page_title: Vintage Blue
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caption_attribution_description: Photo of Chicago band Vintage Blue
context_page_description: Vintage Blue is an American indie rock and roll band from Chicago, Illinois. Their music has been described as "intensely likeable" as well as being "driven and full of flavor." Vintage Blue was recently called "One of the best unsigned bands in the country" by the Rock and Roll Report. The band describes its sound as adding umph to contemporary indie tunes with deft, driving, rock soul, and has drawn comparisons ranging from The Killers all the way to the Eagles and Led Zeppelin.
  The band is currently composed of Ryan Tibbs, Will Crowden, Cesar Corral, Brent Shumard Matt Zimmerman and Benjamin Bassett. Will Crowden is the grandson of the founder and former owner of Ludwig-Musser Drum Company.
context_section_description: Vintage Blue is an American indie rock and roll band from Chicago, Illinois.  Their music has been described as "intensely likeable" as well as being "driven and full of flavor." Vintage Blue was recently called "One of the best unsigned bands in the country" by the Rock and Roll Report. The band describes its sound as adding umph to contemporary indie tunes with deft, driving, rock soul, and has drawn comparisons ranging from The Killers all the way to the Eagles and Led Zeppelin.
  The band is currently composed of Ryan Tibbs (lead vocals/guitar), Will Crowden (drums/percussion), Cesar Corral (bass), Brent Shumard (saxophonist, percussion, synth) Matt Zimmerman (saxophonist, keyboards, synth) and Benjamin Bassett (lead guitar/lead vocals).  Will Crowden is the grandson of the founder and former owner of Ludwig-Musser Drum Company.
caption: From left to right: Will Crowden, Benjamin Bassett, Ryan Tibbs, Cesar Corral and Matt Zimmerman.
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