Hi Fi & the Roadburners Archives

A collage of black-and-white promo photos of Hi Fi & the Roadburners spanning roughly 1986 to 2006. The top photo is the most recent, and includes both late members memorialized by the Bring It Up High Festival: left to right, Hans Kish, Brian Lueck, Aaron Getsug, Tony Bryan, Jeff Schuch, and Erik "Hi Fi" Kish.

The Roadburners bid farewell to their charitable Bring It Up High Festival

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

Hi Fi & the Roadburners were among Chicago’s most ferocious live acts for more than 25 years, melding rockabilly, gutbucket R&B, and punk rock into blue–collar anthems that landed them on the Victory Records roster during the label’s 1990s heyday. Lead guitarist Jeff Schuch passed away in 2009, and singer Erik “Hi Fi” Kish died […]

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RIP Erik “Hi Fi” Kish

by Kevin Warwick October 3, 2011August 19, 2021

Erik Kish of Chicago rockabilly veterans Hi Fi & the Roadburners died last Thursday after suffering head injuries in a motorcycle crash.