ABOVEANDBELOW
” Chicago’s aboveandbelow are a band who play whatever the hell they feel like. Beit grunge, psychedlic, punk, indie, or anything in between, this trio refuses to be defined, which is a refreshing middle-finger to the microgenre-bending gymnastics that dominates the musical landscape.” -The Empty Bottle
The seeds to aboveandbelow have been sewn a few years back when Joe and Eric’s former band, The Memories, was winding down. Joe embarked on a, still, successful solo project, while Eric went on to play in other bands.
Those two have played together in various forms, and have had great luck in working together. They were always trying to figure out a way to work together more.
Fast forward to 2011 when Eric met Melanie while playing together in the shoegaze inspired bliss.city.east.
As bliss.city.east went on hiatus, Eric and Melanie still wanted to play some more. Eric contacted Joe about starting a project again. They all got together to jam, and things clicked. They began writing songs, and things were good.