Chicago, IL (PRWEB) October 27, 2007

The Chicago-based mostly polka band FreezeDried is on the very first round ballot for Best Polka Album for their release, “Anxiety of Rubber Cushions.” The 50th annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be aired in early 2008.

FreezeDried brings Polish push-design polkas to the polka and non-polka fan. They are acknowledged through the discipline to be on the cutting edge of polka audio. FreezeDried mixes polkas with other songs types such as Latin, zydeco, gospel, Dixieland and rock. Their efforts have inspired other conventional polka bands to consider progressively innovative methods to new content, musical arrangements and showmanship. FreezeDried supports broadening the scope of musical diversity.

“FreezeDried has taken polka songs to yet another level without getting rid of its ethnic character, while currently being accepted by several out side of the polka circuit,” mentioned Mark Janson, Frankenmuth Summer time Music Fest.

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“We all grew up listening to conventional polka new music, with identified artists such as Li’l Wally and Eddie Blazonczyk. That classic sound was a powerful affect on each and every one particular of the band members,” mentioned FreezeDried musician, Ted Okrzesik. “What makes us distinct is that we are trying to take the music to the following stage, and get to a more youthful era.”

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Despite the fact that Chicago is typically imagined of when the word polka is talked about, a Chicago polka band hasn’t obtained a Grammy Award given that Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones in 1987 for their release, “Another Polka Celebration.” FreezeDried would like to aid carry a Polka Grammy back to Chicago. They are outlined as option 13 on the Class 76 on the Grammy initial round ballot.

“Worry of Rubber Cushions,” the band’s 3rd release, contained their broadest leap in polka diversity. The CD is the only acknowledged release in the polka genre to offer multimedia for use on a Personal computer. The multimedia incorporates video clips, lyrics, recording photographs, laptop or computer wallpaper and a photo montage of the recording procedure. Three songs on the CD also feature vocals by the female doing group “The Icicles,” incorporating a type reminiscent of Motown and soul to the FreezeDried sound.

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“Anxiety of Rubber Cushions” was recorded on independent label, Chrome Pierogi Studios and mixed and mastered at ARS Studios in Alsip, IL. The CD includes sixteen songs like addresses tunes these kinds of as the Hues Corporation’s “Rock The Boat”, Jimmy Buffet’s “Volcano” and “Phone Me The Breeze” by Lynyrd Skynyrd. It also has original songs, such as fan favorites “Ain’t No Turnin’ Back again,” “Reggae Dancin’” and “Ordinary Joe.”

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The song “Ordinary Joe” was also featured on the PBS Television Distinctive, “American Roots New music: Chicago.” This PBS Distinctive earned FreezeDried recognition from the Outdated Town College of Folk New music. FreezeDried will be on the fourth volume of the school’s well-known, “Old City College Songbook” compilation sequence which will be released on November 20, 2007.

“Their higher-power version of the folk traditional “Shell out Me My Money Down” swiftly grew to become 1 of our favourite tracks on ‘Old City School of Folk Songs Songbook, Volume Four’,” explained Robert Medich, Director of Promoting &amp Media for the Outdated City School of Folk Songs.

For much more details, check out FreezeDried’s web site, www.fdried.com. They can also be observed on MySpace at www.myspace.com/freezedriedband.

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