The West Side Winders

BREAKING NEWS - WSW guitarist Dan Peters is announced by Guitar Center as one of the top 5 blues guitarists in the country and competes at the King of the Blues Grand Finals in Hollywood, CA on Nov. 12th, March, 2008 - WSW song "Keep It In The Family" is announced as a winner in the 2007 Great American Song Contest www.greatamericansong.com - Nov., 2007 - WSW songs "Scary Harry" and "The Spooky Surfer" licensed for use in Warren Miller's "Wave Chasers" on The Travel Channel - August, 2007 - WSW SONG "KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY" WINS THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD IN THE 2007 UNISONG INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST WWW.UNISONG.COM - June, 2007 - WSW GUITARIST DAN PETERS WINS 3RD PLACE IN THE 2007 NORTH AMERICAN ROCK GUITAR COMPETITION



- AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THE BIO - The West Side Winders began in early spring of 2001 under the name The Sidewinders. Guitarist/vocalist Dan Peters took a wide variety of influences and worked towards developing a group that would be both technically challenging and highly entertaining.



After working through a few lineup and stylistic changes, he found the perfect niche in the form of a swingin', surfabilly power trio.



Their music mixes rockabilly, surf, jump-blues, honky-tonk, jazz and western swing into a high-octane blend that rocks a little harder than your typical roots oriented group. This sound was perfected on their first CD release from 2004 - "Come and Get It" (available at www.cdbaby.com/sidewinders) and continues with their latest release - "Snaken Not Stirred" (available at www.cdbaby.com/westsidewinders) which, in 2007, spent several months in the top 100 on the AMA radio charts. Plus, for fans of great guitar, both albums really put the spotlight on Dan's virtuoso six-string skills.

All three members of The West Side Winders are journeyman musicians who have recorded; performed and toured the world with many Chicago based acts.