NYSTRODAMUS
Nystrodamus is a Chicago high energy metal band. Throwing down breaking skulls and funny bones between sets.
KAYLEY HORTON
Kayley Horton is a larger-than-life comedian who specializes in misdirecting her audience while giggling through the evil grin on her face. She is a producer of Laughter Hours at the Lincoln Lodge and hosts a weekly open mic at Easy Bar. You can enjoy her mischievous sense of humor all over Chicago!
ALL SHADES OF WRONG
Prog and desert rock from Barcelona.
That’s what you get when you pick three like-minded individuals, lock them up in a smokey room and stuff them with vodka.
The love for drums and guitars keeps’em together, as they push their catchy rock tunes into the depths of Prog and Stoner.
Hear them obsessing over a single chord until it feels just right. Unlike the world we live in, that’s All Shades of Wrong.
THE BACK ALLEY
The Back Alley is a five-piece Chicago-based hybrid of Ax and the Hatchetmen’s guitarist Sal Defilippis and bassist Hunter Olshefke who joined frontman Ralph Porter, Jaden Cone (Guitar/Vocals), and Ben Peppler (Drums/Percussion) to perform and record original music from Ralph Porter’s discography while working on finding their own sound with new originals from the band. Although the group’s sound falls into the indie/alternative rock genre, their recordings, especially their live shows integrate elements of jazz and funk as many of the members have studied and played these genres in the past.
Given the young age of the band (Ralph Porter 20, Sal Defilippis 20, Jaden Cone 21, Ben Peppler 20, and Hunter Olshefke 20), they are consistently working on writing new material and playing venues around the Chicagoland area. You can keep up with the band’s upcoming shows and new music through Spotify and social media accounts.
OBSIDIAN HAMMER
Sludge/Doom/Crust Punk hybrid from Iowa, Illinois and Hell
Ross
Dayton
Nate
Eric
Lyndon
EYEDEKAY
Born and raised a Chigago native, Eyedekay is one of the most dynamic artist of today. Her name is a double entendre representing her initials, and her ability to create music across a wide spectrum of genres. A walking Jukeboxx, with this sultry songstress no two tracks sound alike. Never categorize her or box her in because she is full of surprises. She’s an all around trail blazer with roots in Pop, R&B, Funk, Soul, Blues, and Rock music. With a self proclaimed “natural ear for harmony” not only does she write and perform, but she produces as well. She’s performed live for the past 10 years and she’s ready to break though! Hear her voice!
INTELLECT
The Name You Can’t Forget!
Father, Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Entrepreneur.
ANTONIO WAAN
Juwaan Wright, known as AntonioWaan was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. Growing up, he had a passion for sports and a love for music as well. Basketball was his favorite sport to play, and began to write songs at an early age. He recorded his first song in the studio during the summer of 2010, and that is when he realized he wanted to become an Hip Hop artist.
Being a fan of East Coast Rap, some of his biggest musical influences are: Nas, Jay Z, Slick Rick and Notorious B.I.G. His musical style consists of delivering positive and motivating messages, while using his witty wordplay skills and a variety of flows. He started performing live throughout the Chicagoland area in the beginning of 2022. Also, Wright has recently released a compilation of singles and two projects, including his debut album called ‘Never Waste Talent’.
IRIS GATEWOOD
PAIGE ELLIS
R&B Singer/Songwriter
JAWSON DELL
Jawson Dell is a Colorado born and raised sing-songwriter based in Chicago. He writes all of his own music. He starts with the melody and then moves to the lyrics. Finally, he will sit down with his producer and together they shape the instrumentals around that foundation. Sound influences come from R&B, Blues, Jazz, Soul, Funk, and Rock. His music is a blend of many genres
DOUG O’LAKE
R & B Singer/Songwriter from Chi-Town
VINNIE ROOFE AND THE SQUADRONS
Enjoying life, doing what I love and that music. Everything I’m on is positive or spiritual. 🇯🇲🇯🇲 Anything after that,…
REGGIE REG
Master Impressionist, Voice-Over Impressario, Urban Cowboy, and Top Dog in an Underdog World!
MOTHERWIND
Hidden deep along the river bends of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, you’ll find Motherwind. Forming in August of 2020, the quartet—Anthony Frey (vocals, guitar), Nate Rogers (lead guitar), Michael Hargens (bass), Jackson Kleingartner (drums)—has already taken lengthy strides in revealing their primal artistry to the masses, despite their formation amid the coronavirus pandemic. The group originally began writing songs under the name “The Color Scene” at a horse sanctuary owned by a mutual friend. Since then, the band has branded themselves under the new name with an electrifying live show in their arsenal. The young group’s 70s-bred roots and alt-groove sound has left the floors of rock clubs and bars tremoring, and the concoction of psychedelic riffs and hair-raising chord progressions leaves their audiences stirred. Motherwind has shared the stage with the likes of Crobot, The Black Moods, Royal Bliss and P.O.D., and the band is consistently invited back to venues. With a heavy tour schedule during the summer of 2021, the young group has already shown efficacy in creating a blazing reputation within the up-and-coming rock scene. Current focuses of the band include constructing their own recording studio above a weight training facility, releasing their breakthrough EP, maintaining a consistent touring schedule and of course finding new and exciting ways to bring people together with their tasty brand of alt-rock.
LOVELY WORLD
Just like a satellite hurtling towards earth, Lovely World takes the pulse of our culture and mirrors it back to society. Unrequited love, drug addiction, social afflictions and fearful political etiquette are some of the themes this rock hard four piece puts into orbit. Just as you try and label them strictly a hard rock band, a new wave of beautiful harmonies and romantic notions will lay you down with crying guitar leads, solid bottom end and passionate vocals.
Hailing from Spartanburg, South Carolina, brothers Landon Rojas (lead vocals and guitar) and Cade Rojas (drums) formed Lovely World in 2015 with influences all across the spectrum.
Joined by bassist Michael Gilbert and guitarist Daniel Williams, the lineup was complete. Recording new music in 2021, and touring in 2022, the excitement is just beginning.
TINA YOUKHANA
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.
LYSSA LAIRD
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.
MY PIZZA MY WORLD
THE STONE ROSES “THE STONE ROSES”
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.
DAYZ LOST
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
Djento Rockhard and the Hot Club of Hell deliver reinterpretations of heavy metal classics in a gypsy jazz style
HAMMERHEDD
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.
I AM
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
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.
ILLUSION OF CHOICE
rock music
Ty
Beaver
Judith
Alex
CUSS
chicago neo-grunge losers
JOEY VALENCE AND BRAE
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.
DEL MARIE
Del Marie is a Chicago Born Creative Visionary and Performing Artist hailing from the Westside of the Chi. Originally known on the scene for her Afro Carribean & Hip Hop Dance Moves, she is now working to release her First Music Project “ARRIVED”. You may have caught her on national television a few times: Black Girls Rock National Commercial “Love”, with Taraji P. Henson, on Windy City Live, and in Chance the rapper and Joey Purps music video “Girls@”. Keep an eye out for this star, she is as multitalented as they come, she has a message, and is a force to be reckoned.
TRE DEL
Singer, Songwriter and Musician based in Chicago.
As a new vocalist, Tre Del is focusing on his Mid Tenor sounds and baritone range to help create his musical style. R&B, Soul, NeoSoul, Gospel, Jazz
HORSEGIRL
Sensational Horse Muzak Sound Noise Group From A City (Chicago)
HATE AND DISCONTENT
Straight Up Southside Chicago Hardcore.
BRAT
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
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
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
GRAVERIPPER
Indiana Blackened Thrash N’ Roll
Corey Parks
Jacob Lett
Steven Garcia
GAUNT
Blackened Death Crust from Chicago. DETHCRUST available everywhere.
AMBRÉ
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.
ARID
Misanthropic crust punk/death metal 3-piece from Chicago, IL
Anti-Human, Anti-Fascist, Anti-State
LUCIFIST
Thrash from the Mean Streets of Lafayette!
MODERN CROOKS
Chicago Punk Rock!!
ANGER
Chicago based Hardcore band.
Current lineup
Dave: guitar vox
Kevin: bass
Matt: drums
ROLLING QUARTZ
They’re not just beautiful flowers… they are blazing flames! Rolling Quartz is a 5-member rock band from Korea. Shaking up the Internet world of K-pop fans in 2020 with fiery covers of rock artists from around the world, Rolling Quartz officially debuted on December 30, 2020 with the single “Blaze”.
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.
Join Rolling Quartz as they rock the States on their first ever American tour!
HANNAH ROESCHLEIN
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.
MANNY ACOSTA
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
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.
MARVIN STUMBLES
Sometimes Marvin Stumbles
IAN FERGUSON
Ian Ferguson is an artist based out of Nashville, TN.
JOSEPHINE
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.
PRECOCIOUS NEOPHYTE
Chicago-Seoul. Noise from my tiny room
12TH HOUSE SUN
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.
PSYLO
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: !