A duo doing original and lesser known covers. The music is often a blend of folk, country, and blues. These are the guys who began the successful One Mike Stand series in Chicago and St. Charles

These sessions yielded the “Weight of the World EP” (2010) and the band’s second full length LP, “Flawed Logic” (2011). Releases that speak of change, war, Wall Street, family, and the struggle to wade through it all; be it alone or with a partner; short stories of different individuals and couples trying to navigate through modern day life hoping to at least break even.

Response to the album has been overwhelmingly positive as Atlas and Anchor states, “American Babies’ Flawed Logic may the best Americana, Alt-Country or ‘whatever you want to call it’ album of the year”,and State of Mind Magazine agrees saying, “hopefully 2011 will produce more records like Flawed Logic — definitely one of the best to come out this year.”

Since the release of “Flawed Logic”, Hamilton has found a more permanent, likeminded line up to fill out the band with Brooklyn-based drummer Dave Butler (Lee Scratch Perry, Dub is a Weapon) and fellow Philly folks Adam Flicker (The Brakes) on keys and Mark Karwan on Bass. The band has been turning heads all year and will be living on the road for the forseable future

The musical vehicle of Chicago singer-songwriter Andy Rosenstein, Clip Art makes dense, brainy pop with graceful harmonies and cinematic textures. Swimming in the same waters as the White Album, Graceland, and Summerteeth, Clip Art’s songs are eclectic and impassioned. They are meticulously arranged, and then sculpted down to their pure tuneful essence. The lyrics present a darkly humorous, but ultimately sympathetic look at the world.

Since releasing the “Broken by Design” EP in 2010, Rosenstein (guitar, Wurlitzer, accordion) has assembled the nimble, understated group of James Johnston (guitar), Steve Schuster (bass) and Mike Holtz (drums) to enhance the rhythmic drive and execute the tight interlocking lines of his compositions. Rigorously rehearsing their harmonies and refining their arrangements in between Rosenstein’s tours as keyboardist for JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound (Bloodshot Records), Clip Art is ready to connect the dots between recording and performing, orchestration and simplicity, tradition and progress, art and pop.