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The Effigies play Saturday May 16th, 2009 @ Reggies Rock Club 2109 South State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60616. Phone: (312) 949-0120

Playing with the Effigies are Life Sentence, M.O.T.O., and Iron Reminders!!

Note: The Freeze has cancelled their tour.

This is an ALL AGES show that starts @ 5PM!!


The Effigies play The Metronome Street Fest in LOGAN SQUARE on Milwaukee outside of Congress Theater!!

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Stay tuned for more info!!



Lyrics: The Guv’ner from Reside

The Guv’ner

Played with boys

In the sovereign state

Of Illinois


He greased the wheels

Cut the deals

But now the sheriff and the dogs

Are rounding up and nipping heels


I heard some mumbling

About a change

Then they say new blood

Is all too strange


The man in place

He’s in the know

Besides we’re waiting for some wires

Don’t want to interrupt the flow


At noon I’ll pick a place

Stand alone with Grace

Stare them in the face

Something must give

‘Cause this is war

We’ve had enough

If you need more

This is the place where I live


This kind of man

That’s vaunt and bought

Moves on the cash

Never the ought


He’ll key the door

Open the store

If you’ll just hand him a reason


I’m old enough

I’ve been around

Know how they run

This state and town


An honest day

Can’t bear the cost

Republicratic swine are banging shoulders at the trough


Our governor played with boys





The Effigies play Damaged - Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Les Voyeurs and The Real Christs open.

Show is $6. Doors @ 6 PM, show @ 9 PM

Damaged is @ 11234 S. Southwest Hwy, Palos Hills, IL

Ph: 708 974-1414




The podcast of Richard Milne's interview with the Effigies' John Kezdy on Local Anesthetic originally broadcast on August 19th, 2007 @ 7:30 P.M. CST on Chicago's WXRT is now available. It can be heard on line at the Local Anesthetic web page (scroll down to find the show) or downloaded here.

The August, 2007 Issue of the Illinois Entertainer  has a review of the Effigies new CD "Reside". See page 60. The Illinois Entertainer is available at record stores and in street boxes in Illinois. The review is only in the print edition.

The Effigies appeared on the syndicated radio show "Sound Opinions" hosted by Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis! The episode was broadcast on WBEZ (91.5 F.M.) in Chicago on Friday August 3rd, 2007 @ 8 P.M. and Saturday, August, 4th, 2007 @ 11 A.M. CST! The web page for this episode is here (click on pic):

The MP3 stream for the Sound Opinions broadcast can be heard at any time here (click on pic): 

Link to the MP3 Podcast of the Sound Opinions broadcast

Listen to the promo!

Find out where to get the Effigies' new CD "Reside" by clicking here.