-2010: Currently the band is recording their third full length cd.
Strain Busy Sky is a rock, blues and funky grooves roadside revival. This is music that moves you, body and soul. Sharing stages over the years as an opening act for Ben Harper, Relentless 7, Government Mule, Cake, Gavin Degraw, Yellowcard, Josh Kelly, Gomez, Sugarcult, Talib Kwelli, Michelle Branch (The Wreckers),Blues Traveler, Bare Naked Ladies, Blessid Union of Souls, Tantric, Black Crowes, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and many other national acts that have appeared on on Billboards top 15 at the time the band played with them.
-SBS ,at one time or another, has sold out every venue they have played in their hometown of Chicago, from the House of Blues to the Cubby Bear.
-The band supports many charitable organizations and has headlined a variety of events for the Y-ME Foundation , AIDS Ride, Gold Star Families of New York, Special Music By Special People & The Children's Literacy Foundation, As well as many local fundraisers for friends of friends in need.
Highlights:
-National Winner: Lucky Strike Top Un-Signed Band in America 2001 with ads in Rolling Stone Magazine and Spin.
-Live appearance on WGN in the morning seen across America.
-Regional Winner:Began their career as the Kool Top Unsigned band of Chicago securing dates on the very last H.O.R.D.E. FEST. Playing 2cnd stage at venues holding 30,000+
-2009 Chicago Edison Park Street Fest top drawing act in the fest history
-2008 Sold out NYE marathon with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
-2007 Sold Out NYE Gala with Josh Kelly
-2007 (18 U.S.cities)Sonic Bids Emerging Artist Stage: U.S. Tour: Virgin College Mega Tour
-2006 (19 U.S. cities) Pontiac Garage Artist Stage: U.S. Tour: Virgin College Mega Tour
-2005 (18 U.S.cities) Pontiac Garage Artist Stage: U.S. Tour: Virgin College Mega Tour
-2004 (21 U.S. cities)Virgin Mega Store Emerging Artist Stage: U.S. Tour: Virgin College Mega Tour
-2002 7 of the top ten live shows in Chicago Windy City Times
-2002 1 reviewed cd of that year Racing the Sun Windy City Times
-Appeared on several cable regional rock tv shows
- Featured on Budweiser's Millennium CD compilation entitled Caught in the Den, featuring some of Chicago's best unsigned talent.
- Jim Beam Rock Search/Rollingstone.com Band of the Week Winner.Boasting the second highest vote count in the US for a weekly winner.
- Showcase appearances include CMJ in New York., Eat'M in Las Vegas , NEMO in Boston , and Atlantis Music Conference in Atlanta Georgia All positive reviews by panels and industry keynote speakers.
-Past sponsors have been Lucky Strike, Kool, and Budweiser while with Flair Communications. Indirectly sponsored by Pontiac, Volvo, Virgin Mega Stores, Major League Baseball, Dentyne and Stride while with Integrate Marketing.
