Ted Ansani
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Ted Ansani the bassist/vocalist for the seminal 1990s power pop
group Material Issue
. The Chicago-based band released four major label albums while touring extensively before its collapse, with frontman Jim Ellison's suicide
.
Ted Ansani continues to work in the music business in Chicago
and had performed and recorded for several post-Material Issue projects and released his own solo EP in 2000 called Throttle and Pistons - The Ted Ansani Project. He has made several live appearances in the last few years in and around Chicago and has also played the IPO festival when it has come to Chicago. His website http://www.myspace.com/tedansani carries the banner of the Material Issue legacy which reminds readers to never forget Material Issue's place in rock history. Ansani is married with three children and resides in Park Ridge
, Illinois
.
Ted is currently performing as Ted Cougar in the Chicago-Area band Legendary Rockstars and performs often with the "Ted Ansani Project".
His son, Paul, plays bass in his own band, The Break
.
Power pop
Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are...
group Material Issue
Material Issue
Material Issue was a 1980-1990s power pop trio from Chicago. The band's trademark was pop songs with themes of love and heartbreak, where a number of song titles using girls' first names.-History:...
. The Chicago-based band released four major label albums while touring extensively before its collapse, with frontman Jim Ellison's suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
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Ted Ansani continues to work in the music business in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and had performed and recorded for several post-Material Issue projects and released his own solo EP in 2000 called Throttle and Pistons - The Ted Ansani Project. He has made several live appearances in the last few years in and around Chicago and has also played the IPO festival when it has come to Chicago. His website http://www.myspace.com/tedansani carries the banner of the Material Issue legacy which reminds readers to never forget Material Issue's place in rock history. Ansani is married with three children and resides in Park Ridge
Park Ridge, Illinois
-Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 37,775 people, 14,219 households, and 10,465 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,374.6 people per square mile . There were 14,646 housing units at an average density of 2,083.8 per square mile...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Ted is currently performing as Ted Cougar in the Chicago-Area band Legendary Rockstars and performs often with the "Ted Ansani Project".
His son, Paul, plays bass in his own band, The Break
The Break (band)
The Break is an alternative rock band from Park Ridge, Illinois. The band consists of four members: Paul Ansani , Sean Cahill-Lemme , Matt Gieser , and Miles Malin...
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