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Mullet Man (Tucker Todd III) pt. 2 planetaryblues 167 views
Mullet Man (Tucker Todd III) planetaryblues 252 views This guy keeps following us around...
Fire On The Mountain (Grateful Dead) planetaryblues 2,502 views Live at Leroy's Hot Stuff with special guest drummer Jerry Porter. 1-23-09
Knock On Wood (Eddie Floyd) planetaryblues 5,461 views Live at Leroy's Hot Stuff with special guest drummer Jerry Porter. Jerry is one of Chicago's premier drummers...having played with the likes of Junior Wells and Buddy Guy.
Chicago Blues Festival 6-9-2005 planetaryblues 2,375 views Planetary live at the Chicago Blues Festival. A tribute to the late great Son Seals!
I Left My Heart On The Steep Hillside (The Myth Of Progress coming soon!) 1-10-09 planetaryblues 922 views Live at Drena's. Not the greatest audio but it's o.k.! This song will be out on our new album very soon!
Translated To The Sky 1-10-09 (out soon on Planetary's new cd, "The Myth Of Progress") planetaryblues 1,420 views Live at Drena's. Not the greatest audio but it's o.k.! This song will be out on our new album very soon!
Jimi Hendrix Tribute planetaryblues 2,309 views Michael, Bobby, and Tony all had their Moms call them off of school
There Is No Solution Outside Of Love planetaryblues 2,449 views There Is No Solution Outside Of Love!
Grant Green Tribute planetaryblues 3,043 views A tribute to his majesty king funk (Grant Green)

About Planetary Blues

"A SYNTHESIS OF MANY AND A COPY OF NONE!"

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Planetary Blues is formed by the trio of Martin Schaefer-Murray (guitar and lead vocals) Bobby Schaefer-Murray (bass) and Michael Schaefer-Murray (guitar), The band is based in Valparaiso, Ind., near Chicago, and has been paying dues in Midwest bars and at local festivals for nearly a decade. But the weekly grind of playing regular dates at local watering holes has been accented by appearances with some impressive company. Planetary has organized shows with Son Seals and the Kinsey Report, as well as, played the Chicago Blues Festival.

The name of the band, and the shortened moniker by which their fans know them Planetary exemplifies who they are and what they hope to accomplish. First and foremost, they are a rock band, taking influence from a wide range of musical styles and melding it into their own distinct vision of what music is capable of, and how they can interpret and present it in a new way.

Their recently released EP, "Souler," is a five-song testament to who they are as a group. It marks a new era for the band, in which they are moving forward and staking claim to their musical identity, one that acknowledges and appreciates its roots and influences, but is wholly unique to this time, this place and this group of musicians. The name of the EP is a statement of that identity. It speaks to Planetary's consciousness on both a spiritual and global level. Spiritual in that the band recognizes the importance of the human soul during a time in our culture when that essence is bombarded and attacked on a daily basis. Global in the band's belief that people must push for alternative energy sources to halt pollution and protect the health of the planet and its inhabitants. Listening to the songs presented on "Souler" re-awakens the sensibilities of late-60s social consciousness, embodies the down-and-dirty working class ideals of the Blues, and represents flashes of the cultural impact that funk, soul and hip-hop has had on all three brothers.

Like most rock bands worth their salt, Planetary got their start playing, and being influenced by, the Blues. The band was born in 1999 in their mother's basement, where they spent countless hours learning entire albums by Chicago Blues greats like Buddy Guy and Son Seals. From there, over the course of the past 8 years, Planetary has held onto those roots while expanding outward into various other corners of the musical universe.

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