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11/02/11 - MP3.COM: REVIEW
Straight from Memphis by way of Chicago, The Right Now are one of our favorite bands right now. It's

09/15/11 - MP3.COM: REVIEW
Built around the songwriting of Brendan O'Connell and the icy-hot voice of Stefanie Berecz, Chicago'

09/04/11 - GAPERS BLOCK: REVIEW
If you weren't one of the fifty (rough estimate) or so folks that made it to Union Park by noon, the

09/01/11 - GAPERS BLOCK: PREVIEW
Best place to hear some seriously awesome Chicago-bred female pipes: The Right NowNot only is the Th

08/31/11 - EVERYTHING BUT URBAN: PREVIEW
There is a chance that you've never heard of the band, The Right Now (Stefanie Berecz, Brendan O'Con

08/31/11 - GOZAMOS: PREVIEW
The booming voice and soulful horns of The Right Now ooze emotion. If you listen to the music with y

08/31/11 - EVERYTHING BUT URBAN: PREVIEW
There is a chance that you've never heard of the band, The Right Now (Stefanie Berecz, Brendan O'Con

08/29/11 - CHICAGO INNERVIEW: SHOW PREVIEW
There's a reason why Stefanie Berecz has eight musicians backing her up. Her sultry, sweet voice pac

06/29/11 - RADIO MILWAUKEE- PREVIEW
Well, today is the first day of the big gig known as Summerfest. There are lot of great bands playin

06/15/11 - THE AQUARIAN WEEKLY: REVIEW
The Right Now is full of soulful and jazzy instrumentals with sultry vocals that just draw the liste

06/01/11 - INSIDESTL.COM (SAINT LOUIS)- REVIEW
Meanwhile back at the Old Rock House, an eight piece soul group known as The Right Now kicked things

05/23/11 - NAKYOUOUT.COM (PITTSBURGH)- REVIEW
I rarely get this excited about seeing new bands, but Chicago-based The Right Now are effing fantast

05/12/11 - TELEGRAPH HERALD (DUBUQUE)- PREVIEW
Despite what their name implies, The Right Now didn't happen all at once.Vocalist Stefanie Berecz me

04/12/11 - MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINAL: REVIEW
The proliferation of large-scale, old-style R&B ensembles isn't quite a bandwagon; it's more of

04/03/11 - HERE COMES THE FLOOD: RSD 45 REVIEW
Chicago soul funk band The Right Now are releasing a new 7" vinyl single for Record Store Day. "If I

03/29/11 - HEAVY SOUL BRUTHA (BLOG): RSD 45 REVIEW
SoulSistas And SoulBruthas! I'm so happy that The Right Now are releasing a brand new single. I real

03/29/11 - SPRINGFIELD NIGHT OUT: PREVIEW
After capping off 2010 with Stefanie's guest appearance with Umphrey's McGee NYE in Chicago, The Rig

03/26/11 - THE TOTAL SCENE (BLOG): PREVIEW
The time is now for Chicago band The Right Now.The band is putting a fresh face on soul and R&B,

03/21/11 - CHICAGO EXAMINER: PREVIEW
"Sit down, there's something that I gotta tell you," sings the versatile vocalist Stefanie Berecz, i

03/17/11 - THE CORNERSHOP OF THE MAN (FR): REVIEW
Andy Ferguson's choice to start the life of a new turntable is soul band "The Right Now."The Right N

01/01/11 - HOW'S MY LIVING: FAVORITE TRACK OF 2010
"Nobody" is listed as one of the "favorite tracks of 2010" on How's My Living?

12/30/10 - TUCSON WEEKLY: BEST OF 2010
Mostly, I liked a few singles, including Eminem (with Rihanna) doing "Love the Way You Lie," B.o.B.

12/30/10 - PRETTY MUCH AMAZING: BEST SONGS OF 2010
Nobody is #76 on Pretty Much Amazing's Best Songs of 2010.

12/22/10 - IT'S TIME TO PLAY B-SIDES: REVIEW
Top 20 Albums of 20106. The Right Now- Carry Me Home. A bit of a disclaimer first--I'm the executive

11/27/10 - INDIE SHUFFLE: PREVIEW
The Right Now is not only a band that plays soul, but is also a band that has soul. Although The Rig

11/22/10 - GALS' GUIDE: INTERVIEW
This week as part of the GalsGuide.com ticket giveaway for the Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival,

11/18/10 - ISTHMUS (MADISON): SHOW PREVIEW
Saturday's card is notable because Brooks, one of the most exciting male singers in Chicago, will be

11/17/10 - WISCONSIN GAZETTE: REVIEW
On their debut album "Carry Me Home" (therightnow.com), The Right Now tosses its fedora into the ret

11/04/10 - QUAD-CITY TIMES: SHOW PREVIEW
In the past two years, Stefanie Berecz says, she's heard many variations on the same question: Wha

11/04/10 - LITTLE VILLAGE (IA): SHOW PREVIEW
On Saturday, the music and the arts come into conflict. For those that choose the side of music, The

11/03/10 - DISPATCH-ARGUS (IA): SHOW PREVIEW
The Quad-Cities got a taste of the Chicago soul band The Right Now last April, and on Friday the you

11/02/10 - JAZZ AND BLUES REPORT: REVIEW
The soul revival in full swing these days has thrown a well-deserved spotlight on the classic approa

11/02/10 - ZAP TOWN: REVIEW
The Right Now are no joke. The closest analogy I can think of is that they are to vintage Soul what

09/21/10 - PRETTY MUCH AMAZING: REVIEW
The first thing that came to mind while listening to The Right Now's song "Nobody" was John Legend.

09/09/10 - CITY BEAT: SHOW PREVIEW
Classic Soul and Funk inform the grooves of this tight septet. The ensemble's debut album, Carry Me

09/02/10 - LOUD LOOP PRESS: PREVIEW
The best way for a soul-rooted band to develop its chops is to hit the road and hit it hard. That's

09/02/10 - THE LOCAL TOURIST- SHOW PREVIEW
Locals The Right Now blend jazzy vocals and smooth pop with a taste of funk- a great way to spend yo

09/01/10 - METROMIX: PREVIEW
Is there a more soulful band in Chicago? The Right Now certainly deserves to be in the conversation.

08/27/10 - CHICAGO INNERVIEW: SHOW PREVIEW
The Right Now play soul music, and they're not shy about it. Singer Stefanie Berecz commands the sta

08/01/10 - THE RIGHT NOW IS PERFECT FOR RIGHT NOW
The toughest part about writing this review is the knowledge that "Carry Me Home" will be put into t

07/06/10 - USA TODAY: REVIEW
Ain't Going Back is listed as one of 10 intriguing tracks of the week.The Chicago soul band fronted

07/06/10 - RIVERFRONT TIMES (STL): REVIEW
The Right Now evolved out of Eli Jones, a young Chicago R&B band that flirted with the jam and w

06/25/10 - THE DAILY IOWAN: PREVIEW
THE RIGHT NOW BRINGS SOUL TO THE MILLBY JASON M. LARSONSoul is known as an emotional style of music.

06/24/10 - THE PRESS-CITIZEN (IOWA): PREVIEW
The resurgence of the classic Sixties' soul/pop sounds is one of this listener's favorite trends of

06/21/10 - SOULTRACKS: REVIEW
Keeping with the latest renaissance of updating proven music traditions with a pinch of pop, the Chi

05/26/10 - NEW CITY: PREVIEW
Metronome Celebration When: Noon-10pm, Sat, June 12-Sun, June 13Where: Milwaukee Avenue, between Arm

05/09/10 - 93 XRT LOCAL ANESTHETIC: INTERVIEW
Chicago septet talk about recording their debut, touring with a big band, dynamics of their live s

04/30/10 - ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER: REVIEW
Though certainly related, packaging The Right Now in the same box as Sharon Jones & The Dap-King

04/15/10 - GAZZETTE ONLINE (IOWA): REVIEW
CD REVIEW: The Right Now finds a right soulful groove.By Diana NolenChicago soul band The Right Now

04/14/10 - 77 SQUARE (MADISON): PREVIEW
This Chicago band plays classic, tear-down-the-walls soul. It's Stefanie Berecz backed by a seven-pi

03/31/10 - THE DAILY HAPPENSTANCE: REVIEW
According to its website, The Right Now "plays soul music, and soul music is all about feeling; not

03/31/10 - INDIE MUSIC WATCH: REVIEW
In a time when auto-tune and a mediocre producer can turn just about anyone into an R&B star, it

03/27/10 - SECRET NOTE: SHOW REVIEW
Something new emerging from something old.  Lincoln Hall proved to be a very suitable backdrop

03/19/10 - CHICAGOIST: REVIEW
We'll forgive you if you cringe as we preface this review by saying we'll be discussing a local funk

03/17/10 - LOUD LOOP PRESS: REVIEW
Asking a band whose bread and butter is playing live to cut a studio album that both captures the en

03/13/10 - PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER: SHOW PREVIEW
For a town so obsessed with soul records, we don't seem to get many live soul shows. In any case, vi

03/11/10 - A LITTLE MORE VODKA, A LITTLE LESS MILK: REVIEW
Picture this: Members of the Chicago based musical group The Right Now hijack Mr. Peabody's way-back

03/10/10 - ABSOLUTE PUNK: REVIEW
The Right Now are a Chicago-based soul band. Carry Me Home is their debut. Lead singer Stefanie B

03/09/10 - METROMIX Q&A WITH STEF
Anyone heading to the Right Now's album release concert at Lincoln Hall is going to see a big show.

03/07/10 - TIME TO PLAY B-SIDES: REVIEW
I'm always concerned when an established band decides to change their name. Chicago band The Righ

03/03/10 - BABYSUE: REVIEW
We had to spin this one a few times before we realized...this here is some groovy goddamn shit. 1970

03/01/10 - AVANT/CHICAGO: REVIEW
Chicago's got soul and The Right Now carry the torch with loving pride. One of the city's best singe

02/28/10 - HOT ZONE: REVIEW
Are you looking for your typical rock album? One full of screeching guitars, irritating thumps of ba

02/24/10 - NASHVILLE SCENE: SHOW PREVIEW
While the inaugural installment of local soul label Outta Sight Records' new residency may have set

02/22/10 - MOJOPHENIA (UK): REVIEW
To be completely honest while sheepishly holding my hands up, I was half expecting a resurrection of

02/12/10 - HERE COMES THE FLOOD (NETHERLANDS): REVIEW
There once was a funky soul band from Chicago called Eli Jones. They released an album in 2007 - Ma