Mitch Mead’s songs are equal parts heartbreak and humor, misery and mirth, sci-fi and fantasy. And each one is roughly 25% alcohol by volume. This Michigan-born, Chicago-based singer/songwriter wields an energetic and highly literate brand of folk rock that is as much melancholy as it is euphoria. Call it what you will, this is folk music that refuses to sit down.
REAGAN YOUTH, A BAND THAT STARTED BACK IN 1980 WHEN RONALD REAGAN WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT, THEY WANTED TO EXPOSE REAGAN AND HIS REPUBLICAN PARTY’S FASCIST TENDENCIES, THE EVILS OF SOCIETY AND EXPOSING THE HYPOCRISY OF THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT WITH MUSIC THAT ROCKED THE URGENCY OF THE MESSAGE. The band is playing again after reforming with a new solid line up consisting of original guitarist Paul Cripple, bassist Tibbie X, drummer Stig Whisper and the only vocalist who can deliver the words of truth and anarchy the way Dave Insurgent once did, Trey Oswald.
Bleed for the Fallen (BFTF) has been molded over nearly a decade of hard work, struggle, and perseverance. Comprised of members who all came from different musical backgrounds and tastes. They bring rock, punk, blues, and above all else metal.
Chicago born and raised, Phillip Morris has been described as “one of the ultimate word smiths of hip-hop”
The mixture of Phillip’s unique voice, complex rhyme schemes, anomalous subject matter, coherent freestyles, and comprehensibility has forced the underground hip-hop community to abruptly take notice. Along the way, he began collaborating with members of Chicago’s Tomorrow Music Orchestra. Bassist/Composer Matthew Golombisky, Drummer Quin Kirchner, Cellist Lilianna Zofia, and Violinis…
Punk rock from mean streets of Chicago’s Southside
Creep / Niko / Cope / Mando
Ladies and gentlemen, the Best Rock Band in America. The Biters.
