| Thursday, February 11 • 9:00 PM • Ages 18+ • $7.00 |
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| Mikkey Halsted Release Party |
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MIKKEY HALSTED Website
In a congested rap landscape a militant MC with respect for the art of wordplay, musical integrity and a respect for the sacred power of music has emerged from Chicago, hip hop’s latest hot bed for talent. Up steps Mikkey Halsted a product of the Southside of Chicago's notorious Wild 100's section. If the master’s degree in education does not hint at the extraordinary aptitude of this master of ceremony then certainly the first entrée into the music of Mikkey will leave a listener refreshed with the idea that the revolution just might be closer than previously contemplated.
BIG WIZ Website
You can search far and wide throughout the landscape of hip hop, but you’d be hard pressed to find an artist of Jibril Page’s caliber. Armed with a calculated delivery and painfully honest lyrics, the 23 year-old wordsmith better known as Big Wiz has carved out an undeniable mark in the Chicago hip hop scene and is ready to play doctor to the masses and inject the game with a much needed dose of truth serum. Billing himself as “the rapper next door”, Wiz may consider himself just an average guy, but his music is anything but. Like most youth in urban circles, Wiz fell in love with hip hop as soon as he was introduced to it. After being inspired to craft his own rhymes in 1994 after hearing Outkast’s “Southernplayalisticadillacmusic” , Wiz, being a true student of music, began to develop his own style, first from combining the styles of his musical favorites like 2pac, Jay-Z, Outkast, Gil Scott Heron and Curtis Mayfield as well as local legends like Crucial Conflict, Psycho Drama and Twista.
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| Friday, February 12 • 8:00 PM • Ages 18+ • $7.00 |
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| SXSW Competition Event! |
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This Is Versailles Website
This is Versailles create an infectious combination of art rock, post-punk, shoegaze and stoner metal. Both polished and abrasive, regimented and unruly, their music blurs the boundary between the party and the riot.
Green Sugar Website
GREENSUGAR is a five piece Blues Rock N Roll band from Chicago IL. First spawned in Los Angeles in 2003, the band grew into its modern incarnation in 2007 when singer/guitar player PARKER DODSON returned to Chicago in search of the Blues and Rock roots that still pump through the Windy City. Enlisting old friend JON PATRICK LUBY to fill the drum chair, the two immediately retreated to the shores of Lake Geneva WI, where their similar tastes in music and passion for organic, classic style Rock N Roll spawned the songs from the bands 2007 release, GENESIS.
The Loneliest Monk Website
Chicago’s latest indie duo is bringing a little art and sex to the music scene. The Loneliest Monk is the musical marriage of two artist with two different backgrounds. Front lady and master cellist, Michelle Morales, has performed with Phillip Glass, Kanye West, and even traveled to the 2008 Grammy Awards to play with The Foo Fighters. Miles Benjamin has been saturated in the Chicago scene for over six years and runs Kilo Inc: a creative recording studio, production company, and record label.
Cains & Abels Website
We live in Chicago, Illinois, and we try to have a lot of fun with our friends. We do rock and roll. The album that we made during 2008 is out now on States Rights Records. The album is called Call Me Up, and it's about wanting to connect with people in a universal way. It's also about wanting to connect with specific people in a very small, desperate way. Some of it is a little sad, but it's also really uplifting.
Big Science Website
Their sound is both intricate and expansive, with Richards and Peña providing a nimble and solid foundation over which Hendrix and Clark build echoing soundscapes. Simply: another band made up of four friends, entrenched, dedicated, and in love with the act of making music that captivates and exalts the tones of being, of youth, of the city.
The Minneapolis Henrys Website
"The Henrys craft nice, tight songs, create momentum and sustain it on both ballads and percussion driven rockers. Last I checked the weather online, both Minneapolis and Chicago, where the band now resides, were in the negatives. Thank god those poor souls have some hot, good ol’ fashioned Minneapolis rock to warm their freezing bones."
~Amplifier Magazine
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| Saturday, February 13 • 8:00 PM • Ages 17+ |
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| A farewell show for The Hallow. |
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THE HALLOWWebsite
The Hallow are a Chicago rock band, drawing from such genres as hardcore, punk rock, and new wave, they have created a hybrid sound that will make you bleed from your eyes.
DEAD TOWN REVIVAL Website
Hailing from the working-class streets of the south side of Chicago, Dead Town Revival is a self-described "punk-n-roll" band. Inspired by angst, guns, and rock and roll, Dead Town Revival's driving melodic music speaks of love lost, hard luck and a complete disdain for authority.
THE SPENT 50S Website
Punk rock from Minneapolis
X IS FOR EYES Website
In order to understand the full X is for eyes history, we will have to take you back to 2002. Matt and Mike were in a band called The Last Tragedy. Upon the departure of their drummer they parted ways, Matt going on to join an act called The Final Revision with Bob and Mike going on to join a band formerly called The Scare. It was not until November 2005 when the guitar player of The Final revosion, disappeared for a few months and Matt called Mike and Bob to jam at his house. From that day on they started on their journey, and continue it to this day.
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| Sunday, February 14 • 5:00 PM • All Ages |
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| Scary Kids Scaring Kids final Chicago show ever! |
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SCARY KIDS SCARING KIDSWebsite Listen
Scary Kids Scaring Kids indulges in new wave's careless spirit, post-hardcore's lacerating dynamics, and the moody atmospherics of heady guitar rock bands.
THE SLEEPING Website
The Sleeping's live show is nothing short of awe-inspiring luring the audience in with soft vocal melodies that are quickly shift into hair pulling screams. Technical guitars merge seamlessly with tight and innovative rhythms, all the while backed by blinding lights that echo with the band's every move.
ELI Website
From the shadows of Chicago's underground music scene... ELI rises. Intricate guitar work, infectious drum patterns, and bloody screams which beg for no mercy make ELI stand out above the rest. This thunderous turbulence is unparallel like no other. Their euphoric and adrenaline fueled performances have sometimes left band members bloodied and bruised.
ON THE FRONT Website
OnTheFront is a Chicago based contemporary rock band filled with symphony of emotions and their songs are a perfect mix of lyrical mastermind and musical excellence. United by their love to play rock music, and driven by their thirst for perfection, OnTheFront will continue to fill your ears with melody that will melt your hearts.
ROSALINE Website
Six kids. Two Visions. One Dream. Rosaline is a bipolar symphony of beauty, intensity, ambience, and drive. Rising from the stereotypical suburbia of Naperville Illinois, these six artists are carving their way through fan base after fan base, using their diversity and extreme wide spectrum of talents, combined with their absolutely hyper-active, temperamental and border-line dangerous live shows too win over the hearts and ears of people all over the globe. With musical backrounds ranging from Classical to jazz to hardcore to hip hop to more classical, the boys in Rosaline know what it is to have an open musical mind.
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| Tuesday, February 16 • 5:00 PM • All Ages |
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LIVING SACRIFICEWebsite
Living Sacrifice is back. The Christian metal band's influence runs deep throughout the scene. Former and current members of Living Sacrifice went on to play in bands such as Evanescence, P.O.D. and Norma Jean. Living Sacrifice broke up in 2002 but returned to the metal community with a vengeance in 2008.
WAR OF AGES Website
Like a brick to the face, War Of Ages combines the shredding guitar solos of traditional metal and the unrelenting brutality of modern hardcore bands with an intense spiritual conviction.
SHAI HULUD Website
Shai Hulud is a metalcore band. The name comes from the giant sandworms in Frank Herbert's Dune. The band is famous within the hardcore scene for their often complex compositions, misanthropic lyrics and revolving-door line-up. Originally hailing from Florida, the band later moved up to Poughkeepsie, NY. The two mainstay members of Shai Hulud are considered to be Matt Fox (guitar) and Matt Fletcher (originally guitar, but then moved on to bass), who together write most of the band's musical output. After the release of 2003's "That Within Blood Ill-Tempered" and a number of tours going into the subsequent year, vocalist Geert Van Der Velde decided to leave the band. Initially, most people took this as the end of Shai Hulud, despite their previously high membership turnover rate, and this seemed to be the case until Matt Fox and Matt Fletcher came out on the band's homepage indicating that they would not be breaking up; instead, the band would change name to The Warmth of Red Blood and continue what had started with Shai Hulud. At the same time, they also started requesting that anyone who considered themselves up for the challenge of taking over vocal duties record a demo of themselves performing the track "Whether To Cry Or Destroy" (quite similar to the audition fellow hardcore maniacs The Dillinger Escape Plan did when auditioning new vocalists). In March of 2006, the band announced they were abandoning the moniker 'The Warmth Of Red Blood' and returning to the name Shai Hulud.
LIONHEART Website
Hard music, real lyrics. From guys that didn't have everything handed to them.
THE GREAT COMMISSION Website
The Great Commission formed in the fall of 2007 by Angela and Justin (ex EM4H) to bring something new and inventive to the scene. Mixing the dynamics of older, heavy, hardcore, and a new school brutality, they have formed a new genre of music that is winning fans on both sides.
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| Wednesday, February 17 • 8:00 PM • Ages 18+ • $8.00 |
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| Metal As Art Tour! |
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Hypno5e (FRANCE)Website
French metal experimentalists HYPNO5E create a brutal and unique style that can truly be called the future of metal. Mixing ambient metal and video concept, the genius within HYPNO5E shows an all around approach to the arts, musically and visually. Playing many characters at its finest, HYPNO5E’s signature sound paints the picture with such textures and color, displaying incomparable musicianship and creativity.
Starring Janet Leigh Website
Formed in 2003, Canadian metal act Starring Janet Leigh began with creating music the band found both interesting and challenging with no compromise to musical integrity. Fusing death metal, hardcore, and modern jazz to create a sound that can best be described as progressively technical death metal, Starring Janet Leigh’s aural onslaught is a fine blend of artistry, fury, passion and precision. Combine the band’s musical fervor and dexterity with their unforgettable live show and what you end up with is no need for gimmicks or clichés.
Fallen Martyr Website
Thrash metal is not dead: it is evolving. As similar sounding metal bands continue to break into the mainstream scene today, one underground band, Fallen Martyr is simply shredding its own way through a growing number of speakers cranked to capacity.
Inspired by the classic work of Dream Theater, Testament and Arch Enemy, the band also draws upon the progressive influence of Opeth to deliver a new sound.
Empyrean Sky Website
With styles ranging from classical to jazz, blues to rock, power to prog, thrash to death metal, and everywhere in between, each member contributes influences that shape and mold what they call "Storm Core." The group is comfortable combining elements rarely seen together, if at all, like three talented 7-string guitarists playing real three part harmonies and polyrhythms, catchy hooks and well placed leads, vocals of desperation and despair beneath mellifluous melodies, all acting out stories of love and lust packed into symphonic compositions of epic length.
Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, but with fans around the world, Empyrean Sky have been perfecting their craft since 1997. Now armed with their first full length album they are poised to unleash their assault.
Plague Website
Plague is born in the fall of 2008. We play metal. Though not scared to venture out at times. We also incorporate gothic, hardcore and even other genres. People who have seen us live say that we don’t sound just like “another” metal act but that we do offer something new, fresh to the scene. Us in PLAGUE are not sure what this “X factor” is…but, what we do know is that we’re here to stay!
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| Friday, February 19 • 8:00 PM • Ages 21+ |
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SMOKING POPESWebsite Listen
The Smoking Popes' take on punk-pop is centered around lead singer Josh Caterer, whose obsessions with big-band records and black-and-white movies on the American Movie Classics channel have led him to develop a vocal style unique in punk -- the Popes sound like a familiar loud-guitar band fronted by a lounge singer, mixing up-tempo rock with laid-back vocals and lyrics with an old-time romantic feel. The rest of the band, formed in the Chicago area, consists of Josh's brothers Matt and Eli, on bass and guitar, respectively, and drummer Mike Felumlee.
BLASTED DIPLOMATS Website
Four friends making an infernal racket. Aware our their influences and not scared to use them, Blasted Diplomats are a rock band with time on their minds. Since the wheel will never be re-invented, their goal seems simple: Ignore the wheel.
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| Saturday, February 20 • 7:00 PM • All Ages |
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| ONSALE 12/4 AT NOON First 50 people who buy tickets to each show receive a copy of The new record "Been a Long Day" upon entrance |
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SMOKING POPESWebsite Listen
The Smoking Popes' take on punk-pop is centered around lead singer Josh Caterer, whose obsessions with big-band records and black-and-white movies on the American Movie Classics channel have led him to develop a vocal style unique in punk -- the Popes sound like a familiar loud-guitar band fronted by a lounge singer, mixing up-tempo rock with laid-back vocals and lyrics with an old-time romantic feel. The rest of the band, formed in the Chicago area, consists of Josh's brothers Matt and Eli, on bass and guitar, respectively, and drummer Mike Felumlee.
THE COPYRIGHTS Website
The Copyrights play loud energetic punk with a definite Chicago influenced pop sound a la early 90's Lookout! They deliver a refreshing jolt in the spirit of their storied processors in the punk underground.
THE BROKEDOWNS Website
Four dudes who spend way to much time together arguing about which movie is better: The Air Up There or Commando. Once that is settled we are breaking up. Sounds like E.L.O meets B.T.O but with less T.C.B'n.
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| Sunday, February 21 • 6:00 PM • Ages 18+ |
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| do you like Juggalo inspired Rap Rock? then don't miss this show. |
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ABKWebsite
Juggalo inspired rock
MARS Website
"Lyrics drenched in bloody violent images" -VH1. "The most controversial artist in America right now." -MTV. "A twisted little devil with an affinity for school violence and sick, sadistic romance" -Fangoria. Perhaps the fastest rising prospect in the dark world of horrorcore music, Mars has been infecting the underground with his brew of West Coast wicked shit since the day his independent cult classic "Mars Attacks" hit the shelves. "I kind of grew up studying horrorcore. Who was who, who was doing what. What worked, what didn't. I felt that I needed to know my roots to be a better artist. It just so happens I was always defending our kind of music on the news and shit". says Mars who credits his knowledge of the genre for his marketing success. It wasn't long before Mars was hosting his own show on WFUCKOFF as an authority and connoisseur of his controversial genre with "Suicide Hotline: The History of The Wicked Shit" boasting an impressive all star list of guests schooling its horrorcore and juggalo audience with facts, dates and events within its own culture.
TRACKULA Website
Trackula is an artistic project with no limits started by a unique mix of musicians all hailing from different area's of Illinois. Founding Members Zach D(Ace White) , Ross(Separation Anxiety), Nate(Separation Anxiety) and Martin K. (Thugilicious Productions) all had similar goals of starting an entertainment company based around releasing amazing albums and other media with live performance's to back it up. Dec 2008 was our first official month and featured a brand new album with a tour to go with it. we also added a few new artists with Brian L.(Bluntz) , Jaymo 187 Formerly of GDP, Hype man extradionare Fright and a Killer Guitarist in our homie Ballz Deep. Thru the rest of 09 catch us around the midwest tearin up stages and promoting or new ablum "So Hard But Underated".
THE DRP Website
The "DRP" has been involved with music for almost a decade now. Kicking around with various musicians over the years he found some like minded individuals who had already formed a band named, "Reverend Epicurean"...The band disbanded in 2000 and out of that ashes arose the band, "SORE"...SORE is a metal/rap hybrid and they have toured the country opening up for many of the genre's biggest acts including Cypress Hill, Hedpe, Saliva, Powerman 5000, 40 Below Summer, Kottonmouth Kings and many others.
CRITICAL BILL Website
Critical Bill is a rap rock group signed under Westbound Records and SMC.
LIL SICC Website Listen
Gritty and in your face, Lil Sicc spits mad rhymes with conviction. A combo of raw beats and real life lyrics, he has established himself as Chicago's Most Wanted.
MISSION 16 Website
As former artist's of a local Chicagoland hip hop group the three emcee's of Mission:16 broke off to pursue their ambition of a new breed of hip hop. Putting together what is now known as Mission:16 having worked for awhile with one another as part of group their ability to work off of one another has grown and continues to show through their music and live performances. As the emcee's of Mission:16 The Beast, SteevyD and Pazzo work to create a distinict sound by fusing their own personal styles together. The Beast explodes on the microphone with dark lyrics reminiscent of those of metal mixed with his personal flair of story telling. SteevyD murder's the the beat each and everytime with metaphors, slick rhyme pattern's and creative phrasing. Pazzo's melody driven voice adds smoothness to the hard hitting and darkened lyrics while using his ability to not only tell a story but see it from another perspective. When blended together give the unique sound that is Mission:16. Just added to the M:16 Regime is AsaSpades kill'n it on the axe.
UGV Website
Reppin the underground
SKITZOFRANIX Website
Documenting their terrifying exploits with gruesome lyrics over brain pounding beats, Skitzo and Noize are bringing horror to life. Never afraid to touch on any topic, from their murderous antics to drug use and suicide, Skitzofranix are taking the wicked shit to a new level.
TALK-SIC Website
Talk-Sick Productions is a record label based out of Lake County, IL. We are a record label by the artists for the artists. TSP was officially founded in 2009 by Aaron "Wolfie" Wolfson and Brad "B-LeaVe" Walker. Currently we have a roster consisting of some of the best lyrically talented emcees in Chicago; B-LeaVe, Skrapt Soulz & Snypa. As well as the label supergroup "Talk-Sic" which consists of B-LeaVe, Spooky, Silentz & Snypa performing as a four man group, seen live with acts such as Tech N9ne, Critical Bill & Mars.
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| Monday, February 22 • 5:00 PM • All Ages |
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OTEPWebsite Listen
The band Otep was signed after only four shows, without a demo, strictly on the power of their live performance. Their live performance proved to be so impressive that Sharon Osbourne offered the unsigned act a spot on the 2001 Ozzfest tour. Since then Otep has appeared at the festival three times. To date, the band has released four full lengths, one EP and toured in support of all four releases.
BURY YOUR DEAD Website
The old saying goes, "If it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger." That adage certainly applies to Bury Your Dead. The Massachusetts band, featuring drummer Mark Castillo, vocalist Mat Bruso, guitarists Slim and Eric Ellis, and bassist Bubble, have broken up, gotten back together, gone through 14 band members and 9 tour vehicles (including buckets of bolts like a Hyundai Accent and a Kia Sefia), but they're still together and their stronger than ever on their new album, Beauty And The Breakdown, which is easily their most focused effort to date. In the Bury Your Dead tradition, the music is heavier than granite, but the band's approach and collective attitude is light, fun and carefree. That's what sets BYD apart from their peers, the fact that they do things you don't expect. They keep you guessing at every turn, either making you bob your head to their catchy melodies or making you mosh your brains out to their ferocious, infectious breakdowns. As Slim says, "It's always down and dirty, hustle and bustle with Bury Your Dead." And that equals a damn good time. Bury Your Dead: fusing fun and ferocity like no one else can. -Amy Sciarretto
THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD Website
Revered as one of the groups that pioneered the aggressive and abrasive mixture of death metal and hardcore that permeates the modern heavy music landscape, the South Carolina-based THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD triumphantly return.
DESTROPHY Website
Destrophy is the unstoppable 4 piece pop/rock/metal machine based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Officially launched in 2002 by producer and singer/songwriter Ari, who scoured the state and recruited only the most talented and success-minded musicians to bring his vision to the stage. The result is an impressive line-up featuring: Ari, guitar and vocals; Phil T. on bass; Joe Fox on drums; and Bruce Swink, former member of Roadrunner Records, Stone Sour and DownTheSun, on guitar.
ZMEU Website
The band found it's common thread in music and began to lay down it's own unique sound in early 2008; going full circle in a spectrum from rock, hard rock, to heavy metal, blazing solos and landing into wall smashing heaviness. You'll never be able to stop moving your heads or catch your breathe with powerful dynamics and clever harmonies. Max, the voice of ZMEU delivers on all fields of the heavy genre which establishes the bands musical versatility.
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| Wednesday, February 24 • 5:00 PM • All Ages |
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MODERN DAY ESCAPEWebsite
Modern Day Escape made a name for themselves on a DIY ethic. Recently signing just this year, they're now using that all or nothing mentality along with the support of a label to explode into the spotlight. They like to wear belts, and spread smiles with their brand of rock and roll that at once shreds and inspires sing-alongs and dance pits. Maybe a crowd surfer or two. You'll leave a MDE show in a pool of sweat, one less shoe and toothy grin.
I AM GHOST Website
After playing just four local shows, few would have predicted they would quickly sell 20,000 copies across the country through the power of the internet, and be the darlings of the Warped Tour and Alternative Press by the following summer. Now comes Lovers Requiem, a full-length debut so ambitious and assured that it seems the work of a much more established band. From the baroque Latin chorus that opens the CD, to the punishing guitar overdrive of first video/single Our Friend Lazarus Sleeps, Lovers Requiem will take fans of the EPs haunting melodicism to new symphonic heights. And fans of My Chemical Romance, HIM and AFI will discover a great new dark voice, the power and majesty that is I Am Ghost.
THE BECOMING Website
As if crafted in another world and delivered to rescue us from our hyphenated-rock-doldrums, The Becoming has landed and it's time for you to remember what gave you chills the first time you heard great music.
MISERY LOVES COMFORT Website
Misery Loves Comfort is a young unsigned five piece progressive metal band from Los Angeles California.
TILL DEATH Website
In many cases, great change gives way to amazing potential and things that seem to die are reborn. The recent emergence of Till Death to the music scene of the western suburbs of Chicago is full of potential, dedication, and perseverance. Forming from members of two different bands (Simplistic Urge and Moxxy) has made Till Death a diverse group with the goal of making powerful music. Hardcore, Southern Rock, and Metal all pull through in the bands sound, and kick you in the face.With the talent, as well as the dedication every member has to their stage performances, Till Death is a band, fans will not want to miss.
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| Thursday, February 25 • 8:00 PM • Ages 18+ |
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| Paul Di'Anno of Iron Maiden!! $12 in advance/ $15 at the door! |
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Paul Di'Anno (Iron Maiden)Website
Paul will be performing Iron Maiden off the first two albums!
Icarus Witch Website
Bible Of The Devil Website
Hailing from Chicago, IL, Bible of the Devil is a four-piece rock n' roll metal assault squad specializing in anthemic, hell-raising anthems evoking images of human dementia, conquest, urban debauchery, and violence. With stylistic nods to heavy riff innovators of the 70s and 80s, yet with a modern twist, Bible of the Devil intend their moniker as a euphemism for rock n' roll itself, a lofty declaration of their electric mission.
Desolate Sky Website
Hailing from all reaches of the Chicago land area, Desolate Sky is out to prove that true metal still thrives and has something more to give. Formed by Scott Staszak and Mike Mendenhall, this thundering four piece brings the walls down with the same force as bands such as Metallica and Megadeth, but throws in many melodic twists and turns ala bands like Iced Earth. After a revolving door of members this band is now solidified with Scott Staszak on rhythm guitar and vocals, Mike Mendenhall on drums, Pat Gandy on lead guitar, and Steve Sones on bass. With the line up in place and a new album on the way, Desolate Sky is here to stay. We are not here to reinvent the wheel, but we want to give true metal fans a record that they can be proud of. OLD SCHOOL METAL FROM ITS ROOTS!
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| Friday, February 26 • 7:00 PM • Ages 17+ |
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SCREECHING WEASELWebsite
Originally based out of Chicago Illinois, Screeching Weasel is best known for helping to spark the early 1990s "pop-punk" movement. Formed by a teenage Ben Weasel in 1986, the band has released 10 studio albums, two outtakes compilations and a best-of anthology. Featuring a line-up led by Weasel and longtime guitarist Danny Vapid, Screeching Weasel is again performing live after a decade-long hiatus.
LEMURIA Website
Girl vocals, leggings, and boys with skinny jeans and button down shirts. All the things that make the luminous sound of indie powerpop band Lemuria.
THE SEETHING COAST Website
Risen from the ashes of another band whose name escapes us at this time, The Seething Coast made its society debut in July 2006. The band name was nicked from a John Darnielle (aka The Mountain Goats) song. Oh, wait....that other band was called Resident Genius.
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| Saturday, February 27 • 8:00 PM • Ages 17+ |
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THE LUSTKILLERSWebsite
lustkillers (lust-killers) n. , pl. 1. a band of rogue rock n roll mercenaries preaching the BlankGeneration/PostPunk gospel. The LustKillers songs are edgy, moody, witty and sometimes even charmingly sassy ....Fast 'n Deadly like The Damned, ...Cool 'n Creepy like The Cramps, ...Dark 'n Lovely not unlike.... The Lords?? The LustKillers. Not afraid to get serious. Not afraid of fun. And not afraid of serious fun.
THE GRAVETONES Website
Horror rock at its finest. Attention horror-punk & psychobilly fans! THE GRAVETONES are here with their debut full-length of MISFITS & CRAMPS inspired ghoulish rock just in time for Halloween in 2006. So rev up that hot rod & throw this one in the 8-track player (1970's CD PLAYER duh...) & drive on down to the haunted house & have a creepy old time.
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| Saturday, February 27 • 8:00 PM • Ages 21+ • $10.00 |
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| Rock and Roll |
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SupersuckersWebsite
Sounds like the greatest Rock-N-Roll Band in the world!
Lustkillers Website
lustkillers (lust-killers) n. , pl. 1. a band of rogue rock n roll mercenaries preaching the BlankGeneration/PostPunk gospel. The LustKillers songs are edgy, moody, witty and sometimes even charmingly sassy ....Fast 'n Deadly like The Damned, ...Cool 'n Creepy like The Cramps, ...Dark 'n Lovely not unlike.... The Lords?? The LustKillers. Not afraid to get serious. Not afraid of fun. And not afraid of serious fun.
The Gravetones Website
Horror rock at its finest. Attention horror-punk & psychobilly fans! THE GRAVETONES are here with their debut full-length of MISFITS & CRAMPS inspired ghoulish rock just in time for Halloween in 2006. So rev up that hot rod & throw this one in the 8-track player (1970's CD PLAYER duh...) & drive on down to the haunted house & have a creepy old time.
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| Sunday, February 28 • 7:00 PM • Ages 17+ |
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MISERY INDEXWebsite Listen
The music of Misery Index combines the most intense elements of metal with a distinct grind approach, added with a touch of hardcore and extreme punk attitude and passion, thus pushing the limits of metal with an insane mix of regressive thrashing rhythms, corrupting breakdowns and energetic ferocity. Misery Index sets no limits in their goal of making metal and grind flow together in boundless punishing assaults designed to modernize the classic death and grind metal of the early 90's, drawing influence from Brutal Truth, Disrupt, Morbid Angel, Napalm death, Terrorizer, His Hero is Gone, Bolt Thrower, Assuck and Entombed.
MAGRUDERGRIND Website
Grindcore / Thrash / Punk from D.C.
MORGUE SUPPLIER Website
"Please believe me when I tell you that this is some of the fastest, sickest, most twisted shit I've heard from an unsigned band maybe ever. I was certainly not expecting this Chicago, Illinois quintet to knock my fucking dick in the dirt, but there my unit is, submerged in soil. Try to imagine one band embodying the finest elements of KRISIUN, HATE ETERNAL, NASUM, and DYING FETUS. Get my drift?" -metalcurse.com-
WASTED FORTUNE Website
We are loud and heavy.
LIKE RATS Website
Metal side-project from the drummer of 2*Sweet.
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| Tuesday, March 2 • 5:00 PM • All Ages |
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THE FLATLINERSWebsite Listen
The Flatliners play punk rock/reggae that makes you want to dance and punch. Hailing from Toronto, The Flatliners have shared the stage with such bands as Bad Religion, The Suicide Machines, Anti-Flag, Against All Authority, Catch 22, BigWig, Death By Stereo, Voodoo Glow Skulls, None More Black, Big D and the Kids Table, Planet Smashers and more...They will most likely kill you, but doing so will have never sounded so sweet.
COUNTERPUNCH Website Listen
Forged in the crucible of early 90's punk and hardcore, Counterpunch play fast, fierce, and fiery punk rock but with just enough artificial sweeteners to make it palatable for the ladies.
SHE LIKES TODD Website
This PBR fueled 4 piece from Chicago is an intense combination of thrashing guitars and melodic vocals set over intricate drums and bass work. Taking inspiration from bands such as NOFX, Propagandhi, Frenzal Rohmb and A Wilhelm Scream, SLT writes punk rooted music about real life, friends and fallouts, the way the world works and how they've seen it so far. With undying determination, She Likes Todd continues play all over the US and spread their music to whoever they can, however they can.
CUT AND RUN Website
"...[a] hard charging, ass spanking, rip roaring band of hungry and scrappy post punk rockers. If you do not get off on these guys, then you clearly need to see a doctor because it is very likely that you are clinically brain dead. Even if you are braindead, it is very probable that if you stick around long enough that Cut and Run's explosive set will be enough to shake you out of your drool filled stupor." -www..flabbyhoffman.com
THE REGULARS Website
"Your band are good! it reminds me a little of Fabulous Disaster and a tiny bit of early Teen Idols. I like the melodies :) Keep doing what you're doing. There's nothing like it. I wish you all the luck in world. Hopefully we'll be back in the states soon. Rock on Chicago! All the best, -Jake" (Jake Reed of TAT)
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| Wednesday, March 3 • 5:00 PM • All Ages |
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THE CHARIOTWebsite Listen
When Norma Jean frontman Josh Scogin left the band as their debut release, "Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child," was hitting stores, a distraught hardcore following sought after the album to cherish what seemed to be the last remnants of the powerful frontman. Little did they know that 2 years later Scogin would return. This time, with his same charismatic stage presence in tact, and a brand new ensemble cast, Atlanta, GA proudly presents: The Chariot. The music is tumultuous, the screams are menacing, and the album, "Everything is Alive, Everything is Breathing, Nothing is Dead, and Nothing is Bleeding," is guaranteed to astound listeners with its perpetual brutality.
GREELEY ESTATES Website
After playing hundreds of shows on average per year, securing slots on prominent tours (Taste of Chaos, Warped) and building a legion of devoted fans along the way, Greeley Estates have attained a noble reputation within the independent rock scene since the band's humble beginnings in Phoenix, Ariz.
INHALE EXHALE Website
Since first emerging on Solid State Records in 2006, the experimental metalers have been recognized for their bruising, albeit artful, take on hard rock, praised as much for being forward-looking and progressive as they are faithful to the brutal metal and bombastic hardcore that preceded them.
MEMPHIS MAY FIRE Website
For those of you unfamiliar with MMF, the story starts deep in the heart of Texas. Two years ago, these guys had no idea that writing what they considered to be "just fun, fast music we wanted to have fun playing live," would be something that would get them out of the state and from coast to coast multiple times. For those who may have been skeptical before, the varied tempos and occasional guitar solo are sure to grab anyone's attention; much less the strong lyrics and vocals by Matt Mullins. There is truly something for everyone.
THE COLOR MORALE Website
Natives from Rockford, IL, this melodic post-hardcore 5 piece has opened for the likes of Taking Back Sunday, Chiodos, The Used, Four Letter Lie, and Greeley Estates, and Misery Signals. Musical influences range from Misery Signals, Beloved, Life in Your Way, Scarlet, and Poison the Well to name a few among many more.
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| Thursday, March 4 • 10:00 PM • Ages 18+ • $10.00 |
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| DCB Media & Wicked Prince presents |
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DCB Media & Wicked Prince presents.... Website
Culture Clash 1.0
This event will highlight the music, fashion, trends and dance of a variety of different cultures including south asian, african american, latin & carribean.
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| Friday, March 5 • 8:00 PM • Ages 18+ • $10.00 |
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| Rock/Expiemental / FAST! |
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DJM TRIO Website
DjM Trio is a Chicago based band born out of free-improvisation in the late, hot summer of 2008. An amalgamation of Jungle/Dub/Afro-Beat/Jazz via Rock, DjM Trio hit the music scene running in May of 2009, watching it's fanbase multiply. 2009 also saw the release of their 1st EP "The Intrigue," which quickly sold out its first run.
PAPA JUPITER Website
Tom waits hanging out with the stooges going over to smash mailboxes in a beat up convertible.
JACK IN SPACE Website
Jack in Space are a Chicago based band, formed in 2008, made up of raw talent and life experience. Bringing a sound of imagination and dark reality to the city's legendary music scene. With genuine lyrics, back-boned by haunting acoustic driven guitars and space jazz rhythm section, living a dream outside the box.
Inn Cinema Website
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| Saturday, March 6 • 5:00 PM • All Ages • $10.00 |
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| ROCK |
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YOUR BEST FRIENDWebsite
Based in Saginaw, MI, Your Best Friend finds home elsewhere. With eleven self-booked U.S. tours, hundreds of shows, and an ever-expanding fan base to support them, Your Best Friend aims to tour extensively and spread their music worldwide. The release of their first full-length album in April 2008, followed by two US tours in support of the record, stands as another testament to the hard work and dedication shown by all four members to make Your Best Friend a full-time touring band; the first pressing sold over 1000 hard copies within three months with no outside distribution. The band is currently not signed to any label, but is seeking a solid, hard working label that will embrace and support the standards of music and presentation that Your Best Friend feels its friends and fans deserve.
FARWELL Website
Farwell is made up of 5 friends who have all dedicated their
lives to playing music. The name, pronounced FAR-WELL
(not farewell), comes from a lake located in Michigan, where
some of the original ideas of creating music came to life.
ARCADIA HERO Website
Arcadia Hero, formerly Salt Water Language hails from Glen Ellyn Illinois and combines the diabolical guitar genius of Jim Bizios and Brian Buchna, add to that the low slinging slappin' bass of Nick Lamberis, and the ass kicking drums of Rob McCarty and you've got the perfect rock n' roll in your face music this world needs more of. The band found Carolyn Shima in late 2009, and quickly formed a high energy, tightly knit unit, since then they've been assembling their rock assault on chicago. Together, they form Chicago's Newest Rock Heroes, drinking, rocking, and saving the world one crazy guitar solo at a time.
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| Saturday, March 6 • 9:30 PM • Ages 21+ |
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| HIP HOP |
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JACK FROST
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| Sunday, March 7 • 1:00 PM • All Ages • $10.00 |
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| I L S PRESENTS "ROCK THE BAND" |
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I L S PRESENTS,ROCK THE BAND Website
Illinois Leadership Seminars (ILS) is a 100% volunteer 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission since 1977 has been to unleash the leadership potential of Illinois youth. We realize this mission through an annual, multi-day leadership seminar as well as a series of single day leadership seminars. High school sophomores are chosen to represent their school from all over the state of Illinois at our multi-day seminar held each year in the first few weeks of June. From exploring different styles of leadership to hearing people speak about how their leadership qualities affect them in everyday life, the participants develop a strong love for leadership and the desire to make a difference in their own communities. Past participants of the seminar form the ILS Alumni Association, whose members remain active leaders, producing events to help the organization itself as well as the community at large. We at Illinois Leadership Seminars don’t tell our participants what to think, or even how to think but instead stress the importance of careful thought for our world’s future leaders.
SCHOOL OF ROCK Website
The Paul Green School of Rock Music is the nation's premier performance - based rock music program. They accept students from ages 7-18 and turn them into genuine rock stars. Students receive 45 minute private lessons on the instrument of their choice. Students also participate in weekly 3 hour supervised rehearsals to prepare them for the main events and shows that the bands perform in. Past shows have included tributes to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, and the Beatles. The Paul Green School of Rock Music finds that the combination of private lessons and group band practice with students is the best way to motivate kids to practice hard, overcome stage fright, and become amazing musicians.
The State Affair Website
The State Affair is a pop punk band from Chicago, IL formed in Spring 2007. They hit the ground running playing with bands from Victory Records and playing Warped Tour 08 in Chicago. In January 2009 The State Affair released their first 6 song EP. Being a local favorite in the suburbs, The State Affair plans to spread their music into the city and throughout the country to create a name for themselves. Be on the lookout for The State Affair's full length CD towards the end of the year.
Kids These Days Website
Kids These Days is a Chicago-based band that draws on hip-hop, jazz and classic soul to create groove-oriented songs featuring bluesy vocals, instrumental improvisation and rap. The band’s first single, “Hard Times” was produced by noted R&B session guitarist Greg Landfair, Sr. and is available at myspace.com/kidsthesedaysband. Formed by Chicago-area high school students, KTD includes Lane Beckstrom on bass, Liam Cunningham on guitar and vocals, Greg Landfair Jr. on drums, Nico Segal on trumpet, J.P. Floyd on trombone, Vic Mensah on rap vocals and Macie Stewart on background vocals. Band members also play with leading Chicago hip-hop group the O My’s, blues rockers The Souls, Compliment Diversity, and a jazz combo called The Quarter Steps.
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| Sunday, March 7 • 7:00 PM • All Ages |
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SETTLEWebsite
Call it pop-punk, power-pop, whatever you want, but it's catchy as hell and is a solid step in a great direction within a genre that has been evolving from three-chords to Queen like ballads and orchestral hooks. Check it out... Live From Six Fee Underground
FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER Website
Friday Night Fever formed from the ashes of two of the most up and coming unsigned bands: Nothing Less and Saving Litchfield. Rambunctious rhythms and bootylicious beats, mixed with unmistaken melodies and steamy story-lines, FNF's music possesses eternal potential. Their charismatic stage presence is so intense; it stimulates your eye-sockets and puts ants in your pants. You will dance until you just can't!
ROSEDALE Website
4 Brampton kids joining a band, dropping everything, and doin the band thing every hour of the day. If you like Canada (you do), then you'll love Rosedale.
12 TRACK RADIO Website
Comin' at you outta Wyoming, Michigan, former Minor Adjustment members Mitchell Rehner and Andrew Legg are back together to form the newest/grooviest band in Wyoming.
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| Saturday, March 13 • 9:00 PM • Ages 17+ |
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POLKADOT CADAVERWebsite
Recorded in the bowels of Baltimore with producer Steven Wright (Jimmie's Chicken Shack, SR-71), Polkadot Cadaver's debut album picks up right where Dog Fashion Disco left off. The brilliance of the band's musical output lies within their ability to sonically shape shift like a musical chameleon that can adapt to any music style.
IDEAMEN Website Listen
Formed in 2006, Ideamen brings to the table a tango with their respective influences and produce awe-inspiring, highly accessible music with thought provoking lyrics delivered in melodic harmonies.
VAMPIRE MOOOSE Website
Unorthodox, unrelenting and utterly unpredictable, St. Louis quartet Vampire Mooose may well be the meanest musical beast you'll ever encounter. It certainly will be one of the most unique. Fusing death metal brutality and raw hardcore intensity with abstract, progressive arrangements and jazz-like instrumental dexterity, Mooose sounds something like the progeny of an insane cross-breeding of Meshuggah, Dillinger Escape Plan, and Obituary; only weirder and more vicious.
KAREN PAGE Website
Hailing from a small town on the Ohio River, KP has quickly become known for being hilarious and brutal without compromising either end of the spectrum. In early 2008, KP wrote and recorded what is now known as one of the greatest albums of all time, "Operator Operator, the Phone is Dead!!!" at Sacred Sound Studio in Martins Ferry OH. A spin through the album pinballs the listener from dirty metal riffs to grinding breakdowns to dance breaks with hand clapping and singalongs. Now becoming the newest part of the Rotten Records family, KP will be violating your ears with as many shows as they can get their grubby paws on, confusing young and old alike. Come out to one and get a taste for yourself, and be prepared to wonder what's publicly acceptable behavior.
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| Tuesday, March 16 • 5:00 PM • All Ages |
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BLACK DAHLIA MURDERWebsite
Not only a cool band name but a very cool band! These guys fuck some serious shit up. This has a lot of the elements in extreme music: blasting, heavy drumming, melodic riffs with harmonies galore, sick black metal vocals, and pretty good growling. Songs are intelligently structured and remind of metal juggernaut's At the Gates, Dissection and Carcass . This band goes for many riffs that require the fast-tempo thrash beat and others that just blast. Their riffs are very melodic, so melodic in fact that some of their shredding ventures off in happy progressions coinciding with darker chord chugging. The guitarists sound to be fans of the European melodic Death Metal scene.
OBSCURA Website
The progressive German death metal band OBSCURA was founded in 2002 by guitarist/vocalist Steffen Kummerer and drummer Jonas Baumgartl. The band caused a stir when they - out of nowhere - toured as support for SUFFOCATION on their European tour in 2006 and when they independently released their debut album 'RETRIBUTION' that same year. The release of the debuet album followed a second European tour, this time as headliner, in 2007. After several lineup changes, Kummerer enlisted a new team of virtuoso musicians. Late 2007, OBSCURA added drummer Hannes Grossmann (ex-NECROPHAGIST) and fretless bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-PESTILENCE) as new permanent members. The group's latest addition, guitarist Christian Muenzner (ex-NECROPHAGIST), came into the ranks early 2008.
AUGURY Website
Creators of a varied kind of extreme metal, Augury hails from Montreal's musical landscape which already gave us legends such as Voivod, Kataklysm, Cryptopsy and Gorguts. With their new album "Fragmentary Evidence" completed and a major record deal, they are bound to firmly set foot on the international scene with their brand of Death / Black / Progressive insanity.
HATESPHERE Website
The story of HateSphere takes its beginning a long time ago. In 1993 the three high-school mates Jesper Moesgaard (drums), Claus Nielsen (vocals?)and Frantz Dhin (guitar) started a band called Cauterized. None of the members had ever tried to play before, and they logically started out playing cover tracks of their favourite bands such as Slayer and Sepultura. They quickly changed the name to Necrosis and continued rehearsing cover tracks in their humble rehearsing room in the local school in Odder, Denmark. If it was the smell attracking him, I cannot say, but some way one little school boy named Peter Lyse Hansen got hold of the information, that Necrosis was searching for another guitar-player, and when he realised, that they were playing death metal, he contacted them, because he liked this form of music and needed someone to play with. They accepted him, and they began rehearsing tracks like "Dead skin mask" and "Seasons in the abyss" by almighty Slayer, "Hollowman" by Entombed and "Dead embryonic cells" by Sepultura. Luckily for you it is not possible to hear how it sounded, because all traces of the early works of Necrosis have been erased for good... and we mean LUCKILY FOR YOU!!!!
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| Wednesday, March 17 • 7:00 PM • Ages 21+ • $10.00 |
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| St Patricks Day! |
Miss Maya SinstressWebsite
I am a Professional Pervert, a Fetishist, a Performer, a Fetish Model, a Sadist & an Artist.
I have been Dominant, Bossy & Bitchy all of My life. Naturally, I matured into a Spoiled Princess & Seductress. By nature, I am a TEASE. I laugh at other's expense. I am all you desire and then some. I am aggressive. I expand all boundaries. I am creative. I am mysterious. I like a mental challenge. I am complex. I am Independent. I am Feminine. I am Graceful. I am imaginative. I bust balls. I am not afraid of the unknown. I have high expectations. I do not settle for second best, nor do I give second chances.
Pain Kurst Girls Website
Who are the Pain-Kurst Girls? A multi-talented and fiercely artistic supergroup. With a penchant for spectacle, danger, and sideshow antics, we are spearheading the movement to win the right for women to Rock!!! Like Emmeline Pankhurst who fought for the freedom for women in the Suffragette Movement, The Pain-Kurst Girls use their sexual magic and belief in the power of femininity to entertain and captivate audiences.
We have been CURSED with the understanding that with pleasure comes PAIN and that all things good and evil are essential to maintain a perfect balance.
Candyxxx Website
Ammunition Website
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| Friday, March 19 • 8:00 PM • Ages 17+ |
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IMPALERWebsite Listen
Shock Rock since 1983!! Impaler have recorded worldwide for labels Combat Records, Roadrunner and Century Media. Currently the band has released albums on Root Of All Evil and started their own imprint Vlad Productions.
GRAVEROBBER Website
Predetermined in the mind of The Reanimator at The Void, Grave Robber was unleashed upon an unsuspecting, pre-apocalyptic Earth, A.D. 2005. As wounded and mutilated souls suffering curses unfathomable, death was their eternal verdict. Once submitting to The Reanimator as their Master, inviting The Ghost to indwell within them, and electing to die to themselves, the zombie slaves escaped the clutches of the grave. Now, these devil's rejects arm themselves with sonic, vibratory executions and images of horrific realities, bringing an onslaught of sound and warning that will ring into eternity. Rest assured, you will be afraid. You will be very afraid. Fans of The Misfits, Alice Cooper, Type O Negative, Gwar, Kiss, Danzig, and Rob Zombie will find themselves feeling as though they strolling in familiar musical history, yet simultaneously wading through a dense mire of uncharted territory. There's nothing more terrifying than the unknown. Grave Robber is the one band that can hold your hand on a decidedly horrifying romp, leading you safely to the other side. Heed the call of Grave Robber. Die and escape the grave, or die eternally.
GRAVEDIRT Website
We like Monsters, plain and simple. The idea of Gravedirt has been floating around in the ether for a while. Initially the name came from a movie made about Zombies, love and sweet rides. A song of the same name was written for UK horrorpunk band The Fiends (RIP) but it never saw the light of day. Fast forward to more recent history; Hoagy and Colin from The Massacres, along with Brad Gravetone and Chris Ridiculous got together to jam some tunes, looking for something to satisfy their cravings for punk, metal, horror and that incidental music you hear from time to time in the old Super Mario Bros game.
THE TURBO VAMPS Website
The Turbo Vamps are a Punk Rock band from the subarbs of Chicago. The band started in Early December 2005 in Andrews basement and have been writing since. The band has taken its breaks here and there due to school, work, and other fucked up shit but now all that is in the past and they are ready to get serious and make a name for themselves.
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| Monday, March 22 • 9:00 PM |
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Hustle SimmonsWebsite
"Hustle Simmons is a breath of fresh air. That feeling I got when i first heard Beats, Rhymes, & Life, or even Common's Resurrect, is what I got out of this album. Yall got my support all the way with this!"
-Illmind
Kidz In The Hall Website
The sons of the Golden Era of Hip Hop now take the reigns at the forefront of the next great Hip Hop dynasty. Call 'em elitests, call 'em smart asses or arrogant, but they are definitely one thing for certain, DOPE.
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| Tuesday, March 23 • 8:00 PM • Ages 17+ |
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WHITE WIZZARDWebsite Listen
White Wizzard hails from Los Angeles CA. Tired of the same old down-tuned screamo metal that seems to be everywhere these days, Jon Leon formed White Wizzard in the summer of 2007. The goal was simple - to bring the songwriting, melody and good times back into metal and rock.
EARTHEN GRAVE Website
Earthen Grave are a new act out of Chicago whose notables include Trouble's former longtime bassist Ron Holzner and underground doomers The Living Fields' Jason Muxlow on guitar. Given these members' pedigree, it's no surprise Earthen Grave are at their core a doom band, yet they are much more.
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| Thursday, March 25 • 5:00 PM • All Ages |
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EVERGREEN TERRACEWebsite
Evergreen Terrace is a melodic hardcore band out of Jacksonville Florida that has been gathering a fan base that is indisputable in the hardcore scene across the country. Evergreen Terrace 's sound is brutal yet mixed with passion, melody, and heavy breakdowns and has been compared to the likes of Poison The Well, 18 Visions, Indecision and even Metallica.
DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR Website
Death Before Dishonor has been garnering rave reviews for their unforgiving anthems and savage live shows over the last five years. It was their unrelenting work ethic that grabbed the attention of Bridge Nine Records, another Boston institution built with the same ideals that have built Death Before Dishonor- persistence, drive and desire. After the two teamed up to release of Friends, Family, Forever in 2004, Death Before Dishonor kept at what they did best- destroying crowds night after night on tour.
STRAY FROM THE PATH Website
It is no coincidence that listeners of Stray From The Path will often have a difficult time confining them to a specific genre. The Long Island outfit, has made it a point to remain unpredictable, intricate, and intelligent. Listeners can expect their Sumerian Records debut 'Villains' to surpass the gratuitous and/or contrived music that is all too common today, and instead perform articulate songs that refuse to compromise their precision, honesty, and genuine desire to impress.
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| Saturday, March 27 • 8:00 PM • Ages 18+ • $15.00 |
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| CMF METAL |
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ORDER FROM CHAOSWebsite
Order from Chaos, a trio consisting of Pete Helmkamp (vocals/bass), Chuck Keller (guitar) and Mike Miller (drums), was formed in Kansas City, Missouri during 1987, playing a mixture of old school thrash, black and death metal, influenced by the likes of Venom, Bathory and Celtic Frost. The band released a trio of demos in 1988, until a fourth (Crushed Infamy), which sold 1000 copies, attracted the attention of Putrefaction Records who released the Will to Power 7″ EP, limited to 1100 copies. The band then signed a record deal with Wild Rags in 1989, who released cassette versions of the Crushed Infamy demo and Will to Power. A final demo, Alienus Sum, was released in 1992 by the band, featuring three rough mixes from their delayed debut album and a couple of rehearsal tracks; an official cassette version of the demo was released through Chilean label Hexateuc Torment.
Despite being recorded in April/May 1991, Order from Chaos’ debut album, Stillbirth Machine, was finally released in 1993 through Wild Rags, despite the label dropping the band in November 1992. Around the same time, the album was also released by Greek label Decapitated Records (now Unisound Productions). This version, which differs from the Wild Rags in terms of artwork and layout and contains numerous textual errors, is apparently considered a bootleg version by the band. The album was given official re-relases by Osmose Productions in 1998 (including the Crushed Infamy demo) and Nuclear War Now! in 2008 (on both black and clear yellow vinyl).
A series of further EPs were recorded and released throughout 1994 on various labels (Jericho Trumpet on Gestapo, Live: Into Distant Fears on Eternal Darkness and Plateau of Invincibility on Shivadarshana), followed by a second full-length, Dawn Bringer, on Shivadarshana, before the band decided to call it quits in 1995. After Shivardashana folded, French label Osmose picked up tracks recorded in 1995 for Order from Chaos’ third and final album and released An Ending in Fire in 1998, as well as re-releasing their debut.
Pete Helmkamp went on to form death metal act Angelcorpse, as well as writing a book on occultism, entitled The Conqueror Manifesto: Capricornus Teitan. Chuck Keller and Mike Miller went on to form retro black/thrash band Ares Kingdom and blackened death metal act Vulpecula. With interest in Order from Chaos still prevalent in the extreme metal underground, Merciless records released a compilation of demos, 1994 live tracks and rehearsal sessions, entitled Imperium – The Apocalyptic Visions, in July 2005.
ARES KINGDOM Website
KOMMANDANT Website
WASTELANDER Website
Post-Apocalyptic ends with emphasis on the post
Self-imposed exile and isolation
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| Monday, March 29 • 8:00 PM • Ages 18+ • $10.00 |
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| Girls Mud Wrestling |
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MUD QUEENS Website
Spawned from the turmoil of a summer night absinthe binge, the Mud Queens of Chicago was meant to be the answer to Chicago's lack of dirty fun. Initially, the idea was to just have a big party in the backyard with a kiddie pool and mud. But - as I soon realized - mud wrestling deserves more than a kiddie pool. This city needed an event. An event to break the monotony. An event that smacks all the pretentious "hipness" across the face and brings back the true nature of fun: DIRT. This is not the stoic, introspective form of Chicago culture. This is the mud-slinging, hootin' and hollerin' kind of culture that is the Mud Queens of Chicago.
Realizing some good ole' rock and roll was a necessity, we enlisted the help of The Billy Carter Band. Being the good Southern boys that they are, they provided insight on the pros of mud vs. cole slaw and other potentially disastrous decisions. The Queens band has morphed over the years, but our rock and roll values remain. The Mud Queens conquer a new venue with each show - just to keep everyone on their toes. Don't thing you can do mud wrestling in your living room? Just wait. Our humble beginnings in a friend's loft made us defy obstacles just as the new spaces will. In the true nature of dirt and violence, the Mud Queens donate a portion of our proceeds to the Young Women's Empowerment Project. Although we really don't need a legitimate reason to get dirty, it makes us feel good. As long as there is mud, we'll keep slinging and swinging.
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| Wednesday, March 31 • 8:00 PM • Ages 17+ |
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TIM BARRYWebsite
For a guy who loves the leisurely rhythms of southern life, it's been a hectic couple of months for Tim Barry: he's already toured the states twice with Avail, the cult fave hardcore/rock/punk band he's fronted since 1991; jetted to Europe for a string of solo dates; and put down ten tracks for a solo disc, Rivanna Junction, on indie label Suburban Home.
RED CLAY RIVER Website
Born in the shadows of the Blue Ridge Mountains, with one foot in heaven and one in hell, as is the life here. Saints and sinners. The songs come from the spirits of this old ground, and our blood seeps back into it. For those of us who walk these ridges with desperation in our hearts and alcohol on our breath, it makes sense to us. It is our penance to live this way. The moonshine, labor, pine trees, and glorious heritage of music will keep us sane at least till tomorrow. Down by the river, winkin at the shadows and standin in the water. Red Clay River has seemed to have found a trail that leads toward town. But then again, maybe there is no way out of this, unless it includes the footstomps that keep time with the banjo's skin. Red Clay is keeping the sounds of ghosts riding through the holler on their four-board pine coffins. And they're comin for you boy, they're comin for you....
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| Thursday, April 1 • 5:00 PM • All Ages |
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FROM FIRST TO LASTWebsite Listen
From First To Last embodies a magnetic darkness in which an amalgam of influences like hardcore, rock & roll, blood curdling metal and punk fuckin' rock takes on a life all its own. Gripping, powerful, cathartic and alluring, this Los Angeles (by way of Gainesville, Florida) quintet shapes the future of music on its Epitaph debut.
EYES SET TO KILL Website
Eyes Set to Kill have taken the hardcore community by storm with an intense live show and a crushing EP. They unleash a whirlwind of melodic guitar riffs that violently flood into the ears of listeners, emotionally capturing screams, and hypnotizing melodic vocal hooks that seethe with emotion.
CONFIDE Website
Confide is a metalcore/post-hardcore/christian band from Los Angeles, California, United States formed in 2004. They have released two EP's: Innocence Surround and Introduction and one full length album Shout The Truth (which was re-recorded and re-released when Joel Piper joined the band). The band is currently in the studio writing their second full length album.
BLACK VEIL BRIDES Website
"If you throw Faster Pussycat, LA Guns, Alice Cooper, KISS and Motley Crue into a blender, this is about what will come out of it." -Gus Griesinger of Backstage Axxess
SLEEPING WITH SIRENS Website
Recently signed to powerhouse label, Rise Records, Sleeping With Sirens is the newest band to come out of central Florida. They recorded a 2 song demo at Chango Studios (Broadway, I See Stars, Oceana). They then proceeded to write and record a full length album entitled, "Eyes to Hear, Ears to See" due out sometime in March 2010. The founding member of this band being the former guitarist of Broadway. Kellin Quinn brings a unique vocal element to this band, and makes them stand out from the rest. They're going far, so catch them before they explode.
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| Friday, April 2 • 7:00 PM • All Ages |
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DILLINGER ESCAPE PLANWebsite Listen
Fuck those Beatles squares: New Jersey's DEP are incontrovertibly the greatest band the world has ever seen. The evidence is threefold. One: they mash together squiddly jazz guitars, death metal and 'challenging' time signatures into a huge spiky ball of noise. Two: on their new EP, Faith No More/Tomahawk nutjob Mike Patton runs around in a gas mask screaming how much he hates Hollywood. Three: herein is a version of Aphex Twin's 'Come To Daddy' which makes the original sound like Charlotte Church.
DARKEST HOUR Website
In the eight years since Darkest Hour formed, the metal gods have molded them into an extremely fierce band incorporating elements of Death Metal, Thrash and Punk. They have honed their sound into a high octane frenzy of mayhem and chaotic melody with homicidal vocals, a machine gun bass drum and guitars that are technical yet reckless, embodying the ferocity that lies in their hearts. Darkest Hour has prevailed over countless setbacks, from line up changes to the label problems that preceded their signing to Victory. This is a band that will survive and thrive no matter what obstacles they face. Fans and press received Darkest Hour's first Victory release, "So Sedated, So Secure," with unadulterated elation, and the band proceeded to tour non-stop to spread their brutal message.
IWRESTLEDABEARONCE Website
Spastic Moshcore from the heartland of Louisiana, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE is a torch carrier for the new wave metalheads all over the universe.
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| Sunday, April 4 • 7:00 PM • Ages 17+ |
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WEEDEATERWebsite Listen
In the mid-1990's, Weedeater arose from the ashes of the southern-drug-lord-band Buzzov-en, who had disbanded along the swampy shores of the Cape Fear river in North Carolina not too long before. Fronted by famed madman and bass virtuoso "Dixie" Dave Collins, this three piece doom juggernaut has been eating audiences alive for more than 10 years now.
BLACK TUSK Website
Black Tusk is a metal band from Savannah, Georgia. They put out their first full-length album, "Passage Through Purgatory", in 2008. It was mastered by Scott Hull.
THE GATES OF SLUMBER Website
Following a Double Whammy of London-Bred heaviness from Sloth and Centurions Ghost, The Gates of Slumber come and whack us mercilessly with their monolithic, battleaxe riffs and all-round excellence. Imagine early Manowar played slowly by blokes who look like they..ve just stepped off the set of ..Easy Rider.., and you..ll have an idea of why this US doom mob are so brilliant! - show review in Kerrang
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| Tuesday, April 6 • 8:00 PM • Ages 17+ |
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CREEPIN CADAVERSWebsite
A few years ago if you said your favorite genre of music was psychobilly you'd get a look of confusion in return. Thanks to the Creepin' Cadavers the genre now has a place in New England.
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| Friday, April 9 • 8:00 PM • Ages 18+ • $12.00 |
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| JAM ROCK |
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MR. BLOTTO Website
Mr. Blotto was born in Chicago as an off-night vehicle for musicians who loved each others playing but were in different bands at the time. The only rule was that they would only play what they loved. That philosophy continues today and has led Mr. Blotto into unique musical situations.
Mr. Blotto takes the Jam band asthetic into areas unfamiliar to the standard Jam Scene. They have been known to cover entire albums by Led Zepplin and the Who as well as perform entire shows of Country and Reggae. Artists as diverse as the Grateful Dead, the Flaming Lips, Willie Nelson and The Velvet Underground have seen their material interpreted by Mr. Blotto in the 2000+ shows the band has performed in the last 15 years, yet covers only pepper the bands hefty catalog of original material stemming from five studio albums and other unreleased crowd favorites.
ekoostik hookah Website
One of the most original and energetic acts around today, ekoostik hookah is the nucleus of a family drawn to its lucid, improvisational treatment of psychedelic rock n roll, blues, funk, jazz and bluegrass layered with rich harmonies. Born early in 1991 in a smoky basement bar, the band has been continually evolving, cultivating a sound that has perked the ears of contemporaries and attracted fans who travel miles to hear them play.
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| Monday, April 12 • 6:00 PM • Ages 17+ |
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LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATHWebsite
The legal last name to Autarch, vocalist for Lightning Swords of Death, is Loathing. If that doesn't prove that the group consists of some evil dudes, then just wait until you see the menaces live.
Need a better picture? Imagine if Watain was from Los Angeles, left behind the maggots and had some doomier parts. In other words, Lightning Swords of Death don't dress in theatrical costume. Just leather and bullet belts. And their sound is as fierce as their attitude.
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| Friday, April 16 • 8:00 PM • Ages 18+ • $8.00 |
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U-MELTThe spirit of the progressive rock era - the readiness to experiment, the premium on precision and the openness to move beyond preconceived boundaries - lives in the music and ethos of U-Melt. The untraditional sound comes from varied backgrounds of the men who make up the New York based band: one of the most electrifying young guitarists playing today, guitarist Rob Salzer began his music career as a classically trained violinist; keyboardist Zac Lasher studied theater at Emerson College and gave up the lullabies of Broadway for the thrill of rock and roll; bassist Adam Bendy has a degree in music performance and drummer George Miller paraded with the West Virginia Mountaineer Marching Band.
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| Tuesday, April 27 • 8:00 PM • Ages 17+ |
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CHAMPAGNE CHAMPAGNEWebsite
i'll keep this short. pearl dragon and me, dj gajamagic, joined forces in august of '07 to form Champagne Champagne. after a few months of writing songs thomas gray joined us two on stage to complete our line up. the only goal for our group is to make music that makes us feel good. i must say they are some feel good tunes.
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| Thursday, April 29 • 8:00 PM • Ages 18+ |
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THE BUSINESSWebsite
Oi!, street rock, punk, whatever you want to call it, the name of The Business is bound to come up within 5 minutes of conversation. Having written legendary albums and tunes throughout their career, the Business is hard yet melodic and in a class all their own.
HOLLOWPOINTS Website Listen
While the tempos occasionally work their way into a thrash, the playing is surprisingly rock oriented (especially the guitars, with actual solos!) and the vocals on the Social Distortion side of punk hoarse but melodic. This Seattle band has a lot to say, about American society's passive acquiescence to its government, warped political leaders, street culture, drugs and underclass, and the generally shattered dreams of America circa late 2004.
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| Friday, May 14 • 7:00 PM • Ages 18+ |
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CAPITALIST CASUALTIESWebsite
influences include: D.R.I., Antischism, C.O.C., Discharge, Rudimentary Peni, No Comment, Crossed Out, Black Flag, Motorhead, M.D.C., Dr Know, Raw Power, etc..
VERBAL ABUSE Website Listen
Verbal Abuse play fast and hard. Influenced by drugs, alcohol and sleep deprivation, their music will make your ears bleed with joy. This hardcore punk band is a sight for sore eyes..
FANG Website
This is the first band you see in the documentary "FARMCORE - The Movie: Punk Rock History of the SF Farm - the story of San Francisco's legendary Farm, located in the Mission District during the 1980s.
SICK/TIRED Website
Sick/Tired formed summer of 2008 in DeKalb, IL. Members have done time in Right To Remain, MK-Ultra, Layers of Twat, Weekend Nachos, Funeral Fuck Toy, Crazy Stallion, MZRCDXVL, Exalted, Nachtmystium, Inverted, Masters of Bation, Sexual Chocolate, etc. We have a 12 song demo tape that is now available and we are looking to play some shows.
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| Saturday, May 22 • 7:00 PM • All Ages |
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HYPOCRISY Website
HYPOCRISY was formed in Ludvika, Stockholm by guitarist Peter Tgtgren in October 1991. As well as HYPOCRISY, Tgtgren has carved out a considerable and esteemed catalogue of work with other musical concerns such as the industrial solo concept PAIN, LOCKUP, THE ABYSS and BLOODBATH. He also does dual duty as a producer in constant demand, operating from his Abyss Studios base racking up recognition on the other side of the desk with acts such as CHILDREN OF BODOM, DIMMU BORGIR, THERION, CELTIC FROST, DARK FUNERAL, DESTRUCTION and IMMORTAL amongst many others.
HATE Website Listen
Elements of four combative forces joined together in a distinctive array of musical elation with merging from death metal intensity creating a wicked art form known as HATE. Twisting into formation in 1990 by vocal guitarist ATF Sinner who brought forth an energy unmatched by others in Poland's extreme scene raising interest to those seeking diabolical resurrection.
BLACKGUARD Website
If ever there was a test case proving that hard work, tenacity, a healthy amount suffering, and word of mouth pays off, Blackguard is it. Formed in 2001 by guitarist Terry Roadcase and drummer Justine "Juice" thier as a straight ahead black metal outfit, the Montreal-based sextet - who clawed their way into the public eye under the name Profugus Mortis - has fought a pitched battle to stand out amongst their international metal brethren, going through numerous line-up changes and much needed sonic tweaking to get to where they are in 2010.
SWASHBUCKLE Website Listen
AHOY MATEYS! Forged upon the seven seas, Swashbuckle hath come to take the metal community by storm. We've faced rum-runners of the northern Caribbean to bring you the most brutal in yar face metal upon the Spanish Main. If ye be double crossin' us, we'll make ye walk the plank ye scurvy dogs! Yarr! Swab the poop-deck, and set sail for the Pirate Metal experience of your lifetime ye hornswogglers! Cheers!
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