The Other Woman

The Other Woman is a rock, pop, and blues cover band that consists of five musicians with over 75 years combined experience. They are a band located in the North Shore suburbs of Chicago. The Other Woman have been active in open mics, performing in bars, playing at large venues and also private events. Venues love them with such a wide variety of genres they cover, they appeal to any diverse crowds.

The band members have all been in several bands before getting together and forming The Other Woman in early 2024. The name came about when one band was dissolving and a new member was found, hence the member became somewhat of the other woman.

Loan

Loan Lynch

Vocals

Loan a.k.a Pop Troll, has been singing for almost 40 years. She found her love of performing in her high school musicals and had the opportunity to sing the National Anthem at the football and basketball games. Loan has also been playing the flute since elementary school and has found ways to incorporate it into her performances. She enjoys a wide range of music from pop, to dance to 90s new wave. Her musical inspirations are Lea Salonga, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, and Kelly Clarkson. When Loan isn’t busy singing she enjoys hanging out with her three kids, running marathons, doing yoga, and playing Candy Crush while listening to true crime podcasts.

Peter

Pete Traeger

Bass

While Pete is primary bassist, he has been playing the guitar even longer - 33 years. He also can play a sick mandolin and ukulele. Pete likes a broad spectrum of musical genres in addition to rock, including classical, blues, and jazz. He has too many favorite rock songs to pick just one, but Led Zeppelin is his favorite band. When he’s not rocking he enjoys playing pickleball, skiing, traveling, and cooking.

Mike

Mike Lanyon

Guitar

Mike picked up his first guitar when he was 10 years old, in fact he still plays with the same guitar his mom played with when he was young. When he was 13, he started replacing homework with playing guitar. In addition to being an experienced guitar player, Mike also can play the bass, a bit on the keyboard, drums and also vocals. Mike’s influences include Michael Bloomfield, Led Zeppelin and the Smashing Pumpkins. When not playing music, he enjoys cooking, gardening, writing, Oreos, and studying economic theory. He loves a good BBQ and most of all, he HATES mayonnaise

Steve

Steve Gadlin

Drums

Steve has over 15 years of drumming experience. Steve grew up enjoying music from The Pixies, Ween, The Old 97s, and The Kinks. Fun fact about Steve is not only has he appeared on the hit show Shark Tank, but he also landed a deal with Mark Cuban. Steve has drawn over 22,000 stick figure cats for customers all over the world. Steve really is a serial silly projects guy and is the inventor of The Fart Pedal, a guitar pedal that turns your guitar into fart noises. You can go down the Steve Gadlin rabbit hole on his website https://fart.pizza.

Alan Kolof

Keys

Proud to be part of The Other Woman, Alan has been playing keys since he was 13 and played in his first band called Dead Skunk at age 18. After playing in a band during college, he decided that a career in banking would better pay the bills, but never lost his love of music. Alan loves new challenges and the opportunity to stretch into different genres, enjoying all types of music from '60s pop to classic rock, to show tunes to current hits. Favorites are Elton John, Beatles, Bruno Mars, Eminem and others. He enjoys golf, traveling, cooking and spending time with family, and is recognized among friends for his legendary guacamole and gumbo.

Adam Wilson

Guitar

Adam started playing guitar at 12 years old. He played in several bands in college, then took a 20 year hiatus before starting playing with The Other Woman at open mics in late 2024. His main influences are Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, and the Beatles, with a little Brittney Spears sprinkled in. He has a wonderful wife and 3 boys, a naughty airedale terrier dog, and enjoys skiing, cooking, breaking and fixing things around the house, and watching his kids play sports.