Chris Connelly › Scottish-born, Chicago-based musician and author

Out Now: The Birthday Poems

This unique song cycle is now available digitally and on CD!
Learn about and listen to THE BIRTHDAY POEMS
Tae The Poets!

The video for the first single off of Chris's new album is out now!
Watch it and learn more about THE BIRTHDAY POEMS
New album out now

Get the details and checkout the video for
"The Hypnotic Stand-by"
New Album and New Book

This 11th of November, Chris releases an album and a book to celebrate his birthday.
BLOODHOUNDS 11·11·18

Available now from Armalyte Industries
The Tide Stripped Bare

Chris's 20th album is his third release in five months. Learn more
Also check out Further Days and Art & Gender
Art & Gender — Out Now!

Watch the video for Seven Days, Seven Lies, Seven Lovers
Buy the album at CD Baby, Bandcamp, or Amazon.
Art & Gender — Out Now!

Watch the video for Seven Days, Seven Lies, Seven Lovers
Buy the album at CD Baby, Bandcamp, or Amazon.
“Decibels From Heart” out now!

Order from Amazon, iTunes, or Cleopatra Records
Concrete, Bulletproof, Invisible & Fried

"Book Club"edition with new content in full-color paperback and audiobook narrated by Chris!
Order yours today!

The Joy Thieves

The Heart Has to Ache Before It Learns to Beat

Tribute to Bill Rieflin

Concrete, Bulletproof, Invisible & Fried

Recent News

Album cover for Fa Massa Calor - Chris stands and plays guitar.

Fa Massa Calor – It’s Bandcamp Friday

Posted 5 May 2023 | Filed under Music, News |

For those who couldn’t make it to Chris’s recent gig at the Gman Tavern, we present Fa Massa Calor – Live at Gman 2023 – a recording of selections from that evening.

Pre-order the Phenobarb Bambalam re-release

Posted 4 April 2023 | Filed under News | Read Comments

You can now place your pre-orders at the WAX TRAX! online shop for Chris’s 1992 album, Phenobarb Bambalam!

“Decibels From Heart” out now!

The Joy Thieves

The Heart Has to Ache Before It Learns to Beat

Tribute to Bill Rieflin

Concrete, Bulletproof, Invisible & Fried

Recent News