Music - April 17, 2007
DeMay strikes out on his own ... briefly
Chris DeMay is known in the Milwaukee music scene as being the pointman in the stalwart alt.country band West of Rome and also for his work with Michelle Anthony. Now, DeMay steps out on his own with a somewhat misleadingly-titled EP called “I Won’t Be Me.”
Tags: DeMay, Wilco, Michelle ANthony, Pugilists, Carolinas, Lackloves, West of Rome, Deone Jahnke, Rodee

Music - Oct. 11, 2006
First round bell rings for The Pugilists
Former Lackloves bassist Jack Rice, now resident in Madison, alerts us that his new band The Pugilists debuts Saturday night at Points East Pub with West of Rome.
Tags: Pugilists, Lackloves, Rodee, Points East, New Harmony Indiana, Carolinas, Jack Rice, West of Rome, Michelle Anthony

Music - April 12, 2006
West of Rome EP proves this band thrives under pressure
What makes West of Rome's "School and Books and Trains and Leaving" EP unusual is that the band recorded the mini-LP in a day. In fact, singer and guitarist Chris DeMay says the band didn't plan on working so quickly. It just sort of worked out that way ... thanks in part to the Wisconsin winter.
Tags: West of Rome, Cactus Club, EP, Jay Bennett, Wilco

Music - Feb. 14, 2005
Wilco's Bennett helps West of Rome find its sound
Milwaukee bands are getting awfully friendly with Jay Bennett, formerly of Wilco. Last year, Michelle Anthony released her Bennett-produced disc, and now her friends West of Rome follow suit, even though their disc was recorded earlier.
Tags: Wilco, Jay Bennett, Michelle Anthony, No Kiss for New Year's, Mighty Deer Lick, West of Rome, Son Volt, Jay Farrar, Linneman's, Gregory Borden, Dustworks, Wooldridge, Capital 8, Menlo, Sparkler, DeMay, Slothrop

Music - July 9, 2003
West of Rome releases new record in the Midwest
Fans of West of Rome's mellow 2001 release, "Cranberry Sauce," will be pleasantly surprised by how much the new album, "Drunk Tank Decoy," can rock as well as roll.
Tags: West of Rome, Wilco