BOOTS WITH SPURS

Boots with Spurs is a four piece progressive rock band from Chicago, IL. The band just finished it’s second album, entitled “Voodoo or Die: The Sun Never Sets Part 2” released May 5th, 2012. This album is the second installment of their two part conceptual project and features a new member in vocalist, Ty Wyffels. Ty joins original members: Clay Bail, Matt Gonzalez, and David Lugo as they plan on bringing their hard hitting, psychedelic approach to progressive rock to the Chicago music scene.

“{Boots with Spurs music} makes Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ look like a nursery story, whilst Coheed & Cambria can no longer be deemed the most imaginative band on the planet.” “I’d hazard a guess that the world just simply is not ready for these kind of ludicrous tales.”

– album review from music blog, “The Only Thing I Know For Sure”

BORN TO LOVE VOLCANOS

BOX BRUISERS

BRAD GRAHM

BRAIN DRILL

BLUE FELIX

BLUE MOON REVUE

BLUE ODDER

The Blue Ribbon Glee Club

BLUE RIBBON GLEE CLUB

The Blue Ribbon Glee Club is Chicago-based and performs punk rock classics, a cappella-style. Featuring 30+ members and a chorus of voicessigning guitar riffs and bass lines, with no instrumentation save for a drum to keep time, they present punk classics in way you’ve never heard before. The overall effect is like that of having a group of carolers show up at your doorstep singing songs you actually enjoy.

Blue Road

BLUE ROAD

Featuring husband and wife team Gary Gand on guitar and Joan Gand on keys, Blue Road is the ultimate blues backup band for all the fantastic vocalists in the festival.

BLUE TRUTH

BLUEFISH FELLOWS

Bluefish Fellows are a runaway locomotive of powerful energy, raw talent, refined skill and vibrant showmanship.To watch a group change speeds, genres, and styles while sneaking in subtle hints from their musical influences, is what a great band is all about, and that’s what Bluefish Fellows do with constant and rich desire.

BLUES ALLSTARS

BOATS!!

BOB KRAVOS ORCHESTRA

BOB NANNA

Bob Nanna has been writing, recording, and performing rock music for 25 years. He’s a featured songwriter in the bands Braid, Lifted Bells, Hey Mercedes, Certain People I Know and often moonlights solo under the name The City On Film and as a duo with Jack & Ace. All he wants to do is write music, practice, and get better.

BOB ROGAN

BOBBY PARKER

BONDED BY BLOOD

Distinguishing themselves from Southern California’s extensive thrash roster, Bonded by Blood combine the raw aggression of punk and hardcore with speed, technical ability, attitude and good old-fashioned heavy metal. Formed in 2005, the teens set out with the task of finding a line-up to complete their vision. Despite clear musical differences, the band was united by their love for thrash and thus, Bonded by Blood was born.

BLACKGUARD

BLACKPOOL LIGHTS

BLAH BLAH BLAH

BLAKE ZWEIG

BLASTED DIPLOMATS

BLIND MAN LEADING

BLISS.CITY.EAST

BLITZKID

Blitzkid is one of the premiere horror rock bands of the new millennium. They began in Bluefield, WV in the winter of 1997. They have toured consistently all over the US and overseas. The band is headed up by Argyle Goolsby(bass/vokills) and TB Monstrosity(guitars/vokills). In the time they have been a band, they have garnered critical underground acclaim for their tireless work ethic, consistent, ever evolving album output and dedication to giving their audience the respect they deserve through providing great songs and energetic llive shows.

BLOCK STARS

BLOOD FROM THE STONE

BLUE EYED JESUS

Ladies and Gentlemen…Blue Eyed Jesus! This trio from Chicago draws its inspirations from the dawn of Rock and Roll and beyond. Formed in 2009 by Chicago guitarist, Steve Vazquez (ex-Woolworthy, Thing 3), bassist Mike Dobervich (Duck You Sucker, ex-Umbra and the Vulcan Siege) and drummer Zafar Musharraf (currently The Swan King, ex-Toro! Toro! Toro!), the band weathered many setbacks (we’ll spare you the details) but continued to charge forward. An early demo prompted one reviewer to write:

“Garage-y, proto-punks, Blue Eyed Jesus…. have(sic) absorbed many styles and influences into its music. There’s definitely some blues-rock riffs combined with buzzy alternative rock rhythms and plenty of fuzzy vocals. It’s a simple, yet hearty stew.”

Audrey Leon, loudlooppress.com

Playing many of the great rock clubs of Chicago, BEJ have steadily been building a loyal fan base and continue to turn heads with every show. More and more, lovers of the Rock and Roll are coming back to satisfy their cravings for tube amps, heavy-foot drums, and guitar solos straight from the mouth of Godzilla. One blogger, after a second visit to a BEJ show, wrote:

“For this reviewer, BEJ continued to amaze her ears with the band’s intermixing of genres heard amongst their songs. It’s their use of edgy guitar hooks and upbeat tempos (even while performing the ballad -Tell Me Again) that fuels the loyal BEJ fans into a fanatic frenzy at each show. They were excited to hear such favorites Hey Beautiful, Long Hard Nights and closer Velvet Years but this band had two new surprises rockin’ the stage for them…” She went on :

” New song, Too Late, jumpstarted this set with a loud rip-roaring bang in which SouthSide immediately liked the melodic rhythms …meanwhile Your Time (new song dedicated to the people in Libya, Egypt, and elsewhere) blasted the ears with hardcore guitar rock sound. This rock anthem was the highlighted featured of this performance for the way BEJ had the stage under an electrifying glow. Who knows when and where (Blue Eyed) Jesus will appear on stage again, blogspot readers, but do visit this band…”

– SouthSide Tanya Vega, southsideonthetown.blogspot.com (Mar 08, 2011)

Blue Eyed Jesus is excited to release the new Velvet Years EP, (Recorded with Dan Glomski of Balance Audio and Metro Mobile) and will be playing often in support. They will also be recording new material in the Summer of 2012.

Black Angus

BLACK ANGUS

BLACK ANGUS is the premier North American AC/DC tribute band re-creating the sound, energy and rhythms of AC/DC.

Far beyond your average wig-wearing cover band, BLACK ANGUS consists of veteran Chicago rock & blues touring and recording musicians from the likes of Loudmouth, Cathedral, Urge Overkill, Skinwalker, The Last Vegas, Frank Bang’s Secret Stash, Thunderwing, Maiden Chicago, Head On, Fierce Atmospheres, The Cynics and more.

“Our current line-up are just great players” says Taran De Pablos, singer of BLACK ANGUS. “Our guys have toured the world, released hit albums, done stadium tours, you name it we’ve done it. When performing with Black Angus, it’s a band having fun, breathing some life into some of the best rock songs of all time. The bull has found the unmistakable, AC/DC boogie. People love it.”

Since 2018 BLACK ANGUS has been touring the club and festival circuit, building out a Grade A set list. They’ve released 2 promo videos, and recently recorded studio versions of three classic AC/DC jams; “Girls Got Rhythm”, “Shot Down in Flames”, and “Walk All Over You”.

AC/DC rules. BLACK ANGUS aims to rule, almost as much.

BLACK ARROW

BLACK ATTIC

BLACK BEAR COMBO

Black Bear Combo was formed in 2002 by Doug Abram, a noise drummer inspired to take up horns after hearing Romany musicians in Ceske Krumlov. Our travels have taken us across the country, to festivals on both coasts, Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans, the Halloween party at the White House, and every nook and corner of Chicago. We’ve played rock clubs, basements, festivals, weddings, funerals and parties of every description. Our sound is rooted in different styles from eastern Europe which we play in a way that’s all our own. But it would be nothing without sharing it, so we’ll see you at the next show!!!

BLACK BREATH

Black Breath is a band from the Pacific Northwest who have quickly shredded their way to popularity. With members of Shook Ones, Go It Alone, Blue Monday, Get the Most, and On, they began in 2007 as crossover band with a joking spirit such as songs like “Party Idea” in their 2007 Demo. In 2008, they released a 4-song 12” EP, Razor To Oblivion, which proved their step in a more serious direction, writing riffs that are reminiscent of first-wave thrash, black, and death metal bands such as Celtic Frost and Hellhammer, but maintain a traditional hardcore punk undertone.

Although Black Breath is a fairly young band they are quickly becoming everyone’s new favorite band. They have absolutely stormed onto the hardcore and metal scene with their unique and uncompromising sound. After gathering a loyal cult following the band took their assault around the USA supporting Trap Them and Victims. Late last year Southern Lord released the very first recordings from Black Breath in the form of the Razor to Oblivion EP. Raw, intense and in your face this EP has created a immense buzz and effectively set up the highly anticipated next move!

For this, their debut full-length the band went into Kurt Ballou’s (Converge, Trap Them, Disfear) God City studios in Salem, Massachussets. The end result of those monumental sessions is a recording much darker, heavier and more brutal than anything they have done before. The direction of the album contains many of the punk and hardcore influences that were exhibited on the Razor To Oblivion EP. However, after listening to just five seconds of the albums opening track, “Black Sin (Spit On The Cross)” it’s painfully obvious the band has let their Swedish death metal obsession take control! One of the bands strengths is its ability to truly craft a memorable song with hooks that dig into your skull and never let up. This is heavily apparent on the thrashing burner “Children of The Horn”.

Not since the mid-eighties when bands like Motörhead, Metallica and Discharge were giving metal heads bangovers has brutality been so infectious. The decidedly more Death Metal direction of Heavy Breathing is a extremely bold move that will definitely set them apart from the rest.

BLACK CAT REBELLION