# Hushdrops
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{{Short description|Rock band from Chicago, Illinois, USA}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Hushdrops
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| origin = [Chicago](/source/Chicago), [Illinois](/source/Illinois), United States
| genre = [Rock](/source/Rock_music)
| years_active = 1990–2025
| label = various
| associated_acts = [Veruca Salt](/source/Veruca_Salt), [Liam Hayes](/source/Liam_Hayes) and Plush, [The Waco Brothers](/source/The_Waco_Brothers), [The Webb Brothers](/source/The_Webb_Brothers), [NRBQ](/source/NRBQ), [Kevin Tihista](/source/Kevin_Tihista), [Josh Caterer](/source/Josh_Caterer)
| current_members = John San Juan, [Jim Shapiro](/source/Jim_Shapiro_(drummer))
| past_members = Joe Camarillo
}}
'''Hushdrops''' are a three-piece rock band from Chicago featuring current and former members of [Veruca Salt](/source/Veruca_Salt), [Liam Hayes](/source/Liam_Hayes) and Plush, [The Waco Brothers](/source/The_Waco_Brothers) (through 2020),[{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.suntimes.com/entertainment-news/chicagos-funeral-bonsai-wedding-debut-hypnotic-bending-jazz-roots-hushdrops-get-epic/ |title=Chicago's Funeral Bonsai Wedding debut a hypnotic bending of jazz and roots; Hushdrops get epic |work=Chicago Entertainment - Chicago Sun-Times |accessdate=19 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224185121/http://entertainment.suntimes.com/entertainment-news/chicagos-funeral-bonsai-wedding-debut-hypnotic-bending-jazz-roots-hushdrops-get-epic/ |archivedate=24 December 2014 }}] [The Webb Brothers](/source/The_Webb_Brothers) (who recorded and released a cover of Hushdrops' "Summer People" as a UK single in 2000),[{{cite web|url=https://www.mp3hugger.com/2006/05/the-webb-brothers-summer-people/ |title=The Webb Brothers – Summer People |website=mp3hugger.com |access-date=2023-10-20}}] [Josh Caterer](/source/Josh_Caterer), [Kevin Tihista](/source/Kevin_Tihista), and [NRBQ](/source/NRBQ).[{{cite web|last=Jones |first=Rob |url=http://thedeletebin.com/2011/02/21/interview-with-hushdrops-who-play-divine/ |title=Interview with Hushdrops, Who Play 'Divine' – The Delete Bin |website=Thedeletebin.com |date=2011-02-21 |accessdate=2020-04-04}}] The band's 2004 debut album ''Volume One'' was followed in 2014 by the (mono) double album ''Tomorrow''.[{{cite web|publisher=[Chicagoist](/source/Chicagoist)| url=http://chicagoist.com/2014/06/13/rockin_our_turntable_hushdrops_tomo.php|title=Rockin' Our Turntable: Hushdrops' Double LP, 'Tomorrow'|work=Chicagoist|accessdate=19 January 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622123912/http://chicagoist.com/2014/06/13/rockin_our_turntable_hushdrops_tomo.php|archivedate=22 June 2014}}] Drummer Joe Camarillo died unexpectedly in January 2021, just as the group were completing their third album (''The Static''). In August 2021, it was announced that [Pravda Records](/source/Pravda_Records) would release that album in November of that year, partly in tribute to Camarillo.[{{cite web| publisher=Glide Magazine| date=September 2, 2021| title=Hushdrops Pay Dreamy Tribute to Fallen Drummer Joe Camarillo on "One of the Guys"| url=https://glidemagazine.com/262100/video-premiere-hushdrops-pay-dreamy-tribute-to-fallen-drummer-joe-camarillo-on-one-of-the-guys/| accessdate=2021-09-27}}][{{cite web| publisher=Enigma Online| title=Chicago Supergroup With Members Of Veruca Salt, Material Issue, Waco Brothers Releasing 3rd Album – In Tribute To Joe Camarillo| date=August 17, 2021| url=http://www.enigmaonline.com/2021/08/17/chicago-ssupergroup-with-members-of-veruca-salt-material-issue-waco-brothers-releasing-3rd-album-in-tribute-to-joe-camarillo/| accessdate=2021-08-18}}]
Hushdrops resumed performing and recording in September 2021 and into 2026 with NRBQ and JD McPherson drummer John Perrin.[{{cite web| publisher=[Blue Island](/source/Blue_Island%2C_Illinois) Beer Company| title=The Hushdrops – the WayBack Room| date=2021| url=https://blueislandbeerco.com/event/the-hushdrops-the-wayback-room/| accessdate=2021-12-08}}]
==Members==
*John San Juan
*[Jim Shapiro](/source/Jim_Shapiro_(drummer))
===Former members===
*Joe Camarillo (born September 3, 1968 - died January 24, 2021; Number Nine, Gear, [Skull Orchard](/source/Jon_Langford), [Bad Luck Jonathan](/source/Jon_Langford), [Waco Brothers](/source/Waco_Brothers), [NRBQ](/source/NRBQ))[{{cite news|author=Guarino, Mark|authorlink=Mark Guarino| title=Rest in Peace to Chicago drummer Joe Camarillo |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/joe-camarillo-drummer-waco-brothers-hushdrops-obituary/Content?oid=86005905|publisher=Chicago Reader| date=26 January 2021| accessdate=2021-02-11}}
][{{cite news| author=Johnson, Steve| title=Live music coming to Chicago: GMan Tavern sets live music shows in celebration of late Waco Brothers drummer Joe Camarillo |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-prem-ent-live-music-gman-joe-camarillo-waco-brothers-tribune-0305-20210304-634rb2xq7rau7ib24uovujgi4y-story.html| publisher=Chicago Tribune| date=4 March 2021|accessdate=2021-03-06}}
][{{cite news| author=Ludwig, Jamie| authorlink=Jamie Ludwig| title=Joe Camarillo's friends and bandmates come together to celebrate the drummer's life and music| url=https://chicagoreader.com/music/joe-camarillos-friends-and-bandmates-come-together-to-celebrate-the-drummers-life-and-music/| publisher=Chicago Reader| date=17 September 2021| accessdate=2021-09-27}}
] - drums
==Discography==
*''[Volume One (Hushdrops album)](/source/Volume_One_(Hushdrops_album))'' (2003)
*''[Tomorrow (Hushdrops album)](/source/Tomorrow_(Hushdrops_album))'' (2014)["http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hushdrops-mn0000642360"]
*''[The Static (Hushdrops album)](/source/The_Static_(Hushdrops_album))'' (2021)["https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/the-static-mr0005501278"]
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://hushdrops.bandcamp.com/ Official Bandcamp]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/2620512-Hushdrops Discogs Page]
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Category:Songwriters from Illinois
Category:Rock music groups from Illinois
Category:Musical groups from Chicago
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