DEAD IN 5
Tequila and Whisky soaked rock and roll born from Detroit’s raging asphalt. This is the real thing – no holds barred, balls out rock. “Sons of Anarchy” meets “Fight Club!”
UNDER LINES QUARTET
Under Lines Quartet is a Chicago based band, playing a blend of jazz based originals and unique interpretations of standard tunes.
Con Campbell – Saxophone
Alex Ispa-Cowan – Guitar
Jake Hawrylak – Bass
Josh Calef – Drums
Alex Ispa-Cowan – Guitar
Jake Hawrylak – Bass
Josh Calef – Drums
UNDER THE WILLOW
In Under the Willow we find a band where socially conscious lyrics are blended with intricate compositions to evoke a brand of songwriting that borrows from bluegrass and folk music but is wholly unique. Erin Donovan’s vocals and ravenous fiddle playing is supported by a superb cast of multi-instrumentalist. Hayley Skreens, Patrick Donovan and Joe Lego trade their tools amongst each other, each equally proficient on guitar, mandolin or banjo.
This year has seen an amazing growth in the band’s notoriety. They have managed to establish themselves in two major markets, Chicago and Tampa, by traveling like snow birds. While their efforts in Chicago over the summer netted them performances with The Shook Twins, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Old Shoe, and SHEL, their time in Florida has seen them play at the Gasparilla Festival and Downtown River Jam. Between their two homes, Under the Willow also made their first appearance at Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Festival in Arkansas. They close out 2014 at Skipper’s Smokehouse supporting Donna the Buffalo.
LOUISE DISTRAS
“Dreams from The Factory Floor – the greatest British punk debut since ‘Nevermind The Bollocks!” REVOLUTION ROCK MAGAZINE
“The UK’s answer to Joan Jett!” KROQ
“Putting punk and protest back into the mainstream!” THE GUARDIAN
Bold, brainy and ballsy, “Louise Distras represents nothing less than the rebirth of British punk; reinvented for a new generation”. With true “outlaw spirit and renegade soul”, she’s taking the UK, Europe, Canada, Japan, and now the USA by storm, with the worldwide release of her debut album ‘Dreams from the Factory Floor’ released via Pirates Press Records on 5th May.
THE HANG UNION
“The Hang Union is a counter-cultural industrial folk rock band from Chicago, Illinois created by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Carter Grant. He’s been writing and recording all the instruments for hundreds of his songs since as early as 2005.
For The Hang Union live shows, CG has most frequently played upright bass and sang, occasionally moving to guitar and other miscellaneous instruments, with Mike “Stonewall” Sebo on banjo, Hub on guitar and bells, S.M. Browning on shakers, tambourine and cacophonous noise, and Jon Tuminaro on drums.. Often included are broken and nearly inoperable instruments like saxophone, cornet and accordion. The Hang Union includes a revolving door of satellite members providing various accompaniment.
The several albums available on streaming services (bandcamp, youtube) are just a small presentation of what Carter and the Hang Union have created, and no two albums sound the same.”
WICKLOW ATWATER AND THE FALLEN FLAME STRING BAND
Wicklow Atwater And The Fallen Flame String Band is a high energy string band from Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California. Wicklow Atwater harmonizes the old time styling of Americana roots music with a modern day propensity. With the core of the band being childhood chums from the Atwater Village neighborhood of LA they bring to the stage a natural verve of a fine tuned garage ensemble.
BERNER
Mac Dre. Too $hort. E-40. These are some of the names that come to mind when you think of Bay area rap. Now, San Francisco native, Gilbert Milam Jr., better known in the rap game simply as, Berner, has his eye set at being the next great artist to put on for the Bay. Starting off participating in rap battles at local coffee shops and open mic nights in the San Francisco area in 2007, Berner took things to the next level by turning his passion into his career.
This story truly embodies every aspect of the phrase “grassroots.” After creating his own label, Bern One Entertainment, Berner soon after released his debut album, “Track Money & Pack Money,” a joint effort with fellow Bay Area rapper, Equipto. A true testament to his never-ending grind, Berner has released 10 independent albums, several of which have charted on Billboard’s “Top Rap Albums” chart.
In March 2012, Berner teamed up with Wiz Khalifa and signed to his Taylor Gang Records, joining the thriving roster which includes the likes of Chevy Woods, Juicy J, Lola Monroe, Courtney Noelle, Tuki Carter and more. “Urban Farmer,” Berner’s first collection to be released on Taylor Gang Records, was released on October 2, 2012 and quickly took the Internet by storm. “Urban Farmer” captures the essence of Bay Area rap on tracks such as “Shut Up (feat. Chris Brown & Problem).”
With an impressive list of artist collaborations on his resume, ranging from rap legends Bun B and Wyclef to Chris Brown, Curren$y and even fellow Taylor Gang members Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J, Berner is showing no signs of slowing down in the near future. In fact, he’s just getting started.
Always one to master multiple entrepreneurial ventures, Berner isn’t stopping at just music. He has two lifestyle/street clothing lines in the works with “FreshKo” and “Cookies,” as well as his own line of hemp water, appropriately titled “H20.” All told, Berner is letting actions speak louder than words as he is on his way to becoming the future of the Bay Area rap scene.
And he’s making sure you hear him, loud and clear.
THE SIXXIS
The Atlanta based band, The SixxiS, have been on the rise for quite some time now and described as “New prog at stars and stripes.” (Rockerilla, Italy 201). Having spent a great deal of time on the ro4ad, both in the US and Western Europe, supporting legendary Prog-Rock bands, such as Wishbone Ash, Spocks Beard, as well as one of the biggest Rock power trios around today, The Winery Dogs, The SixxiS have captivated their audiences with not only their technical skills, but also with the overall power that their show delivers. Being personally selected by Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold, Winery Dogs) to fill a slot in the Progressive Nation 2014 cruise, along with being featured on the season premiere of Une Dose 2 Metal (the leading Rock/Metal music program on French television), The SixxiS have been adding to their repertoire of international appearances in front of major audiences. The SixxiS are currently preparing for a US and Canadian tour with the legendary Al Jourgensen and his band Ministry. A 2015 fall tour in the US and Europe is also in the works.
The music of The SixxiS presents a core sound of different influences coated in a powerful, heavy, seductive, and emotional shell of sound; with reminiscents of Rush, Muse, Soundgarden, Opeth, Dream Theater, and Alice in Chains. The members’ musical backgrounds allow them the opportunity to toy with time signatures and syncopation, to grasp the magnetism of robust dynamics, and to focus on the individual mastery of each respective instrument, while continuing to be a cohesive whole. The dramatic lyrics demand attention from listeners, as they are the messages of a soul crying out for spiritual awakening and awareness. The combination of haunting melodies, soaring vocal harmonies, distorted guitars, and a truly “powerhouse” rhythm section of drums and bass make The SixxiS sound so unique and truly unforgettable. This diversity of musical influences allows the band, while performing live, to play to a wider audience, capturing fans with fantastic electric performances, as well as equally impressive acoustic shows. In a 2013 interview with online “They were something that many bands are not these days– they were interesting and therefore worthy of a listen” (DaBelly.com 2013)
The SixxiS are now touring to support their first full length release entitled Hollow Shrine, produced by 3-time Grammy Award winning producer, David Bottrill (Tool, Muse, Mudvayne, and Stone Sour). This 10 song album has been garnering amazing reviews overseas and delivers on its’ critical acclaim. Hollow Shrine is said to be “A multiform album that shows good things and let us hope about a new prog rock era.” (Metal Hammer, Italy 2014) The SixxiS play music for the sake of music; its’s all about relating the emotions, and this is agreed upon by all members of the band. It’s that kind of musicianship, that kind of chemistry, that lightning in a bottle type of element that makes The SixxiS who they are.
RIVERSIDE
A progressive rock band from Warsaw, Poland, founded in 2001 by Mariusz Duda (bass guitar, vocal), Piotr Grudziński (electric guitar) and Piotr Kozieradzki (drums), who shared a love for progressive rock and heavy metal. Up to 2003 Jacek Mielnicki was playing keyboard in the band, but some conflicts led him to leave the band, and in the same year the new keyboardist Michał Łapaj joined. Following their 2003 debut Out Of Myself, the band were signed by major prog label InsideOut, releasing Second Life Syndrome in 2005. Riverside’s music has been described as a mix between, Pink Floyd, Anathema, Opeth, and Dream Theater, containing long, ethereal keyboard-laden passages and heavy, crunchy metal riffs. Rapid Eye Movement was leaked on the internet in August 2007, and was released in the end of September in Europe, October 09 in the US. In the summer of 2007 Riverside supported Dream Theater in the European leg of their tour.
In 2009 they released their album Anno Domini High Definition. Mariusz Duda had the following to say about the album on January 27, 2009: “We have gone from Warsaw, we have changed the studio and the producer. We care deeply about creating a coherent record and that is why most probably there are only going to be five songs on it. The material will be energetic, multifarious, and – I hope so – very good for live performances. It will be a story about liquid modernity, life in a constant hurry, stress and anxiety about the future. A picture of our times in 1920 x 1080 definition.”
In 2011 they released a mini album (only available at the 10th anniversary tour gigs), entitled Memories In My Head, and contains 3 new songs.
In January 2013, Riverside released their fifth full-length album, Shrine of New Generation Slaves.
GREAT WHITE
Great White 2012 : 30 years of Rock & Roll
TERRY ILOUS vocals
MARK KENDALL guitars
MICHAEL LARDIE guitars
AUDIE DESBROW drums
SCOTT SNYDER bass
The love and passion for their music has never faltered. Re-charged and re-focused, Great White channels their raw, sweet and all-at-once dangerous sound into their soon-to-be released collection. Set to come out May 2012 from Frontiers Records, Elation is the band’s 12th studio album. Elation thrives on Great White’s signature grit and blues-hued sound, only marked with a new synergy.
Featuring founder Mark Kendall (guitar), and 28-year-veterans Michael Lardie (guitar, keyboards) and Audie Desbrow (drums), they are joined by lead singer Terry Ilous and bassist Scott Snyder. Great White emerged unscathed from late 2011 band member changes. Best known for the 1989 smash “Once Bitten, Twice Shy,” Great White’s worldwide sales are approaching 10 million. Their song arsenal also includes “Rock Me,” “Save Your Love,” “The Angel Song,” “Mistabone” and more!
Elation is just the recording of what live audiences will see and hear as a band with a new mission. “This is a new birth of the band,” Desbrow says. “I wanted to call the album ‘Tabula Rasa’ which means rebirth, but we went for ‘Elation’ because of the euphoria in the atmosphere. It’s a fresh and healthier start than ever before. I’m like a kid in a candy store.”
Kendall, one of rock’s most notable guitarists, echoed Desbrow’s pure excitement. “The energy in the studio is amazing,” Kendall says. “This is the most excited I’ve been since I was nine-years-old and got my first guitar. It’s remarkable to be doing our third record with Frontiers Records and to feel the love and support from Serafino and his team. They are truly part of the Great White family.”
Lardie, who also served as Elation’s producer, applauded the band’s teamwork in the studio. He was struck by the group’s song writing approach and enthusiasm, and assures fans will embrace the record.
“The difference in this studio experience was simple. Everyone was completely present and contributed to the making of this album. As a producer, I feel my part is to get the best out of each of us and I got better than anyone’s best!”
MANTISMASH
Natan Lenski – “MantisMash” started his musical journey back in 1999 influenced by the ever-growing “Goa” and “Psy” Trance scene of the time along with the more Breaky/Experimental/Psy sounds of bands like “Ozric Tentacles”, “Squarepusher”, “Snake Thing”, and many more.
Over the years, along with his influence, his style morphed and adapted a lot of Glitch -Hop/IDM/Psy-Squid-Step elements but no doubt remained totally unique and easily recognizable and identifiable as his own.
HEADLESS HONCHOS
Formed in 1997, then disbanded in 1999 onstage at Chicago’s own Punk mecca FiresideBowl, Headless Honchos are legends that simply refuse to bite the dust! Reunited in 2015, the group released their 1st album Over The Top. The album takes its name from the cult classic Stallone film, and features the band’s signature mix of wild and crazy Punk Rock.
Now in the Fall of 2023, the group is releasing their 2nd full length- Legends Never Die. The album is a wicked blend of Punk N Roll, Hardcore, Thrash, and Pop Punk- covering a lot of ground and featuring alternating lead vocals by founding members Daniel Lewis (bass) and Steve Elfinger (guitar). New addition Joe Marino rounds out the trio on drums.
The group has shared the stage with such bands as The Rezillos, The Queers, The Dickies, The Vibrators, Cancerslug and others, performing shows and wreaking havoc around the Midwest.
Headless Honchos bring the thunder onstage, delivering short blasts of sing along greatness and memorable Punk anthems! Come hoist your tall boy and rock out with the Honchos!
THE REZILLOS
The Rezillos are a punk/new wave band formed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1976. Although emerging at the same time as other bands in the punk rock movement, the Rezillos did not copy anyone! They took a more light-hearted approach to their songs, preferring to describe themselves at the time as “a New Wave beat group”.
LORNA SHORE
A five piece metal band reigning from the beautiful state of New Jersey.
LISA LIGHTNING BAND
Space Glam, Psycho Pop, Goth Punk… BEAUTIFUL MUSIC TO KICK YOUR ASS!!
Simultaneously fierce and tender, she grabs your brains and spins them around like an atomic bendix. Other dimension sentiments and melodies via Mars crack the stormy sky into glassy shards of dangerous beauty. Vocals reminiscent of PJ Harvey, Patti Smith, Lene Lovich. Bass guitar thick, crunchy, hypnotic. Keytar is an orchestra on acid. Drums slice and dice it to perfection. LISA knows what she’s doing. And she knows what YOU’RE doing. So be careful.
WHISKEY OF THE DAMNED
“Music is the brandy of the damned.”
– Don Juan, in George Bernard Shaw’s Man and Superman
With a single word change, the great Irish playwright’s line has, since 2011, given name to one hellishly good Celtic-rock band. The Milwaukee-based quintet Whiskey of the Damned specializes in an intoxicating brand of music that’s high in energy and deep in emotion.
Formed by Dublin-born, Wisconsin-raised singer-guitarist-songwriter Eoin McCarthy (pronounced O-wen), Whiskey of the Damned has been a live-performance favorite in pubs and halls throughout the East, South and Midwest, thanks to an incessant touring schedule and invariably good word-of-mouth.
McCarthy first performed in public at age six. As a 15-year-old punk rocker accompanying his musician-comedian father to a pub session in Dublin, he received guitar-playing tips from “a guy” who turned out to be Van Morrison. McCarthy’s avocation led him through various bands until, in Milwaukee, he met up with violinist Gina Romantini, bassist Matt Schuetz, accordionist Brian Link, and drummer Andrew Weber. Individually and collectively, the five musicians have shared the stage with the likes of the Wallflowers, Doobies Brothers, Fountains of Wayne and even the aforementioned Van Morrison, but it’s on their own that they’re making their mark among a growing, firmly committed following.
Following two EPs, Moonshiners and Shoplifters and Craic Agus Whiskey, Whiskey of the Damned is independently issuing its first full-length album, MONSTERS ARE REAL. Recorded at Atlanta’s Black Dog studio and produced by Rick Beato (whose credits include Shinedown, country hitmakers Parmalee and Christian rockers NeedtoBreathe), the album gives the wider world its first glimpse of what the group’s faithful supporters have long known and loved: impassioned music-making that accommodates both personal expression and observations on common human experience. “Every song is about some form of demon,” McCarthy said recently, explaining the record’s title, “something that brings you down, whether it’s a political thing or a drinking problem. It’s about recognizing and standing up for yourself and fighting them all.”
Tracks range from the rousing and boisterous (“Another Day Dead,” “The Good Rat,” “Thumpkeg”) to the candidly reflective (“Maria,” “When It All Comes Down”) and accurately represent the repertoire that’s won the group critical raves and a reputation as “the perfect band to party to.” (Citing the ensemble’s penchant for improvisation, one newspaper noted that “Nothing is safe from being incorporated into their performance; an empty beer keg becomes the focal point of percussion for a few of their songs.”)
In support of the release of MONSTERS ARE REAL, Whiskey of the Damned resumes touring, hitting the road for shows all over the United States with future plans to Ireland and Europe for the first time.
GABRIEL GARZON-MONTANO
Introducing singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and native New Yorker Gabriel Garzón-Montano. Born to a Colombian father and a French mother, Gabriel spent his early years mastering the violin, guitar, and drums, before turning to the piano and bass guitar to better complete his compositions. By the time he graduated from Purchase College’s Conservatory of Music, the foundations for his debut EP, Bishouné: Alma del Huila, were already laid.
A heartfelt tribute to the role of family, love, and the City’s unavoidable lifestyle, Bishouné: Alma del Huila collects six songs performed and recorded at Henry Hirsch’s famed Waterfront Studios. Renovated from an old church, Henry’s home provided Gabriel with the right tools and environs needed to realize his demos to the songs included on this EP.
Every clap, breath, harmony, and note was performed by Gabriel direct to 2″ tape through a Helios console in real time. Aside from a dip into Pro Tools to loop the 25 overdubs that build the claps & stomps of “6 8” and drum programming on “Me Alone” and “Pour Maman”, computers had little place in Gabriel’s world. Not to imply Bishouné is a product of vintage fetishism; rather, the songs are a humble and urgent bout of self-expression guided by the natural limitations of a solo performer.
Gabriel’s compositions revel in such unabashed personhood. “Everything Is Everything” captures the carefree nature of young summers in stark contrast to the inevitable maturity and subservience to life’s rat race in “Keep On Running”. Those thick grooves give way to slinky, bittersweet ballads and psychotropic-addled burners in “Naeja” and “Me Alone”, the latter decorated with tongue-in-cheek lyricism.
“Pour Maman” translates Bobby Elliot’s lyrics into a stirring treatise on motherhood, love, and loss.
SZA
SZA envelopes your soul at first listen. Coveting a special innocence about her, the Maplewood native laces her music with soul-quenching traces of seductive allure. It’s truly the subtleties that make a difference though; the floral imagery, the small touches on her production, her concise yet intense songwriting. It all molds together to form this beautiful package.
“I was raised on a lot of John Coltrane, Satchmo, Miles Davis, Billy Holiday, and Björk with an adult obsession of all things Wu-Tang,” says SZA. ” The one thing I’ve always admired is their ability to paint scenes with their sounds. When I write I usually let the beat saturate my mood and head space; that determines every scene and set design for any song, the rest is all secondary.”
SZA’s sophomore EP ‘S’ is available for download on IAMSZA.com.
THE STREEMS
The Streems are a Chicago-based high-power blues rock band, combining elements of alternative, punk and noise rock to create their original and unique “hand-made” sound. The band has been active since 2008, has produced 3 albums, and played at many venues around Chicago and beyond.
Consisting of a small team of three musicians (Guitar, Bass Drums), the band produces a surprisingly powerful experience, transforming any stage into an irresistible storm of melody, performance and haunting lyrics.
The trio is now working on their next album, which will be released toward the end of 2017.
VICE
Hardcore/punk band based out of Staten Island, NY.
DIY or dont. Message means everything.
XBISHOPX
eat. sleep. party… straightedge
MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO
Michael is one of the originators and pioneers of the entire “Shred” Guitar genre. Michael showcased guitar techniques and innovations, for the first time, on his early instructional programs as well as in live performances, that are now considered “standard techniques” among guitarists throughout the entire world.
Michael invented and was the world’s first player of the Double-Guitar.
On Thursday February 2nd, 2012 Michael’s Dean “Jet” Double-Guitar was put on permanent display in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio!
STONE
JUDE SHUMA
Multi-instrumentalist, psychedelic enthusiast, and self-proclaimed cult classic Jude Shuma is a proud native of Chicago IL. Raised on the city’s outskirts, Jude has been on a one-way street since birth. His voice and personality blends seamlessly with washed-out melodies and songs that invites the audience bask in a certain warmth like a late Summer’s day. Upon finding a guitar underneath his parent’s bed, he began writing songs at the age of 15. Shortly thereafter he was gifted the most important item of his life: a Boss 8 track digital recorder.
ORANGE LINE
Members: | Danny Mireles – Guitar | Niche Opas – Bass, Backing Vox | Nathan Opas – Keys/Synth | Jorge Gasca – Drums | JD Kostyk – Lead Guitar/Vox |
TONY JAMES SHEVLIN
“Affable and unpretentious” would sum up Tony James Shevlin perfectly, yet this UK-based Anglo-Irish musician has a musical pedigree that would have gone to a lesser man’s head. It’s not often you’ll have a solo guitarist playing a small venue who can introduce his next song and casually mention “this was the International Anthem of Peace chosen by Amnesty International” or “I wrote this one for REM”. However, as he starts to play, the tune and lyrics have that rare quality of true originality and you wonder why you’ve never heard of this singer-songwriter before. Tony’s been a professional musician for most of his adult life, and has performed around the world, from Europe to Russia, Africa, America, the Middle East, Australia… in fact it would be quicker for him to tell you where he hasn’t been. In between songs he’ll tell you of times spent in a cell with Shane McGowan singing in his ear or some of his many other tales from a life spent in music.
JAMES ADAMS
From Crown Point Indiana just outside of Chicago,Illinois Sing songs of life, blue collar living, love, heartbreak, Americana folky acoustic punk, Sometimes solo sometimes backed up by Colonal Buster
TRAVIS NEWTON
DUSTY RUST
Dusty Rust is a solo musician/recording artist from Kansas City, MO.
MARK VERBECK
Tater Tot is the guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for acoustic country/blues band Scotch Hollow. He has been cut directly from the spud of the roots music scene and brings a fingerpicking sliding finesse that could raise Robert Johnson from his grave and convince the Devil himself to sell his soul for a lesson or two. No ketchup is needed for what he’s frying up, just that smooth natural flavor from his guitar straight to your ears.
THE ELIXIRS
We’re a power trio with Guitar, Stand Up Bass, Drums, and Vocals… doing our own style of “CowPunkPsychobilly”. The Elixirs are quickly gaining a big following for our high energy live shows. Don’t expect to hear many covers, The Elixirs write and perform their own brand of original American music. We are based out of Gas City Indiana, Region 3, and the birthplace of “cool,” if that means anything to ya. We’ve been known to play birthday bashes, backyard BBQ’s, dirty ole dive bars, biker wedding parties, charity events, you name it.
THE LOVELESS
Charcoal mellowed cacophony aged in the desolate catacombs of rock n’ roll… Made with highest quality calamity, atomic age radiation, top-shelf booze and creepy-crawl antics blended together creating the finest 101 proof, maniac approved, hellraisin’ music…
SCREENS
Screens is a band from West Seattle featuring veterans of the Seattle, Bay Area and L.A. music scenes. Screens plays Crystal Skully music; synth heavy, bass driven, trip-pop anthems. Like a John Hughes movie on acid. Like The Journey of Natty Gann. On acid. Integrating visual elements into every live performance, Screens ushers the audience into their pixelated outer space fantasy game. Mapping a musical odyssey in the days of the pre-singularity for your listening pleasure.
Screens is :
Carlos Tulloss (guitar, bass), Allison Tulloss (vocals, synth, flute) and Doug Port (drums, vocals)
SUNSHINE ROOT
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 transferred 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”
SCOTT ELLISON BAND
Scott Ellison is a Tulsa born Blues artist, with hints of Rock ‘n’ Roll and Soul wrapped into a contemporary shell. Scott has been credited many times on silver screen and on stage with blues legends such as B.B. King and Bobby “Blue” Bland.
PSYCHO SISTER
Psycho Sister is a hard driving original rock band from Chicago
LIL HERB
From Chicago’s Eastside “Terror Town” neighborhood, Lil’ Herb has emerged as the most poignant artist of his generation. Finally some who can authentically and artistically articulate what the youth are going through in Chicago. Just turning 18, Herb is the future and the present.
MACE HATHAWAY
Mace Hathaway is a singer/songwriter from the heart of the mid west, & he can really tell a story. Driven by his soulful voice, the energy in his delivery and clever lyrics have been known to consume the listener. Mace is What some might call a prolific writer, with over 200 songs to his credit.
Giving accolades to some of his major influences, Robert Hunter,Peter Rowan, Paul Simon & Joni Mitchell, he strides to turn each song into a new journey for the listener. Mace is also a member of the band Dirty River Ramblers, an up and coming Jamgrass band from Omaha Ne. Please also visit their band page -The Dirty River Ramblers- Dirty River Ramblers | Bluegrass from Omaha, NE
HERO JR.
When most rock bands depend on technology and gimmicks to sound fiercer than they really are Hero Jr. plugs in and pushes the ‘record’ button. Loud. 100% Live. Doesn’t sound like it was recorded in a living room. www.herojrmusic.com
TURNER FAMILY REUNION BAND
Ma and Pa Kettle would be proud!
THE KENNEDY VEIL
In 2009 the world bore witness to a whole new brutality, sure to brace the metal scene for years to come. Ascending from the depths of the Northern California Valley, The Kennedy Veil unleashed upon the scene their own fanatical perspective of American Death Metal.
The Kennedy Veil started as a quartet composed of Casey Childers (ex-Forktung), Gabe Seeber (Alterbeast, Decrepit Birth, ex-Wretched Dawn), Cody Walker(ex-Skribble) and Shawn Peterson. The ensemble recorded their first album “The Sentence of Their Conqueror” with engineer Josh Williams at Metal Works studios and released a compilation of 8 visceral tracks which quickly grabbed the attention of the west coast. With the release of this album, The Kennedy Veil played shows relentlessly with legendary acts such as Cephalic Carnage, Exhumed, Cattle Decapitation, Macabre, Decrepit Birth, Origin, Divine Heresy and Abysmal Dawn.
In 2011, The Kennedy Veil came in contact with Unique Leader Records and was added to their devastating roster of modern death metal acts for a multi-album deal. With the departure of their vocalist Cody Walker, The Kennedy Veil auditioned dozens of vocalists and stumbled across local front man Taylor Wientjes. With his diverse vocal range and will to decimate the masses, the covenant was sealed.
In 2012, the band went to work on writing the follow up to “The Sentence of Their Conqueror” and prepared 11 dynamic and hostile tracks which would come together to form as the “Trinity of Falsehood” – a doctrine that will enslave the ears of the lawless and govern the damned into a frenzy of panic. “Trinity of Falsehood” is set to be released worldwide on January 21st 2014.
OVID’S WITHERING
Ovid’s Withering is a musical unit that has been refined into its own identity through seasons of staying on their own two feet, and never settling for less than their best. With a grounded ethic that always has kept them at the most interpersonal level with their lively and interactive fanbase, they crafted a brand that keeps listeners involved in their universe even between musical releases. There’s always activity behind the curtains of the Ovid’s Withering camp, but the curtains are transparent enough for the faithful followers to never feel forgotten in the midst of the toiling songcraft.
With a tight, intense live show, and a focus on clever songwriting over easily-forgotten showboating, they have won over many an audience. With increasing widespread interest and hype for their debut full-length “Scryers of the Ibis”, they can effortlessly prove themselves to be an engaging and entertaining musical force on both live and recorded platforms of delivery.
While others dream, Ovid’s Withering forges grandiose visions into tangible art. 2013 saw them move forward on a larger scale than ever before, and the lasting journey will be a regrettable one to ignore.
MARSHALL CRENSHAW “SELF TITLED”
Marshall Crenshaw is the debut studio album by American musician Marshall Crenshaw. It features his breakthrough hit, “Someday, Someway”
THE KNACK “GET THE KNACK”
Get the Knack is the debut album by the Knack, released in June 1979. At the time, the album was one of the most successful debuts in history, selling over one million copies in less than two months and spending five weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart. The lead single from the album, “My Sharona”, was number one on the BillboardHot 100 for six weeks and number one on Billboard’s Top Pop Singles of 1979 year end chart. The follow-up single, “Good Girls Don’t,” followed “My Sharona” to #1 on the Canadian Singles Chart, and reached #11 in the U.S.
THE YOUNG REVELATORS
The band is made up of brothers Alejandro and Frank Martinez and Ben Michalski. We don’t pride ourselves on technicality or complexity, we just make the music we want to hear. Released our self titled EP on New Years Day 2015.
SOL SHINE
Sometimes we play Rockband.
WRIST
Wrist is a metal band from Champaign IL.
DISENTOMB
2009: Formed, released two track 2009 Promo.
2010: Released debut album Sunken Chambers of Nephilim through Amputated Vein Records. Supported Napalm Death and Dying Fetus. Toured Australia
2011: Played Switzerland’s Mountains of Death w/ To Violently Vomit, Defeated Sanity, Putridity, Wormed, Decapitated. Toured United Kingdom w/ Cerebral Bore.
2012: Released 2012 Promo. Toured Australia w/ Cannibal Corpse. Toured Australia w/ Bastardfest/Psycroptic/Bloodduster. Bassist Tom departs.
2013: Jim joins the band on bass.
Released two track 2009 promo.
2014: Release second full length album ‘Misery’
Played Indonesia’s largest metal festival, HAMMERSONIC, alongside Morbid Angel, Kreator, Hatebreed
FATHER
American producer, recording artist and founder of Atlanta independent label Awful Records.
HEX BOMBS
THE HEX BOMBS sound is a unique brand of proletariat punk with a classic punk rock-revival attitude. Never tiring of powerful hooks and anthemic sing-along choruses, these raucous gents sing about the reality of life from the perspective of hard working folks. The songs are progressive and honest with the intensity of a maelstrom. Formed in 2006, the band is known for their high energy live shows and crowd participation.
DOG COMPANY
Dog Company was formed in early 2004 with an obvious bone to pick with the status quo… Whether it be the business as usual politics of D.C., or the ever increasing mediocrity of punk rock. Ex-Staggers front man Joe and bassist Matt decided to return to their roots with the no flash, no gimmick, punchy style of punk rock that Dog Company does so well.
With the release of their first official album “Songs of Discontent” in 2008, Dog Company’s dissatisfaction with the present state of affairs is acutely displayed. With the average song coming in under two minutes and fifteen seconds, its clear that the motto of “rock ‘em in two minutes or don’t do it at all” is definitely at work.
Straight out of the gate Dog Co. not only decries against the attack on individuality and personal freedom (With songs like “Product and Demand” and “Content American”) but also sing of the unity and values they firmly believe in (with title song “Songs of Discontent”). Do not be mislead though, its not all business. With the sing along “Saturday”, Dog Co. shows they are capable of a good time.
Led by the commanding vocals of Joe Blow, and backed by the increased energy of additions Garrett, Shea, and Mick; Dog Company will grab your attention from the first note to the last. In addition to playing with punk legends such as Street Dogs, The Briefs, Lower Class Brats, Vice Squad, Agnostic Front, The Business & Subhumans.
KING CHIP
FLYING BALALAIKA BROTHERS
Psycho-Russian-Gypsy for the 21st Century!
BLAINE CARTWRIGHT
There are few bands that embody the phrase “sex, drugs & rock ‘n’ roll” as well as the Grammy Nominated American hard rock act Nashville Pussy. Blaine Cartwright is the Bon Scott of his generation with his ‘nursery rhymes for prisoners’ style of lyrics. Wife Ruyter Suys is the Angus Young of women. Together they create 100 proof No holds barred, no apology rock n roll. This shit ain’t for pussies
BIRDCLOUD
Birdcloud is Jasmin Kaset and Makenzie Green, a pair who met in a place called Murfreesboro and who, since 2009, have used things like booze and sacrilege to make very modern country music. The duo write songs about what Sarah Palin deemed “the real America,” that unsung republic of countrified interstices stretching from coast to coast between cities. Kaset and Green’s America is a nation of indulgent reprobates and boastful imbeciles, laughing maniacs and horny high school dropouts— the desperate, absurd place we all inhabit in one way or another. The band’s music is the ravenous id of today’s commercial country sound, and in place of the pandering and polished banality of Nashville’s Music Row is a savagely honest depiction of “real Americans,” where a teenage evangelical designates her vagina (alone among her orifices) to Christ; a Desert Storm veteran dispenses ancient wisdom while driving drunk and toppling birdbaths in the suburbs; a coked up blackout drunk on a spree fellates a rodeo clown and tells her friend’s children that Santa doesn’t exist. These characters are characters in both senses of the word: 1) eccentrics with notoriously outsized personalities, as well as 2) complexly three-dimensional literary creations. The complicated sensation of listening to Birdcloud’s music—the simultaneous urge to laugh, vomit, and maybe break down and cry a little at how familiar and sad and true it all is—has won the band fans across the lower 48, stupefying and sickening audiences in equal measure.
Boasting a strong YouTube presence, Birdcloud’s un-unseeable videos resonate beyond the continental U.S., with a slew of fan-versions of songs available online as well as an odd amount of unauthorized re-releases of official Birdcloud videos with Russian subtitles. Birdcloud’s third and darkest EP was released in spring of 2014, and their follow-up record will launch in the summer of 2015.
DJ CARRIE MONSTER
DJ CarrieMonster has been laying down spooky, toe tappin, rock n rock tracks at various spots in Chicago and the rest of the world since 1992.
After coming out of a hiatus, she’s more than ready to delight your dark hearts with her spin on music.
DJ CarrieMonster mainly focuses on Psychobilly, horror punk, punk and rock and roll she’s pulls songs from all genres that she loves.
She’s probably one of the best well rounded DJS you’ll ever have the pleasure of hearing. And she’s cute as hell )in a really macabre way of course)!
ELVIS HITLER
The band was active in the late Eighties and early Nineties, and has recently re-formed (2005). It consists of singer Jim Leedy (a.k.a. “Elvis Hitler”), guitarist John Defever, bassist Warren Defever, and drummer Damian Lang. Their irreverent mix of rockabilly and lowbrow humor led to them having a cult following in their day, though they never had commercial success. Their first album, Disgraceland, was initially released on Wang Head records in 1987 (WH004) and early copies came in a handmade sleeve formed from corrugated cardboard with a black-and-white sheet pasted to the front and back. The band managed to put out three CDs on Restless Records. They then disappeared from the public spotlight for the first time. Warren Defever would go on to front the dramatically-different sounding His Name Is Alive, and work as a record producer for underground bands.
In 1998, however, Elvis Hitler reunited as a 3-piece band with former Mutants guitarist Pasadena now on bass and occasional guitar and his (at the time) 18-year-old son Jeff on drums, who would later go on to play with bands like One Hump Chump, Short Of 1st, The Weakend, and Deastro. This lineup continued to play until mid 2000. They once more reunited in 2003 at The Magic Stick club in Detroit with Warren Defever returning to the bass. They played one more concert at that club on September 4, 2004.
Their minor “hit” song “Green Haze” consisted of the lyrics from the successful TV-show Green Acres sung to the tune of Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze.”