Kelroy was formed in Chicago, IL in January 2007 by a group of friends who had played in previous bands together in Chicago's local Spanish rock and Indie rock scenes since the late 90's and early 00's. Developing a local following since their formation, the band has played notable Chicago venues such as Metro, Double Door, Subterranean, and the Cubby Bear. In September 2009, Kelroy won 2nd place in the Chicago Battle of the Bands hosted at the Elbo Room. In March 2010 Kelroy opened for Butterfly Explosion at the Abbey Pub in Chicago.

The band's debut album, Bloodshot Hungry Paranoid, was released independently as a digital download in February 2010, available on the band's website and through most digital music providers such as iTunes, Amazon and lala.

Kelroy consists of Luis Crespo (vocals), Omar Castro (guitar, vocals), Juan Salinas (guitar, vocals), Fernando Ayala (bass, vocals), Joel Gonzalez (drums, percussion) and Vince Panepinto (keyboards, trombone). Given the size and instrumentation of the band, their music uses a blend of sounds/genres including rock,alternative, jazz, blues and post-rock. The band's sound is comparable to and influenced by Radiohead,,Sigur Ros, Blonde Redhead and Explosions in the Sky. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.