Artist Information Biography The West Side Winders is the brainchild of Chicago based guitarist/vocalist, session man and music educatior Dan Peters. (Featured in Guitar Player Magazine Holiday 2008 and February 2009, Top Ten finalist in Guitar Superstar 2008, 2nd runner-up in North American Rock Guitar Competition 2007, Winner of Chicago's Hottest Guitarist in 1994 and his playing can be heard on the popular video arcade game Golden Tee.) Originally called The Sidewinders, the first album "Come and Get It" was released in 2003. The CD perfectly captured Dan's vision of high energy American roots music wrapped around his intense guitar playing. The band has played all over the Chicagoland area and the Midwest building a tremedous following and capitalizing on it with incendiary performances at Chicago Blues Fest 3 years in a row. Now, with 2 CD releases under their belt, a quickly growing fan-base and the current monster lineup of Derek Brand on bass and Kyle Olson on drums & backing vocals, the band has expanded to include performances on the west coast and Europe. Press release for "Snaken Not Stirred" Straight out of the Windy City... The West Side Winders (formerly The Sidewinders) are back with their latest release "Snaken Not Stirred." The West Side Winders play original American music. Rockabilly, Swing, Surf, Country & Western, Rock 'n' Roll, Jazz and Blues all packed into one CD - sometimes in the same song. On "Snaken Not Stirred," guitarist/vocalist extraordinaire Dan Peters shifts effortlessly through a variety of styles, delivering one jaw dropping riff after another, while the rock solid rythmn section of bassist Derek Brand and drummer Greg Marsh lay down the kind of monster grooves that will literally force you out of your seat. This is NOT another retro band, playing the same old songs while carefully adhering to some narrow formula. This is raucous musical exploration of everything American and To Hell With The Rules!! Instrumentation Dan Peters - guitar, lead vocals Derek Brand - bass Kyle Olson - drums, backing vocals Discography Come and Get It - 2003 Snaken Not Stirred - 2006 Links http://www.westsidewinders.com Our MySpace Page Our Reverbnation Page