CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Metro Dupage Section, Page 6
BATAVIA BAND TO RELEASE CD,
PLAY CONCERT
Thursday, March 9th, 2000.

Batavia-based country roots-rock band the Kampfire Kowboys celebrate the release of their second CD, "Stand Still," with a party and show Saturday at 602 North, located at 602 North Ave. in Glendale Heights.

Doors open at 9 p.m. and the music begins at 10 p.m.; cover charge is $5.

Formed in 1997 by lead vocalist/songwriter/guitarist Tom Colton, the band also features Dave Piper on bass and vocals, Brian Tedeschi on lead guitar and vocals, Tadd King on guitar and vocals and Keith Daproza on drums. The first Kampfire Kowboys CD, "Somewhere Blue," was released in 1998.

Band members all are longtime veterans of the Chicago-area rock, country-rock and blues scenes, and their soulfully energetic sound reflects a variety of past influences while taking the music in more westerly directions.

Colton, whose musical influences include Pete Townshend and Woody Guthrie, played lead guitar with rock group Centerfold and recalls an early 1980s date when the band opened for Jeff Beck as a career highlight. He also sang with progressive rock group Rooster in the 1980s. Piper played with Release; King performed with Plain Dealin, the Core and other groups based in the Fox Valley, and Daproza has played with a number of Chicago groups, including Igneous Biscuit. Tedeschi also has worked with a number of local bands over the last 17 years.

In addition to the Glendale Heights CD release party, the Kampfire Kowboys also will perform April 6 at the Elbo Room, 2871 Lincoln Ave. in Chicago.