summer and
their second single, “PlaySend the Pain Below,” was a number one
hit on modern rock and mainstream radio.
Chevelle released their newest album, Vena Sera, on April 13,
2007., Vena Sera.
The album was recorded with producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette,
whom the band previously worked with on both “This Type of
Thinking (Could Do Us In)” and “Wonder What’s Next” albums. Vena
Sera debuted at number 12 in the Billboard 200 with Chevelle
being the only rock band in the Top 15.
Chevelle started writing songs for their fifth album in 2008. In
2009, the band entered a studio in Nashville, Tennessee with
producer Brian Virtue. Sam Loeffler stated, "We have spent a lot
of time making these songs something different from past records
without losing the core of our passion. We are a hard rock,
melodic band and it's still what drives us as musicians."
Chevelle is issuing updates and videos from the studio on its
official Myspace page as the album is being recorded. On April
9th, 2009, in their first concert back in Atlanta Georgia,
Chevelle premiered two new songs from the new album: "Letter
From a Thief" and "Sleep Apnea". During an interview with Sam,
it was confirmed that Sci-Fi Crimes would serve as the title of
Chevelle's upcoming fifth studio album set to be released on
August 31st, 2009.
Catch Chevelle on Tour
Aug 31 2009 5:30P Champlain Valley Exposition Essex Junction,
Vermont
Sep 3 2009 8:00P Q101 PRIVATE winners show @ LaSalle Power
Company Chicago, Illinois
Sep 4 2009 5:00P DuQuoin Fair DuQuoin, Illinois
Sep 11 2009 7:00P Riverfront Park Nashville, Tennessee
Sep 12 2009 8:00P Harris Riverfront Park Huntington, West
Virginia
Sep 13 2009 7:00P The Machine Shop Flint, Michigan
Sep 14 2009 8:00P The Orbit Room Grand Rapids, Michigan
Sep 16 2009 7:00P University of Windsor Windsor, Ontario
Sep 18 2009 7:00P Starland Ballroom Sayreville, New Jersey
Sep 19 2009 8:00P Bourbon Street Ballroom Baltimore, Maryland
Sep 21 2009 7:00P The Norva Norfolk, Virginia
Sep 22 2009 7:00P Valarium Knoxville, Tennessee
Sep 24 2009 8:00P House of Blues Orlando, Florida
Sep 25 2009 7:00P Amos’ Southend Charlotte, North Carolina
Sep 27 2009 8:00P House of Blues North Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina
Sep 30 2009 7:00P The National Richmond, Virginia
Oct 3 2009 7:00P Bayfest Downtown Mobile, Alabama
Oct 6 2009 7:00P Sokol Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Oct 7 2009 7:00P Val Air Ballroom West Des Moines, Iowa
October 9, 2009 Maplewood, MN The Rock
October 10, 2009 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
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