BLACKLIST REGULARS
Blacklist Regulars are an in your face rock band with an international twist.
AM SAMSTAG
Am Samstag is a rock band formed in September 2018. Drawing on influences from the bands that gave birth to the grunge movement in the early 90’s, the band wishes to prove that grunge is not dead, it was just asleep for a while.
6 months later, Am Samstag releases its first EP “1”, produced and mixed by legendary producer Jack Endino in Seattle (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Babes In Toyland, Screaming Trees). Composed of broken vocals, distorted guitars, heavy bass lines and aggressive drums, this first release is a travel to the Seattle underground scene.
MISTY BLISS
Misty Bliss is a Swiss rock band formed in 2017.
The band’s music is a wave of melodies made to move all calm souls and all those who want to stimulate their senses through music. A sort of time machine that goes from blues to psychedelic, from garage to alternative rock.
Distorted riffs, powerful voices and daring energy on stage, is what characterises Misty Bliss. The band doesn’t waste time with trivia and gets straight to the point. Each of its member has her own story and shares different musical influences, which allows them to mix approches and emotions.
Released in July 2018, Misty Bliss’s debut EP “MB” received positive reviews from around the world, allowing the band to
perform in a few venues in Geneva, Lausanne and neighbouring France.
In December 2018 the band starts composing songs for a first album, with an expected release date in 2020. The songs will be recorded in September 2019 at Electrical Audio Studio in Chicago with legendary producer Steve Albini (PJ Harvey, Nirvana, Pixies), who will also be in charge of the production and mixing of the album.
LOLLYGAGGER
Lollygagger is a heavy stoner-punk Chicago power trio defined by whip-smart lyrics and riffs as fast and technical as they are accessible. Their 2019 Self-titled Video album was followed up by Chirp Radio’s Best of 22 Album, TOTAL PARTY KILL via What’s for Breakfast Records. Razorcake Magazine said “This, I can definitely fuck with… the lyrical content is smart, topical, and biting, the performances are on point, the delivery is charged as hell, and there’s just enough “weird” to it all to keep any potential meathead proclivities at bay“. Maximum Rock and Roll called it “A righteous, sex-fueled party is crammed into the grooves of the debut LP… This act is fronted by a snot-nosed punk who hates boss, hates system, hates cops, loves screaming, loves exposing hypocrisy. Total punk attitude, total stoner metal groove” The pristine sounding record was engineered by the legendary Sanford Parker (EYEHATEGOD, VOIVOD, YOB), but their live skills are not to be missed, catch them ASAP!
THE ANNA MAZE
The Anna Maze is comprised of two core memebers, Anna Maze and Jim Licka (Umbra and the Volcan Siege) with a rotating cast of other musicians. This band is a refreshing mixture of dark indie country, and the blues; think Jonny Cash and June Carter, if they were from Chicago. The soulful vocals of Anna Maze combined with the haunting cries of Jim Licka are sure to leave you wanting more. New album ‘That’s What I Want ‘Em To Say’ out now on all digital streaming platforms.
THE DRUGSTORE GYPSIES
These guys might just be the most rock ‘ n’ roll rock ‘ n’ roll band in America.
In an industry beset by guarded calculation and repressive risk-avoidance, this band goes “all in” with every bet they make. Their infectious self-confidence permeates their music and fuels their road-hardened lifestyle. When they roll into your town you’ d best be prepared. They’ re the bull in the china shop. The hair of the dog. The storm after the calm.
They are…The Drugstore Gypsies.
Drawing on distinctively Southern influences like Blackberry Smoke, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers, and The Black Crowes, The Drugstore Gypsies also combine many of the sensibilities of worldwide riff rock heroes like Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones. You don’ t fly that flag in 2016 because of focus testing or market research. It’ s got to be who you are!
Founded in 2014 by wildly entertaining frontman Duke Ryan and guitar extraordinaire Dillan Dostal, the band quickly locked in on the right duo in the rhythm section, adding drummer Rey Chapa and bassist Korey Davis. The Gypsies have already played in excess of 200 shows throughout Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, and have recently added John Wilson to play Hammond organ and rhythm guitar, completing the band’ s classic Southern sound.
In mid-2015 the band attracted the attention of Edgewater Music Group, a Sony/RED distributed music production, artist management, and music distribution company based in Houston. The band arrived at Edgewater Studios in December of that year to begin work on their self-titled, debut album. The record features a dynamic body of rip-roaring rock ‘ n roll from start to finish.
Songs like “Black Label Boogie”and “Show Up Show Down” highlight the band’ s wall of guitar-laden power. “Breakin The Law,”“Drugstore Gypsy,”and “Live The Life” are loads of fun and feature a three-piece horn section backing the band’ s enigmatic sound. “Running To”and “Indian Summer” trend into organic Americana rock.
“The Drugstore Gypsies” explores what it means to be an impetuous young American male living life to the fullest in the heart of the South. Tales of humorous conquest blend into battles with burgeoning demons. Stories of love and betrayal lay bare the band’ s undeniable maturity as writers, hidden just beneath a convincing veneer of youth and bravado.
This is a band people will make movies about. In fact, you’ d be hard-pressed to craft a more captivating story for a morecompelling cast of characters in a Hollywood writer’ s room. In their own words, they are intent on to bringing to you, “Some of the greatest music of the modern day!” Experience a Gypsies’ show and you’ ll be consumed by their irrepressible enthusiasm and innate humor. Know them and succumb to their down-home charm. They are intent on taking their rightful place in the annals of rock ‘ n’ roll history, side-by-side with all the great American rock bands who have come before. Treasure their record and bear witness to their rise. What’ s their ultimate destiny?
TYLER CASSIDY
For the longest time, Tyler Cassidy, formerly known as Froggy Fresh, formerly known as Krispy Kreme, formerly known as Tyler Cassidy, was an enigma – having blurred the lines between who he is and his elaborately written character. The franchise was one of textbook Youtube legacy, a self-produced project that earned hundreds of millions of views, John Cena endorsement, Tosh.0 appearance, and survival of a rebrand and a follow-up album that charted 3rd on the Billboard Comedy chart. However, everything you thought you knew about Froggy Fresh was wrong. In a later self-retrospective, it was revealed that the project was birthed in Tyler’s feeling lack of attention to the preceding original music he had made.
In 2017 – almost five years to the date of the first YouTube upload – Froggy Fresh surprised fans with a live tour, playing to packed venues across every crevice of the continental US. The tour was a swan song of the Froggy Fresh project as Tyler had grown out of it (and feared being stuck throughout his career as what he described as a Pee-Wee Herman type character). The formative life-experience of extensive travel through touring and connecting with fans, re-ignited Tyler’s creative flame as he taught himself to compose and perform on the piano.
The initial offerings were solemn tunes of love, loss and redemption – written for a concept album. Now the listener, who had extended a Kleenex for Froggy’s nose in the Baddest, would use it for their own eyes. While these songs would earn Tyler critical acclaim and more millions of likes and views, his biggest hit would stray from the more serious, heart-wrenching material and land a spot on the cover of Reddit.
Garnering the attention of major players in the music industry, Boyfriend rivaled the virility of any video from the Froggy Fresh project with one major difference – the video was a simple iPhone shot of him performing the song on his grandma’s piano, and finally his songwriting was recognized on its own. Additional material followed which features sultry tales, irreverent streams of consciousness, and a healthy dose of millennial “fuckitol” in response to this age of doom and confusion. Froggy Fresh was Tyler’s Trojan horse and he’s emerged with multiple albums of material plus a high-energy backing band…. and this born entertainer is just getting started.
ASTILLIAN
“Formed in 2016 by Chicago area melodic metal veterans, Âstillian began as a project to cast a vision upon Dark Age inspired metal. Utilizing unique elements of Scandinavian folk combined with blistering melodic death metal, Âstillian created a powerful sound that captures the Saxon’s rage with infectious hooks and unforgettable soaring melodies.
Their self produced debut album, Waves at Dusk, (2017) is a concept album inspired by G.K. Chesterton’s epic tale, “The Ballad of the White Horse,” other Anglo-Saxon writings, and Norse sagas. This album captures the inescapable misery and undeniable hope of the early middle ages; raiding hordes, mass migrations, and kingdoms rising through the discord. The album features a hardwood Anglo-Saxon lyre and other folk instruments alongside a three-pronged electric guitar assault and viscerally blasted rhythms. Waves at Dusk also features a Saxon war cry historically used on the battlefield against the vikings.”
PAINTED CANYON
Painted Canyon is an Americana rock trio hailing from Chicago. They draw on influences such as Wilco, Tom Petty, Old 97’s, Hiss Golden Messenger, and Josh Ritter, among others. They seamlessly blend passionate heartland rock with expansive Americana tones. Formed in the summer of 2019, they recorded their professional demo EP at Audiotree Studio in Wicker Park. This helped kick things off for summer shows in the strong Chicago Americana music scene. The band’s members (Evan Burns, Eric Gannon, and Dan Powell) then had a busy second half of 2019 playing shows in the Chicago area, Central Illinois, and Wisconsin. They broke into the scene performing at famous Chicago-area venues such as FitzGerald’s, Reggies, Law Office Pub, Tonic Room, Carol’s Pub and Urbana’s historical Rose Bowl Tavern, to name a few. They’ve shared bills with other national touring artists such as Jesse Dayton, Jason Hawk Harris, Volk, Goodnight Texas, and The Dirty Streets.
Painted Canyon’s start to their debut album began in January of 2020 with a release that was originally scheduled for mid-2020. Like so many other artists and bands, the pandemic delayed studio recording and mixing sessions. Working closely with the studio recording engineer, Mike Hagler of Kingsize Sound Labs (Chicago) and mastering engineer, Chris Frasco of Master Frasco (Nashville), Painted Canyon was able to finally finish and release their debut album in 2021.
Together, this trio has developed a dynamic and uplifting sound, which has been best described as classic American rock with an indie/roots-inspired twist.
Their first full-length album Permanent Reflection is available now.
Evan Burns – Guitar, Lead Vocals
Eric Gannon – Bass, Vocals
Dan Powell – Drums, Vocals
J.D. PINKUS
Jeff ‘J.D.’ Pinkus is an American bassist best known for his work with American punk band Butthole Surfers from 1985 to 1994 and since the 2009 reunion.
In 1990, he and Butthole Surfers’ lead vocalist Gibby Haynes released Digital Dump, the only album from their psychedelic house music side project The Jackofficers.
Upon leaving Butthole Surfers, Pinkus worked full-time with the Austin trio Daddy Longhead, which he had assembled during his waning months in the band, and which included longtime Atlanta associate Jimbo Young on guitar and Rey Washam on drums. Daddy Longhead retired after 10 years, leaving Pinkus free to explore other projects including Skinny Leonard and Areola 51. Pinkus played with Helios Creed on his albums ‘NUGG: The Transport'[1996] and ‘Activated Condition’ [1998], and has also collaborated with Bad Livers frontman Danny Barnes several times in a live setting.
He currently appears with Honky and has in the past played weekly on Monday nights at the Jackalope, in Austin, Texas, with an assortment of other musicians called the Guit Down Syndrome.
Pinkus also performs with Pure Luck,who released a self-titled release in 2017 on Heavy Feather Records. He leaves his bass to play Banjo and Guitar in this project.
On their 30th anniversary tour in 2013, Pinkus joined the Melvins[3] in place of Jared Warren (on paternity leave) as well as performing with the opening Honky. He subsequently joined the Melvins full-time, touring with them in 2014 in support of the album Hold It In, which also featured Butthole Surfers founder Paul Leary, and again in 2015. He also plays on the song “Captain Come Down” which was first released in 2015 on Chaos as Usual, a split release with Le Butcherettes, and later included on the 2016 album Basses Loaded.
In 2018, J.D. Pinkus released a solo album, “Keep on the Grass” on Cassette tape on Minner Bucket Records and Compact Disc on Heavy Feather Records. It was recorded entirely on banjo and features a rendition of the song “Bride of Crankenstein” from the Melvins album Hold It In. The C.D. release show is with Sleep in San Pedro on September 15th 2018.
On February 12, 2018, the Melvins announced that Pinkus would be joining them, alongside current bassist Steven McDonald (Redd Kross), on their next album and subsequent tour. Released on April 20, 2018, the aptly titled Pinkus Abortion Technician features both bass players and four songs written or co-written by Pinkus.
I YA TOYAH
I Ya Toyah is a Chicago – based one woman army of Polish descent that blends chaos and balance with familiar, yet unknown vibe of industrial electronica sound. Her music melts the smooth, cutting edge vocals, surreal guitars, hypnotizing beats and multiple electronic elements into dark arrangements that, combined with storytelling lyrics, respond to the paranoia of everyday reality.
KING HAMMOND
Grammy award winning skinhead reggae artist / producer from the UK. Ex- Bad Manners & The Selecter.
DJ SET BY WIRED SESSIONS
Connecting cultures through electronic music.This project is about cultural and musical pluralism, where different artists, producers, composers and musicians from around the world collaborate under an electronic music format, without having to sacrifice their own particular identities.Instrumental wise it’s the opposite of an “unplugged”.The majority of the instrumentation used in these musical compositions would be electronic instruments, such as conventional synthesizers, modular synthesizers, drum machines, digital machines, samplers, processed acoustic instruments, processed vocals, software, etc.The word “Wired” refers to the electricity in music, but also to the interconnection between cultures.We are all connected and “wired”to each other in some way.The delivery format would be a series of short films where the guests perform together a musical piece in a particular location. This location could be a home studio, a recording studio, a music venue, outdoors, etc.The process of creation or story behind the creation of these musical pieces will be documented as well and used as part of the film (interviews, life experiences from the guests, footage from the locations/trips where the sessions are filmed, etc)The performances will be also professionally recorded, mixed and mastered, and later released in digital platforms.When the opportunity comes, the project would give emphasis to political or environmental problems.The project would also approach the involvement of governmental, intergovernmental and non profit organizations.
DJ SET BY ELA MINUS
NO DJ SET BY RUBEN ALBARRAN (CAFE TACUBA)
Known internationally for being the frontman of one of the most important Mexican bands Café Tacvba, Rubén Albarrán adds to his list of alternative projects (Caribe All Stars / Hoppo! And more) his project NO DJ Set. Being a consolidated artist, activist, mystic and designer is also a music lover and true enthusiast of vinyl records.
NO DJ Set is a tour of the music and artists that have influenced, moved and inspired in his life, with the aim of sharing it with his followers and friends, a party with a tonality of intimacy and closeness breaking with the stereotype of unattainable artist , therefore, could be interpreted as a conviviality with music, enjoyment, good vibes and celebration in the company of more than a celebrity, a friend with good musical taste.
THE DEAD BOLTS
Growing up as musicians in their neighborhoods on the South Side of Chicago, Eddie Hennessy (Vocals/Guitar), John Rolence (Vocals/Guitar), Matt Paske (Lead Guitar), James Ryan (Drums), and Tyler Hancock (Bass Guitar) eventually found each other to form The Dead Bolts in the summer of 2018. The band started out playing shows in crowded neighborhood bars, garages, houses, blocked off streets, and basically anywhere they could draw a crowd. With influences from Chicago’s prominent Blues, Rock, and Alternative music scene, as well as every other genre they happen to listen to, the band never put a label on their sound. All still enrolled in college or working, the band pieced together their first EP “Part Time” during the same summer, which they released in September of 2018.
The band hit the road come fall 2018 and debuted for the first of its many shows outside of their usual spots on the South Side, playing the college bar scenes of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois. Gaining the approval from packed and rowdy crowds, they’ve booked shows all over while piecing together their first full album “Pretty and Burnt Out” which came out in 2021. As good as they sound on record, they’re better live and they like it that way. Give’m a follow on the social medias.
WIND ROSE
Wind Rose is a power metal band born in Italy in 2009. The band gained notoriety in 2017 with the release of the third album “Stonehymn”, featuring the single “To Erebor” which scored millions of views on Youtube and Facebook.
The main themes of the lyrics are inspired to the fantasy world of Tolkien and in particular to the Dwarves, the fictional race that also inspires the costumes and the look of the band.
The band is also actively touring since 2013 and gained a lot of live experience being invited to tours with Ensiferum, Eluveitie and Wintersun in Europe and Japan. The longest ride so far was the Ensiferum’s “Path to Glory Tour”, 38 European shows in April/May 2018.
Wind Rose is currently working on the fourth studio album which will be released in 2019.
METSATOLL
On 24 February 1999, three men held a meeting at the borders of the Pääsküla bog, in the singer and guitar player Markus’s basement, one of whom could play a little bit of guitar, another who knew how to play a little bit of drums, and a third who had come up with a sufficiently ancient-sounding name that would be just right for a heavy metal band – ’Metsatöll’ (the name “Metsatöll” is an ancient Estonian euphemism for wolf).The thought soon turned into reality and over the next few days four or five songs were composed and a couple of months later there was an entire album-full of them. The demo album Terast mis hanging me hinge was released in the autumn of 1999. Soon afterwards, Lauri joined the band, bringing with him a second guitar, the torupill, kannels and flutes.
In early 2001, the original bass player was replaced by Kuriraivo. A year later, a single and video for the song Hundi loomine were released.
Metsatöll’s current line-up was finalised in 2004, when Atso took up the place behind the kit. At that same year, the album Hiiekoda was released, which multiplied the number of the band’s fans several hundred times, crushed all previous sales records for an Estonian metal artist and won Metsatöll the Best Metal Act 2005 award at the Estonian Music Awards ceremony.
In 2006, the same award was won for the album Terast mis hangund me hinge 10218, a re-recorded and re-arranged version of the band’s demo album. The live DVD See You On The Battlefield! was recorded during the album’s presentation show, and it won the title of Best DVD 2006. At that very same year Metsatöll and the Estonian National Male Choir composed an arrangement of Veljo Tormis’s magnum opus, Raua needmine; a DVD was released in Estonia and Germany of the show that took place in the ruins of the Pirita cloister.
Metsatöll’s third album, Iivakivi, released in February 2008, won the band the now familiar Metal Act of the Year award from the Estonian Music Awards ceremony. At the same year, Metsatöll signed a contract with Universal’s Finnish subsidiary, Spinefarm Records.
To celebrate the band’s 10th birthday, a 2DVD/CD Kõva Kont (2009) was released, which will be Metsatöll’s final release published with the band’s own resources. More than five hours of stuff to watch and listen, from between the years 2000-2008, it provides a thorough overview of the band’s history – from rehearsals recorded in a basement and the very first gigs attended by both of their fans, to the show at the Rabarock festival, cheered by a stadium full of people, and the concert Märkamisaeg, which was attended by an audience of more than 100 000.
In the autumn of 2009, Metsatöll joined Ensiferum (FIN) for an European tour of 31 shows in 11 countries. By today, the band has played more than 350 shows in Europe and the US, and has sold more than 50 000 albums.
On 15 january 2010, the online-single and video Vaid vaprust was released, a first taste of Metsatöll’s fourth album Äio, due out on 3 March. All the music and lyrics on the album were conceived in the isolation of a small farmstead in Hargla, South Estonia. This provided the songs with a breath that, according to the guys themselves, cannot be achieved in a big city. Äio was recorded in Finnvox studios in Finland and Sinusoid studios in Estonia. The album was mixed by the legendary producer and sound engineer Mikko Karmila.
In 2012, Metsatöll gave concerts in Estonia, Finland and Latvia. In autumn, the band toured with Korpiklaani (FIN), Tyr (FRO) and Moonsorrow (FIN) for a month in North-America, where a total of 26 shows were given. The DVD Tuska, which was recorded at the Tuska Open Air 2012 in Helsinki, was released.
The year 2013 took off to a flying start – Metsatöll gave two gigs for the soldiers of Estonia, USA, UK and Denmark in Afghanistan, at the Helman province. Followed by a trip to Southern Asia, the band went on a European tour with Korpiklaani (FIN) – 40 shows were given in 15 countries.
To this day, Metsatöll have given more than 490 performances and have sold more than 100 000 records.
* Metsatöll uses the chronology of the local natural religion. It begins with the Billingen catastrophe of 8213 before Common Era, when the Baltic ice lake broke its way into the ocean and most of the current territory of Estona appeared from under the water.
THRUSH
Thrush “Robby’s handpicked Rush setlist”
performed by:
Chris Siebold
Tom Heslin
Greg Rapp
Kerry Divine
FISTER
Hailing from the confluence of infectious disease, arbitrary violence, and rivers of industrial filth that is St. Louis MO, FISTER have been sublimating their brutally toxic environment into a deliberate and belligerent challenge to the eardrums since 2009. Comprised of drummer Kirk Gatterer, guitarist/vocalist Marcus Newstead, and Kenny Snarzyk on bass and vocals, this trio converts an eclectic swarm of extreme metal influences into the sonic analogue of trench warfare. Concussive, bloody, exhausting. Honed to grisly sharpness through years of performance, they have shared countless stages with countless musicians, including supporting sludge icons Eyehategod and Crowbar and appearances at the SXSW, Psycho Las Vegas, and Roadburn festivals. Pairing their seismic live offerings with more than a dozen releases, they have literally poured their blood into the work along the way – for their 2012 EP ‘Violence’, the band members had blood drawn and mixed with the ink used to print the liner notes.
From the hazy bulldozer bongripping of debut LP ‘Bronsonic’ to 2015’s impossibly dismal ‘IV’, a gruesome and lysergic 44 minute long single track that tests the limits of adjectives like heavy or bleak, their sound is continually (d)evolving. Consistently finding new ways to hit bottom in a sequence of splits with fellow underground juggernauts Dopethrone, Primitive Man, and Teeth among others, FISTER has emerged as one of the nastiest strains of doom metal, adept at fusing the narcotic tension of drowning in misery with the planet-splitting intensity of devout amplifier worship. Producing metal so poisonous, polluted, and nihilistic that sludge-doom-funeral-death are the only labels that can hang, the midwestern outfit are overpowering and relentless at city-leveling volume like a Sisyphean artillery brigade cursed to push two hundred tons of speaker cabinets uphill forever.
SHED
Shed is a five-piece stoner metal band from Chicago.
BLAKE
BLAKE is a fuzz band from Chicago, IL. Formed by longtime musicians, Peter Norman and Danny Burke, in 2015. After several months as a guitar/drum duo, a third member, Nick Cvijovic, was added on bass. From there, the trio began practicing maticulously and playing myriads of shows, perfecting their hooky, tasty, fuzz licks. As early ’17 rolled in, Spencer Quigley joined as rhythm guitar, turning this trio into a full, SG shreddin’ quartet. Catch a show!
IYAC
Sophisticated metal from Chicago
EVE BLACK
Chicago post-punk band Eve Black combines dark, driving grooves with delay-drenched guitars and soaring vocals to deliver a sonic experience that is equal parts catchy and crushing. Since 2019, the band has explored a range of shadowy sounds and textures, shaped by influences like The Cure, Protomartyr, The Chameleons, Siouxsie and the Banshees, classic deathrock, and a variety of high-drama goth bands. Returning to the stage with new music, a new lineup, and plenty of pent-up energy, Eve Black brings a DIY ethos and an infectious energy that exhilarates audiences and brings them back for more. Ryan Bryant – vocals/guitar Hector Huizar – drums Jorge Lopez – bass Thomas Wells – guitar
JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is the debut solo album by English musician John Lennon. It was released in 1970, after Lennon had issued three experimental albums with Yoko Ono and Live Peace in Toronto 1969, a live performance in Toronto credited to the Plastic Ono Band. The album was recorded simultaneously with Ono’s debut avant-garde solo album, Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band, at Ascot Sound Studios and Abbey Road Studios using the same musicians and production team and nearly identical cover artwork.
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is generally considered one of Lennon’s finest solo albums. In 1987, Rolling Stonemagazine ranked it fourth in its list “The 100 Best Albums of the Last Twenty Years” and in 2012, ranked it number 23 in “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
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DELTAPHONIC
Deltaphonic is a New Orleans rock n’ roll band that blends fingerpicking blues, funk, and roots rock into a surprisingly big sound.
WARISH
Imagine if Incesticide era Nirvana were crossed with Static Age era Misfits. You’d have sinister low budget horror rock with a visceral, twisted weirdness
TVAER
A.C. – Guitar, Vocals
M.H. – Guitar
E.C. – Drums
C.D. – Bass
We had been sullen
in the sweet air that’s gladdened by the sun;
we bore the mist of sluggishness in us:
now we are bitter in the blackened mud.
ENEFERENS
Beautiful metal from the north.
Jori Apedaile – All instruments + vocals
LUTES-NOLDEN EARGASM
Lutes-Nolden Eargasm interpret Tenacious D & Ween
JOSEPH CHILLIAMS
OZZUARIO
Industrial Black Metal From Chicago
JEREMY ZUCKER
Before entrancing listeners across the world, 21-year-old singer, songwriter, and producer Jeremy Zucker had been quietly carving out his distinct sound from a bedroom in suburban New Jersey. A fusion of organic airy beats, lush soundtrack-style soundscapes, and biting tumblr-worthy lyricism, Zucker’s catalog is eclectic: equally care-free and effortless as it is introspectively cathartic. A self-described “social introvert,” Zucker cites Jon Bellion, Blackbear, EDEN, Bon Iver, and Wet among his strongest influences.
In the summer of 2015, Zucker released his first official EP entitled “Beach Island.” The project saw a small amount of success and from there Zucker steadily began to build a dedicated fan base. Later that year he released a stream of singles that would eventually be packaged together as an EP titled “Breathe.” The project’s breakout single “Bout It” quickly garnered millions of streams as it organically spread across Soundcloud and Spotify, drawing the attention of curators and fans across the world. In 2016 Zucker released his third EP, “Motions,” which featured “Heavy,” a song that was later remixed by the recording artist Blackbear who reached out to Jeremy after stumbling across his music on Soundcloud. The remix, “Make Daddy Proud,” was released on Blackbear’s latest LP “Digital Druglord.” 2017 continues the upward trend for Zucker; he recently signed with Republic Records and is currently gearing up for his major label debut.
BIRD STREETS
“I used to write about finding ways out of the darkness,” says John Brodeur, the New York songwriter and musician behind 2018 NPR Music Slingshot Artist Bird Streets. “Now I’m more interested in exploring and creating a map of that place. In some ways, adopting the Bird Streets name allowed me to write more openly about myself.”
In need of a creative rebirth after many years in the New York music scene, Brodeur reached out to his longtime friend, producer and multi-instrumentalist Jason Falkner, to suggest they record together. The album yielded by this pairing is both fresh and familiar–a dynamic collection of introspective indie-rock and power-pop that draws liberally on the music of decades past without being bluntly nostalgic, with Brodeur’s voice like an old friend you’re meeting for the first time. The Falkner-produced debut, simply titled Bird Streets, is out now on Omnivore Recordings.
Over a career that’s spanned nearly 20 years, John Brodeur has independently produced and released several solo albums, including 2013’s Little Hopes; fronted rock trios The Suggestions and Maggie Mayday; and worked as a touring and studio musician for scores of acts, including The Morning After Girls, Freedy Johnston, and White Hills. He has shared stages with Fountains of Wayne, They Might Be Giants, TV On The Radio, The Whigs, Glenn Tilbrook, Cracker, 311, Lemonheads, Scud Mountain Boys, Greg Laswell, Asteroids Galaxy Tour, O.A.R., Sloan, Todd Park Mohr, and many more.
The name Bird Streets springs from a tony real-estate enclave in the Hollywood Hills, which Brodeur first discovered when the recording sessions were first getting underway — but also references his one-time hometown of Albany, N.Y., which provided the characters and inspiration for some of the album’s 11 songs.
Recorded in Los Angeles between 2014 and 2016, Bird Streets is the product of equal measures tenacity and patience. After a series of setbacks derailed touring plans for his last solo album, Brodeur decamped to L.A. for a few months, waiting for a hole to open in Falkner’s schedule. Once they were in the studio, the kindred creative spirits hit it off immediately, producing the song “Direction” in a single session. What started with a song turned into an EP and then a full-length album. Working during the short gaps between Falkner’s touring and production commitments, with Brodeur shuffling between coasts for studio dates, the pair moved quickly, arranging and tracking entire songs in a day or two, sharing instrumental duties throughout. Brodeur brought few complete ideas into the sessions, instead composing in the studio with Falkner, lyrics often being finished as the record button was pressed.
Lyrically, these songs draw heavily on internal conflict — self-doubt, anxiety, depression — with an overarching feeling of wistful resignation rather than blind optimism. On “Spaceship,” the album’s introspective centerpiece, Brodeur reflects on his history with alcohol as “having the time of someone else’s life,” before admitting, “we’ve got a long way to go.” The inertia of addiction hangs heavy over “Same Dream”: “So many places that you’ve never been / But all you want is to be there again.”
Something as seemingly inconsequential as writer’s block is experienced as a mortal struggle on the spooky “Pretty Bones.” Brodeur notes, “I got locked out of my friend’s place in Hollywood the evening before we had to cut the vocal, and I didn’t have a lyric yet so I wandered around for half the night, beating myself up for not having anything to say — which turned out to be decent lyric material.”
Periodically difficult themes are delivered via unshakable melodies, a dichotomy that recalls the tightrope walked by artists like Elliott Smith and David Bazan/Pedro the Lion. In album opener “Carry Me,” Brodeur celebrates “new beginnings and bitter ends” over a bright, bristling bed of electric guitars, then laments the end of a friendship that was once “tighter than Steely Dan” in the eminently catchy “Betting on the Sun.” From there the album jumps between epic power-ballads (“Stop to Breathe”) and British Invasion-flavored power-pop (“Thanks for Calling”), the George Harrison-via-Radiohead melancholy of “Heal” and the grungy jangle of “Until the Crown.”
“Jason helped to bring the right batch of tunes out of me,” says Brodeur. “Each time we finished one, he knew exactly what kind of song needed to come next.”
Falkner fans will enjoy some genuine guitar-hero moments on Bird Streets, including the soaring solo work on “Carry Me” and “Direction,” and the subtle melodic counterplay of “Bullets.” Moments of guitar interplay, tracked simultaneously by the pair, give songs like “Betting on the Sun” and “Stop to Breathe” a live-band energy, even though many of the songs had never been performed prior to being recorded.
Once the duo wrapped up recording and mixing, the album was sent to mastering engineer Jon Astley, with the vinyl lacquer to be cut at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London. Soon, the album caught the attention of Cheryl Pawelski at Omnivore, who made Bird Streets one of the label’s select few new artists.
An 11th-hour revamp gave the album its striking cover image, Brodeur having scrapped the original packaging altogether upon seeing the new photo in a friend’s Instagram feed. “It’s really just a pile of bricks, but it reminded me of the absurd beauty of the Hollywood Hills, and all the struggle and sadness and poverty that goes toward maintaining that façade — those massive homes, teetering on the cliff’s edge, while people are sleeping on the sidewalk a half-mile away.”
Now, after years in the making — and decades on the outside looking in — Bird Streets is giving Brodeur a renewed creative energy, and a shot at reaching a larger audience.
RUSSO
Russo are an American rock band formed in 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The group consists of Cailin Russo (lead vocals), Tyler McCarthy (lead guitar), Hayley Brownell (drums, backing vocals) and Sean Ritchie (bass).
Frontwoman Cailin Russo was raised in San Diego, California. Her father is Scott Russo, lead-singer of rock-band ‘Unwritten Law’. Cailin’s father exposed her to rock-music at an early age and she released various tracks under her own name, before following in her father’s footsteps and joining Tyler, Hayley and Sean to form Russo.
Russo initially began rehearsing in Echo Park, Los Angeles and played their first gig supporting Jessie Ware on 19th April at Belly Up in Solana Beach, California.
Russo’s debut project ‘A House with a Pool’ is scheduled for release in June 2018.
BAD SUNS
The third full-length from L.A. band Bad Suns, Mystic Truth gets its title from a piece of art that vocalist Christo Bowman stumbled upon while visiting London’s Tate Modern on tour. Created by Bruce Nauman in 1967, the neon-and-glass piece spells out a possibly paradoxical statement in blue spiraled cursive: “The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths.”
“I thought that connected back to the message of the record, which is about finding the extraordinary in very simple things, even though we’re living in a very dark time right now,” says Bowman, whose bandmates include guitarist Ray Libby, bassist Gavin Bennett, and drummer Miles Morris. “Instead of succumbing to that darkness, I think you’ve got to try to hold onto some optimism, and try to uncover those simple miracles so you don’t lose the plot of what’s really important.”
Produced by Dave Sardy (The Head and the Heart, The Black Angels, Oasis), Mystic Truth channels that searching quality into songs with a powerful sense of purpose. In creating the album, Bad Suns recorded at the legendary Sunset Sound and at Sardy’s home studio, building on the melodic brilliance first glimpsed on their debut album Language & Perspective—a 2014 release that hit #24 on the Billboard 200 and led to massive tours supporting Halsey and The Neighbourhood. At the same time, the band amps up the intensity of their 2016 sophomore effort Disappear Here (praised as their “most dynamic and introspective work yet” by Alternative Press), giving way to a more emotionally urgent merging of rock & roll, post-punk, and pop.
UNTO THE EARTH
Inspired by a diverse group of influences like Monster Magnet, Fu Manchu, Kyuss, Hum, Elder, and others, as well as giants such as Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd, Unto the Earth writes songs that feature heavy riffs, soaring guitar harmonies, and droning, melodic vocals, interspersed with atmospheric interstitials and psychedelic interludes that all combine to take the listener on a cosmic journey.
THE SWEET LILLIES
The Sweet Lillies’ high-energy, melodic tunes have quickly captured the hearts of fans in Colorado and beyond. The band, formed in November of 2013, credits its appeal to the original and compelling songwriting of three women who share an unwavering commitment to life on the road. The magnetic combination of Julie Gussaroff on the upright bass, Becca Bisque on the viola, Melly Frances on percussion and lead vocals and Dustin Rohleder on acoustic guitar gives this band a rare and alluring sound. As testament to their appeal, The Sweet Lillies have already shared the stage with the likes of Peter Rowan, George Porter Jr., Steve Kimock, Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon, Kyle Hollingsworth and Jason Hann of The String Cheese Incident, Andy Hall of The Infamous String Dusters, Jeff Austin, and Bridget Law (founding member of Elephant Revival). Based out of Colorado’s Front Range, The Sweet Lillies are continually expanding their audience and reach with a contagious love of music and a get-up-and-dance attitude that spreads lots of love and smiles.
K.D. LANG “LIVE BY REQUEST”
Live by Request is a live album by k.d. lang, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). The album was recorded during the taping of the television show Live by Request on the A&E Network. The performance was on December 14, 2000 at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Midtown Manhattan.
K-TEL MUSIC EXPRESS “SOFT ROCKIN 70’S”
In 1966, Philip Kives released the company’s first compilation album, a collection of 25 country songs entitled “25 Country Hits. “ Every copy was sold. The idea of compilation albums was new, and the venture’s unexpected success led to further releases. K-Tel’s second release, “25 Polka Greats,”sold 1.5 million copies in the United States
K-tel recruited Australian Don Reedman (twin brother of Peter Reedman, who was already working in the Australian office) to set up the UK-based division of K-tel Records in the early 1970s. Ian Howard was the Managing Director of operations.
The company built the business of releasing compilation albums that combined material from a number of popular artists onto a single theme album using the tag line “20 Original Hits! 20 Original Stars!”. The company negotiated directly with artists and labels for the rights to reproduce their original recordings, in the process also securing a long-term asset through adding those recordings to their catalog.
FASHION WEEK
Fashion Week is an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Joshua Lozano and Bassist Carl Eklof in Brooklyn, New York in 1987. Fashion Week went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Carson Kehrer, who joined the band in 1990, after the disbanding of DC hardcore legends “Shout”.
In the late 1980s Fashion Week established itself as part of the New York noise scene, releasing its first album Clorox for the independent record label Under Pop in 1989. The band eventually came to develop a sound that relied on dynamic contrasts, often between pummeling verses and loud, catchy choruses. After signing to major label David Muffin Records, Fashion Week found unexpected success with “Smells Like Old Spice”, the first single from the band’s second album Fuhgeddaboudit (1991). Fashion Week’s sudden success widely popularized alternative rock as a whole, and as the band’s frontman Lozano found himself referred to in the media as the “spokesman of a generation”, with Fashion Week being considered the “flagship band” of Generation X. Fashion Week’s third studio album In Uterus (1993), challenged the group’s audience, featuring an abrasive, less-mainstream sound.
Fashion Week’s brief run ended following the death of Josh Lozano in 1994, but various posthumous releases have been issued since, overseen by Rodriguez, Eklof, and Lozano’s widow Catherine Lust. Since its debut, the band has sold over 25 million albums in the United States alone, and over 50 million worldwide. Eklof went on to form the highly acclaimed “Food Fighters”, and Rodriguez has pursued a career in politics, and wedding crashing.
EYE FLYS
East coast noise rock
BROTHERS OF INVENTION
Brothers Of Invention featuring The Legendary Ike Willis playing the music of Frank Zappa.
THE VAUDETTES
The Vaudettes are a dynamic, sultry, empowering dance troupe based in Chicago, Il. They‘ve been dazzling crowds with their electric, floor-pounding routines since 2015. Every performance promises a spectacle of original choreography; ranging from classic kick-lines, playful shimmies, dark seductions, and sexy rock-and-roll burlesque. Let’s get VAUDY!
HAPPYBIRTHDAYCALVIN
Happy Birthday Calvin employs the powers of a highly active imagination to magnify the scope of hip-hop. The 18-year-old Chicago rapper/producer went from scribbling down his dreams word-for-word and penning poems in middle school to shining at ChiArts: Chicago High School of the Arts. While there, he began racking up countless streams on Soundcloud. Born and raised in a single parent home, Calvin developed a fascination with poetry and eventually hip-hop sparked by Lil Wayne, Kanye West, G Herbo, Tyler, The Creator, and Kid Cudi, to name a few. In high school, he turned his rhymes into music, crafting beats and recording himself on FL Studio. In late 2018, he caught the attention of Peezy of At The Studio, an independent Chicago label and has since flourished. Since teaming up, he’s released the “No Friends” mixtape that racked up over 25 million streams and has him slated to be one of the most exciting new acts on the rise.
HOLLIS BROWN
Hollis Brown is an American Rock ‘n’ Roll band. Named after a Bob Dylan song (“The Ballad of Hollis Brown”), the band was formed by Queens-natives and songwriters Mike Montali (lead vocals/guitar) and Jonathan Bonilla (lead guitar). Both 2nd-generation immigrants (Italian-American and Puerto Rican-American, respectively), they soon found their musical brethren across America, recruiting Andrew Zehnal (drums) from Cleveland, Adam Bock (keyboard/vocals) from St. Louis, and Scott Thompson (bass) from Boston.
Hollis Brown’s latest vinyl EP, Cluster of Pearls (Alive Naturalsound Records), was chosen as one of the 300 select releases throughout the world for Record Store Day 2016. Pressed on Starburst Vinyl, the record is limited to 800 copies and features four previously unreleased tracks and two songs released on vinyl for the first time. Cluster of Pearls follows up the 2015 release of Hollis Brown’s third album 3 Shots (Jullian Records/RED), featuring the Bo Diddley collaboration “Rain Dance,” and the duet “Highway 1” with acclaimed alt-country songstress Nikki Lane. The edgy, roots-rock indie band from Queens, NY, known for its adrenaline fueled performances, recently wrapped 40+ amphitheater shows across America supporting Counting Crows and Citizen Cope last Summer/Fall, followed by a month-long headline tour in the UK and Europe.
The independent act has achieved a significant amount of success since their formation in 2009. They released their debut album Ride On The Train on Alive Naturalsound in 2013 (produced by Adam Landry), garnering song and video premieres from Rolling Stone, Paste, and American Songwriter, along with music placements on Direct TV’s “Kingdom,” Showtime’s “Shameless,” MTV’s “Real World,” and the Willem Dafoe/Matt Dillon film “Bad Country”. Following a Lou Reed tribute concert in NYC, Alive Naturalsound asked the band to record a tribute to the Velvet Underground’s classic album Loaded, as a limited-edition vinyl release for Record Store Day 2014. Hollis Brown Gets Loaded took on a life of its own, with airplay on influential radio stations, resulting in a full CD & digital release.
The band has toured extensively in America and Europe, headlining and supporting such bands as The Zombies, Jackie Greene, Heartless Bastards, Rich Robinson of Black Crowes, and Jesse Malin, and building an impressive fan base on both continents.
DAVID BOWIE “BLACKSTAR”
Blackstar (stylised ★) is the twenty-fifth and final studio album by English musician David Bowie. It was released worldwide through ISO, RCA, Columbia, and Sony on 8 January 2016, coinciding with Bowie’s 69th birthday. The album was largely recorded in secret between The Magic Shop and Human Worldwide Studios in New York City with Bowie’s longtime co-producer Tony Visconti and a group of local jazz musicians.
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Clayton – Monte – David – Alex
Seattle Aetherical Doom.
PULLEY
SoCal melodic punk rock staple PULLEY has returned with its first new material in over five years. “No Change in the Weather” marks the band’s 20th Anniversary and is set for a November 18th release via Cyber Tracks.
“We’ve written new music over the years that we were sitting on,” explains vocalist and Los Angeles Angels’ bullpen coach Scott Radinsky. “The lack of a label and having to put it out ourselves had slowed things down the past few years, but the desire to get into the studio has always been there,” he adds.
Pulley wrote and arranged the music themselves before laying it down with Matt Hyde (Deftones, Slayer, Strung Out) behind the console and Ryan Greene (Megadeth, NOFX, Bad Religion) behind the mixing console. From the anthemic “No “I” in Team” to the stellar harmonies in “Different” to the throbbing drums and guitar solos in “Farewell” to the dueling guitars in “The Other Side of Silence” – Pulley has picked up where they left off with their classic SoCal punk rock formula.
Pulley initially formed after Scott Radinsky departed from Ten Foot Pole. Their initial lineup consisted of Radinsky, Mike Harder, Jim Cherry and Jordan Burns (Strung Out) and Matt Riddle (Face to Face) Epitaph Records released their debut album Esteem Driven Engine in 1996. After a few years of personnel changes, Pulley’s current line-up solidified in 2001 with Scott Radinsky (vocals), Mike Harder (guitar), Jim Blowers (guitar), and Tyler Rebbe (bass), Drummer Chris Dalley joined the band in 2014.
Pulley Discography: Esteem Driven Engine (Epitaph 1996) 60 Cycle Hum (Epitaph 1997) Pulley (Epitaph 1999) Together Again for the First Time (Epitaph 2001) Matters (Epitaph 2004) The Slackers / Pulley Split (Do Tell Records 2005) Pulley Beyond Warped (Immergent Records 2005) The True Story of an American Punk Rock Band DVD (X-Members Records 2007) Time-Insensitive Material (X-Members Records 2009) The Long and the Short of It (X-Members Records 2011) No Change in the Weather (Cyber Tracks 2016)
KEVIN LAMONT
DEONTE BAKER
Deonte Baker was raised on the west side of Chicago and has been singing since he was seven years old. He grew up in a big family with six brothers who are all singers and musicians. Deonte received formal training from The Chicago West Community Music Center located in the Garfield park golden dome and Columbia College Chicago Deonte began his professional singing career at the age of 12 performing around the world with his family’s gospel group, jazz bands, R&B bands, gospel choirs and more. He has done many local singing competitions , weddings, parties and was featured on Windy City Live. In 2018, Deonte was a contestant on the hit tv show American Idol , making it to the solo rounds in Hollywood and being featured on 3 episodes on ABC networks.
Deonte is currently working in Chicago as a full time professional singer and is Drop his first album in October 2024 has worked for many singer’s including the Grammy nominated R&B singer Miki Howard. Deonte’s mission is to spread joy and inspiration through his music and live performances.
PSIONIC
psi·on·ic
sīˈänik/adjective
relating to or denoting the practical use of psychic powers or paranormalphenomena.
psi·on·ics
sīˈäniks/noun
the study of paranormal phenomena in relation to the application of electronics. The term comes from psi (‘psyche’) and the -onics from electronics (machine). There is no scientific evidence that psionic abilities exist.
a poltergeist for your speakers.
SLAYCUB
Extraterrestrial translator
DEERSKIN
With a unique sound made by combining hypnotic melodies and hard hitting synth basslines with our collective tribal spirit, Deerskin transports participants to distant lands where past and future mesh much like the styles and genres in his music. Drawing on the energy of the crowd, he is able to combine artistic live MIDI shows with select DJing to create a sonic euphoria that draws all to the dancefloor.
SIXIS
Sixis is the creation of Ben Wyss, a musician and sound designer from Berkeley, California. The project establishes a distinct aesthetic, blending powerful bass music, vivid soundscapes, and cutting edge sound design. Striving to connect new frontiers of technology with the expanse of human emotion, this work explores our creative potential to step forward.
Over the past 5 years Sixis has toured extensively in North America and internationally. Having played at festivals such as Oregon Eclipse, Tipper and Friends, Infrasound, and Sonic Bloom. Mirrored, his most recent release through Enig’matik Records, further solidified his diverse discography and shows a fierce new direction.
ANFANG
ANFANG are wizards of angst conjuration.
Founded in Chicago in August 2018, ANFANG is an Alt/Grunge Rock 3-piece fronted by the soaring vocals of singer/songwriter Andie Zaragoza. ANFANG’s riff-heavy arsenal of sounds are driven by Christian Newman on bass/rhythm guitar, with Nick Rissler keeping things metronomically sound on drums.
Their grungy grooves scintillate with rich atmospheric texture; sugar-laced with anthemic pop melody and bursting with unresolved emotion – the human heart in conflict with itself,
As a band, each member contributes to the songwriting process, bringing their own sound and histories with them. The result is a delightful yet face-melting blend that makes one’s heart and ears hurt pleasantly in equal measure.
DEITRA FARR
Deitra Farr is considered one of Chicago ’s top vocalists, according to Living Blues Magazine (May 1997). Fiery, energetic, and soul-stirring describes this woman, who has over the years been nominated for Traditional Female Blues artist of the year by the W.C. Handy Awards, Female Blues Artist of the year by the Living Blues Critics Awards, the British Blues Connection Awards, and the Les Trophees France Blues awards. On October 4, 2015 Deitra was inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame as a ” Legendary Blues Artist “. On December 9, 2016 the National Southern Soul Foundation gave Deitra ” The Most Popular Blues Artist Award”. Deitra is the recipient of the 2017 Jus Blues Music Foundation’s ” Koko Taylor Queen of the Blues Award”.
This Chicago native began her career in 1975, singing with local soul bands, before starting her blues career in the early 1980’s. When Deitra was 18 years old, she recorded the lead vocals on Mill Street Depo’s record ” You Won’t Support Me “. That record was a Cashbox Top 100 R&B hit in 1976. Over thirty years later, that recording has been re-released and is popular again worldwide.
In 1983, Deitra began her blues career working at the major Chicago blues clubs, such as The Kingston Mines, The Wise Fool’s Pub and Blue Chicago. She also toured the US and Canada with the Sam Lay Blues Band.
From 1993 to 1996, Deitra was the lead singer with Mississippi Heat, recording two CD’s with this all-star group.
In 1997, Deitra resumed her own solo career, continuing to sing blues, while reaching back to her soul music roots. After recording on eight previous CD projects with others, she recorded her first solo CD, “The Search is Over”, for the London-based JSP records. In 2005, Deitra released her second JSP CD “Let it Go!”
The multi-talented Deitra Farr is also a published writer, poet, songwriter, and painter. A graduate of Columbia College (Bachelor of Arts in Journalism), Deitra has recorded many of her own compositions and has written articles for the Chicago Daily Defender, The Chicago Blues Annual, and the Italian blues magazine il Blues. Currently she has a column “Artist to Artist” in Living Blues Magazine.
In 1990, Deitra represented the Chicago Tourism Bureau in Düsseldorf, Germany and has toured England, Wales, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Canada, Holland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Israel, Austria, Latvia, Portugal, Sweden, Mexico, Guadeloupe, Lebanon, Spain, Denmark, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi and Dubai), Qatar, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Scotland, Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Japan, Macedonia , Serbia , Russia Armenia, and Romania.
Deitra toured Europe with the 2000 Chicago Blues Festival with Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials. In 2003, Deitra completed a six week British tour with Otis Grand and Bobby Parker, as the American Festival of the Blues II. She did the 2004 Chicago Blues Festival European tour with Jody Williams and Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones. From 2006-2010 Deitra has toured with The Women of Chicago Blues project with Zora Young and Grana Louise. Since 2013.. Deitra often tours Europe with Raphael Wressnig’s Soul Gift tour, which included Alex Schultz, Enrico Crivellaro, Silvio Berger and Sax Gordon.
Deitra is also performing as a member of the all- star blues group Chicago Wind, along with harmonica great Matthew Skoller!!
MEYTAL
MEYTAL is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, CA in 2013. It was founded by YouTube sensation – drummer Meytal Cohen. The release of the band’s debut album Alchemy in 2015 established MEYTAL as one of the most exciting forces in heavy music today, when upon its release, the album peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart, #5 on the Hard Rock Chart, and No. 7 on the Independent Chart. Starting in 2009, Cohen’s online project has amassed over 120 videos, 250 million views, and with over 1.2 Million YouTube subscribers, she is one of the most viewed and subscribed drummers on the platform. With Alchemy, Cohen transitioned from creating note-for-note drum cover videos of her favorite songs, drummers, and bands, into writing original songs for the first time with a full band. The new MEYTAL album ‘The Witness’ marks the beginning of a new journey for the band, as Sahaj Ticotin, producer of Alchemy and vocalist/guitarist/producer of the rock band RA, is the new Lead Singer of MEYTAL. Other band members are guitarists Travis Montgomery and bassist Anel Orantes Pedrero.
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS “FLOOD”
Flood is the third studio album by Brooklyn-based alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants, released in January 1990. Flood was the duo’s first album on the major label Elektra Records. It generated three singles: “Birdhouse in Your Soul”, “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)”, and the domestic promotional track “Twisting”. The album is generally considered to be the band’s definitive release, as it is their best-selling and most recognizable album. Despite minimal stylistic and instrumental differences from previous releases, Flood is distinguished by contributions from seasoned producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. John Linnell and John Flansburgh also took advantage of new equipment and recording techniques, including unconventional, home-recorded samples, which were programmed through Casio FZ-1 synthesizers. The album was recorded in New York City at Skyline Studios, which was better equipped than studios the band had worked in previously.
WHITEWOLFSONICPRINCESS
A neo-folk-psychedelic-rock-ensemble of some sort.
HELLZAPOPPIN CIRCUS SIDESHOW
We’re mavericks, trail blazers, rebels, rule breakers, outlaws…true uninhibited artists. We deliver our message through sideshow, and fuel our art through passion. Named after one of the most successful Broadway Musicals and Movie from the late 30’s & 40’s, Hellzapoppin is a world renown theatrical ROCK-N-ROLL circus stunt-show where some of the deadliest stunts in live entertainment are performed to a LIVE audience with emphatic rock music. Born in December of 2008 originating in Dallas, Texas and later moved to Jacksonville, Florida. SEEN ON TV, Travel Channel, Discovery Channel and at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, Guinness Books of World Records and more!
Spectators will experience one of the world’s last authentic circus sideshows with performances using the human anatomy and death defying stunts of mind over matter, yet with no blood and no pain. This Vaudeville Freak Show of wonder features LIVE stunts of mind over matter like: Fire Eating * Fire Breathing * The Bed of Nails * The Human Block-head * The Razor Sharp Machete Walk * Acrobatic Stunts * Glass Eating * Sword Swallowing * Knife Throwing & Archery using human targets * Illusion’s like the Chinese Blade Box of Death * Human Oddities & Curiosities such as a real-live half-man who walks on his bare hands on broken shards of glass and much more.
PRIMUS “FRIZZLE FRY”
Frizzle Fry is the debut studio album by the American rock band Primus. The album was recorded in December 1989 and released on February 7, 1990.
Performed by Jellikit
ALICE IN CHAINS “FACELIFT”
Facelift is the debut studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains. The album was released on August 21, 1990. “We Die Young”, “Man in the Box”, “Bleed the Freak” and “Sea of Sorrow” were released as singles. “Man In The Box” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal in 1992.
THUNDERPUSSY
This rock n’ roll peach is getting ripe…
TIBERIUS STRANGE
Spawning from an idea about what a band would sound like in the Dune universe and spinning into something much more, three musicians have come together to explore the realms of sonic space-time through improvised jams. Come along and we’ll see where the journey leads!
Improvised jazz-rock-funk-ambient-drum’n’bass-fusion from Chicago, Illinois
Charlie Short – Bass
Bill HIggins – Keys
Jerry King – Drums
Chloe Orwell – Sax
SPACE JUNK IS FOREVER
Space Junk is Forever use vintage instruments to weave simple melodies, stirring harmonic language, and frequent key and meter changes into impressionistic, aptly titled tunes that ’70s prog lovers, mathy drummers, synthesizer geeks, and music theory nerds are all sure to enjoy.
MFD JAZZ TRIO
Mike, Fred & Doc T (MFD TRIO) promise to deliver a recreation of some of the good ole good ones from the American Song Book.
MODERN ADVANCES
Modern Advances are a Chicago band that plays boozed up garage/punk rock with a hint of snotiness. Features members of TheLarroquettes, arbogast, LORD, Undisclosed, The Damned Shames
Brandon – guitar
Aaron – bass
Tom – Drums
POISON BOYS
⚡️High Energy Rock n Roll Punk from Chicago⚡️
Matt Dudzik – Vocals, Guitar
Johnny K – Bass
Matt Chaney – Drums
THE STONE EYE
Rising from the ashes in 2014, The Stone Eye is an electrifying rock band from Philadelphia, PA. Combining elements of Grunge, Stoner Rock, Alternative Rock, Progressive Rock, & Doom Metal comes a hard hitting yet catchy brand of music. Following suit from the hard-hitting 2016 LP “Poison Apple”, 2017 EP “Royal & Damned”, and 2017 LP “The Meadow”, The Stone Eye is at it yet again with their latest LP, “Kevlar, Kryptonite, Gloria”. Come get fuzzy with us.