Hailing from the booze-soaked, frozen tundra of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, S.S. Web fuses elements of Folk, Punk, Americana, Rock, and Country into a style all their own.
For the better part of 7 years S.S. Web has been plying their trade, honing their skills as musicians and songwriters. They self released their debut album, “North”, in 2011 and released it’s follow up, “1933”, in 2013 through Wayward Parade Records. The following two releases, both in 2014, included their third full-length album, “Skulls Will Sink”, and a self-titled split 7″ vinyl with Ando Ehlers.
Taking to the road like marauding pirates take to the sea S.S. Web has played countless shows from coast to coast, bringing the party and a glorious racket wherever they go, making new fans and friends at every stop.
The tides may change, but the ship will always sail…
After polishing their musical chops for years in the clubs of Green Bay, Dead Modern Villains busted down the doors of the rock scene in 2010 with their debut EP, Dead Modern Villains – Live at the Elbo Room. (Chicago) The band’s full length, 15 track debut album ‘Wisconsin Blues’ was released Aug. 9th 2011. It is available in most online stores, including Itunes, Amazon & Rhapsody. The album unites Keith Bouche’s melodramatic vocals with crowd-pleasing riffs to churn out a record full of heart- pounding rock. Mitch Rudolph’s metal influenced drumming, mixed with David Arendt’s melodic bass lines uncork rhythms to evoke a fine collection of rock songs in their purest form. With standout tracks like “Hindsight is 20/20,” “Something to Do” and “Bottle of Pills,” the music of Dead Modern Villains appeals to rock fans and non-rock fans alike. Now, it’s 2012, and the band is ready to record the second full length album. They’ve been touring around Wisconsin & the Midwest mixing up their set with dozens of rock ‘n’ roll songs written with one common theme…Making heads bounce! Make no mistake, DMV is an original act, and their live shows will blow you away. The band was recently nominated for 2012 Rock Band of the Year by the Wisconsin Area Music Industry.
This multidimensional trio brings a classic rock roots salute into a modern sound for their generation. These contemporary teens consistently deliver the essential elements of rock and roll-DRUMS, GUITAR, BASS AND VOCALS. Their music and sophisticated song writing brilliance hits you hard with a legendary formula for famed knockout riffs and bounce around in your head hooks. White Shadow’s naturally relaxed, often hilarious spontaneous approach, always delivers the goods. Habitually artful, these wickedly clever minors shrewd style begs the question-”How old are they?” There is absolutely nothing typical about these Chicago-based schoolboys. Just barely teenagers, the band has performed at dozens of shows, including appearances with national touring acts and a West Coast tour in Hollywood with shows at the world famous Whisky a Go-Go and the Roxy Theatre on the sunset strip. White Shadow brings a gutsy relevance to the scene that’s sometimes heavy and kind of bossy and not to be missed. These real live rock and roll smarties will leave you wrecked! ROCK ON!!!
Seventeen Sisters is comprised of the six Scarbrough siblings; Sarah, Gracie, Angel, Faith, Hannah, and Cecil Scarbrough (yes, all real siblings!). Their musical style mixes their experience of growing up in the deep Mississippi south with classic rock, blues, soul, and gospel. As well as their love of vintage music, the Rolling Stones, Who, and bands such as Cage The Elephant. Jack White, and Band of Skulls.
Seventeen Sisters’ all original set is anchored by strong vocals and peppered with tight sibling harmonies. Their music is soulful, gritty, and passionate. They pour their souls out into every performance, their live shows are truly unforgettable.
Warren Jackson Hearne and Le Leek Electrique is a cadre of musicians steeping rooms and lounges alike in an atmosphere of southern jazz that guides audiences through narratives haunted by ghosts, devils, and personal tragedy. The band is a culmination of Warren’s previous projects from the clove-scented mystique and gothic beginnings with the Merrie Murder of Gloomadeers to the damned western narratives found in his solo touring. Rather than pick through tatters of those projects, the jazz infused narratives create a tapestry out of Warren’s classical and folk guitar composures allowing for a music experience of rich texture. In a single song a listener can drink alongside a vicious jazz tempo accompanied by Warren’s poisonous lyrics and be lead along with his own change of perspective into a song that caresses and venerates the once-damned subject. The band that has become Le Leek Electrique brings back previous project musicians Tex Bosley and Dan Dockrill as well as honed and trained performers Mike Shields, Matt Moore, Zach Landreneau, and Ryan Williams. Their performances are to be heartily drunken to, appreciated alone or with company, and listened to repeatedly with each listen peeling back layers of unique musicianship, lyrics, and storytelling.
Part southern gothic spiritual, part moonshine fueled hoedown, O’Death are a timeless addition to the canon of weird old America… unique and wonderfully raw, but with the ability to drop the jaws of even the most jaded music fanatic and leave them testifying to it’s unique power.
Pianos Become The Teeth has a melodic yet uncompromising sound that brings to mind such diverse and influential bands as Thursday, Envy and City of Caterpillar. Brimming with sincerity and brandishing an experimental ambiance, the band is pushing beyond the boundaries of a stale genre. Mixing elements of screamo, hardcore as well as post rock, Old Pride breathes new life into a once decaying scene.
The Toasters are one of the original American third-wave ska bands. Founded in New York way back in 1981 by Buck. We’ve released 9 studio albums, with labels such as Moon Ska Records, Megalith Records, Celluloid, Stomp Records, Caroline Distribution & Skaloid.
Buck is the only constant member in the band. He moved over to the US to manage the Forbidden Planet comic book store, one year later he formed The Toasters. Our first show was opening for Bad Brains that same year, and later along in ’83 we released our first single Beat Up.
Two more years along and we reach Recriminations, our debut EP, produced by Joe Jackson. This was the point Buck decided to create Moon Ska Records, this would be the label for Recriminations.
Over the following years we expanded with the addition of a brass section, releasing Skaboom! in 1987. Since then, the lineup has seen many new faces (regular contributors included Coolie Ranx, Matt Malles, Brian Sledge, Lester Sterling – followed by a huge etc.), we released a bunch more albums, singles, EP’s & compilations – all available in our toastography. Our latest releases being One More Bullet (LP), in 2007 for our 25th anniversary & House of Soul (7″) in 2013.
Up to today we’re still touring around the world, filling the dance-floors with ska. While we’re at it we’ve also brought out a couple of hot-sauces & brews.
So come down to a show – checkout the supporting act(s), skank to our tunes, and you might even have some beer-money left over for merch!
Crosstown Collision is a 5 piece ska/punk band from Northwest, Indiana. Friends since high school Zack Genis, Stephen Phelps and brothers Jon and Dan Egolf have come a long way. With multiple roles in different bands, this group of friends united as Crosstown Collision in April 2008.
Sharing the stage with bands like Big D and The Kids Table, Green Room Rockers, The Pink Spiders, and Have Nots- Crosstown Collision began playing all over Indiana. The years of friendship and musical experience really shows when these guys are on stage. No matter the genre of music you are into, Crosstown Collision will have you tapping your toes and ready to skank!
Middle City Sound is comprised of five musicians who bring together a common love of music to create something more. Brandon James, Ian Miles, Boyang Matsapola, Barron Golden, and Pat Ryan hope to see you at the next show to experience these songs in full effect. The band is on a mission to blend old school raw talent with a new age sound and ideas. With performances at some of the hottest spots in Chicago we hope to grace the stage in a town near you soon.
Acclaimed recording artist and performer Mike Keneally is celebrating the release of his magical new album, Wing Beat Fantastic, by scheduling a series of intimate duo performances with musical compatriot Rick Musallam.
Wing Beat Fantastic is the highly anticipated result of a songwriting union between the famed rock experimentalist and legendary XTC tunesmith Andy Partridge. The smart and melodious album is garnering rave reviews worldwide.
Of their successful partnership, Partridge remarked, “I didn’t know how any of the tunes we’d agreed to write together were going to come out, but I know one thing, SO musical is this man that him just sitting with a guitar across his lap or perched at a keyboard pulled things from me that I can honestly say ‘I don’t know where they came from.’”
“The chance to work with Andy was absolutely a mind-blower for me,” Keneally said. “His songwriting gift is still as strong as ever, and I’m fiercely grateful to be able to help bring new Andy Partridge music into the world.”
“This tour will be a good opportunity to take some songs from my past repertoire, and stack them next to these new songs I’ve written with Andy,” mused Keneally. “We’ll be focusing on a lot of my most melodic and accessible tunes — hopefully with just enough of the fancy technique stuff to keep that portion of the audience satisfied!”
Long acclaimed as one of the world’s most creative and intense guitar and keyboard players, Keneally’s talents as a vocalist, songwriter, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist are nearly unequalled in rock music. He has released over 20 albums of his original music since 1992, and has built a body of work of remarkable inventiveness and originality.
Keneally played in Frank Zappa’s last touring band, performing as a vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist. He’s appeared on many Zappa albums, is currently a touring member of Dethklok (as a guitarist) and the Joe Satriani Band (as a keyboardist), and has also recorded or performed with Steve Vai, Robert Fripp and many others.
All Music Guide calls Keneally “the leading progressive rock genius of the post-Zappa era.”
Known for his innovative, unpredictable live shows, Keneally has played extensively in the United States and Europe, in contexts ranging from solo and duo concerts to performances with large-scale orchestras.
Keneally’s excited to team up with Rick Musallam again for this excursion. “He’s played guitar alongside me in the Mike Keneally Band since the late ’90s — seriously one of the most soulful, beautiful guitar players I’ve ever heard. With just the two of us playing these songs, I look forward to getting to the essence of what I was thinking about when I wrote them. Guitar fans will have a field day at the show, but we’ll be playing some bass and keyboard as well, and I’ll have recorded backing tracks on just a couple of the songs for variety.”
Senor Muerto was a band that started as a hobby! Everyone decided to get serious with it! We started out playing in Jesse A’s basement and now we have our own studio! We hope one day to get very far with this band!
Don’t Date Jake is a ska band based out of Northwest Indiana. The members formed at Chesterton High School in 2008. Since then they have won various battle of the bands in the region and have also performed in Chicago as well as other areas of Indiana. Don’t Date Jake is always looking for performance opportunities and looks forward to playing for you soon.
Late Night Morgue is a straight edge, dynamic rock band that specializes in metalcore. We are all self-taught musicians that write all our own songs. The energy and power of our music shows through each performance we give. If you like ANY kind of rock music you will definately love us. Every song we write is a different kind of sub-genre of rock, not one song sounds the same and I’m sure you’ll like that about us. Tell us what you think and get your friends to “Like” us. Thank You
– Late Night Morgue
An experimental progressive band with hard rock and metal roots, Inner Savant is growing into its own genre. We all have short attention spans which is reflected by non-repetitive riffs and song writing that crafts each track into a unique story. We engage audiences with a barrage of catchy melodies, explosive choruses, technical solos, and unexpected directions. Inspired by everything and anything fast, philosophy, strange experiences and all great music. Our line up is Luis as Lead Guitar, Marco as Backup Guitar, Joe as Synth/Keys, and Fran as Drums. We gear towards live performances so come check us out!
An alternative rock band with roots in Illinois and Alabama. We do not fall into the lines of one particular music style because we write and play whatever is in us.. We perform only original music..
We are a post-hardcore band that hails from the Windy City. We are striving to create a unique sound, which none of you have ever experienced before. We are A Storm at Sea and we’re embarking on a journey. Wanna join?
Since forming in 2007, New York’s Tigeriss (formerly Tiger Piss) have become an exemplary band to hold up for those seeking fun sing-a-long rock n’ roll that still matters. Bourne from from a true DIY asthetic, Tigeriss has self promoted their way into many hearts over the course of nine national tours, including the Coney Island Rock n’ Roll Roadshow (set to hit the east coast again this November).
With music that is not only playful but meaningful, the Tigeriss experience promises a complex, catchy and chaotic reprieve for the everyman. Sexy without the sleaze, but still nastier than mama permits, Lara’s bluesy belting and rolling bass lines merge with Danny’s angular and memorable guitar riffs. Completing this trio is Rev Kev’s powerful and always danceable drum beats. Combined, this power trio brings you raw rock-n-roll…the way it should be.
Having self released two EP’s in 2008 and 2009, this past October brought the release of the bands first full length album ‘Everybody Wins!’
The band Inquisition was formed in 1988 in Cali, Colombia by Dagon. The band started as a thrash metal act, and in 1994 evolved into raw black metal.
In 1996, Dagon left Colombia and moved back to the United States to continue Inquisition and search for a new drummer. That same year Dagon met Incubus, who joined the band on drums and the creation of their debut full length album began. This line-up has remained stable for more than fifteen years and is now seen as the classic Inquisition line-up.
INQUISITION style of black metal involves slow, deep and dark riffing combined with sudden tempo changes to faster sections based around blast beats and high-speed riffing; at times adding melodic solos. The classic Inquisition sound incorporates a combination of early era thrash metal-influenced riffing with darker and more chaotic black metal, primarily involving fast, tremolo picked minor-key guitar riffs, thus creating the trademark “Inquisition sound”.
An uncompromising sibling extreme metal trio from Brazil, Krisiun’s savage lyrics, punishing riffs, and unmitigated velocity helped make them one of the more punitive metal ensembles to emerge in the 1990s. Heavily influenced by bands like Slayer, Sodom, and Morbid Angel, the band employ a vicious, straight-ahead death metal style that was crystallized into pure fury on career-making outings like Apocalyptic Revelation (1998), Conquerors of Armageddon (2000), and The Great Execution (2011) that brought many imitators out of the woodwork. 2018’s Scourge of the Enthroned charted in Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland. Following two long tours and the global pandemic, Krisiun returned in July 2022 with Mortem Solis.
Hailing from Porto Alegre and taking their name from the lunar basin Mare Crisium (“sea of crisis”), the band was founded in 1990 by brothers Alex Camargo (bass, vocals), Moyses Kolesne (guitars), and Max Kolesne (drums) — Camargo uses his mother’s maiden name. A pair of demos (1991’s Evil Age and 1992’s Curse of the Evil One) and a self-released mini-album (1993’s Unmerciful Order) helped the band build a strong local following, resulting in a deal with small Brazilian label Dynamo, which put out the group’s merciless debut long player, Black Force Domain, in 1996. It was picked up for wider distribution by Gun Records, which also issued the group’s acclaimed sophomore effort, 1998’s Apocalyptic Revolution, the latter of which turned heads at major metal player Century Media, who scooped the band up and put out album number three, Conquerors of Armageddon, in early 2000. The label proved to be a loving home for the group, who were now taking their sonic onslaught across the globe, sharing stages with contemporaries like Vader, Belphegor, and Rotting Christ, and releasing a string of workmanlike, but undeniably brutal albums like Ageless Venomous (2001), Works of Carnage (2003), Bloodshed (2004), Assassination (2006), and Southern Storm (2008), the latter of which included a fiery cover of fellow countrymen Sepultura’s “Refuse/Resist.” 2011 saw the band issue their eight studio long player, the massively potent Great Execution, which garnered heavy praise from the extreme metal community, as did 2015’s more doom-leaden Forged in Fury. Clocking in at a taut 38 minutes, 2018’s Scourge of the Enthroned marked a return to the Gatling gun riffage and visceral attack of their debut. The album won praise from the metal press internationally, and was their first to chart in Europe.
Following two long tours and the global quarantine caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Krisiun finally got the opportunity to record in late 2021. They entered Family Mob Studio in São Paulo, Brazil and produced nine songs themselves. They sent the files off to Mark Lewis in Nashville, Tennessee, who mixed and mastered the set. Titled Mortem Solis, it boasted sleeve art by Marcelo Vasco. The video single “Serpent Messiah” was issued in June, followed by the album release in July. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi
Behold the new masters of darkness! SEPTICFLESH kindly invite you to join “The Great Mass”. The Greeks’ seventh full length is a new symphonic masterpiece that constitutes a quantum leap in the art of amalgamating orchestral music with Heavy Metal. These songs are audible evidence of guitarist Christos Antoniou finishing his studies of classical composition with academic honours and distinction. “The Great Mass” sounds nothing like the nowadays all too common application of ordinary soundtrack themes to hard music.
Daniel Voth’s debut album The Singularity brings a progressive twist to the solo acoustic fingerstyle genre. The Singularity plays across a wide continuum of modern acoustic guitar music. The songs are at times intense, cinematic and extremely technical, while on the other end of the spectrum quite nostalgic and heart felt.
Composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, Renato mastered several stringed instruments, such as Mandolin, Tenor Guitar, Cavaco, Viola, and Requinto.
Ewan Dobson is one of Canada’s most brilliant, awarded and exhilarating guitarists.
The development of Ewan Dobson into the artist that he is today has been an eclectic journey to say the least. After humble beginnings with his first electric guitar playing heavy metal and hard rock music to the structured discipline of his classical training, Dobson has expanded his repertoire to include Bluegrass, Metal, Canadian folk, Techno, Trance, Video Game and Contemporary Fingerstyle music.
The culmination of all of these diverse influences has fuelled his creativity to compose his own unique brand of music and resulted in creating the captivating artist that he is today
Mutilation Rites is filthy black metal hailing from Brooklyn, conceived by Michael Dimmitt and Justin Ennis in January 2009. After various incarnations, they have amalgamated with George Paul and Ryan Jones. Influences include, but are not limited to; darkthrone, discharge, dissection and weakling.
Formed in Athens, Ohio, SKELETONWITCH has been launching metal assaults on an unsuspecting underground since 2003. The members of THE WITCH are bonded by the universal truth, that heavy metal is the law, thereby unleashing the band’s brand of ripping, epic thrash. Everything begins with the purity and aggression of the 80s Bay Area thrash scene, but SKELETONWITCH further fuels its evil onslaught with elements of black and Viking metal while proudly waving the NWOBHM flag. Imagine a young Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Exodus slamming beers and cranking up Immortal records at a rager in 1985. Just when you think the keg is killed, Judas Priest joins the party with a fresh case of beer.
SKELETONWITCH brings together the old and sacred elements of true heavy metal, melts them down, and forges them into a brand new monolith of riffage. This new beast that has been created, while completely fresh and unique, is still able to give you that 1986 feeling (whether you were already there or are just feeling it for the first time). And THE WITCH’s live show is not to be missed – This is a fact known by the countless hessians, thrashers, stoners and punks alike that have bore witness to the vicious spectacle: a whirlwind of nipple-length hair, dual flying Vs, roaring Marshall stacks, and a black master of ceremonies as sick as Satan himself.
In 2006 Jake Austin moved to St. Louis with little more than a box of clothes, a Ray Charles album, and a dream of reinventing Rhythm and Blues. After three years of songwriting and development, Jake Austin & The City Limits was formed and formally introduced to the St. Louis music scene.
One can’t dismiss the array of talent when Jake Austin & The City Limits hits the stage. The screaming horns and frisky rhythms bring you back to the early days of Stax Records. This high-energy eight piece band fuses soul with rhythm & blues, making their music lively, compelling and memorable.
After just four shows Jake Austin and The City Limits was invited to play at St. Louis’ favorite concert spot – The Pageant. Just a few weeks later, the group found themselves opening for Grammy nominated Robert Randolph and the Family Band. By sharing the stage with Blues and Soul greats such as Grammy Nominated Tab Benoit and St. Louis Legend Kim Massie, Jake Austin & The City Limits was introduced to the St. Louis music scene.
Shows at hot spots such as Ciceros, 2720 Cherokee, The Gramophone and Beale on Broadway have cemented this group’s place in the hearts of hometown fans. Jake Austin & The City Limits is proud to have a devoted fan base of young and old who want nothing more than to kick up their heels and dance the night away. After only one year the band has already opened for two Grammy Award Winning Artists (Robert Randolf & Chuck Berry), as well as opening up for Montgomery Gentry under the Gateway Arch on the 4th of July to 10,000 + in attendance.
The band released their 1st Album “Country Soul” in July of 2011.
“A native of Los Angeles, Charlie Hirsch spent much of the last decade pursuing a career as an actor. He landed numerous commercials and some bit parts in TV and film, including “The Office” on NBC and feature films “Prom Night” and “The Lincoln Lawyer”, all the while continuing his love affair with music, albeit in a much more private setting. He moved to Chicago in the summer of 2010 and has recently completed work on the song “Beaten Up and Broken Down” for the upcoming independent film “Least Among Saints”, set for release in October of 2012. Currently, Charlie is in the studio completing his debut album, a mix of singer/songwriter, soul, and rock, which will also be released in the fall of 2012.”
Las Guitarras de España (The Guitars of Spain) is a “world music” ensemble, with a “Spanish guitar twist,” that performs a fusion of Cuban son, rumba, R&B, Latin-jazz, blues, and African percussion with an underlying flamenco music and dance focus. From the start, the ensemble has presented traditional Spanish guitar music along with traditional flamenco forms in collaboration with music and musicians from other genres and cultures. The ensemble has sought to unite music, dance, travel, poetry, and culture in recordings and performances.
Jet Driver is an original material band with an eclectic style of music because our array of songs can range from rock, pop, punk and even a little reggae.
The band is composed of experienced musicians blending their own individual styles to create a dynamic sound. Christian Xavier plays synthesizers and sings most lead vocals, he adds a retro 80’s feel to the music with soft lines and raw rhythmic patterns, he also writes all the songs. Kevin M. Jackson is a hot electrifying lead guitarist and vocalist. comes from a heavy rock/blues background. Eric Hill plays bass and provides a solid foundation for each song with quality musicianship. Erica Ramanauskas complements with her sweet vocal harmonies and unique style of keyboard textures. Scott Gillis is the main driver, an outstanding versatile drummer that can adhere to any style of music without missing a beat.
Entering its second iteration, I Lost Control is rockin’ as strong as ever.
Stevo continues to lead the charge with 360s, knee drops and angel wings on stage. First lieutenant Tennent backs him up on lead axe, walking the fine line between subtle hooks and uncontrolled feedback. He remains the band’s genuine gloomy British connection.
Tina L Sunny joins them to add a wealth of Indiana indie rock heritage on the bass. She also brings an innate knowledge of herbal remedy cures. This is why the faint scent of peppermint pervades every I Lost Control show.
The band rounds out with a percussive story that has beginnings in 1981 Athens, GA. JB spent the next twenty years wandering around the US with his paint brushes and drum sticks before chancing upon the I Lost Control ‘Factory’ studio. He needed a band. They needed a drummer. They all loved German meat balls and schnapps.
Out of the ashes of modern pop rises a phoenix; Kali Ra. A shadow person who feeds on the fear and techonological dependance of man, it supplies a heavy groove. For fans of David Bowie, Trent Reznor, Peter Murphy, or The Doors.
Contemporary jazz singer/keyboardist Frank McComb was born in Cleveland, beginning his piano studies at age 12 and forming his first trio five years later. His professional break followed in 1991, when he was tapped as musical director for the R&B group Rude Boys, subsequently backing DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince in the studio and on tour; in late 1992, McComb signed to the Mojazz label, and in 1994 collaborated with Branford Marsalis on his jazz-rap fusion project Buckshot LeFonque. The solo Love Stories followed in early 2000.
Three Card Trick are a blues rock power trio hailing from Scotland, UK. They are officially the hardest working band in Scotland playing over 20 shows a month since 2009 all over the country and now the world. Having supported world famous artists such as John Mayall, Wheatus, Johnny Winter, and The Subways, Three Card Trick are now a touring headline act in their own right and are now promoting their third studio album “Jack of All Trades”. Featuring the tried and tested guitar, bass & drums lineup, the band draw on influences such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, AC/DC, Bryan Adams, John Mayer and much more.
Jack of Heart is Piero Ilov, he is one of those musicicans who doesn’t take breaks. Sounding like early Syd Barrett mixed with The La’s and topped with a heavy dose of gritty punk sensibility, Jack of Heart are equally adept at melody and noise.
