Tina Youkhana is a Chicago based comedian. She started her stand up comedy journey in 2019. She has performed all over Chicago, NYC, and Austin. She touches on topics such as growing up biracial, differences in cultures, and partying. She has been featured on Kill Tony, and was mentioned on the Joe Rogan Experience.
Whether it be acting or comedy, Lyssa Laird is no stranger to the stage. Her acting career started at the tender age of 6 with the Chicago Theater Company. After a decade of performing in numerous stage plays and a brief stint in the Air Force, she decided to pursue another passion of hers, stand-up comedy. Her hard-hitting brand of comedy is impossible to ignore, making her a comedic force to be reckoned with. As a young mother, Lyssa is able to connect with many audience members through shared experiences and a unique sense of humor. Performing at clubs all over the city, she has achieved a lot in her short comedy career and only plans to do bigger and better things. Keep an eye out because this is one comedienne who you will definitely be seeing more of.
The Stone Roses is the debut studio album by English rock band the Stone Roses. It was recorded mostly at Battery Studios in London with producer John Leckie from June 1988 to February 1989 and released in May of that year by Silvertone Records.
NORTHWEST INDIANA HC
Collin St. Mary | Drums
Brian Pilla | Guitars
Jake Meiss | Bass
Matt Anderson | Vocals
Justin Richards | Guitars
Djento Rockhard and the Hot Club of Hell deliver reinterpretations of heavy metal classics in a gypsy jazz style
HAMMERHEDD is a band from Kansas City. The three Ismert brothers who make up Hammerhedd have a natural gift and a greater calling. Perhaps the definition of les enfants terribles and drawing comparisons to contemporaries like Gojira, Meshuggah, and Mastodon, Hammerhedd blend genres into a perfect sludge of chugging, grinding, beating, and thrashingly heavy marches favoring driving rhythms with a tinge of melodic mischief. Their sound is the kind of organic, made-to-mosh barn burning bombast that gets the walking dead banging their heads.
Brandishing a unique blend of furious thrash and death metal like a weapon of mass destruction, I AM is purely no-nonsense in their patented “Texas Death” assault. Armed with riffs, speed, and overwhelming power, “I AM writes songs that make you want to move” (Decibel Magazine). Across three full-length slabs of bludgeoning intensity and snarling rage, I AM put a Southern stamp and revitalized swagger into deathcore, a subgenre rarely as raw, energized, and diverse as this band. In the spirit of fellow Southern icons Pantera and newer Texan heroes Power Trip, I AM channels discontent and anger into empowering anthems, as likely to inspire a grueling workout as to incite the pit. Reminiscent of the combination of death metal heaviness and thrash metal speed found in the early catalog of Sepultura, I AM mines the heaviness of Morbid Angel and the dexterity of the Big 4 to create something groundbreaking of their own. Vocalist Andrew Hileman — who started the band in 2011– guitarists Tom Reyes and Chris Burgess, bassist Erik Rodriguez, and drummer Brandon Busa deliver their Texas Death in clubs, theaters, and festivals, with bands like The Acacia Strain and Kublai Khan.
SWMRS is the sound of brothers staying afloat, having fun, and learning to move with the currents.The Bay Area punk band is centered around the songwriting of brothers Max and Cole Becker, who have fronted the band through many evolutions since forming the group as Emily’s Army in 2004. As SWMRS they’ve released two albums, including 2016’s Drive Northand 2019’s Berkeley’s on Fire, and honed their stagecraft opening for Muse, Blink-182, Cage the Elephant, and Fidlar.After a series of challenges over the past few years, including Max nearly dying in a car accident, the punk rock band has focused on writing new music and returning to the road. Their new single “Dye Your Hair,” recorded in Oakland harkens back to the sonic excitement of their first album and hints at what’s to come from the musicians.Wherever the next wave takes them, SWMRS will be ready with guitars in their hands and songs in their hearts.
rock music
Ty
Beaver
Judith
Alex
breathe in, it will be over soon
Multi–genre producer, vocalist, and writer, Joey Valence is blending elements of classic
breakbeat Hip–Hop, boom bap, hardcore punk, and other alternative genres in a strikingly refreshing way.
Combined with the additional lyrical talent of vocalist, Brae, the two have explosively
launched into the Alternative and Hip–Hop scenes with their high–energy antics, easily
identifiable style and masterful use of social media. Over just one year, the duo has
organically garnered over 1 million total followers, 80 million views and 22 million streams.
Sensational Horse Muzak Sound Noise Group From A City (Chicago)
Straight Up Southside Chicago Hardcore.
Forged during the Covid pandemic, New Orleans death grind/hardcore group BRAT have come in swinging with blast beats, bass-laden breakdowns, and riffs inspired by OSDM and NYHC.
Through the melding of genres, the foursome stand out from the sludge that the Crescent City is known for. BRAT also brings a yassified look to the scene, shirking traditional metal imagery for femme pop icons and pink-pilled Y2K aesthetic.
BRAT are making strides in the underground music world with powerful force, putting Barbiegrind Bimboviolence on the map.
Liz Selfish
Brenner Moate
Dustin Eagan
Ian Hennessey
Flying Raccoon Suit is a ska/punk band from Mississippi.
“You can probably safely call it a “ska-punk” album, but outside of one or two songs, Afterglow doesn’t sound like ’90s ska-punk. Throughout the album, they experiment with lumbering metal riffs, throat-shredding hardcore, DIY indie rock, surf rock, explorative jazz, upbeat Klezmer, and more, and Flying Raccoon Suit have a firm grip on all of these styles of music. It never sounds like they’re biting off more than they can chew, and it comes together a lot more seamlessly than you might expect. You can hear all of these different sounds when you dissect it, but when you just sit back and listen, it’s just an enjoyable rock record with big hooks and a ton of energy. If you don’t think you like ska, Afterglow probably has a song or two that will prove you wrong.” – Brooklyn Vegan
Carrion Throne is a death metal band from Chicago, IL. Striving to be unique amongst the myriad of death metal and hardcore bands in the area, we incorporate elements from a slew of heavy genres. Crushing breakdown slams, technical riffs, deep low gutturals, and blast beats commonplace amongst brutal death metal meets lush chords that dominate black metal and more ambient, atmospheric music.
Guitars: Alex Rocha / Joel Sandoval
Bass: Alex Chapa
Drums: Izzy Rivera
Vocals: Alex Corral
Indiana Blackened Thrash N’ Roll
Corey Parks
Keegan Hrybyk
Chris Pilotte
Jacob Lett
Born and raised in New Orleans, LA, twenty-three-year-old Ambré has already built an impressive career as a multi-faceted artist and Grammy award winning writer. Always artistic, Ambré is a self-taught musician who learned to play instruments, sing, write, produce, and draw all while growing up in foster care. After releasing her very first song in 2014 on Soundcloud, Ambré began to get noticed by industry peers and was invited to write for H.E.R.’s debut EP (“Changes”, “U”) and shortly after to join Kehlani on the You Should Be Here tour.
Subsequently Ambré released two independent projects, Wanderlust (2015), and 2090s (2016). In 2019, Ambré was nominated for three Grammys and won for Best R&B album for her work with H.E.R. Now, she is continuing that momentum with the upcoming release of her first official EP, Pulp. Ambré promises to deliver a psychedelic coming of age story. She hopes that her listeners will pay attention to her lyrics and be inspired to change the world.
Misanthropic crust punk/death metal 3-piece from Chicago, IL
Anti-Human, Anti-Fascist, Anti-State
Chicago Punk Rock!!
Chicago based Hardcore band.
Current lineup
Dave: guitar vox
Kevin: bass
Matt: drums
In February 2022, the band released their first EP Fighting. The release ranked in the top 5 US rock albums chart on iTunes, making them the first Korean indies band to make the charts.
Hannah Roeschlein has been a nationally touring comedian for 6 years now. Hannah is an Indianapolis native, now Chicago-based comedian. She frequents stages such as Laugh Factory, The Stand, Almost Famous, Helium, and The White Rabbit. She has an album coming out on October 31st under 800 Pound Gorilla Media.
Growing up in Chicago’s Humboldt Park, Manny Acosta found that being funny came natural to him. Not only was he the class clown, taking it even further as he got older, Manny became a professional clown alongside his father.
Now, the proudly unique Dominican and Puerto Rican young man is making people laugh in a different way, on a stage sharing his sarcastic wit, edgy observations and unique views on anything and everything his hyperactive brain can think of! His energy and charm win over crowds as he explains his story of never fitting in because he always knew he was born to stand out.
In his first few years as a stand-up comedian, Manny has been fortunate to enough to have learned from and performed with incredible veteran comics such as: Vince Acevedo, Joey Villagomez, Calvin Evans, Kevin Farley, Alex Ortiz, Josh Blue, Damon Williams and more!
Recently Manny has started performing and bringing laughs to many different venues all over the country. He’s performed in schools and comedy clubs like Northeastern Illinois University, the famous Chicago Laugh Factory, Riddles Comedy Club in Alsip, IL, and the LA Comedy Club in Las Vegas as he hopes to bring his interesting brand of comedy to the world.
Aaron Putnam is an American touring stand up comedian, currently based out of Chicago.
You can catch him at his home club. Laugh Factory , as well as many other comedy clubs like Zanies.
He is also the founder of Stand up in Recovery where he brings laughter to drug/ alcohol treatment centers across the country.
His comedy is said to be disarmingly funny and vulnerable.
Aaron feels blessed to have opened for some of the best comics working today. He says he gets these opportunities because he’s the best hang in the biz.
He also has a Podcast with his lovely wife called The Manchild &The Yogi.
Sometimes Marvin Stumbles
Ian Ferguson is an artist based out of Nashville, TN.
Hi ! My names Josephine and I’m a musician from Chicago, originally St. Paul Minnesota, but for the past 5 years I’ve been establishing myself and music in the wonderful Windy City. I’ve put out a few songs under Joz which was a past version of my music. Going by my full name “Josephine” has felt much more fitting to the new music I’ve been creating. I’d say the style of my sound is indie revival/alternative rock in space.
Emo Shoegaze from Minneapolis, MN 🙂 12th House Sun started as Kyle Schultz’s solo project in 2019. He recorded and released his debut EP “12th House Sun” in 2020, followed by a second EP titled “444” in 2021. The music pairs ambience with emo chord progressions, while the lyrics dive into themes of self reflection, heartbreak, and loss. After the isolation of the covid-19 pandemic, 12th House Sun sought to bring these songs to a live setting. Members Nick Luke (drums), Alice Grooms (bass), and Logan Stromberg (guitar) joined the band in 2022. The group has gained more exposure by playing shows around the Twin Cities, and have plans to release their first album in 2023.
Painting With The Sun is our debut EP; this record is the first collection of songs we’ve ever put out as an outfit. These tracks were written between Summer 2021 into the end of winter 2022 when they were promptly recorded late at night at the historic Powerstation in NYC. Busied by life and the writing of new shit, we truly took our time with this record. It was a learning process in its entirety. One of our closest friends and collaborators Andy Hallock tirelessly produced, mixed and mastered this project through the power of patience and wizardry, and let it be known, from Boston via remote session software. No amount of words can accurately describe the making of this album, but we believe a singular onomatopoeia can: !
Living together in famed Syracuse house venue Scarier Dome hosting shows for touring bands, producing live video sessions, starting a screen printing business while also learning the ins-and-outs of self-recording and releasing records was the foundational stepping stone upon which Petite League was created.
Lorenzo Gillis Cook, songwriter and composer, along with drummer Henry Schoonmaker, came out of the gates swinging with their signature infectious lo-fi power pop releasing their two first records before graduating from college that same year. Petite League’s melodic sun kissed brand of indie rock started the buzz right away with some immediate industry, streaming, and publication recognition which helped propel the band forward from the jump.
The band continued to shape itself into a staple of the New York indie rock scene as the band moved to Queens in 2016 enlisting the help of other ex-Scarier Dome residents Adam Greenberg and Kevin McCallum as part of the live band. The DIY mindset of operating Scarier Dome is still the backbone of what Petite League runs on to this day as they continue to release music prolifically, cultivate their online presence, and tour throughout the United States.
Currently based in Chicago, Illinois, Justin Cavazos is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter from Harlingen, Texas. He studied vocal performance and jazz guitar at Stanford University. Justin grew up playing guitar and has studied classical, musical theater, and rock vocal styles.
Justin performs in a couple of original music projects (Family Snail Farm, Mayor’s Kids) and in the 90s-today cover band, The Dead Tamagotchis. He also writes original songs and underscoring for theatre and storytelling projects, including Midsommer Flight’s 10th anniversary production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
When he’s not performing or practicing, Justin plays video games or basketball and spends time with his cat, Maeve.
Tempest is the name for the solo project of Long Beach’s Tatiyana Bello, a 25-year-old singer-songwriter-producer who, with her latest three singles, is carving out a space for herself in the crowded pop/R&B world thanks to her sleek vocals and sharp lyrics.
singer/song-writer from inglewood. i used to go by Amindi K. Fro$t, now it’s just Amindi.
Dreamer Isioma (they/he) their debut album, Goodnight Dreamer, arriving February 23. The out-of-this-world project from the Chicago-based Nigerian American artist centers on Dreamer, a stylish character who embarks on a multi-dimensional expedition through time and space to solve the questions they have about their existence. A kaleidoscopic journey of popular music history, the album sees Isioma exploring a multitude of genres from Afrobeats (a nod to their heritage and the fact that the earliest humans originated on the African continent), to 1950s rock ‘n’ roll, ‘70s funk and R&B, and eventually, modern pop and electronic music. Through this story, the 21-year-old lays out his own personal misadventures in love, self-identity, and achieving their dreams—unafraid to sing frankly about their uncertainty and mental health, while still boldly claiming their self-worth. Possessing cool confidence and the sensitivity of a heartthrob, Isioma offers a new archetype of relatable stardom and paints his own vision of
the genreless future.
Isioma started conceptualizing Goodnight Dreamer in 2020, around the time he released his breakthrough debut EP, Sensitive, whose groovy and audacious title track later went viral onTikTok. The track has since clocked over 80 million streams, landed Dreamer on Rolling Stone’sBreakthrough 25 Chart ranked at #6, and hit #1 on Shazam’s Predictions 2021 Chart. Single, broke, and overwhelmed from navigating early internet fame, he imagined himself traveling to other dimensions. Throughout the rest of the year, even while promoting their second EP, The Leo Sun Sets, they fueled their curiosities by researching outer space, time dimensions, the ocean, and existential philosophies.
These ruminations are the backdrop to the narrative of Goodnight Dreamer, which opens with “StayUp!” a psychedelic Afrobeats song that sees Isioma urging someone to manifest their dreams in their waking life. The explosive track “Sunset Drive” captures Isioma’s exceptional tenacity and celebrates their newfound sense of self. By the time the project gets to the dreamy pop-R&B closing title track, Isioma ends with the message that it’s now safe to fall into slumber, which he describes as a metaphor for being reborn, because the journey is complete.Goodnight Dreamer indicates growth for Isioma, who recently publicly announced that they are taking on the name of the Dreamer character for themself. “I’m becoming who I want to be,” they explain. The conceptually expansive project is an audacious step toward Isioma’s broader
goal to “be someone who shifts culture—whether that be the culture of me being Nigerian, or the culture of me being queer, or the culture of me being Black in America,” as he puts it. It’s clear that Isioma is already on the way to achieving this mission, since Goodnight Dreamer tells the tale of them actively turning their dreams into reality.
The young phenomenon has solidified himself as one of today’s most exciting artists through their meteoric rise. Isioma has amassed 100 million career streams across catalog and become a bonafide critical press darling, lauded by Rolling Stone, Complex, Billboard, Pigeons and Planes, Nylon, them., Wonderland and many others. Additionally, Isioma recently wrapped their debut headlining US tour including explosive performances at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and others.
Kastaway is a hip hop artists from the west side of Chicago. His music sways from playful to autobiographical. He openly andauthentically shares stories of growing up in a family and community plagued with poverty, drugs, and violence. Demonstrating feats of flow and lyricism, he regales the listener with tales of hope and sorrow, often cloaking the most profound stories over catchy beats.
Doc Wattson is an emcee/producer/engineer/instrumentalist hailing from the suburbs of Chicago. Wattson’s lyrics are heavily influenced by his studies of literature, jazz, and business, and his sound incorporates the many musical styles he absorbed in his upbringing: rock, funk, folk, jazz, soul… 2003 – 2005 Wattson was in the St. Louis live-instrumentation hip-hop group Sac Lunch (Sac Lunch The LP available on Spotify). In 2009 Wattson released both the Trouble Brewing on Baker Street EP and the Native Stranger EP. Then, he ghosted for about ten years. 2019 saw Wattson’s triumphant comeback with the self-produced collaboration The Daywalkerz EP. in 2020 Wattson dropped two 12-track solo projects and engineered/produced another Daywalkerz LP presenting the Know Sage Chronicles.
Since March 2020 most performers, musicians, and live artists everywhere were forced to take a break from playing live and deal with struggles associated with Covid 19. As we now see the light at the end of the tunnel, this group of emcees and live musicians are ready to hit the live circuit with a passion like never before. During the break of live music Greenlights went on to complete 3 full length projects that all held significant time in the top ten NACC Hip Hop Charts (Art of Poise chiming in at #27 nationally for the year). Both projects were given high praise from DJ’s all around the country and given a generous amount of rotation from some highly notable independent and college radio stations. Including Chicago based Chirp Radio. “Space Craft” and “The Art of Poise” were also given respect from the Chicago underground scene, declaring Greenlights Music a sort of 1990’s “Native Tongues” feel. Greenlights Music has finally reached the ears of a greater audience and now wants to take it a step further. They have solidified themselves as a more “conscious” breed of Hip Hop which is not too prevalent in rap anymore. In the same right you can hear the Chicago Hip Hop roots in Greenlights Music through punchline driven battle rhymes incorporated into intricate wordplay. Complete with a 4 sometimes 5 piece band they are a force live. Every emcee, singer, and musician involved is talented, focused, and experienced. Greenlights Music is a tremendous and musically gifted experience live.
Fer de Lance is a Metal Band based in Chicago. With musicians from Moros Nyx, Professor Emeritus, Satan’s Hallow, Midnight Dice, Sept of Memnon, and Beastlurker, Fer de Lance came together to make uncompromising music devoid of the demands of genre and scene.
From Sacramento, California, Knight & Gallow is an Epic Heavy Metal band in the vein of bands like Manowar, Manilla Road and Cirith Ungol. The K&G Debut album “For Honor and Bloodshed” is out now via No Remorse Records!
Funk music for adult films. Chicago IL.
Chicago-based indie alternative rock band Young Detectives draws influence from artists like Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, The Killers, and Modest Mouse. Longtime friends Stephen (drums) and Christopher (vocals/guitar) began sharing songs and collaborating during the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. The group went on to release two singles that year ‘One More Time’ and ‘In Your Roots’. In late 2020, the group added both Bart (bass) and Ben (guitar). The four released their debut EP ‘come & say goodnight’ in the summer of 2021.
The group has been releasing a number of singles to kick off 2022.
The Bread Machine is a Chicago group known for providing a truly unique cover band experience focused on the nostalgic songs that have audiences captivated and going wild all night! Specializing in bringing the party, the band’s set list includes all of the best songs from the 90s and early 2000s with tons of hits from artists like Third Eye Blind, Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, Matchbox Twenty, The Killers and more, with some throwbacks and classics sprinkled in for good measure. We’ll tailor a song list for every type of show! Experienced in entertaining (and being entertained by) some of the craziest crowds across the Midwest, The Bread Machine continues to serve up a whole lot of high-energy, fist-pumping, crowd-surfing, contagious fun at every performance!
A Milwaukee person and a Chicago person meet in a bar. Next thing you know, they are making love. After endless hours of passion, they started making music.
Definitely Maybe is what you get when a state champion drum major (Sawyer, bass/production), a jazz and blues guitar player (Ian, guitar), and a 2000s-emo shower singer (Courtney, lead vocalist and writer) get together and make music. With a refreshing take on Pop Punk / Rock anthems, Courtney pulls raw and relatable words from broken friendships, hypocrisy she experienced growing up in the church, and her battles with mental health, including losing her sister to suicide in 2020. The catchy hooks and gritty guitar tones contrast the thoughtful themes inside each song, and the storytelling provides a vivid picture for the listeners to get lost in.
As a young band out of Chicago, only one year old, they just released their debut EP “Better Off Undone” streaming everywhere. The tracklist includes nostalgic and dark emo revival “One Thing,” moody and driving “Same Old Same,” a bop-your-head summer love song called “You + Me,” and a classic pop punk breakup anthem, “Silly Song.”
Definitely Maybe is only just getting started.
Suitable Miss is a band from Colorado serving up an energetic and eclectic blend of nostalgic pop-punk songwriting, blistering metalcore intensity and radio pop sensibility. Like a “coming-of-age” movie about trying to find your place in the world, their music is introspective, emotionally vulnerable, and full of energy.
Initially formed in Denver in late 2019, the band saw much of their early development during the initial COVID-19 lockdown. After releasing their debut EP “Don’t Look Back” in early 2021, the return of live music that summer skyrocketed the band to new heights with a sold out headline show and multiple regional performances.
The band followed up their debut EP with the release of their of their first full length album “In Color” in May 2022. Extensive touring from coast to coast throughout 2022 and 2023 gained the band significant traction and massive opportunities. Opportunities like joining A Day to Remember, Jimmy Eat World, The Maine and more at KTCL 93.3’s Big Gig, hitting the road with Equal Vision Records artist, Calling All Captains, and providing local support for notable acts like From Ashes to New, Broadside, Driveways, and Young Culture.
Anthem Emo band for all who used to hit up the skatepark on weekends or had their first kiss in the parking lot of their local venue. Members are Michael “Stein” Steinheiser (Singer/Frontman), Anthony Pierri (Guitar), Dominic Pierri (Bass/Backup Singer), Matt Ackman (Guitar), and Jack Mancuso (Drums). Good Hangs is a love letter to kids who came up in the local scene and now slog through mid-level management. The raw but earnest vocal harmonies, catchy guitar riffs, and poignant lyrics amp up the nostalgia for life as a millennial before society’s descent into dystopia. Because even when everything else is sh*t, you and your best friends can still crack open some PBRs, crank up the volume, and sing at the top of your lungs. When there’s nothing to look forward to, look back. There’s no hope, just good hangs.
Blending the ideals of punk rock, the showmanship and stage presence of glam rock, and the raw, unadulterated energy of garage rock, Satin Banshee, a trio hailing from the greater Chicagoland area, are making their mark one fiery live show at a time and truly living up the their moniker; heavy garage death glam.
Psithurism is a 4 piece modern progressive metal group committed to brutal riffs and musical deviance. With downtuned guitars, brooding atmosphere, and head jerking rhythm, Psithurism promises heaviness with every song.
Shawn Mills – Vocals
Daanish Rizwan – Guitar
Mike Kidd – Guitar
Caleb Hill – Drums
Celebration Summer is Greg (bass), Glenn (drums), Dan (guitar) and Nate (vox/guitar)
Reminiscent of bands like Leatherface &Samiam, their pounding rhythm section is punctuated by intricate drumming, melodic bass, driving guitars, poignant lyricism, visceral vocals, & angular guitar structures. CS’s anthemic, progressive songs captures the struggles of modern life in a post-Trump era America.
SPELLS is a five-piece rock juggernaut hailing from Denver, CO. Founded in 2013, they are vacation rock to be exact. They produce short blasts of intense melody and driving rhythms that are custom-made to entertain the band members themselves and serve as an excuse to go play shows in cities that have beaches or buddies nearby. If your city’s best offers include said beach and a good breakfast joint, count them in. If the best your city can do is a punk house that smells like cat shit and a Subway restaurant inside a gas station, they will pass.
Over the past 9+ years, SPELLS has released two full-length records (‘STAYING IN > GOING OUT‘ in 2016 + ‘STIMULANTS & SEDATIVES‘ in 2020) and one full-length collection record featuring early 7″s, cassettes, compilation tracks and digital charity tracks (‘LOOSE CHANGE, VOL. 1‘ in 2018). They also have several other 7″s, cassettes, etc; some of which are slated for the forthcoming ‘LOOSE CHANGE, VOL. 2’.
Along with SNAPPY LITTLE NUMBERS QUALITY AUDIO RECORDINGS, SPELLS has worked with other great labels such as ANXIOUS & ANGRY, RAD GIRLFRIEND RECORDS, BRASSNECK RECORDS (UK), KEEP IT A SECRET RECORDS (Germany), and SHIELD RECORDINGS (Netherlands).
During the band’s near-decade existence, SPELLS has performed with such rad bands as HOT SNAKES, THE BOUNCING SOULS, FACE TO FACE, THE SPITS, MEAT WAVE and THE BOLLWEEVILS, while also touring with acts such as OFF WITH THEIR HEADS, IRON CHIC, TOYS THAT KILL, SETH ANDERSON and DRAKULAS. SPELLS has played the SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST music festival (Austin, TX), POUZZA FEST(Montreal, QC, Canada), and FEST 17, 19 & 20 (Gainesville, FL).
SPELLS continues to write, record and rock out new tunes on a regular basis, and can’t wait for your favorite taco recommendations when they hit your municipality to blow the roof off of some crappy club or awesome hotel lobby. Oh, and don’t forget… SPELLS Rules!
UltraBomb, the eagerly anticipated international supergroup, have now arrived bringing together three iconic musicians from the cream of punk rock. On bass is the legend that is Greg Norton, once the driving force behind one of the most influential bands to emerge from the American punk scene, Hüsker Dü. Next up is the indefatigable singer-guitarist Finny McConnell, a name you’ll recognize from thirty years as the frontman of the Canadian Irish folk-punk sensation The Mahones. Completing the trio is the drumming powerhouse Jamie Oliver, having served well over fifteen years in the seminal British punk band UK Subs, as well as shorter stints with the likes of SNFU among others.
UltraBomb formed in July 2021, and just two months later they traveled from their respective homes in the US, Canada and the UK to record their killer debut album ‘Time To Burn’ in Berlin, Germany. With a DIY ethic and a love of classic punk, the band wrote and recorded the ten-track LP in just four days. UltraBomb’s debut single ‘Stickman Vs. Hangman’ dropped in February 2022 to a crescendo of critical acclaim, and now the band are ready to follow it up with second single ‘Star’, a rousing, emotive song written for Greg Norton’s daughter, Coco.
“I dedicate this to my daughter, Coco,” explains Greg. “She inspires me every day. I wrote this for her. I want her to follow her dreams, and I feel she can accomplish anything if she is committed to it and puts her heart into it.”
Black Widows is a punk surf-roxotica band from Minneapolis, Minnesota founded by guitarist Corinne Caouette and bassist Pamela Laizure. Kim Mancini has been holding down the drum throne since 2018. Black Widows’ storm of wily surf guitars and gritty girl-group harmonies ride the waves of easy, sleazy bass grooves and hip switchin,’ heavy hittin’ beats.
Classic New Orleans Rhythm and Blues with a unique lyrical twist.
“Chicago Glampires”
Electronic drums and pads lay the foundation while hard Post Punk basslines lead the way. Dreamy shoegaze guitars put you in a trance with their melody and pair with Synth arrangements and keyboards reminiscent of old Italo records. Iron years will pull you into their world and play in the background of your deepest desires while making you want to dance. You will want to daydream together.
Flesh Panthers is a ROCK band. We don’t play indie rock or synth pop or any second rate music shit. We chug beer and play power chords!
Long-running Alabama based band. Includes members of Drive-By Truckers, Dexateens, Bohannons, Capsiz
TV Moms is a loud, grungy, guitar-drums, gutter rocknroll band. Ok, not all the songs are loud. There’s some singing in there, but not vocal gymnastics. Bummer rock is a thing? But a little more sarcastic. Riff-based guitar stuff that is really fun to play, even if you don’t play guitar that much. And Dave plays drums. He broke a stick a couple times.
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Growing up in Boulder, Demi Demitro rebelled through her guitar, practicing up to nine hours a day and neglecting schoolwork to develop a playing style that is heavy but agile, theatrical but nuanced, grounded in rock history but wholly idiosyncratic. With Baby Pottersmith and Jonny Fig playing on a conjoined set, the band developed a reputation for their rip-roaring performances. Clips of the band’s live shows and DIY videos made it back to Dan Auerbach, who invited them to his studio in Nashville to produce Nightmare Daydream, dropping October 8th on Easy Eye Sound. “I instantly dug them,” says Auerbach. “Any time you doubletrack drums on a record, it’s going to sound so heavy. Together with this baritone guitar player who is so bombastic. There’s nothing like them.”
From Windsor, Ontario, Canada; the duo is built on an electrifying blues-rock sound with alternative rock accents. They have been praised for their big and bold live performances, and have been featured on TV shows such as Suits, Parks and Rec, Battle Creek and Monday Night Football. They’ve opened for acts such as Justin Nozuka, Fitz and The Tantrums, Big Sugar and more.
Generations of Shingleton men have played an amalgam of bluegrass and the Appalachian “hill country” music familiar in their area of rural West Virginia, but George Shingleton was the first to make the move from the local church choir to Nashville.
“We were all taught that blood was basically your savior and your lifeline, and how close we needed to be to one another,” Shingleton says. “We didn’t grow up with money at all, but the ‘family-ness’ was very, very rich in our household, and I could never have asked for anything better.”
Despite a childhood spent with music at the forefront, Shingleton didn’t seriously begin writing songs until he was an adult. A number of years into making music his full-time job, it’s still Shingleton’s family, as well as his friends and fans, who drive him to go after this dream.
“I know that I couldn’t keep doing what I’m doing without the support from people who really care about the music that I’m putting out,” says Shingleton. His wife, Emily, saw his potential and was the person who initially encouraged him to pursue this career, and his fans are the reason he keeps pursuing it. “I’ve been doin’ this a long time,” Shingleton adds. “The reason I know I can do it is because of them.”
All that support certainly isn’t misplaced. Shingleton’s second full-length album, 2020’s Out All Nighter, proved him “a skilled song craftsman and a talented vocalist… straddling the line between outlaw country and southern rock in his own original style” (Glide Magazine). His Shot or Two EP, released in January 2023, paired him once again with dear friend Dave Pahanish — who has co-written #1 singles for Toby Keith, Keith Urban, and Jimmy Wayne — as his producer, and Shingleton is working on more new material, to be released later this year.
Among those new songs are “Beer Drinkin’ Women,” co-written with Justin Wilson, a “let-your-hair-down, have-a-good-time” track — a rarity for Shingleton, the artist admits — and “I Can’t Let You Go,” a brokenhearted ballad with a darker, more rock-leaning edge. Neither, however, is completely out of left field for Shingleton, who as a teenager fell in love with the outlaw country and southern rock sounds of the Allman Brothers Band, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Williams Jr.
“I don’t feel like I’m straying away from any of my roots, but I feel like these new songs are a little more accessible,” says Shingleton, whose music toes the blurry lines between Americana, country, blues, southern rock, and gospel. The man with the “rich baritone full of love and comfort” (Americana Highways) remains committed to maintaining authenticity and integrity within his stories and sound — a move that has, throughout his career, garnered him the respect of artists such as Bucky Covington, Charlie Daniels, John Michael Montgomery, Darryl Worley, and others who have invited Shingleton to share the stage.
In addition to earning spots on a variety of digital music playlists — Apple Music’s “Country Roads,” “Back Porch Country,” “New in Country,” and “Country Lovin’”; Spotify’s “New Music Nashville”; and Amazon Music’s “Fresh Folk & Americana” — Shingleton’s songs have found their way onto television. His 2021 single “West Virginia Moon” was used in the fly-fishing show “Fly Rod Chronicles,” and another of his songs, “Restless Ways,” was featured in an episode of the hit TV series “Yellowstone.”
Prior to the pandemic, Shingleton began livestreaming regularly on Facebook, and fans eager to see him perform can catch him monthly on his Facebook page for his “Tuesday Night Tunes” series, which more than 1.4 million viewers have tuned in to watch. In 2023, though, Shingleton is eager to be out on the road more often, after years as a “weekend warrior.”
“I just want to be playing my music for people,” he asserts. “I want to make music that people can connect to in times of both celebration and sadness. Music brings us together in such a universal way.”
Shoot Out the Lights is the sixth and final album by British husband-and-wife rock duo Richard and Linda Thompson. It was produced by Joe Boyd and released in 1982 on his Hannibal label. A critically acclaimed work, AllMusic’s Mark Deming noted that Shoot Out the Lights has “often been cited as Richard Thompson’s greatest work, and it’s difficult for anyone who has heard his body of work to argue the point.