Concert poster.

Celebrating(?) our 60th show at Phyllis Musical Inn this Saturday. Come join us! 1800 W Division St., Chicago.

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Broken Hearts show on Sunday. We really appreciate all the support!!

This is a studio outtake of the Bob Dylan song Gotta Serve Somebody recorded at Electrical Audio Studio in the Fall of 2025. Engineer is Jon San Paolo, guest guitarist is Steve Doyle from the Hoyle Brothers, and the videographer is Stan Miskiewicz. Full video available on our YouTube channel.

Stray Bolts
2026 Album- Almost Alive at Electrical Audio.
Track - Rebel Heart
Guitar, Vocals, and Lyrics - AI Camus Bass - Christopher Kondrath
Drums - John Roche
Guest Guitarist - Steve Doyle
Recorded August 24th and 25th, 2025 in studio B Full video available on the Stray Bolts' YouTube channel.

To go from such a great announcer to some cookie cutter broadcasting school talking head from a different market with no home team tie in or knowledge and a steady stream of cornball 'signature calls' in John Schriffen has made Sox games somehow even more difficult to watch. Thank you Jerry

Man, Avellini used to frustrate the hell out of me as a little kid. Thank God for Walter back then!

Brutal

Band poster with performance details. Stray Bolts at Phyllis Musical Inn at 1800 W. Division on Dec 27th at 9pm.

Stray Bolts are back at Phyllis' for the 59th time performing two sets of original music inspired by influences ranging from blues, jazz, and folk to classic country and vintage rock and roll as well as unique interpretations of familiar songs by seminal American artists.

Stray Bolts Almost Alive at Electrical Audio
Studio.
Memories of the Future
Guitar, Vocals, and Lyrics - Al Camus Bass - Christopher Kondrath Drums - Johnny Roche Guest Guitarist - Steve Doyle
Recorded Aug 24th and 25th, 2025 in Studio B Full video available on the Stray Bolts' YouTube channel.

Now that we're at the halfway point of the season and seem to have functional depth, if the Bears draft in the 15-25 range, have you identified any 2026 position group as one to focus in on that would still project high value in the second half of this first round? RB, DL, OL? John Roche/Brookfield

Hightower's teams have been a disaster for most of the season. Hopefully the activation helps a little. Average starting field positions for kick and kick cover have been really disappointing. Doesn't appear that Duvernay has any explosiveness left in the tank either.

Concert poster showing the band on an outdoor porch stage with a barrel in the foreground that says Stray Bolts November 1st, 2025 9:30pm Phyllis Musical Inn 1800 W.Division, Chicago

In a city still thick with the spirits of the season, Stray Bolts rise out of their local pumpkin patch and return to their old haunt, Phyllis Musical Inn on Sat night Nov 1st as the veils between the corporeal and the spectral dissolve on the dance floor and blend the tangible with the eternal.

Concert poster featuring the members of the band with the venue's name and logo. Photo

I'm going back with the Stray Bolts to play a Sunday evening Oct. 5th, 8pm at Broken Hearts in Chicago's west loop. WIth each performance, we aim to weave together threads of blues, jazz, classic country, and vintage rock and roll into a unique, American tapestry through covers and originals.

My band, Stray Bolts, returns to Phyllis Musical Inn for another round. No cover, two sets at a cash only bar that’s been hosting music on the corner of Division and Wood in Chicago since 1954.

Stray Bolts will be playing a benefit concert Friday. Join us in the Vial House Museum Park at 47th & La Grange Rd. at
6:30 pm on Sept 5th. Take some time to enjoy this year's new permanent exhibit in the museum too! All donations & tips will go The La Grange Area Historical Society!

Members of the band Stray Bolts, guitars in hand, along with a guest guitarist getting ready to lay a track at Electrical Audio studio in Chicago pictured from the drummer's perspective.

My Stray Bolts have returned to the studio for a new project and brought a couple friends and kindred spirits with us for a day! We knocked out some audio and video tracks over the weekend at Electrical Audio. Stay tuned!!

"Stray Bolts return to Robert's Westside to celebrate the release of their second album, "LA Noir". Eleven new original songs that weave together the band's signature blend of blues, jazz, folk, and vintage rock and roll, carrying on the spirit of iconic American musical journeys."

Excellent venue with a nice staff and a willing audience. If you get a chance, go check out #BrokenHeartsBar and if Nick and his band are coming through your town, check them out too. They sound mighty good. This song is called 3 Flat Acres inspired by a little fest we used to play in Lancaster WI.

Got roped in to another Fourth of July show at Phyllis' Musical Inn, Clem's 39th Annual All Star Jam. If you're in the Wicker Park Area, the band's playing about 45 minutes and goes on at 7ish. Outside in the courtyard, loads of live music, food, drink and no cover. Stay hydrated!

Zach Miller could be a finalist on the honorable mentions list too. Sad that his career went the way of the Johnny Knox's of the world - ending due to a devastating injury in their prime. Still, 2015-17, catching 101 passes for 1,161 yards and 11 touchdowns is pretty good for a Bears TE.

That brings back some of my all time favorite musical memories. My first shows. They opened my mind to musical possibilities that I hadn't previously fathomed.

Concert poster advertising a performance by Stray Bolts and Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters at the Broken Hearts Bar at 1009 W. Lake St. in Chicago Illinois on June 20th at 8pm.

Stray Bolts will be performing for the first time at Broken Hearts in Chicago on Friday, June 20, 2025 opening for Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters. Broken Hearts, a new live music venue with a rustic vintage vibe, opened in 2024 and is located located in Chicago's West Loop at 1009 W. Lake Street.

Brutal. Rest in power Jonathan Joss.

Was just coming here with the same news. Dang! "Jonathan Joss, the esteemed actor renowned for voicing John Redcorn in the beloved animated series "King of the Hill," was tragically shot and killed outside his home in San Antonio, Texas, on June 1, 2025."

I didn't hear about this, but I'm looking forward to it. Would love to see the characters aged into a whole new set of unique situations or Hank merged into his prototype, Tom Anderson, of the Bevis and Butthead universe. It would be hard to keep trucking along with no Dale and few other changes.

Band poster showing musicians playing with show time 9:30pm, date April 19th, and address 1800 W Division in Chicago. No cover.

This Saturday, if you're wandering Wicker Park looking for an iconic venue to watch a local band play lots of original music, we have just the joint!

Will do! I think this one might bring a few people out of the woodwork. Never know who might show up when you play a DeKalb show.

DeKalb, IL holds a special place in my heart as I lived there for 6 years and my bassist Christopher attended grad school at NIU. My band Stray Bolts is excited to return to DeKalb's Stage Left presented by Hometown Dekalb with our good friends Talk Grass Captains for a night of original music.

They made it close for playing a little flat for much of the game. His ball skills are impressive even if he weren't 6' 10". He and Giddy makes for a really long backcourt and both can pass, dribble, shoot, and finish at the rim. I like Matas' defense at times. Giddy is a bit of a work in progress.

He's beginning to look like a steal as the 11th overall pick. Great west coast road trip.