THE REPELLENTS
South Side Pop Punk from Blue Island,Il. Started in 1997 and brought back from the dead in 2019. Drinking, sing alongs, and high fives is our motto. See you at the shows. Gus, Brad,Box,Pete.
THE RESISTORS
THE RESTARTS
THE REVISION PLAN
THE REWRITES
THE RICK WEEDS BAND
THE RIGHT COAST
THE RIGHTOUS HILLBILLIES
Brent James (vocals & rythyhm guitar), Kev Wright (vocals & lead guitar), Johnny Gadeikis (bass guitar) and Barret Harvey (drums and percussion), are four talented, unique, and powerful individuals coalesce to create The Righteous Hillbillies. The Righteous Hillbillies are an axe shredding, ace dealing, foot stompin’, Southern rock, high-powered Ameicana, boogie blues band that plays with talent and passion. They have built a strong, supportive, and loyal following throughout their hometown of Joliet, Illinois and into the Chicago area. The Righteous Hillbillies baptize their work in the blood of Lynyrd Skynyrd, AC/DC, ZZ Top, and the Black Crowes while still managing to create an original and independent style. With their dynamic and fiery new album, Trece Diablos, The Righteous Hillbillies are prepared to raise the stakes from entertainment to that old time rock ‘n’ roll religion. If it doesn’t get you dancing, moving, and singing, you might as well sign your “do not resuscitate” order at the nearest opportunity.
THE RIKTERS
THE RIOT
THE RIVER RAID
THE RIVERBILLY COUSIN TOUCHERS
THE OCEAN
Right off the back of a 6 months world tour, the Berlin-based atmospheric post metal juggernaut The Ocean (Collective) returns with the follow-up to their critically acclaimed Phanerozoic double album. Holocene sees The Ocean add a closing chapter to their palaeontology-inspired album series, presenting a gear shift towards the electronic world while redefining heaviness at the same time. With Holocene The Ocean draw us into their momentum of truly forward-thinking music and relentless live performances. More than 20 years into their career, this Berlin-based collective still shake us to the core, inviting us to reconsider our lives from different angles. Dwelling in the depths of our inner contemplations, while looking up, we can see the light at the surface. A light we might have taken for granted for so long, but of which The Ocean show us a rare glimpse of perspective. Holocene unites the might of this massive act’s past and present, while creating a deeper understanding of their world as well as ours in the process.
THE OMEGAS
THE OPUS
THE OTIS PROBLEM
THE OUTBREAKS
THE P1 MOVE
THE PANTONE TRIO
THE PARAMEDICS
THE PARISH FESTIVAL
THE PARTY DOWNERS
THE PAWNS
THE PEAR TRAPS
THE PELTS
THE PERIOD.
THE PHENOMENAUTS
THE PHENOMS
THE PICKPOCKETS
THE PIN-UPS
THE PINK LIPSTICKS
THE PINK SPIDERS
THE PLASTIC CONSTELLATIONS
THE PLEASE & THANK YOUS
THE PLEASURE KILLS
THE POLKAHOLICS
THE POLYMER TWINS
THE PORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS
After years honing their craft in bands such as Swampass, The Porn Again Christians, Soy City Stranglers, Pork Chop Shifter, among others, MALT LIQUOR was forged in 2012 out of pure Rock ‘n’ Roll! These boys have collectively opened for such monsters as Iggy Pop, Fu Manchu, GWAR, Misfits, Nashville Pussy, Zeke, Supersuckers etc. As rock spewed forth from the three men in the band at all times, it only made sense they combine forces for the ultimate rock ‘n’ cock ‘n’ roll machine! They combine the cock rock of their forefathers such as The Stooges, The Dwarves, The Hellacopters, et al, with their own blend of white boy blues thrash. Recordings are in the very near future, but for now ya gotta catch ’em live!
THE POSITIVES
THE POUSETTE-DART BAND
THE POW WOWS
THE POWERCHORDS
THE PRALINES
THE PREP SCHOOL TRAGEDY
Armed with enough adrenaline to rival any current touring act, The Prep School Tragedy have quickly broke out as one of Chicago’s premier Industrial/Alternative collectives. Led by two front men, Benn “TranQ” Guy and Michael “Ignited” Hodes, the band has become notorious for its controversial live performances that include scantily clad cheerleaders, known only as The Squad. Rebelling against main
stream commodities, the band has mastered the art of independent music with self released music and merchandise, and they continue to be the backbone of their own promotional campaign. This consistent work ethic, coupled with their love for theatrics, has earned The Prep School Tragedy a loyal cult following of fans known properly as “The DelinQuents”. Their delivery of filthy and grungy synths combined with erratic drum patterns is only a taste of the big picture. Walking a thin line between exploitation and good old fashioned fun, The Prep School Tragedy has managed to carve out their own unique sound in today’s otherwise vanilla landscape.The Prep School Tragedy has made its way across the country, and shared the stage with such notable acts as Blood On The Dance Floor, The Birthday Massacre, Celldweller, , Mushroomhead, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Twiztid and Ventana. Their debut release, It’s All A Show, is available now and quickly selling out of its first pressing.
THE PRIMERIDIAN
THE NERVE SCHEME
THE NEUTRON BOMBS
THE NEW DIET
meat sweats
THE NEW MESSENGERS
THE NEW UP
THE NIGHT BRIGADE
THE NIGHTBEAST
THE NIX
The western-tinged metal cousin of At The Drive-In.
THE NOBBS
THE NOIR DOLLS
THE NOISE FM
THE NOMINEES ARE
THE NON-BELIEVERS
THE NOTHINGHEADS
THE NOVEL IDEAS
THE NUMBER 12 LOOKS LIKE YOU
THE NUMBERS
THE O’MY’S
The O’My’s are the new sound of Chicago Soul. Rising stars in the midst of a Chicago music and cultural renaissance, The O’My’s have recorded and shared stages with Chance the Rapper, Wyclef Jean, ZZ Ward, Ab Soul, Twista, NoName Gypsy, Mick Jenkins, Save Money, Yo Yo Ma, and Kids These Days. A multi instrument, multi-ethnic crew, The O’My’s are led by co-founders and songwriters, singer/guitarist Maceo Haymes and keyboardist Nick Hennessey. The crew’s rhythm section is comprised of bassist Boyang Matsapola and drummer Barron Golden. Erick Mateo on sax, William Miller on trumpet, and J.P. Floyd (formerly of Kids These Days) on trombone complete the horn section. All Chicago natives, The O’My’s sound captures the tremendous love, pain, warmth and bitter cold found in the city’s streets. Delicate arrangements, a pounding rhythm section and soaring horns provide a perfect home for Haymes’ commanding, smokey rasp and smooth falsettos. Drawing from Chicago’s rich musical traditions of blues, jazz and rock, The O’My’s pick up where their musical forefathers left off, taking Roots Rock’n’Soul to the present. The O’My’s are now in studio recording their third project, Keeping the Faith, a Psychedelic Soul record slated for release in the late fall of 2014.
THE OBSTACLES
THE MENZINGERS
THE METAPUFFS
THE METHADONES
A good band name always gives the potential listener some idea what sort of music to expect. (Bad band names are ones that mess with those expectations: a certain artsy-jangly guitar pop band of the early ’90s would have been much more successful had they not been called , which sounds like the name of a scabrous hardcore act.) Chicago-based pop-punk band the Methadones is an excellent case in point: methadone — not to be confused with methamphetamine, aka crystal meth — being the drug prescribed to recovering heroin addicts who are attempting to get clean through a rehab-type regimen, the listener immediately expects world-weary, sadder but wiser punk rock, perhaps with a rootsy edge, not unlike the best of or . The Methadones deliver in full on that promise, but also add a bubblegummy power pop side to their music that makes them equally attractive to fans of the post- cadres of mall punk bands.
THE MIDNIGHT MONSTER SHOW
THE MIDWEST BEAT
MIKE MICHALAK BAND
Mike Michalak – Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Guitarist.
Mike is a fixture in the Chicago music scene.
Since the age of three he has always been singing and playing guitars to the point of an obsession. Mike decided to become a songwriter- guitarist and since has been able to collaborate with some of the top artists in the Chicago-land area.
His disc “Big Plan” has been featured on many
radio stations across the US and is streaming across the universe.
Go get the new CD “Super Pig” out now!
Look for Mike and his band of musical mo-phos to erupt into something special….STAY TUNED INTO THE ENERGY!
THE MILES BETWEEN
THE MILLIONS
THE MINNEAPOLIS HENRYS
Hello, we’re The Minneapolis Henrys (as opposed to those Westchester Henrys). We’re on a mission to find our rock n’ roll family. Here is our story:
In the cut throat culture of the new world aristocracy, The Minneapolis Henrys were cast out by their well-to-do family for possessing what Robert Murdoch, patriarch of The Horse Shoe Lake Henrys, deemed “a rebellious and incorrigible spirit that may very well sully the Henrys’ name for the rest of our days.” Not content with the stuffy, button-down lifestyle of their forefathers, the MPLS Henrys set out to find a better way. The four members of The Minneapolis Henrys met during a high society bank heist, a move intended to fund their coup of the Henrys’ aristocracy. However, the four found themselves making quite a lovely racket together, and decided to take an approach pioneered by heroes of the underground culture like Bob Dylan, The Replacements or The Pixies; they decided to rock. Rock hard. And so the four of them spent some time together, learning each other’s musical strengths and sensibilities, recorded their debut album “The Way of the Albatross”, and struck out into the great unknown to spread their brand of genre-skewing rock n’ roll. Facing the darkness with pure hearts, The Minneapolis Henrys’ goal is to grab your ears, move your feet and win your heart. So please, listen, dance and love.
THE MIRROR STAGE
THE MISSION CREEPS
THE MO-ODDS
THE MODERN SOCIETY
THE MONGOLOIDS
THE MONTAUK PROJECT
THE MOSES GUN
THE MOST GENUINE EXPRESSION
THE MOVES
THE MOXY
THE MUDULLARY RAY
THE MUGGS
THE MUSTARD MEN
THE MUZZLER
THE NADAS
The Nadas are Iowa’s signature alt-rock-country band, selling more than 200,000 albums through their own label, Authentic Records. Singers/guitarists Mike Butterworth and Jason Walsmith, bassist Brian Duffey, and drummer Brandon Stone mix country, rock, alternative, and indie with flawless songwriting and catchy melodies for a crowd-pleasing experience.
THE NAMES THAT SPELL
THE NASHVILLE WRECKERS
THE NATURAL
In the Chicago music scene today, it seems like you’re forced to be content with stale powerchord rooted melodies and ambiguous, insincere guttural screams. Up until they heard The Natural, nobody realized that was a problem. The Natural has left stale and rotted two-note chords and melodies for fresh tonal harmonies and ripe indie pop perfection. They’ve decided to share vocal duties with three singers in a genre where a band’s lead singer is their be all and end all. Even the power of their dual jangling guitars, thick bass drops, and saucy drums can’t undermine the honesty of their lyrics, much less the dangerously catchy vocal melodies they’ve crafted. All of these attributes amount to an emotionally charged four piece that brings down the house. It’s the sound of Say Anything having a bad breakup with Brand New while they’re being comforted by Death Cab for Cutie. They’re not only trying something organic and original, they’re making music that’s, all puns aside, natural.