Cosmic Railroad

Cosmic Railroad is a band formed in 1999 in Kenosha, WI by Greg Gierl, Mike White, Paul Aceto, Brandon Shilts, and Pete Rallo. In early 1999, Rallo and Shilts were playing in the Kenosha area with a group called Uncle John's Band and had some mild success, while Gierl, White, and Aceto played in another band called Strawberry Square. After the release of Strawberry Square's first album "Just a Ride" in 1998, they had several member changes. Both bands found themselves playing shows together as separate bands, then joining together for a set at the end of the night.
Early on, after two members of Strawberry Square departed and another group, Uncle Ray's Garden, lost their bassist and drummer, the two bands merged as a new group, Cosmic Railroad. Playing with such greats as Vinnie Welnick, Tom Constanten, Bob Bralove, and Melvin Seals, the band has traveled the entire midwestern United States and performed a week-long set in Jamaica.
Cosmic Railroad's discography consists of self-published volumes of live music on CD. Volume 1 was released in 2004. Subsequent years have seen Volumes 2 through 5.

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