NAHUALES UNDERGROUND

Chicago’s 5-piece Nahuales Underground is a mix of ska, punk, reggae with a hint of aggressive energetic flavor.

Nahuales started out as a trio back in the early 00’s. After several lineup changes and challenges throughout the years. Nahuales has been known for its high energetic, get in your face attitude yet with their diverse way of mixing genres. Every band starts off somewhere, from playing garages on 26th street and local bars to playing huge venues like Congress and the House of Blues. Nahuales has been devoted to achieve our passion towards music and make sure never to give up.
Que Vive La Nahualera!!

NAILER

NAKED & SHAMELESS

NAKED RAYGUN

Along with Husker Du, Naked Raygun was one of the first U.S. post-punk bands of the early ’80s that merged melodic influences with punk/hardcore. Formed during 1981 in Chicago, IL (and largely influenced by such art-punkers as Wire and Gang of Four), the group contained several different members during its ten-year career, including leaders Jeff Pezzati (vocals), Marko Pezzati (bass), Eric Spicer (drums), and, early on, future Big Black member Santiago Durango (guitar).

Naked Raygun made it clear early on that they were unafraid to speak their minds (especially when it came to their personal political views, which were often from a strong and “macho” point of view), as proven by such confrontational compositions as “Tojo” and “Potential Rapist” off their 1983 debut Basement Screams. 1985’s Throb Throb saw the group hone their sound even further (adding more melody, in addition to a more meatier and metallic guitar sound), as evidenced by the album’s single “Surf Combat.” By this time, Naked Raygun had carved a niche for themselves with the college rock crowd and began spawning imitators back in their hometown of Chicago.

NAPPY ROOTS

NASHVILLE PUSSY

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

NATALIE BERGMAN

NATALIE GRACE ALFORD

o: Natalie Grace Alford is a multi instrumentalist playing piano, guitar, and uses loop pedals to perform and make the song live. She has opened for various artists such as Jack Garrett, Nellie Mckay, Tim Fite and many more amazing artists. She was also named The Deli Music Magazine’s artist of the month for March of 2017. You can find her music on ITunes, Spotify, Bandcamp, Google Play, and Amazon.

NATE & HIS KITE

NATE MARSH

NATHAN BLAKE LYNN

NATHANIEL MATTHEW

NATIONAL PRODUCT

NATIVE

NCM

NE’ER DO EVERS

MONTH OF GREY

MONTY ARE I

MOODSWANGZ

MOON PATROL

MORGUE SUPPLIER

Morgue Supplier has been a part of the Chicago metal scene since 1997. Throughout the years sharing the stage with many great bands, including but not nearly limited to:  Immolation, Grave, Goatwhore, Macabre, Nocturnus, Possessed, Gorguts, Origin, Internal Bleeding, Misery Index, Magrudergrind, AxCx, Kataklysm, Aborted, Ulcerate, Disgorge, Gigan, Brain Drill, and so on…  The band is on the brink of releasing their much anticipated third full-length album “INEVITABILITY” on May 13th 2022 via Transcending Obscurity Records.

MORITAT

Moritat is the hard-grooving, avant-rock trio from Chicago behind the 2012 studio LP Clill Blanzin, which the Chicago Reader hailed as “full of serious earworms”. The group is composed of vocalist and keyboardist Venus Laurel, bassist/guitarist Konstantin Jace, and drummer Corey McCafferty. Their first EP, One Minute Fade, was released in the summer of 2010.

The three met in Chicago, and their subsequent contributions to Venus’ solo piano project quickly blossomed into a full musical collaboration. Since 2007, they have lived together in a heavily-fortified two-flat in Albany Park. Their danceable, driving sound blends ethereal pop hooks, world-music influences, and the sometimes heavy, textured palette of Chicago’s post-rock scene.

Legendary indie-folk producer Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine) made a natural fit for the group’s first full-length album, produced in Deck’s Engine Studios. Deck’s ear for off-beat recontextualizations of traditional sounds and beats was matched only by his zeal for pinching the band members’ food during recording sessions. The result of the collaboration is Moritat’s Clill Blanzin, a pre-emptive greatest hits album from the future.

As the band follows up on the release of Clill Blanzin with a tour, a remix project, and music videos, their thoughts are already on the next studio effort, a beat-oriented EP which will expand on the danciest sounds from Clill.

MOS SCOCIOUS

MOSHI MOSHI KAIJU

MOSQUITO BANDITO

MOTHER ELECTRIC

MOTHRA

MOTION TURNS IT ON

MOTORHOME

MOUNTAIN COMING DOWN

MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT

Mouth of the Architect formed in 2003. About a million member changes later our current lineup is Steve Brooks (guitar, vox), Jason Watkins (keys, vox), Dave Mann (drums), John Lakes (guitar, vox), Evan Danielson (bass). We are currently working a new release for 2016.

MOUTH SEWN SHUT

MOVING TARGET

MOZ TEMPRO

MR. AUTOMATIC

Mr. Automatic is the alias of the man behind Chicago’s Dead 2 Me Records, Bill Holland. His style has its origins in Electro and Nu Disco, although recently his jazz roots have come to the forefront as he has started fusing these genres with Electro Swing. Along with Vourteque and performance artist Lady Lenux, he formed the successful Rouge! Chicago’s Electro Swing Night in late 2013. He also currently holds down a residency at Untitled’s Unbridled night in downtown Chicago. He has opened for a wide range of acts including Lord Justice, Light Year, Good Co., Lady Miss Kier, Dutty Moonshine, Tycho, and Plastic Plates.
Outside of remix work and production as Mr. Automatic, he also produces as Square Frames with onefiftyone. Additionally, he is co-founder of Front 312, a well-established Chicago DJ collective with an emphasis on combining old-school alternative classics with new-school synth-based music. As a live performer, he is a founder and synth player for the band Many Moons.

MR RUSSIA

MR RUSSIA blends two basses with synthesizers, drums and devilish lyrics, that is described as “a slash-and-burn mix of adrenaline and melody” (Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times). The new six song EP, Training for the Gameshow Host (download free MRRUSSIA.NET) pushes home the point while displaying this guitar-free lineup’s continuing pledge to not disappoint, “MR RUSSIA is a damn good time” (Chicagoist). With a reputation for furious, sweat soaked live shows, MR RUSSIA has shared the stage with a diversity of musical artists including; Reverend Horton Heat, Girl In A Coma, Thrones, Two Ton Boa, 31 Knots, Von Iva, Earl Greyhound, The Prairie Cartel, Chewing Pics, and have been featured along with the Arcade Fire and the Dresden Dolls on the FTC Records’ David Bowie tribute album 2. Contamination, as well as the lead track on Eye for an Eye : a tribute to Nick Cave and a featured contributor to Every Machine Makes A Mistake : a tribute To Radiohead.

MR. BEAR

MR. BLOTTO

Mr. Blotto was born in Chicago as an off-night vehicle for musicians who loved each others playing but were in different bands at the time. The only rule was that they would only play what they loved. That philosophy continues today and has led Mr. Blotto into unique musical situations.

Mr. Blotto takes the Jam band asthetic into areas unfamiliar to the standard Jam Scene. They have been known to cover entire albums by Led Zeppelin and the Who as well as perform entire shows of Country and Reggae. Artists as diverse as the Grateful Dead, the Flaming Lips, Willie Nelson and The Velvet Underground have seen their material interpreted by Mr. Blotto in the 2000+ shows the band has performed in the last 15 years, yet covers only pepper the bands hefty catalog of original material stemming from five studio albums and other unreleased crowd favorites.

MR. BOBBY

MR. GRAY

MRDR

MT.ST.HELENS

MUCCA PAZZA

MUCH LIKE OMERTA

MUD QUEENS

Chicago’s only mud wrestling troupe was founded in 2004 and features it’s own band that rocks to each wrestling match. Come glimpse these fearless ladies as they grapple in fresh mud! With the return of veteran wrestlers Brownie Bruiser, Molly Hatchet and Malice in Plunderland…the new recruits will have a lot to prove.

MUDDY UDDERS

Three pieces of pro-sumer Amero-trash with entitlement issues, energy, and talent. Recommended for dancers, drinkers, and druids on drugs, but all are welcome. Muddy Udders has played hundreds of shows at bars, parties, restaurants, festivals, all-ages venues, bowling alleys, basements, and backyards. Instruments switch hands, genres get jumped, requests are admirably (if not foolishly) attempted. An original catalog of 30 songs and growing, and a cover catalog of 300 songs and growing.

MUHAMMADALI

MULLIGAN STU

MULTICOLORED MIRRORS

MIRACLES OF GOD

MISERY INDEX

In their 12-year existence, MISERY INDEX has released 4 studio albums, several EP’s, and performed over 1000 concerts in 45+ countries. Their long-awaited new full-length is expected in 2013 on SEASON OF MIST records.

MISERY INDEX began as a studio project in 2001, when vocalist and bassist Jason Netherton (ex-DYING FETUS) joined together with guitarist and vocalist Mike Harrison and drummer Kevin Talley (ex-DYING FETUS) to record their debut EP “Overthrow.” This 5-song death/grind-attack received considerable praise in underground circles, shifting Misery Index into a full time project with the addition of Sparky Voyles (ex-DYING FETUS) on guitar.

In 2002, Mike Harrison and Kevin Talley left the band to focus on other projects and the latter was replaced by Matt Byers, who took up drum duties for their first US tour that summer in support of KATAKLYSM. In 2003, MISERY INDEX released their first full-length “Retaliate,” to exceptional reviews and numerous support tours in Europe and North America supporting bands such as DYING FETUS, AMON AMARTH, DEICIDE, and NILE. In 2004 a video for “The Great Depression” was released, complimenting their first Live DVD, which featured a full set recorded in Athens, Greece. Later in 2004, Adam Jarvis (ex-ALL WILL FALL, currently in PIG DESTROYER) took over on drums, just in time for MISERY INDEX to hit such European festivals as Wacken Open Air, Brutal Assault, and Party San Open Air, followed with more touring alongside bands such as BEHEMOTH, NAPALM DEATH, SUFFOCATION, ROTTEN SOUND, and MAGRUDERGRIND. In 2005, guitarist and vocalist Mark Kloeppel (ex-CAST THE STONE) joined Jason, Adam, and Sparky, solidifying the line-up for the next 5 years.

In 2006, the second full-length “Discordia” was released, followed by even more persistent touring alongside bands such as FEAR FACTORY, DESPISED ICON, JOB FOR A COWBOY, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, NECROPHAGIST and ORIGIN. In 2007, MISERY INDEX appeared on festivals like Hellfest in France and Tuska in Finland, as well as hitting places like Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania and Croatia for the first time. However, despite being on the road for months, MISERY INDEX were ready to finalise their third full-length, so recordings commenced with Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE) at God City Studios in May of 2008. Later that year “Traitors” was released, and the band embarked on their next tour with ORIGIN and ABYSMAL DAWN right as the album was hitting stores. Reactions from both critics and fans were raving, and the album showcased an exceptional return to form.

In 2008 and 2009, the band toured extensively, playing alongside and supporting bands such as THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, SOILENT GREEN, HATE ETERNAL, THE FACELESS, CANNIBAL CORPSE, PSYCROPTIC and many more, as well as seeing their first trips to play in places like Mexico, Russia and Iceland, an appearance on the prestigious Extreme the Dojo festivals in Japan, the Maryland Death Fest in Baltimore and European festivals such as Summer Breeze, Party San, Hellfest, and Death Feast. Entering 2010, the band booked time at Wrightway Studios with producer Steve Wright in their home state of Maryland to commence recording of the fourth album.

MISERY INDEX released “Heirs to Thievery” in May of 2010, dropping like a bomb on the death metal masses and shattering all expectations. The album was both a commercial and critical success, elevating the band into headlining slots in both Europe and the United States. “Heirs to Thievery” showcased the growing maturity and depth of the band, as the varied song writing shifted naturally from nuanced, blasting technicality (Fed to the Wolves), to pit-inducing groove (The Carrion Call), to crushing heaviness (the 7th Cavalry). The growth and penetrating hooks of the songs took the band to new levels, and was followed by several tours with bands such as GRAVE and AEON in Europe, PSYCROPTIC, ORIGIN, and DECAPITATED in Australia and DESPISED ICON, REVOCATION, JOB FOR A COWBOY, GOATWHORE, and ETEHATEGOD in North America. 2010 also saw the departure of long time guitarist Sparky Voyles, who was replaced by lead guitarist Darin Morris.

Festivals followed in 2011, with MISERY INDEX making appearances at Obscene Extreme, Tuska, With Full Force, Metalfest Open Air, and Neurotic Death Fest, as well as seeing their first visit to countries such as Colombia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. In 2012, the band made an appearance supporting CANNIBAL CORPSE on their US ‘Torture’ tour, while also joining the Full of Hate festival tour in Europe alongside CANNIBAL CORPSE, BEHEMOTH and LEGION OF THE DAMNED. On the Munich date of Full of Hate tour, the band recorded their first live album. Captured professionally in all their raw intensity, the album will be released on numbered, die-cut vinyl and digital download in February of 2013.

The new album ‘The Killing Gods’ is due May 23rd, 2014 on Season of Mist Records

MISERY LOVES COMFORT

MISERY SIGNALS

Misery Signals is an American metalcore band formed in Wisconsin in 2002. The sound of their music is defined by bright melodies backed up by odd time signatures, chugging riffs, and breakdowns