Press:

“DAN PETERS AND THE WESTSIDE WINDERS are off the damn chain! GUITAR SCREAMS! ENJOY!`”
JellyBean Johnson - FaceBook

“If you like guitar heroes who are hard to pigeonhole, guys like the late Danny Gatton, the great Junior Brown, and the eclectic Jeff Beck, then Chicago's Dan Peters really should be on your radar. Peters' work combines rockabilly, blues, country, swing, surf, a little arena rock dynamics, and more than a bit of jazz flair. On his MySpace page, Peters lists just about every guitar player you've ever heard of, from hard rockers to beboppers (not to mention Charlie Parker), among his "influences." He's an omnivorous licksmeister, and gets plenty of room to shine in the three-piece mostly-rockabilly and blues band, The West Side Winders. Peters also ably sings and writes catchy original material for the Winders, but it's his barrage of hot pickin' that seals the deal. Tom Surowicz”
Tom Surowicz - Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Surviving an intense battle of the bands....the Chicago group West Side Winders has won the opportunity to open for Bon Jovi next week at the United Center!"
CBS Chicago

"Dan delivered a killin' rockabilly-styled set and his stunningly rough-and-ready vocals"
Michael Molenda - Guitar Player Magazine

"The tone was great and switching gears like that was pretty stunning."
Steve Vai - Guitar Superstar 2008

"one of the best I have heard"
Jerry Henry - Music Matters - The Planet Weekly

"The way you changed it up and pulled off your version of Eruption on a Gretsch, blew my mind. That was amazing."
George Lynch of Dokken - Guitar Superstar 2008

"these 3 guys can rock it in an old-style roots fashion that transcends time and space"
Kathy Coleman - About.com

"The sound of the guitar and the piece, they came together. It was great."
Joe Satriani - Guitar Superstar 2008

"they're really guitar gods underneath it all"
Phil Edwards - Americana UK

"You got a great rock tone out of a Gretsch. I really enjoyed it."
Elliot Easton of The Cars - Guitar Superstar 2008

"remarkable, blast-force trio rockabilly with modern sensibility"
Rockabilly Magazine