THE FRINGE
The Fringe is:
Nick D’Virgilio (Vocals, Drums)
Randy McStine (Vocals, Guitar)
Jonas Reingold (Bass, Vocals)
INFINITE SPECTRUM
New York City-based progressive metal band Infinite Spectrum has garnered rave notices and struck a chord with prog rock fans the world over. Closing a three-year gap since their acclaimed 2013 debut album, Misguided, INFINITE SPECTRUM’s Sensory Records debut, Haunter Of The Dark is a full-length concept recording based on the short story by master of horror, H. P. Lovecraft, with the band bringing the famed short story to life through ambitious compositions featuring an abundance of dynamic, virtuosic playing, and powerful, melodic vocals. Re-teaming with Grammy award-winning engineer Chris Theis to capture their signature sound, with Haunter Of The Dark, INFINITE SPECTRUM has created a remarkable sonic journey for fans of prog both old and new. Combining theatrical elements with the progressive metal genre, the band has crafted their own brand of musical storytelling, which includes elements of radio-style drama for a uniquely cinematic listening experience. The music of INFINITE SPECTRUM is eclectic, innovative, and experimental in nature, with influences such as Dream Theater, Symphony X, Steve Vai, and Neal Morse, as well as classic prog bands like Yes and Rush. Their current line-up features Will Severin (vocals), Alex Raykin (guitar), Alex Repetti (bass), Greg Schwab (drums), and Katie Pachnos (keys).
WAVE MECHANICS UNION
Eight years ago, a couple of arrangers-for-hire decided, for a change, to hire themselves instead. Refreshingly freed from the constraints of client expectations, but now dauntingly faced with an endless spectrum of possibilities, they whittled it all down and focused on revisiting, as jazz arrangements, some of their favorites from the genre known as “Progressive Rock.” They felt an abiding affinity with the bold, adventurous pioneers of the 60’s and 70’s – musicians who eschewed boundaries and wanted to cut loose and show the world what was possible on their instruments when social dancing was no longer the driving imperative.
As arrangers, this fledgling cabal wanted the same thrill – to express ideas and techniques, accumulated over the years, that they’d rarely had the opportunity to exploit in the course of their work.
They invited some monstrously talented, like-minded friends to share in the creation/performance/recording of said artifacts, and Wave Mechanics Union was born.
Along the way, the nascent collective mutated and grew to embrace a wider palette of sounds, styles, and songs – as much as they loved Prog and Classic rock, there was more stuff out there calling to them and their creative impulses. So the paradigm evolved, as paradigms do. Perhaps it would be best described, now, as “we think these tunes are cool. How ’bout you?”
When you let your mind roam freely, the pigeon-hole genre labels get harder to apply. Is this “jazz?” Well, that depends how you define it, if defining it is even necessary. It’s music, rendered with love. let’s leave it at that.
The men and women of Wave Mechanics Union invite you to peruse and enjoy Volume II, “Further to Fly”, and hope you’ll find the same joy in listening that we felt working with some great music – arranging, playing, singing, and recording as our OWN clients.
September 2012. RF, RVJ, LM, & JFK
RIKARD SJOBLOM OF BEARDFISH
Rikard Sjöblom (solo, Beardfish, Big Big Train) will release his second studio album “The Unbendable Sleep” on February 10th.
THE SECURITY PROJECT
Former members of Peter Gabriel’s band, King Crimson and Shriekback celebrate Gabriel’s groundbreaking material from his first five solo albums.
| Jerry Marotta | Drums & Percussion, Backing Vocals |
| Trey Gunn | Warr Guitar, Backing Vocals |
| Happy Rhodes | Lead Vocals |
| Michael Cozzi | Guitars, Backing Vocals |
| David Jameson | Keyboards, Eigenharp |
A TRIBUTE TO THE LEGACY OF KEITH EMERSON
THE GALACTIC COWBOY ORCHESTRA
The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra has been freakin’ minds for 6 years! Since 2009, the band has stretched their own musical limits with album after album of intensely energetic ART-ROCK. Definition of ART-ROCK: A type of rock music, often with poetic lyrics, characterized by sophisticated harmonic, dynamic and technical complexity based on forms derived from classical (and jazz) music and requiring performers of considerable training and skill. It sounds so serious, but when you combine that type of music with four fun-loving musicians who don’t take themselves too seriously and who have a love of so much music beyond art-rock (which is why the band covers songs from Otis Rush’s All Your Love to Whipping Post to When the Levee Breaks to YYZ), you get a bit of magic in live music form. The band writes and performs music that excites them and has a blast doing it! The GCO appreciates and aspires to superior musicianship while combining their love of a good riff, hummable melody and groovy jam… over a jazz/jazz-rock musical bedrock. It all culminates in an intensely energetic live performance because “we freakin’ love what we do and love that the fans dig it too!! “
BRAND X
John Goodsall: Guitars
Chris Clark: Keyboards
Scott Weinberger: Percussion
Ric Fierabracci: Bass
Greyson Nekrutman: Drums
BRAND X are recognized as true musical pioneers, as they helped create an entire musical genre and influenced a broad spectrum of musicians and bands, from Phish to Dream Theatre. They are unrivaled in their creativity, originality and approach. Their contemporaries include bands such as Weather Report, Headhunters, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jaco Pastorious and Chick Corea, all crafting a unique blend of Jazz, Rock, and Ethic influences now widely known by fans worldwide as Fusion.
Many claim it’s BRAND X’s unique combination of masterful chops mixed with their childlike melodies that make so special. Some musicians play from inside their own world, but John Goodsall, Percy Jones, Kenwood Dennard and the guys from BRAND X play from their own universe! REUNION: After years of rumors of a potential reunion, it is finally happening. Three of the four main members came together recently in New York, and according to sources present at the rehearsals, listening to them play was “…like traveling back in time to the legendary ‘Livestock’ album – there was no question this was BRAND X! Their sound was uncannily identical to the BRAND X of ‘Livestock’ – and that in itself speaks volumes”
ALPINA NOISE
Chicago-based band: guitar, bass/viola, drums, Influences include Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine, Pleasure Club, The Pixies.
CUDDLE RIOT
Cuddle Riot is a band formed in Chicago with rock and punk influences.
Band members consist of Arturo Mar on vocals and guitar, Steve Osterman on drums.
From their album “Around the Square”, they feature 5 great new songs for your audible pleasure.
Don’t forget to listen and vote for Cuddle Riot in Ernie Ball’s Battle of the Bands/Vans Warped Tour ’11 at: http://www.battleofthebands.com/u/CuddleRiot
NATIVE CONSTRUCT
Native Construct is the product of collaboration between several students that began in 2011 at the storied Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Fueled by a desire to breathe new life into the modern metal genre, Native Construct artfully blends a wide spectrum of compositional influences, ranging from classical all the way to prog metal and musical theatre. The result is a wonderfully unique sonic texture, made up of extended-range guitars, theatrical vocals, and a full complement of symphonic instrumentation. Guitarist and composer Myles Yang’s passion for innovation, coupled with his extensive academic study of arranging and compositional techniques, makes Native Construct a truly distinctive up-and-coming metal act.
In 2014, the band’s music caught the ear of Brian Slagel at Metal Blade Records, and led to a recording contract and a worldwide release of the band’s debut album, Quiet World. The album promises to be a rich, vibrant, and aurally engaging musical experience. While following a musically programmatic approach to its storytelling, the album demonstrates a fascinating unification of numerous musical styles and provides an emotional journey through the vast and imaginative world Native Construct have envisioned.
Quiet World was largely self-produced and written between 2011 and 2013 in between the individual band members’ studies at the Berklee College of Music. What began as jam sessions simply for fun eventually turned into a full-fledged musical endeavor. All tracking and programming was done at the band’s home studios in Boston, MA, with the exception of vocals, which were recorded with Jamie King at The Basement Studios in Winston-Salem, NC. The album was mixed by Rich Mouser at The Mouse House Studio in Los Angeles, CA, and mastered by Jamie King.
A brief listen to Quiet World is enough to make it apparent that there is a concept, here. Though it’s best to let the band explain the album in their own words: “Quiet World is about a guy who loves a girl. The guy is a bit of an odd and eccentric person – an outcast. He’s also a mute, and a little unstable, as it turns out. The girl doesn’t return his feelings, but he can’t bring himself to let go. As his unrequited passion for her devolves into obsession and eventual resentment, his mind begins to slip further and further away. He convinces himself that he can’t be loved because of his condition and abnormalities. So he decides to create for himself a new, fantastic world of which he has complete control – a world where there are no oddballs or outcasts. A world where everyone is surrounded by people who are just like themselves: a much quieter world.
“It’s at this point that the first track of the album, “Mute,” begins. And it turns out that many of the subjects of his new world are not as content living this way as he is. In the second track we see a new character, the Archon, rise up and unite his people in the clouds with the once distant people in the sea. He leads an opposition to “Sinister Silence,” as the people come to call him. The rest of the album unfolds with events within the “Quiet World” and manifestations of the enduring struggle between the Archon and Sinister Silence. The lone exception is track number four, “Your Familiar Face,” which steps out of this world for a moment to give a closer look at the events prior to the first track and the tragedy of Sinister Silence.”
What is impressive about Native Construct is not necessarily an involved concept on a debut record, it’s that they wrote, produced, and recorded the album while balancing school work and on a college student budget. It’s the epitome of “self produced.” And what Native Construct wants fans to know is that “the composition process for this album was intensely meticulous from top to bottom. Each note, each lyric, each twist and each turn were arrived at with the utmost care. As such, we were able to weave rich, often subtle layers of meaning into the music and text. We’re very excited for you all to experience the result of our efforts!”
THE EVER AFTERS
New soulful, live dimension by producers Rondell Adams (DJ) and KM Nelson (guitars, etc), featuring many great musicians and artists on the front lines…
AETHEREAL
A psychedelic prog-rock band from Chicago
NASTY SNACKS
Conceived during the summer of 2014, Nasty Snacks is a nine-piece funkestra bringing you nothing short of the most groovy and most booty-moving music possible.Formed in 2014, Nasty Snacks is a 9-10 piece “funkestra” consisting of members of thevibrant Chicago music scene. Described by some as “future funk” the genre-bendingband blends elements of funk, R&B, and fusion.Having played at many of the best Chicago venues and supported various nationallytouring acts, the Snacks have proven to showcase a pocket-slamming performanceevery show. Their energetic, horn-driven melodies, and powerful lead vocals give theSnacks their nasty edge. With two guitarists who switch between lead/rhythm, keyboardsounds that fill classic and cosmic space, and a super tight rhythm section, the soniclandscape is endless.In 2020, during the height of the pandemic, the band welcomed a new lead vocalist,Stefanie Mitchell (The Right Now), and began writing new material remotely. Throughout this time, the band has come together to push for social change by donating album sales to charitable organizations, to stay safe by getting vaccinated, and to keep playing shows while continuing to write new, exciting material.The band’s most recent release (March 2021) the Smoke Signals EP was recorded atTransient Sound Studios in Chicago by Steven Gillis and features Mitchell, their newvocalist, on all three tracks. The band hosted several online events to celebrate therelease and the response has been amazing. Smoke Signals EP can be streamed andpurchased everywhere.
WAYNE KRANTZ TRIO
Wayne Krantz, guitar
Since 1986:
HAS played and/or recorded for: Binney, Potter, Fagen, the Breckers, the Dan, Cobham, Atakoglu, Bley, Bailey, Maria, Formanek, Anderson, Schwartz, Stern, Manieri, Anders, Wilkenfeld, Husband, Escreet, Hoenig, Barot, Weyland, Rahbany, Ridl
HAS employed on his own projects: Carlock, Lefebvre, Almond, Novak, Jackson, Lee, Socolow, Wilkenfeld, Danziger, Fig, Chambers, Bullock, Goines, Genus, Alias, Bryant, Hoenig, Binney, Beard, Ephron, Weyland, Mayer, Patitucci, Drayton, Beasley, Anders, Potter, Colaiuta, Wollesen, Palladino, the Staceys, Hey, Wood, Biddle, Tidd, Miura, Hess, Brewer
HAS made 10 records: “Signals” (’91), “Long To Be Loose” (’93), “2 Drink Minimum” (’95), “Separate Cages” (’96), “Greenwich Mean” (’99), “Your Basic Live” (’03), “Your Basic Live ’06″, “Krantz Carlock Lefebvre” (’09), “Howie 61″ (’12), “Good Piranha Bad Piranha” (’14)
HAS made 1 book: “An Improviser’s OS” (2005)
HAS taught at: NYU, Berklee, countless workshops worldwide
BORN, RAISED: Corvallis, Oregon, USA
BELIEFS: Nature, family, music
Gear
Main guitar: currently a Strat-style loaner from John Suhr
Main amp: a Fender and a Marshall
Main pedals, etc: EH Freq Analyzer, Boss DD-3, Boss OC-2, EH Freeze, Vertex Boost, Maxon SD-9, Vemuram Jan Ray, Wren and Cuff Russian Fuzz, Vertex Wah, WET verb, G-Lab Power Box, D’Addario strings/tuners/earplugs/cables, Fender mediums
Main store: 30th Street Guitars NYC
UADA
Since their formation in 2014, Uada’s rise has been meteoric. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, the band quietly released their debut album, Devoid of Light in 2016 through and word of mouth quickly built from there: here was BLACK METAL writ large, classic and uncompromising but brimming with power, soul, and artistry, and all without bluster and bathos. Uada’s debut album surely expanded the lexicon of the melodic black metal idiom, and the underground took notice.
Two years later came Cult of a Dying Sun, whereby the band further perfected their craft and compellingly took to the stage, their performances garnering as much acclaim as their recordings. During all this, more than the underground started to take notice; the name Uada was on the tongues of folks usually reticent to black metal.
In 2020, almost effortlessly, Uada fully perfect their craft and delivered Djinn. Simply titled but by no means simple in construction nor execution, Djinn builds upon the increasingly ambitious songwriting of its no-less-considerable predecessor, but pushes their dazzling artistry into nearly Technicolor landscapes of the Beyond.
DROWNED
Obscure Death Metal
BAT
Ryan Waste-Bass,Vocals / Nick Poulos-Guitar / Felix Griffin-Drums
PEUCHARIST
Barbaric black thrashing death
THE CROSSES
Die Kreuzen vocalist Daniel Kubinski and his band “The Crosses” play the self titled Die Kreuzen LP from start to finish and favorites from the “October File” LP. Daniel Kubinski: (Die Kreuzen, DeadFinger, FuckFace, Decapitado) Vocals Jim Potter: (Dr Shrinker Viogression Feck) Guitars Joe Sanfelippo (Population Control Astrokadaaver) BassJesse Sieren: (Big Laugh, Dislocation Drums
RUMPKE MOUNTAIN BOYS
The Rumpke Mountain Boys combine signature vocals, a unique command of string instruments (acoustic guitar, mandolin, upright bass and banjo) and dynamic special effects into a singular musical experience. An emotion filled musical stream of consciousness with no setlist, minimal structure, and intuitive improvisational flow. In this way, they summon the energy of the crowd as their guide in linking just the right music to precise moments in time.
Grateful Dead Hour host David Gans proclaimed, “One of the things I love about the Rumpke Mountain Boys is that there’s a fundamental honesty in their presentation. This is something they share with my other heroes, Donna the Buffalo and the Grateful Dead. They don’t make set lists ahead of time, they don’t rehearse their songs to a fare-thee-well– they perform in real time. All four of them write, which is very important, and they draw songs from a tremendous variety of sources… being a musician is a life-long learning experience, if you’re doing it right, and they are.”
Like playing around a campfire, the Boys take turns calling the next tune, distilling shows from a sea of infinite notes created from years of jamming. Drawing upon a growing catalog of originals and and an ecclectic mix of covers, the Rumpke Mountain Boys blend music like a fine Irish whiskey– the result affectionately dubbed Trashgrass. The Boys titled their 2012 album release with the same name, followed by their 2013 release, Moon, which was recorded at the famed Royal Studios in Memphis. The latest studio release, “High Time, Low Tide” is available mid-January.
2015 was outstanding for the string quartet. The Boys played festivals from coast to coast to ever growing audiences including Northwest String Summit and John Hartford Memorial Fest, while forging new ground throughout the west and east coasts including their first New York city show. Finishing up the year with two stellar highlights, their own Snuggleween and the Rumpke Mountain Boys New Years Eve Ball in their hometown of Cincinnati.
2016 promises to be even better, with extensive touring in support of the new album and the best festival lineup yet. Keep your ear to the ground because the Rumpke Mountain Boys are rolling into a town near you!
Grateful Dead Hour host David Gans proclaimed, “One of the things I love about the Rumpke Mountain Boys is that there’s a fundamental honesty in their presentation. This is something they share with my other heroes, Donna the Buffalo and the Grateful Dead. They don’t make set lists ahead of time, they don’t rehearse their songs to a fare-thee-well– they perform in real time. All four of them write, which is very important, and they draw songs from a tremendous variety of sources… being a musician is a life-long learning experience, if you’re doing it right, and they are.”
Like playing around a campfire, the Boys take turns calling the next tune, distilling shows from a sea of infinite notes created from years of jamming. Drawing upon a growing catalog of originals and and an ecclectic mix of covers, the Rumpke Mountain Boys blend music like a fine Irish whiskey– the result affectionately dubbed Trashgrass. The Boys titled their 2012 album release with the same name, followed by their 2013 release, Moon, which was recorded at the famed Royal Studios in Memphis. The next album is currently being recorded and will be released later this year.
2014 was outstanding for the string quartet. The Boys played festivals from coast to coast to ever growing audiences including Suwannee Springfest, Northwest String Summit, Phases Of the Moon, Dark Star Jubilee, John Hartford Memorial Fest, and Jammaica. Finishing up the year with two stellar highlights, their own Snuggleween and the Rumpke Mountain Boys New Years Eve Ball in their hometown of Cincinnati.
DABYLON
Aurora’s Premier Reggae Rockers… Dabylon is a work in progress that has matured over the past ten years. Made up of a mixture of family members and long time friends from the West Side of Aurora. Check out homegrown Aurora talent at its finest.
CHRIS BOLINT
Chris Bolint is an instrumental hard rock guitarist from the Chicago Area. Since releasing his debut album, Embers Alive (2015), the 29 year old former Berklee College of Music student has garnered both regional and national praise for it. His music is both melodic and moving and is considered a guitar player’s guitar player. He is currently being played on 70 + radio stations across the country and is featured in the current issue of Relix Magazine on their coveted CD Sampler. Chris has also appeared and performed live on Chicago’s WGN Radio as well as been featured by Guitar World Magazine. Having been consistently performing as a solo act around Chicago over the last year, he recently has assembled a full band to play with, which includes a star studded cast of Chicago area musicians including, Barry Kleiber, Bass (T.D.Clark), Brian McKenna, Rhythm Guitar (T.D. Clark), Billy Cox, Rhythm Guitar (The Fall Four), and Trevor Warren on Drums. Take it from WGN Radio’s Nick Digilio who exclaimed “You gotta see this guy!”
ATONEMENT THEORY
Atonement Theory is Jay Jancetic’s “solo” work. Debut EP to be released this spring on IDefy Records. Live performances will also be coming soon.
I began my musical endeavors around the age of 16 playing in several Buffalo, NY based Straight Edge Hardcore bands before re-locating to Chicago Illinois where I joined the band Extinction.
I later went on to join Arma Angelus and have since been in several bands such as Stabbed By Words and Holy Roman Empire before taking a long needed brake from touring and playing in a steady band.
During that time, I began writing music and conceptualizing what I felt was music that perfectly embodied all of the elements I like best about music, as well as something that represented my emotions. Something that was heavy, dark and brooding, yet melodic.
I am also currently guitarist for Metal/Hardcore band Harm’s Way.
J. NAVARRO & THE TRAITORS
J. Navarro & the Traitors began as a conversation between Jay Navarro (The Suicide Machines, Break Anchor, Hellmouth) and Eric Abbey (1592) about music that they had always played and never played together. From sharing the stage together in the early 1990s and 2000s they wanted to write and play music that they loved. So they took the idea and started writing, focusing on the reggae and Two-Tone sound that had been missing from the Detroit scene. With four songs written they needed a band. Together they ran down the list of musicians they knew and found the best ones for the job. Ken Haas (Polka Floyd, Reverend Guitars), joined on lead guitar, Scott Vesey (Trace the Veins) joined up on bass, and Jason Millbauer (Bad Assets) joined in on drums. Together they created the type of music that Navarro and Abbey heard in their heads and the band was born. A collection of songs that showcases the feeling of Detroit and the struggles going on throughout the world are showcased on their debut release. Come out to a show and dance all night. Cheers!
PILFERS
Pilfers are a legendary band out of New York City that play an infectious, unique sound that blends pop, reggae, hardcore, dub, punk, and ska. Their sound, dubbed “raggacore” features the talents of lead vocalist Coolie Ranx, guitarist/vocalist Nick Bacon, drummer James Blanck, bassist Ben Basile, and trombonist/keyboardist Billy Kottage. Pilfers are well known and loved for their intense live performances that encourage constant crowd participation. Followers of Pilfers have been affectionately named “Pilfers Crew.”
Formed in 1997, Pilfers has toured internationally with the likes of Bad Brains, Zebrahead, Reel Big Fish, the Specials, Madness, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Amazing Royal Crowns, Mustard Plug, and Goldfinger. Pilfers released two albums including a self-titled full-length and Chawalaleng (Mojo Records). In the summer of 2001, the band broke up over various differences. Since 2005, the original line up has come together for several sold out reunion shows along the East Coast for their devoted fans.
In 2013, Pilfers hit the road with Reel Big Fish making new fans across the U.S. and Canada. The strong demand for more from their Pilfers Crew and their love for playing intense live shows has them hitting the road more frequently. Pilfers are currently recording new songs for an upcoming full-length album. Stay tuned for big t’ings to come!
FIVE IRON FRENZY
Five Iron Frenzy first formed in 1995 with vocalist/lyricist Reese Roper, former bassist Keith Hoerig, guitarist Micah Ortega, and lead songwriter Scott Kerr. They soon added Dennis Culp on trombone, Andrew Verdecchio on drums, Leanor Ortega-Till on saxophone, Nathanael Dunham on trumpet, and Sonnie Johnson on guitar. They gained national exposure with the songs, “Oh, Canada” (Our Newest Album Ever!, 1997) and “Where the Zero Meets the Fifteen” (Upbeats and Downbeats, 1996). Up until they disbanded in 2003, the band entertained audiences with spirited, interactive shows, sometimes in full costume. They announced their reunion in 2011 with the release of their free single, “It Was a Dark and Stormy Night.”
Fans’ enthusiastic response to Five Iron’s return is a testament to the lasting impact of their music and message. The self-described undead band is excited to make waves in the digital age with genre-pushing new work.
A LIFE ENDANGERED
Frantic and with organized system, potent and aggressive in delivery, post punk rock for the hard of hearing
PLURAL PEP
RADIANT DEVICES
»radiant devices« draw upon a wide range of genres and sources with an emphasis on art rock, downtempo electronic, and industrial / found instruments aesthetics. Distressed guitar riffs are layered on top of groove-heavy bass lines and downtempo synths, then punctured by textured electronic beats and metal percussion rhythms. The compositions are often built on contrasts of harsh, noise driven sections paired with mellow melodic passages; where as, minimal arrangements are contrasted with dense rhythms and undeniable punk energy.
JUDAS RISING
Judas Rising is Joe Martina – vocals: x- Damien Thorne & x-Sin After Sin, Scott Davidson – Drums: Stonehenge, Heaven & Hell, x – Earthen Grave & x Wet Animal, Neven Trifunovich – Guitars: Rival, Cover Dogs, MST & x Sin After Sin, Briant Daniels – Guitars: x Sin After Sin & Kevin Cobleigh – Bass: Wicked Soul & Cover Dogs
NAUGHTY PROFESSOR
Naughty Professor is a forward thinking music endeavor pioneered by six young musicians from around the country, now anchored in New Orleans, Louisiana. Formed in 2011, the band’s mission was to embody the jazz-influenced party culture of the Big Easy in a constantly evolving, high energy funk/soul outfit. Naughty Professors’ live performances, which weave together complex compositions and loose individual improvisation, quickly commanded the attention of many notable musicians in town, including George Porter Jr., Galactic, and The Revivalists. With fresh recorded material in the works and a rigorous tour schedule planned for 2016 and beyond, Naughty Professor is poised to soon become the next household name associated with the echelon of New Orleans music.
Naughty Professor has shared the stage with artists such as Galactic, Snarky Puppy, Victor Wooten, Rebirth Brass Band, Fitz and the Tantrums, The Revivalists, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Papadosio, George Porter Jr., The Soul Rebels, and many more
THE CLASH “GIVE ‘EM ENOUGH ROPE”
Give ‘Em Enough Rope is the second studio album by the English punk rock band the Clash.
WITCH MOUNTAIN
Top-tier purveyors of traditional American doom.
STOP.DROP.REWIND
Northwest Indiana-based progressive-powerpop band stop.drop.rewind has never shied away from innovation. The Midwest power trio combines the energy and spirit of pop-punk with the colors and improvisational elements of jazz and soaring intricacies of progressive rock to bring forth a sound that is as unique as it is listenable, and as likely to produce a thoughtful discussion as it is a raucous sing-along. They have brought their energetic live show to venues across the Midwest and beyond, playing in 13 US states and completing multiple tours to Texas to play SXSW, all while sharing the stage with the likes of Real Friends, Hawthorne Heights, Secondhand Serenade, The Misfits, The Spill Canvas, and many others. The band has received regional radio play across Chicagoland and surrounding areas with their 2019 singles “Words in Scary Stories” and “Floating Stone,” and the music video for their latest release “Space Force” gained over 100k views on Facebook. Stop.drop.rewind is currently in the studio working on self-releasing an EP that includes the singles they released last year. FFO: Say Anything, Motion City Soundtrack, Ludo, Weezer
DEAD WHERE I STAND
Tasty metal from Chicago.
SHINING (SWE)
Formed in 1996, Shining is a Swedish Extreme band that incorporates many doom metal elements in the music. Due to the depressive undertones of their music and the mostly suicide-themed lyrics, Shining’s music is often referred to as “suicidal black metal” although the band themselves would point out that they are not a Black Metal band.
MOONTOWER
MoonToweR is Chicago’s premier and only “Van Rock” band.
Formed in late 2013 as “Ignition Control”, they have quickly moved up the food chain. They’ve shared the stage with local favorites The Handcuffs and I Love Rich and opened for international acts Wild Adriatic, Stupidity and Blue Coupe. Their song “Tomahawk” has received airtime on rock radio station 105.5 The Kat.
Their music and professionalism has made them a go-to band for bookings at many of Chicago’s most popular music venues.
With original music that’s a unique blend of classic and hard rock, blues and metal, as well as a refreshing list of cover tunes for flavor, MoonToweR is bringing a sound, feeling and vibe that has long been missing back the local scene. All together this four piece has 30 years of stage experience and is thrilled to be bringing the party-on good times soundtrack we call “van rock” to all of you.
EQUAL OPPOSITES
Psychedeleic feel-good phantasmagorical alternative indie rock in the Northwest Suburbs, featuring:
Lucas Turner
Mike Tsipis
Rusty Fritz
LOS BLACK DOGS
A Mexican rock n roll band from Chicago. With layers of psychedelic sounds,bluesy licks and heavy riffs, combined withspanish and english lyrics, you can hear and feel all the influence from each of the band members mixing all into one and one into all. This band was officially formed on 2012 and going thru different changes since the original line up. Always ready to rock and ready to roll!
IN THE FLESH – ECHOES OF PINK FLOYD
The Midwest’s #1 Pink Floyd show!
“If you’re looking for just ‘some cover band’ to see, this is not the show for you.
If you’re looking for the MOST complete live Pink Floyd experience, then I suggest you step right up.
Not content just playing note-perfect versions of your favorite Floyd tunes, In The Flesh has it all:
the songs, the performances, the visuals, and the energy”
– WIRE
MEDICINE BEAR AND THE HERBAL REMEDIES
Medicine Bear and the Herbal Remedies seeks to remind our audience of its close connection to nature and to each other. Consciously written poetic lyrics invoke the wisdom, shared by all non-parasitic creatures, of how to live at peace with the earth which sustains us, and how to have compassion for one another. Tranquil melodies and intentional harmonies conjure a similar sense of well-being to that achieved when immersed in abundant and beauteous natural landscapes.
Medicine Bear and the Herbal Remedies is a trio of artists/community members each bringing an essential aesthetic element to our music, and each equipped with complementary strengths contributing toward community organizing and event planning. Musically, Jerry lays the foundation with a guitar style that blends early blues and West African harp playing, and a vocal quality that is sincere and emotive; Tzippy brings to that her passion for traditional music of South Eastern Europe shared through multiple instruments and singing; Katie has the sensitivity and versatility to blend the merging styles with acumen, through both vocal harmonies and violin.
Our raw and pure sound draws on folk traditions from around the globe, yet the outcome is unmistakably contemporary. This balance invites people with diverse sensibilities to feel close to our music due to its familiarity, while being intrigued with its newness. Active engagement with the earth and in community informs our voice, and recognizing music as one of the most unifying forces we revel in the experience of creatively exploring these ideals through this medium.
HEFFRON DRIVE
Heffron Drive is Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt.Happy Mistakes: Unplugged is Heffron Drive’s newest album, an entirely acoustic rendition of their breakout release Happy Mistakes. HM:U harnesses the rich qualities of Kendalls voice and overall sound of the band. Heffron Drive recorded, engineered, produced and played everything on Happy Mistakes: Unplugged proving that the duo is more than what meets the ear. Happy Mistakes: Unplugged will be available worldwide through all digital retailers on April 28th, 2015.
Heffron Drive was formed in Burbank, CA in 2008 by Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt. Both originally from Wichita, KS, the duo met on the street “Heffron Drive” where they quickly became friends and began making music together. Shortly after creating the band, Kendall booked the Nickelodeon/Columbia Records television show “Big Time Rush”. Dustin became the touring guitarist for the band, and they two spent nearly 5 years on the road with that band. Now on indefinite hiatus with BTR, Heffron Drive was revived and the two are in full force promoting it.
JAY VONN
Jay Vonn is an Americana/Folk musician from Dixon, Illinois who has
been writing songs since he knew how to talk. He has played all around
the Midwest and beyond, wandering the countryside with his guitar
and harmonicas in an old Toyota camper. Heavily influenced by
Bob Dylan and John Prine, he sings about travel, love, adventure,
misadventure, life, death, and just about everything else in between,
usually with a story or two sprinkled in for good measure…
BILLIE LAWSON
Sunshine Root was born in Chicago, Il. His whole life he has moved from place to place. He Went to High School in Colorado at Boulder High School, than transfered to September School. His whole life he has been around music, getting his first guitar when he was 6 years old. He has always loved the Grateful dead and Everything they stand for. The grateful dead and their music have changed his life forever more. Always searching for the simpler things in life through love and music. When he turned 21 he started really pursuing his music, and now plays all over Illinois, Colorado,and many other states. “Life is not about what you do but how you do it. stay beautiful world”
SWEET DELTA DAWN
A group of eccentric individuals working together to find enlightenment through music. pooling inspiration from classic rock, blues, psychedelic, soul, blue grass and many other styles.
THE BRAVER DAYS
The Braver Days are a punk rock band based out of Chicago IL, that was formed by three friends in 2012. The band draws influence from the So-Cal skate punk bands of the 90’s
KAMI
Chicago Native Artist KAMI, most recently released his freshman project titled, “Just Like The Movies,” earlier this year. As one of the original creators of the Savemoney collective, KAMI joined forces with the likes of Vic Mensa, Chance the Rapper, Joey Purp and Towkio to create a movement in Chicago to showcase the diversity in the Chicago Rap Scene. KAMI’s unique outlook on the world, and an in depth ability to express that view through his music separates him from any of his peers and creates a lane of his own in the industry.
VEECEE
THE INDIGOS
The Indigos is an Indigroove rock band from Muncie, IN. They originated from a recording project lead by Producer Patrick Weaver who asked lead singer and songwriter Matt Mellen to record one of his songs titled “In Eternity”. During the session Patrick introduced Matt to drummer and songwriter Matas Olsauskas. After a 3-hour studio session they decided to start a band with accompanying guitarist Brandon Brookshear.
Over the next year the band recruited, rehearsed, and performed under the name I, The Indigo. After going through almost a dozen musicians they solidified their ensemble of 8 members, including keyboard, multiple vocalist, and a full horn section. The Indigos style combines the music of rock, indie, modern pop, jazz, groove, alternative, and blues music. Their sound continues to evolve as the band and members themselves evolve.
The name The Indigos comes from the idea of being Indigo, or those from a generation who are more in touch with their higher selves. They are able to identify their dreams and desires, pursue, and then help others do the same. We always strive to spread the joy of music and love wherever we go, and include all of those who want to be apart of this amazing experience.
We like to say our genre is “Indigroove” because of its groovy roots meshed with our collective rock ‘n’ roll influences. Already the size of a baseball team and working on becoming a football team, we have depth of diversity with a central focus on creating our unique brand of music so that our fans can get in, get in the groove.
NE OBLIVISCARIS
Formed in 2003, Ne Obliviscaris (pronounced; Nay Ob-li-vis-kar-is) hit the live scene February, 2006 to widespread critical acclaim throughout Australia with many hailing their unique sound, intense live shows and talented line-up.
A 6 piece metal band consisting of violin, 2 guitars, bass, drums, clean and extreme vocals; Ne Obliviscaris hail from Melbourne, Australia, and include a vast array of influences within their sound from progressive to black, thrash, death and melodic metal, and even western art music, jazz and flamenco. Creating music of many extremes, and with compositions often exceeding ten minutes in length, Ne Obliviscaris is at times very technical and complex and at others simple and subtle, creating an extremely original brand of metal that defies normal categorisation.
SMINO
BRENTRAMBO
HYPNOCHRON
Stoner Doom Metal