HIGHLANDS
Highlands is a psych shoegaze band from Long Beach CA
TALES OF MURDER & DUST
TALES OF MURDER AND DUST
have roamed the Danish psychedelia and noise rock underground scenes since 2007.
Formed with a shared passion for twisted cinematic soundscapes, the band has released two EPs, Peyote (2009) and Skeleton Flowers (2013), and debut LP, Hallucination of Beauty (2012), gaining them significant international attention and earning them a solid place in their own dark corner of the psych scene.
THE FLOW IN BETWEEN
marks a new, dark chapter in the band’s long history of exploration with stirring and inspiring sounds.
This brand new album shows the band from a much more gothic vibe than before. With its strident yet alluring soundscapes, it is a masterstroke of blending post punk and noise rock together.
The album was completed across multiple recording sessions through 2014 and 2015 and produced by the band themselves.
THE COSMIC DEAD
“The Cosmic Dead may hail from Glasgow but their music sounds as if it were created in another universe altogether” – Drowned in Sound
“If the rings of Saturn could sing,
this is the sound they would make.”
– Zero Tolerance
“Psychedelic kraut explorations into infinity”
– Winning Sperm Party
ACID WITCH
Acid Witch is an American heavy metal band formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 2007. They released their first album, Witchtanic Hellucinations, in 2008 on Razorback Records. The band then released two EPs, Witch House in 2009 and Midnight Mass in 2010. The band released their second album, Stoned, in 2010, on Hell’s Headbangers. In 2012, Witchtanic Hellucinations was re-released on Hell’s Headbangers.
The band’s musical style draws from many genres of music including death metal, doom metal, stoner metal, psychedelic music and horror films and their soundtracks such as the music of John Carpenter’s Halloween. Some have also noted the influence of NWOBHM.
Lead vocalist Slasher Dave has cited Pagan Altar and Witchfinder General as some of his influences. Due to the main overtones of the music, the band has dubbed themselves “Halloween metal”.
HERCYN
Mystic. Earthen. Psychedelic vision. A compelling tapestry. A resonant journey.
These are words others have used to describe Hercyn.
Hercyn formed in 2010 as a personal folk conclave to explore deep, dark and epic music between friends Ernest and Michael.
The acoustic timbres explored visions of death, forests and esoteric space all while living under the shadow of urbanism. As time progressed, the duo realized they needed to expand their sonic visions if they were to continue to fuel their desire to compose epic songs. Overdriven guitars, mossy synths, and thundering drums were added to create a live constellation of what is present day Hercyn channeling the desire for a world beyond our own.
The fall of 2013 saw the DIY release of Magda, the 24 minute epic with mournful and somber rises and atmospheric decays. Juxtaposed next to the electric and dense Magda was the B-side (2014) chamber version of Magda feature prominent acoustics, mandolin and violin. 2014 continues with the late summer release of All This Suffering Is Not Enough – a split release with Brooklyn doom act Thera Roya. The darkness grows for Hercyn.
Magda EP 2013
Magda (Acoustic B Side) 2014
All This Suffering Is Not Enough (split w/ Thera Roya) 2014
FIN’AMOR
Fin’amor was founded in the fall of 2008 by guitarist Julian Chuzhik, vocalist Benjamin Meyerson, and keyboardist/bassist Nodar Khutortsov, as an ambitious effort to manifest a sound inspired by the sorrow and down-tempo of doom, the atmosphere and orchestration of goth, the versatility of progressive, and the strength and resolution of death.
The band is set to venture from the New York scene in the summer of 2015, beginning with the release of their debut full-length album. The album “Forbidding Mourning” explores themes of hope, despite a despairing existence, the paradoxical nature of love, and the desolation of apathy.
WINGS DENIED
WINGS DENIED became a cohesive unit in February 2012. Three months later, the band self-released the Awake EP and ran out of free Bandcamp downloads, being downloaded 200 times in less than 24 hours. After releasing their first EP, the band embarked on a 14-day East Coast tour, co-headlining with Canadian progressive trio The Isosceles Project. The Awake EP was well-received, and was called “truly progressive in a landscape of music where progressive is becoming a dirty word.” Other critics praised the band’s “organic sound” and “[ability] to stand out from the ocean of copycats.”
After embarking on another five-day tour in January 2013, WINGS DENIED released The Split EP with North Carolina’s As Oceans, followed by a 30-day headlining tour supported by Philadelphia’s A Minor Error. Immediately after this tour, WINGS DENIED enlisted renowned producer/engineer Jamie King (Between The Buried and Me, Scale The Summit, The Human Abstract) to record their first full-length LP. In October 2013, band released a single named “Generation Y,” which is lauded as being “filled with borderline-obsessively intricate guitar and drum parts, soaring vocals, and massive production.” The band released their debut album “Mirror’s For A Prince” in early 2014 and continue to write new music and tour throughout the US.
RUM VELVET
Rum Velvet is a 6 piece brass and drums band.
Marching snare
Marching bass drum
Trombone
Trumpet
Saxophone
Tuba
DEAD EYE ZACK
DEAD EYE ZACK is a solo act based out of Grand Rapids MI playing outlauw country dumpster swing punkabilly
JOE
JOE- formed in 2014 JOE plays a mix of indie folk alt rock. Debut album release January 3rd 2015.
TOMMY GUN
Hi, I’m Tommy. I play in a few bands like, Murder Party!, 40oz of Spite, The Hubies. I used to be in Nuke and the Living Dead, Necrophilicons, Ten Second March, The Beat-Ups, Switch 76, Robbery In Progress, and plenty others. Solo, I have recorded a bunch of EP’s and a couple full lengths. Such as…
– The Misadventures of a Deadbeat (2003)
– Drop Dead EP (2004)
– I’m Poison (2006)
– The Rotten EP (2006)
– Working With Rats & Thieves (Full length)(2007)
– The Soapbox EP (2008)
– Ten Necromantic Classics: Split w/ Christophe (2008)
– The Splatter EP (2009)
– Broke (Full length) (2010)
I play shows from time to time, you can probably catch me somewhere! If you want me to play, send me a message!
Throughout the years of playing in bands I’ve shared the stage with some noteable acts: Agent Orange, Misfits, Kevin Seconds (of 7SECONDS), D.R.I., Koffin Kats, Blitzkid, Calabrese, Cryptkeeper Five, The Tossers, The Meteors, Left Alone, Mad Marge & The Stonecutters, Far From Finished, Flatfoot 56, The Swellers, Hellmouth, Mustard Plug, The Vibrators, Masked Intruder, The Meatmen, The Meat Puppets, Michale Graves (Ex Misfits), and plenty others!
STUMP TAIL DOLLY
Stump Tail Dolly was founded in 2015 by Ryan Clackner and Lucy Cochran. It’s purpose is to mess your head up with an off-center mix of metal and country with other influences snuck in for good measure.
Ryan Clackner and Lucy Cochran (sometimes separately, sometimes together) have toured, performed or recorded with Bob Wayne, Fifth on the Floor, Shooter Jennings, JD Wilkes, The Legendary Shack Shakers, Sarah Gayle Meech, Red Simpson, Travis Harris and many others. They’ve opened for Social Distortion, Tiger Army, HankIII, George Thorogood, Unknown Hinson, Roger Clyne, JJ Grey, Scott Biram and more. Ryan has appeared in multiple music videos, including “Hush Hush” by The Pistol Annies.
MACHINA OBSCURA
From the south side of Chicago! Their music combines power with melody, music that refuses to be ignored! The bands current members include founding members Vocalist Melinda Arce, and Guitarist Mike G., as well as Bass player Dallas. and Drummer Marc. The band is currently Playing shows throughout the Midwest!
INTO DUST
Into Dust is an instrumental ambient rock band or something along those lines from Chicago.
QUEEN’S TEETH
Queen’s Teeth is an alt rock/hard rock band formed in Chicago in 2012.
BINARY CODE
We’ve completed our next release (ready for release in 2015) engineered by Eyal Levi at Audiohammer Studios in Florida.
We‘ve played countless amounts of shows in that time, toured the country Nationally, and we just can’t seem to be killed by the hardships of being in an underground band.
If you like progressive metal and rock, you’ll like us! If you like death metal and technical music, you’ll like us! If you just like new music that is hard to pin to a genre, you’ll love us!
ANGELE ANISE
Modern sophistication, futuristic class, and unapologetic originality are all elements that complete the composition that is Singer/Songwriter/Instrumentalist Angéle Anise. The migrating mademoiselle, never without pen and pad and ever filled with song, is a self-proclaimed Yankee-Fried Southern Belle who combines her lifelong gift of vocals, a 10 year obsession with Piano, and the abstract exploration of guitar to share her most melodic emotions. Ethereal yet electric, Angéle Anise musically ventures to indelibly impress upon listeners new realms of chordal expression that buoys universal, yet poetic themes of Love, Loss, and PostModern Life as it unfolds today.
Born in the enchanting heart of Cajun Country- Lafayette, Louisiana, Angéle Anise’s predisposed nature of gripping items as microphones foretold of her life’s long musical journey. Always a reticent, yet willing performer, she entertained early in dance, acting, and choral work. Yet, it wasn’t until the daring of her parents that she auditioned and was accepted to Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Alums: Erykah Badu & Norah Jones), and her entire world was changed.
It was here that she was educated in the value of protecting and flourishing in one’s Art as she both learned and produced her own works. High SAT scores and practicality lead to her choosing a collegiate route (Columbia College, ’09 Advertising), but not without an anticipated exit that ended in music. Not one for regret though, Angéle Anise’s “Real World” experience as an 80’s Baby in limbo with the American Dream, is what propelled her to move from the beauty of Hyde Park, Chicago, to the grind of Brooklyn to pursue her passion in Sonic Fusion.
Aretha, Alanis, Brandy, Bjork, Electro, Soul, & Arena Rock are the essences that appear in Angéle Anise’s work, though never masking her uniquely engaging voice or dynamic compositions. With nearly a decade worth of original material to pull from, the Soul Siren is currently recording her first EP “in EasternStandardTime.” As no stranger to brave endeavors, Angéle Anise is boldly poised to illuminate the scene and establish herself as the forerunner in the (r)evolution of the Future of Soul.
BLUES CARAVAN SOUL SISTERS
Ruf Records Presents, Ruf’s Blues Caravan 2016: BLUE SISTERS – Introducing Tasha Taylor, Layla Zoe and Ina Forsman.
Now in its 12th triumphant year, the Blues Caravan is a touring showcase for the hottest young acts on the Ruf label. With past treks helping launch stars including Joanne Shaw Taylor, Laurence Jones and Samantha Fish, it’s a springboard for the blues scene’s next-big-things, and a magnet for fans who want to catch them before lift-off. In 2016, we’ve got a Blues Caravan lineup sure to raise the roof each night as it rolls across the USA and Europe. The Blue Sisters are doing it for themselves…
Layla Zoe is ready to explode. Like her early influences – from Bob Dylan to Muddy Waters – the Canadian bandleader is a fearless writer, earning victory in 2006’s auspicious Blues Compo songwriting competition, and critical acclaim for albums including 2013’s The Lily. For the Blues Caravan 2016, Layla will be drawing on the best of her catalogue, previewing this year’s new release, and leaving it all on the stage. “With live performances,” she explains, “I believe that the more raw and uncensored I am, the more I can connect with my listeners.”
When Ina Forsman steps up the mic, you’ll believe every word. The Finnish vocalist hit the radar aged 17 with a show-stopping rendition of Etta James’s “All I Could Do Was Cry” on a TV talent show. Since then, she’s achieved international recognition, guesting with blues heavyweights Helge Tallqvist and Guy Verlinde on the road, touring mainland Europe and proving her own songwriting chops with her self-penned and fiercely personal material. When Ina hits the stage, all bets are off. “I rarely plan anything,” she says, “so what happens on the stage, just happens.”
Tasha Taylor has the blues in her blood. The youngest daughter of R&B trailblazer and Stax icon Johnnie Taylor, she inherited his musical talent, but walked her own path, studying drama at Boston University before lighting up hit TV shows including Ugly Betty and House. The pull of music proved too strong, however, and having composed soundtracks for shows like Men In Trees and Lipstick Jungle, Tasha broke through with Taylormade: the album whose self-penned, sharply observed material pinballed from early soul single “Queen” to the redemptive gospel of “I Got Love”. She’ll start the Blues Caravan as a hot tip – and end it as a world-class contender.
SAFETY SQUAD
Safety Squad is a large jazz fusion ensemble from Columbus, Ohio. Inspired by the sounds of Snarky Puppy, Safety Squad recorded their first self titled album in March of 2016.
GAVIN BECKER
Gavin is a 16 year old singer/songwriter from Philadelphia PA with a large devoted teen fan base via social media.
BUMPIN UGLIES
Bumpin’ Uglies was formed by lead singer/guitarist/song-writer Brandon Hardesty in 2008, when he set out to create a sound and an approach that was unique and immediately identifiable. It’s the same thing every artist says that they want when they form their band, but Bumpin’ Uglies are the rare act that does stand out in every way, making them utterly memorable to everyone the come across. They incorporate many styles into their music, with a major emphasis on ska, reggae and punk. But they don’t really care what bucket you want to put them in, either you love ‘em or you don’t—it’s your choice to join the party or sit outside instead; and It’s always more fun in the party.
With two full-length LP’s, a live show LP and two EP’s under their belt, Bumpin’ Uglies prolific studio work is the product of continuous song writing and a desire to keep putting out fresh material for their ever-growing fan base. They achieved national recognition with the release of their 2011 LP “Free Candy”, and they have continued to gain momentum with each subsequent release, including “Load in-Load Out” (live show LP), Ninjah Reggae Assassins (LP released in 2013 which reached #1 on iTunes Reggae chart), and EP’s “Freak Out Hell Bus” and “Sublime with No One”, both released in 2015.
Bumpin’ Uglies match their output in the studio with a road-warrior approach to touring that makes it seem as though they rarely come off the road. To date, they have completed 8 national tours, and dozens of regional tours. They have toured as direct support for Ballyhoo! and co-headlined a tour with Bastard Suns, moving effortlessly between punk and reggae crowds who flock to Bumpin’ Uglies in equal measures. Their touring dossier is topped off with some major festival experience, including California Roots in 2014, the Rombello Cruise in 2013 and Warped Tour in 2012.
Bumpin’ Uglies have proven every existing maxim about hard work paying off in the last several years. Their DIY ethic coupled with their grassroots approach for building a major national fan base makes them the epitome of punk rock, but that description sorely sells their music short. Bold, a bit brash perhaps at times, but Bumpin’ Uglies name, their songs and their work ethic get a definite point across: they make music their way, enjoying a freedom that is easy to aspire to, but most difficult to achieve together with success. In this day and age of political correctness and people growing more uptight and offended by the minute, it doesn’t take long to realize that Brandon and Bumpin’ Uglies “Eff you/can do” attitude makes them stand separate and apart as a band. And their fans love them for it.
EARTHSIDE
Earthside is a New England-based creative collective that plays an absorbing style of modern progressive music they call “cinematic rock.” Across their widely acclaimed debut work, ‘A Dream In Static’, the seasoned group displays a wild stylistic diversity and creative hunger that jams the mental machinery of comparison. Through organic layers of living, breathing orchestra (courtesy of the Moscow Studio Symphony Orchestra), and an eclectic arsenal of world music-influenced instrumentation, Earthside fashions an ever-changing sound that is equally engrossing alongside a work of cinematic art as it is resonating throughout a densely packed concert venue.
‘A Dream In Static’, the group’s conceptual mission statement, is a story of purposeful sacrifice and existential yearning told across sweeping instrumental movements interwoven with adventurous vocal compositions featuring guest performances from premier voices across the rock and metal worlds (Lajon Witherspoon of Sevendust, Björn Strid of Soilwork, Daniel Tompkins of Tesseract, and Eric Zirlinger of Face The King, Ex-Seer). The inherently collaborative cross-continental project was recorded in Stockholm, Sweden under the watch of renowned producer and mix engineer David Castillo (Opeth, Katatonia, Bloodbath) and additional mix and mastering engineer Jens Bogren (Opeth, Soilwork, The Ocean, Leprous).
In Fall of 2015 Earthside joined Soilwork and Soulfly on the “We Sold Our Souls to Metal Tour” and will be touring throughout 2016 in both the United States and Europe in promotion of A Dream In Static. Earthside and recently supported Leprous and Voyager in Europe this Spring on the “Congregation Part 2 Tour.” See the Tour Dates tab on Earthside’s Facebook for other live dates and additional details.
DEATHWISH
“Old school Speed Punk” aka motor-charge punk / signed to Beer-city skateboards and records for Lp/cd 3 record deal. Tape on Bezerker and OSD press
members are :
bass and vox : bitty
guitar and vox : guinea pig champion
guitar : jimmy claypool
Drums : s. w. macleod
ATOMGA
“Once you witness the major dosage of authentic Afrobeat the band drops into their body of danceable wonderment, there is no turning back.” – CMB
ATOMGA is building an empire for fevered, afrobeat influenced dance parties. However, staging sweaty dance parties is not ATOMGA’s only intention. Consciousness is something this 10 piece afrofunk collective takes very seriously. Since their inception in 2011, they have meticulously studied the hypnotic grooves and lyrical prowess of afrobeat’s forefathers in order to maintain musical integrity and positively contribute to afrobeat in a modern setting. ATOMGA’s music encourages their listeners to wake up and grasp life with awareness as they humbly tackle socially conscious topics such as human rights; corporate greed; environmental advocacy; government oppression and last, but not least, the need for more love in this world.
ATOMGA released their debut EP in January 2014 after nearly 3 years of captivating audiences from all walks of life. The diverse body of musicians and group compositional atmosphere shines in this 5-song collection. The first single, “Still Today” examines the struggle for social and economic peace that is still as relevant today as it was at the advent of afrobeat music. The musical goals ATOMGA strives to achieve are being recognized as Tom Murphy of Denver Westword exclaims that ATOMGA’s EP is “Filled with politically charged but never heavy-handed songs, the EP reveals a band that’s making tuneful, fluid and surprisingly visceral music.” With an unyielding drive stronger than ever, ATOMGA plans to release a follow-up album later in the year and continue taking the region by storm as this project always pursues to connect your mind, body and soul.
“The songs that Atomga performed were intricate and detailed and the band’s stage presence was loose and flowing. You cannot help but have fun when you see these 11 musicians energetically rock the stage.” -Brian Turk, Listen Up Denver
“Atomga specializes in positive vibes, authentic Nigerian Afrobeat and funk/soul sounds ideal for dancing your ass off.” -Ru Johnson, Westword
“The sound, anything but pedestrian, was an inspiring find. Definitely a band to watch for the fusion/Afrobeat crowd.” -Billy Thieme, Reverb
“Watch out Denver, cause your newest party band is just getting warmed up. These guys are poised to take this town by storm!” -Timothy Dwenger, Listen Up Denver
ATOMGA is…
Kendra Kreie – Vocals
Casey Hrdlicka – Guitar
Peter Mouser – Fender Rhodes and Hammond B3
Alice Hansen – Trumpet
Frank Roddy – Tenor Saxophone
Leah Concialdi – Baritone and Soprano Saxophone, Flute, EWI
Jared “Jball” Fischer – Congas and Percussion
Cody Schlueter – Timbales and Percussion
Sam Lafalce – Bass Guitar
Kyle Ayervais – Drums
BELONGER
(members of Weekend Nachos and Like Rats)
BACKSEAT BINGO
DEMONS WITHIN
DEMONS WITHIN was formed as a brutal/groove death metal band in January of 2008, consisting of unique individuals; lead vocalist J.C.B., lead/rhythm guitarist & Backing vocals T.C., and Desolation, and Tormentor Aul on bass guitar. Since their formation, Demons Within has released a six song EP (Tearing at the Eyes of God) and a full length CD (Desecration of Angels) a four song EP (Shroud of Deception) another four song EP (Godslayer) and has shared the stage with Straight Line Stitch, Soulfly, Devildriver, Joey Belladonna(Anthrax), All That Remains, Deicide, Dying Fetus, Blackguard and Six Feet Under.
They have been noted for their intense, high energy, in your face live performance. Looking to conquer the stage, whether it is at a local, regional or national level, this is the entity known as DEMONS WITHIN.
SLUTVOMIT
Northwest Metal of Death
PSEUDOGOD
PSEUDOGOD is band located in Perm, Russia.
ANGELUST
THE most EVIL band in Peoria, we’re the fucking dregs of society
THE KINGBEES
Omnivore’s bonus-laden reissue of the Kingbees debut album is now matched by a reissue of the band’s lesser-known follow-up. Originally released in 1981, the album stalled amid label problems and the band’s breakup. Lead bee Jamie James recorded four more tracks with a new rhythm section, and they’re included here as bonuses along with fresh liner notes, photos and a period press release. As on their debut, the band remained grounded in rockabilly, but never allowed themselves to become enslaved by retro fashion. Their goal was to make “short, snappy and punchy rock ‘n’ roll songs,” and though James, bassist Michael Rummans and drummer Rex Roberts took inspiration from the stand-up style of rockabilly, they weren’t limited by it.
What’s especially impressive is how the group recorded rump-shaking rockabilly with a crisp ‘80s studio sound, without surrendering to the era’s sterility. James’ original songs thread seamlessly with covers of Charlie Rich, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis. The bonus tracks, three originals and a cover of the Burnettes’ “Tear it Up,” were recorded the following year with bassist Lloyd Stout and drummer Jeff Donovan, and appeared briefly as singles on James’ indie label. The extras expand a great album that was saddled with lousy timing. This is an essential companion to the band’s debut, and well worth the shelf (or disk) space of rockabilly connoisseurs. [©2016 Hyperbolium]
GANG OF THIEVES
Burlington, Vermont based Gang of Thieves have been touring non stop up and down the east coast, playing an exciting new breed of funky rock and roll for audiences of all ages.
High energy and a good time is the hallmark of these Green Mountain rockers. “Funk-injected rock….a band whose sound brings to mind artists like Rage Against the Machine and Led Zeppelin.” (Donna Walker, Greenville online) The key to the Gangs universal appeal is the infectious sense of fun and showmanship, delivered with a hint of spiritual and political awareness that inspires and encourages positivity.
The band just recently finished recording a brand new album in Wall, NJ with Steve Jankowski (Blood Sweat and Tears, Chicago), and will be performing the new material exclusively at live shows and festivals over the summer in preparation for its release this fall. Find out when and where the Gang will be near you to be a part of the excitement!
“Infectious grooves…These hard working, Burlington-based musicians entranced the audience with their high-energy onslaught of funk/rock tunes…an amazing show” – Cider Mag
“Rush meets Blood Sweat & Tears…..Gang of Thieves put on quite a show” – AXS
PAULIE THINK
Veteran Punk Rapper Paulie Think has been rocking crowds since 1989. Has releases out on DIY Bandits, Fake Four Inc., Vynil Communications and a new full length coming out on No Trend Records. He has shared the stage with De La Soul, Chumbawamba, Grayskul, Ceschi, Pharcyde, Jawbreaker, MDC, Brother Ali, UK Subs, GWAR, Myka 9, Astranautalis, Fastplants and many more. He has etched out his own current style as “Chinatown Hip Hop Punk Folk”. His two alternate ego’s “Mo Memphi$” and “Mo Dunks Khed” will have you laughing your ass off.
CURSE OF CASSANDRA
Curse of Cassandra is an electronic duo from Ohio. Dark, whispery vocals mix with glittering dance beats to conjure worlds of ‘witch-dance’ and ‘grave wave’
BLOODCOW
BLOODCOW will travel from Omaha, Nebraska to open the show, self-described as “beard metal” but with an unexpected mad-sci-fi twist, as evidenced on their most recent and fourth full-length, 2015’s Crystals & Lasers.
THE LURKING CORPSES
Since 2001, The Lurking Corpses have been “bringing the terror on” and fulfilling every horror geek’s wet dream. Their music could be described as a blend of catchy Horror Punk and old school Thrash & Death Metal. The band combines violent, gory lyrics with tongue in cheek humor and dark sarcasm. Elements of Doo-Wop, Rockabilly, Arena Rock, and Country are also thrown into the mix displaying the band’s diverse influences. Influences also come from many classic horror films of the past including the work of Hammer Studios, Universal Studios, Amicus Studios, William Castle, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Ed Wood, Lucio Fulci, Dario Argento, 80’s Slashers, and 70’s Exploitation films. The band also draws inspiration from E.C. and other classic horror comics. The band takes much pride in their energetic and theatric stage show. Discography: “23 Tales of Terror” (2003), “Lust for Blood” (2006), “Smells Like the Dead” (2008), “Gross Encounters Of The Sacrificial Rite” split 7″ w/ The Beyond (2012), “Workin’ For The Devil (2014), Nunslaughter split 7” (2015). As seen with: The Independents, Millions of Dead Cops (MDC), The Murder Junkies, Blitzkid, The Creepshow, Dysrhythmia, The Koffin Kats, Calabrese, Dead Moon, The Queers, Green Jelly, The Mentors, ANTiSEEN, Joe Buck Yourself, Deceased, Jucifer, Cannabis Corpse, Mobile Death Camp, The Goddamn Gallows, In Defence, Cancerslug, High Spirits, Superchrist, Nunslaughter, Impaler, Acid Witch, The Hookers, and many more.
PROFESSOR BLACK
PROFESSOR BLACK’s live debut rounds out this year’s lineup, a unique concept that will feature songs and musicians from namesake frontman Chris Black’s entire recorded catalog. It is the first show of its kind for the Chicago-based musician/songwriter, although it could also be described as a return of sorts: Chris and his bandmates have played Alehorn of Power several times in the past, variously as members of Pharaoh, Superchrist, Dawnbringer, and High Spirits.
THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS “TALK TALK TALK”
Talk Talk Talk is the second studio album by the English rock band The Psychedelic Furs, released in June 1981 by record label Columbia.
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YOUNG DOLPH
Adolph Thornton Jr., better known as Young Dolph, was born in Chicago, IL on August 11, 1985 to drug addicted parents. At the age of 3, Young Dolph’s grandmother (Ida Mae) uprooted him from the streets of Chicago to the Southside of Memphis, TN with hopes of having a better lifestyle for him and his siblings. By the age of 16, Young Dolph earned much respect in the drug infested, gang-related neighborhood of Castalia Heights. Doing whatever he could to survive, Dolph chose the street life where he found himself taking care of his entire family. In 2008 he had a reality check as he survived a fatal car accident that nearly took his life. Later, his grandmother passed away from lung cancer. It was these series of incidents that made Dolph take his life and career more serious. With so much going on, he found comfort in the studio where he decided to release his pain through his music. In 2009 he dropped his first mixtape called Paper Route Campaign. Shortly after, he released Welcome To DolphWorld hosted by DJ Scream which took his rap career to the next level. WithWelcome To DolphWorld blazing the streets of Memphis, Dolph formed his own record label, Paper Route Empire. Under his own label, he has released 5 more mixtapes entitled HighClass StreetMusic, HighClass StreetMusic 2, A Time 2 Kill, Blue Magic, and HighClass StreetMusic 3. Young Dolph is one of the hottest independent artists in the south. He has been featured with some of the top artist in the game, including Juicy J, 2 Chainz, Paul Wall, and Gucci Mane. Young Dolph continues to grind and hustle as he feeds the streets what they’ve been missing!
SOLEO
Post-Shred Jihad Rock
TONY CAZEAU’S NEW BLACK RENAISSANCE
The New Black Renaissance Band: Tony Cazeau, Dre Hen, Sharay Reed, Isaiah Sharkey, Quin Anderson, Leon Q., D’Erania and DJ Wyld Chyld.
Chicago’s hottest vocalists and musicians always make special guest appearances.
DEREK & MARCUS
Appalachian Punk from two members of Cutthroat Shamrock
SATAN
Satan are a heavy metal band originating from Newcastle, England in 1979, known as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. ” Though generally obscure throughout their career, the band is considered influential for playing a form of proto-thrash metal that was fairly advanced by the standards of the early 1980s. The group is listed as active, due to their announced reunion with Brian Ross in 2005 Their line-up has undergone a number of personnel changes and even changes in band name; for a time the band was called Blind Fury, putting out one album, 1985’s Out of Reach, under that moniker before reverting back to Satan. In 1988 the group changed its name again to The Kindred and then yet again to Pariah, releasing two albums under that name before folding in the early 90’s. In 1997 Pariah released another album. The band’s shifting lineup has included members of many other heavy metal bands such as Blitzkrieg, Rough Edge, Pariah, Atomkraft, Avenger, Persian Risk, Cronos and Battleaxe. In 1990, Steve Ramsey (guitar) and Graeme English (bass) together with singer Martin Walkyier of UK thrash metal band Sabbat founded folk metal band Skyclad.
BRUJERIA
Decades before Breaking Bad, Narcos, or Mayans M.C., BRUJERIA put the world of cartels and ritualistic murder on wax with a brutal power equivalent to when Compton arrived in pop culture via NWA.
BRUJERIA emerged, shrouded in mystery and infamy, in 1989. They forcefully introduced phrases like Matando Güeros, La Migra, Marijuana y Brujerizmo into the lexicon of extreme subcultures from hardcore punk to death metal. The brutal death grind band from Mexico came to represent the notoriously violent world of illegal drug trafficking, vicious retaliation, and a sinister syncretism between Afro-Caribbean sorcery like Palo Mayombe and Santeria with outright demonic possession.
They brandish rifles and machetes. Most importantly, they’re armed with an arsenal of brutal riffs. Rumors abound that frontman Juan Brujo ingeniously surrounded himself over the years with members of legendary bands like NAPALM DEATH, CARCASS, and AT THE GATES and performers from beloved TV shows like Orange Is The New Black and Jackass. But nobody knows for certain. That’s because the men and women of BRUJERIA conceal themselves with bandanas, serapes, and balaclavas.
Conjured like a cabal whenever society reaches a new tipping point between order and chaos, Brujeria sacrifices songs to full-length albums and singles, as decidedly apocalyptic as the Mayans, by their own calendar. Records like Raza Odiada (1995) and Brujerizmo (2000) are undeniable classics. Ripping excoriations of daily news like “Amaricon Czar” (2019) and “COVID – 666” (2020) are bitingly topical.
Coco Loco (a metal mascot as iconic to many metalheads as IRON MAIDEN’s Eddie or MEGADETH’s Vic Rattlehead) returns in 2023, emblazoned on a ferocious fifth full-length album dubbed simply Esto Es Brujeria.
BRUJERIA makes the metal version of the corrido, a traditional Mexican song style built on storytelling. The narratives cover everything from history to daily life for outlaws. In Brujeria’s case, the narrator’s tales range from righteous murders of oppressors and rivals to drug deals gone wrong. On Esto Es Brujeria, their blistering new platter, they growl about everything from being Party Boss to a first night in jail.
Brujeria’s 1993 debut, Matando Güeros, was so extreme that record stores and distributors returned copies en masse the moment translators made English versions of the lyrics available. But it was too late to stop BRUJERIA, as word of the devastating riffs and wild tales of drugs, sex, and murder spread. The book Heavy Metal: The Music And Its Culture included it on their 100 Definitive Metal Albums list. One of the songs landed on the soundtrack to Harmony Korine’s controversial drama Gummo.
Two years later, sophomore slab Raza Odiada declared war on then – California governor Pete Wilson (portrayed on the album by DEAD KENNEDYS’ frontman Jello Biafra) and his controversial immigration policies. Drug smuggling and related themes abounded, as well as a song supporting Mexico’s revolutionary Zapatistas. A music video for “La Ley De Plomo” somehow made it (briefly) to MTV.
Melody Maker called 2000’s Brujerizmo “wonderfully demented thrash” and “murderous noise, absolutely bereft of anything approaching accessibility.” CMJ praised Brujo’s “growling political rants,” while NME declared, “They take a hyper-violent idea to its logical, bowel-churning, and comically thrilling end.” The title track remains one of BRUJERIA’s most streamed songs on Spotify.
After a long absence, BRUJERIA returned with Pocho Aztlan in 2016. The band’s first album with Nuclear Blast Records injected fresh blood into the unstoppable crew in the form of new recruits. The songs combined the focused groove of Brujerizmo with the impenetrable death grind of the mid – 90s.
Esto Es Brujeria brings BRUJERIA roaring full circle into the post-pandemic era, with the deep polarization, civil unrest, ongoing brutality, and social upheaval of the day ripe for the band’s notorious critiques. Steeped in dense myth, extreme metal’s most notorious antiheroes materialize anytime, anywhere, to spin their tales of anarchic mayhem and lawless fury . They are eternal banditos, prepared to party.
VERNARD BURTON
Vernard Burton is a Soul/R&B Singer from Chicago.
CHRISTOPHER LEMARK
The Christopher LeMark Xperience is a classic and soulful hip hop ensemble. Lead by a Chicago native Emcee with one compelling story to tell. The group was originally formed back in the winter of November 2014 by Christopher LeMark with the support Willie Nickson a local talented drummer. Our number one goal is to empower the people by sharing the good news of Jesus Christ through the beautiful sound of music. To stand up for those without a voice by presenting authenticity. People need to see strength where there was once weakness in order to believe that change is really possible
STEVE “STONE” HUFF
Soul/R&B Singer/Grammy Award Winning Producer
JASON FERG
embracing life’s fullness – creating melodies – spittin’ rhymes – promoting soul peace through Christ – enjoying being a husband, a dad, brother, & comrade
LADRONE
Tony McQuaid – Guitars Sean Rice – Guitar, Vox Aaron Esquitin – Drums Kevin Rogers – Bass, Vox Nick Langis – Vox Rock & Roll
EARTH GROANS
Earth Groans is a heavy metal group based in South Dakota. Its founding member, Jeremy Schaeffer, had always been passionate about the hardcore music scene and in 2015 set out to find musicians with the same fervor. Zachariah Mayfield, Kaden Burton, and Brady Mueller became members and the newly established band quickly began recording a debut record. The result was Renovate, a rich and heavy introduction into the metal world that earned them a spot on Solid State Records’ roster.Their sophomore release, Rahab, moves just as feverishly. Rich in metaphor like the first, Rahab juxtaposes worldly fantasies with biblical realities by showcasing the fruitlessness of fear and the power of faith. Earth Groans continues to evolve and tighten as an uncompromising metal band bent on creating music that points to Christ.
INVOKER
Like a poison, or an infectious disease, it enters you without you noticing, sneaking into your bloodstream and spreading upwards to the meninges of your brain. Before long, it finds a home—lodged in the crevices of your brain—and from there, it spreads, growing into a full fledged parasite, gnawing away at your sanity. Before long, you are hollow, a shell of your former self. This is the full, relentless effect of InVoker—an up and coming, unstoppably heavy North Carolinian quintet from some of the same evil minds behind deathcore juggernauts Impale the Betrayer. By combining hard-hitting, filth-laden riffs with slamming, bone-busting brutality and skin-shredding technicality—all topped off with a unique dual-vocal assault—InVoker are leading the charge into new and inventive territory somewhere in the no man’s land between devastating deathcore and technically-savvy, groovy Nu metalcore.
InVoker are just as dedicated to delivering their demoralizing, down-tuned brand of destruction to their fans doorsteps as they are making it. With their first twelve tours completed in 2014 and 2015 covering most North America, along with the release of their incredibly well received and addicting debut album “Death Is Inevitable”, this crushing quintet are relentless in their effort to make themselves known across the nation. “The Manhattan Project,” “Digression” and “10-95” all display different sides of the band’s multifaceted dynamic—a dynamic that was further shown in their newest release “D/EVOLVE”. Further proof the band’s hard work has warranted much-deserved attention. So whether its with an awe-inspiring, life-taking live performance or through their incessant need to write and release more music for their fans to thrive on, InVoker are slowly but surely infecting every set of ears across America—and there is no sign of them slowing or stopping.
KATI AND THE FUCK TONES
PETTY PROFITS
Simply put, our goal is to be the best Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Tribute band in the world. We think we are there already but there is more work to do.
Our lineup consists of:
Bill Guilfoil (Tom Petty) Guitar, lead vocals and harmonica
Bill Thorpe (Ron Blair/Howie Epstein) Bass Guitar, vocals, violin, mandolin,cello
Frank Gatto (Mike Campbell) Lead Guitar
Paul Cascino or Bob Kresz(Benmont Tench) Keyboards, vocals
Mike Mottys (Stan Lynch/Steve Ferrone) Drums
We have always tried to get the best available musicians for this project and recreate the experience of going to a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers show. It’s an ongoing process that will continue to evolve and grow. Please come out and see for yourself.
PHOBOCOSM
Phobocosm is a death metal band from Montreal that came to life in January 2008 shortly after S.D. (guitars) and J.S.G (drums) left their previous band and decided to form a new one. A few weeks later, E.B. joined the band as vocalist and bassist. R.M. later joined the band as second guitarist.
The founding members agreed on one thing when they formed the band: the band’s sound was going to be a mix between different styles of dark and extreme music, but its roots would have to be firmly planted in the “dark death metal” style with an old-school approach yet incorporating a lot of elements from other dark styles of music such as doom metal, black metal and ambient. Phobocosm’s music is comprised of an even mix of slow, mid-paced and fast parts with a strong focus on writing the darkest riffs possible in the realm of death metal.
Each band member brings his own influences into the mix to make the band’s music as dark, atypical and original as possible. Influences include Immolation, Dead Congregation, Deathspell Omega, The Axis Of Perdition, Arkhon Infaustus, Hate Eternal, Incantation, Evoken, Ulcerate and Neurosis among others.
ZHRINE
ZHRINE rose from the fertile extreme metal breeding grounds of Kópavogur, Iceland in 2008, and soon began turning heads and snapping necks in the domestic scene with their brutal death metal style.
Through years of aural refinement of their more brutal tendencies into a crushing, yet ethereal, soundscape of oppressive blackened death, ZHRINE soon outgrew their early moniker of GONE POSTAL, with which they had started infecting eardrums worldwide with multiple performances at the Eistnaflug Festival, Iceland Airwaves Festival, and later, with a hard fought for and very successful appearance at the Wacken Metal Battle in Germany.
With their forthcoming debut album on Season of Mist, ZHRINE aim to introduce previously unheard elements of churning, visceral, atmospheres into the extreme metal palette, and cordially invite you, the listener, to join them on a road less travelled.
ULCERATE
The unmistakable sound of ULCERATE finds its emotional apex on 6th album “Stare Into Death and Be Still”, as the band emerge from the claustrophobia and dissonance of their recent past to present a next-level exploration of melody, harmony and power.The band’s signature ultra-atmospheric blend of highest order unorthodox Death Metal with the texture of futurist Black Metal is here pared-down with the consummate hand of experience, giving stunning credence to the riff, the song and the meaning. Embracing production clarity, ULCERATE use these songs to fully showcase their otherworldly musicianship: a vocal performance from Paul Kell and of unadulterated authority, Michael Hoggard’s guitar and Jamie Saint Merat’s percussion working in tandem with startling skill and originality, simultaneously skewed and heart-rending ,often addictively succinct and reveling in strident motifs that hook, haunt and transform the listener with their expressive honesty.Thematically the album explores the concept o f“death reverence” drawing on recent personal experience to confront the truism that death and tragedy aren’t always sudden or violent, that people are often passive observers trapped “in the silent horror of observing death calmly and cleanly”. “Stare Into Death and Be Still” is the deepest, purest and most meticulous form of ULCERATE: a soul-searching conflagration of a typical melodicism, immaculate virtuosic dexterity and sublimated psychological upheaval. A breathtaking new beginning for one of the most uniquely talented bands in extreme music
GOD DEMENTIA
GOD DEMENTIA was formed by Zack Smolenski after his exit from Dead For Days in 2009. What was originally a studio project had by 2014 morphed into a full time band once Zack enlisted former bandmates Rick Hernandez (Withering Soul, Reign Inferno, Dead for Days), Cody Zupan (Ephinepic, Reign Inferno, Dead For Days), and James Genenz (Jungle Rot, Fleshgrind, Reign Inferno, Avernus, Dead For Days).
GOD DEMENTIA’s debut album “Consuming The Delusional” was released in July 2015 and was received quite well by press and metal fans worldwide! Six months later the band grows again, recently adding guitarist and old friend Johnny Dove (Everdying, Cardiac Arrest) to the fold, expanding the bands potential and launching GOD DEMENTIA to full speed in 2016!
ORGAN DEALER
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions welcome northern New Jersey’s Grindcore fiends Organ Dealer to the roster with their punishing debut album “Visceral Infection”. Formed in a damp basement in June of 2013, Organ Dealer are a a flash point of sound, 100% full speed and relentless mayhem! “Visceral Infection” is 20 intense minutes of pain, frustration and relief… the sum of experiences only brought on by living in a place like NJ. This is REAL Grind with a Death Metal backbone and an honest representation of what fast, heavy music is when crammed into one tight space. Prepare yourself to have the back of your head splattered against the wall! For fans of Agents Of Abhorrence, Birdflesh, Burnt By The Sun, Cannibal Corpse, Captain Cleanoff, Carcass, Cryptopsy, Death, The Drip, Exhumed, Fulgora, Gridlink, Hayaino Daisuki, Impaled, Lock Up, Morbid Angel, Murder Construct, Napalm Death, Nasum, Pig Destroyer, P.L.F., Rotten Sound and Soilent Green
VELVET ACID CHRIST
Velvet Acid Christ (VAC) is an electro-industrial band based in Denver, Colorado. The band was formed in 1990 by lead vocalist, musician, and producer Bryan Erickson, and later featured various ex-members of Toxic Coma. The project gained limited popularity in Europe’s underground nightclub scene during the mid-1990s with the compilation Church of Acid (1996) before expanding into other markets in the goth and industrial subcultures. The band’s discography includes 13 albums, the latest being Dire Land (2015).
SAILS
Rock band from Berwyn, IL.
HEISENBERG UNCERTAINTY PLAYERS (HUP)
Heisenberg Uncertainty Players (HUP) “are something of a Chicago institution, as well as being a distinct anomaly – a 17-piece big band specialising in original compositions and arrangements by the band members, who have managed to survive and thrive since 2011 playing regular shows around their home town.” (Jazz Views) Formed in 2011 and playing exclusively original compositions and arrangements from founder and director John Dorhauer, HUP has performed at venues like The Jazz Showcase, Wire, Fulton Street Collective, Martyrs’, Fitzgerald’s Night Club, The Logan Center for the Arts, Reggie’s, and WGN-TV, and they were nominated for Best Jazz Band in Chicago Reader’s Best of Chicago 2017 and 2019 Polls.
Recent projects for HUP include performances of original arrangements of The Beatles’ Abbey Road and Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy albums in their entireties; HUP the Third, in which they perform original arrangements of movements from the third symphonies of Beethoven, Brahms, and Mahler; We Tear Down Our Coliseums, which is a nine-movement multimedia suite in which each movement is written as an homage to a baseball stadium that has been destroyed; and a collaboration with hip-hop collective Hitmakuzz Productions.
ASCENDIA
Beautiful but brutal. Chaotic but calculated. It’s the balance between these seemingly opposing foils that Toronto’s Ascendia so perfectly strikes with their beastly brand of symphonic metal. Their mammoth sound spans the Atlantic, uniting elements of North American metal with a foundation rooted in the symphonic tradition of European metal, and is poised to appeal to even the most discerning genre purists.
The five-piece – currently comprised of vocalist Nick Sakal, guitarist/vocalist John Lov, drummer Billy Lov, bassist John Abanador, and keyboardist Maestro – has been amassing serious attention and accolades from Canada’s heavy music community over the past couple of years. They earned a slot on the bill for the Toronto stop of the 2013 Rockstar Mayhem Festival alongside heavyweight headliners like Mastodon, Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom, and Five Finger Death Punch. They’ve been tapped to support the likes of Into Eternity and Single Bullet Theory, and now, they’re set to capitalize on the buzz with their first studio album, expected later in 2014.
Brothers John and Billy have been performing together since their early teens, inspired by the sludgy sounds of ‘70s and ‘80s metal pioneers like Sabbath, Dio, and Rainbow. Soon after, their tastes shifted to more modern masters of the genre – “stuff like Nightwish, Kamelot, Killswitch Engage, and In Flames,” Billy explains.
One day, the two were walking to the music store with their longtime friend, Nick, singing a song. As John recalls, “All of a sudden, Nick let out a huge guttural scream that stopped us dead in our tracks.” As it turned out, he had quite the voice – swaying from epic, operatic singing and raucous, raging screams with ease. The seeds of Ascendia had been planted, and began to take root as the band performed metal covers of classic pop songs like “Maniac” and “Careless Whisper” for talent shows and battles of the bands.
“At that point, we knew we wanted to get serious, so we had to take a chance and start writing something else,” John explains. Their first composition was actually an acoustic ballad, “Starlit Eyes,” which remains a fan favourite and will be included as the bonus track on the upcoming record. Next, though, came a number of calamitous metal compositions – riotous down-tuned riffs and carefully orchestrated string sections anchored by machine gun rhythmic blasts and crowned by Sakal’s dynamic vocal prowess.
Part way into 2012, Ascendia put their writing on hold to focus on their live shows, leaving everything they had on sweat-soaked dive bar stages and building a following brick-by-brick with their gripping, airtight sets.
In 2013, they decided it was time to finally satisfy their growing fan base and deliver an album. “It’s been a very slow but calculated process,” John says. “We’ve taken baby steps the whole way, and I think that’s helped us develop as musicians and develop our sound.”
That sound, virtually unparalleled in Canada at this point, will be showcased in spades on the band’s first collection, bringing the urgency of their live shows to your speakers. The lyrics are in-depth and metaphorical, cryptically and poetically exploring themes of fate, deceit, and the human condition and culminating in a conceptual four-song series that tells the story of a young man and his spiritual Guardian.
Until the album drops, though, Ascendia will continue their quest to conquer the North American metal map with their innovative concoction of European-inspired symphonic sounds. “We always knew there was something here,” Billy says bluntly, “and now we’re ready to start the takeover.”
You’ve been warned.
CIRCUS MAXIMUS
Five years after the successful release of the concept album “Isolate”, this time Circus Maximus are back with a strong and mature cd. “A lot happened in our personal lives during the past few years”, explains drummer Truls Haugen. “Three of us had kids, plus we also had a several bumps in the road with the production. So it has not exactly been a joyride, but it feels great to finally be done, and after all this time we are ready to unleash our new monster!”
Circus Maximus spent anyway their time also working hard to further refining their sound. With “Nine” they are poised to take their place alongside the upper echelon of Progressive Metal bands. The band’s musical formula is not easy to accomplish – take jaw dropping musicianship, add a singer like Michael Eriksen with a voice from heaven and toss it together with hooks, anthemic melodies and enough groove and heavy riffing that really gets into your head.
For this new record the band presents the best of both worlds – offering their most melodic and at the same time heaviest moments of their repertoire, with class and maturity which is really from another world. “The majority of the material on the new record was written by Mats Haugen and he has taken the music to a kind of simpler and more accessible approach, yet kept the progressive elements and the “nerve” that is Circus Maximus” says Truls Haugen. “We’re actually more melodic and heavier on this new record than we’ve ever been”.
The re-defining sound, the songwriting and the clever production, highlights the band as one of the leading, original Progressive-Metal band around. “Nine” is an absolute contender for Top Album of the year, transcending the boundaries and subgenres of Hard Rock music!
BEEZ
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FUTURISTIC
Futuristic is a Hip-Hop artist originally from Illinois but based out of Arizona who uses his humor, intelligence, and real life experiences to make music that’s like no one else’s. At the age of 21 he has already managed to gain a huge following across the united states and share the stage with some of the games biggest names. His trademark phrase “I had to do it” and his cocky but funny flow makes him distinguished while his depth and story telling makes him relatable to fans. His movement WTF (We’re The Future) is bringing people together and giving them a positive message to relay to others which led to the success of his first major project “Dream Big”.
Dream Big, released in February of 2012 included the 3 hit singles “Fuck you Mean” “I Got Sauce” and “La La La” who’s YouTube views combined for over 400,000 in the first 6 months selling singles and albums in all 50 states. The success of “Dream Big” led Futuristic on a 9 show mini tour through the West-coast and Midwest where his impeccable stage presence and extreme charisma excited fans and earned him new ones. His most recent project “Chasing Down A Dream” dropped 2/19/2013 and quickly moved to #28 on the iTunes Hip-Hop charts and #86 on billboard with the lead single “Don’t Mind If I Do” selling thousands of copies & accumulating over a Million views on YouTube. Futuristic then joined Dizzy Wright on “The Golden Age Tour” & embarked on his own solo run in over 30 cities through the west coast and midwest. His next project “Traveling Local” is set to drop early spring 2014…
HIGHNESS
Highness is a five piece collective and band based in Chicago. While they all do their thing separate, collectively, they fuse in house production with live instrumentation. RED, Gem Tree, Loona Dae, Schenay Mosley, and Ora first came together in 2011 while they all attended Columbia College. After a few weeks of jamming and jelling, these ladies, then a 9-piece band and going by the name of “SHE”, entered a school wide battle of the bands. From there they earned their first residency at The Shrine, which led them to performing amongst the heavy weights of Chicago music scene. After going through a name change circa 2014, the group reinventing their sound and image as something most would describe as diverse, funky, soulful and even an edge of punk. Highness recently released their second studio EP self-titled “The Highness Collective”.
ADAM NESS
With revelatory lyrics, whimsical melodies, and the authenticity of Motown, Ness breathes Soul like fire into every Mic he wields like magic.
TJ HICKEY
TJ Hickey is a Pop/Hip-Hop Artist out of Boston, MA. TJ’s new album “Undeniable” is now available for FREE on soundcloud and for purchase on iTunes!
JUSTINA VALENTINE
The eclectic, pop and soul infused sound of singer/ songwriter Justina Valentine has made the New Jersey entertainer a spotlighted artist via the online digital realm and a mainstay in the music world.
MAL INTENT
Chicago Hardcore Est. 2013
COLDSIDE
True hardcore music is unstoppable. Coldside has destroyed the barriers of the Florida hardcore music scene and embedded themselves into it’s gritty core. Heavily influenced by the NYHC culture, Coldside will take you back to the days of circle pits, parking lot brawls, and bloodstained boots. When the message meant something and hardcore was a lifestyle. Ex-members of Wardogs, Vietnom, and C.B.S/Lita Gray, Coldside is constantly evolving into one of the hardest bands on the East Coast.
Still staying true to the times when hardcore was more then music, when it was a movement. Coldside brings back the tradition, the aggression, and unity that hardcore music has always been about. Heavy riffs, sing-alongs, and lyrics written from years of growing up in the underground music scene pour out in every song. Like going to a show with 10 kids or 500 who may not know each other, but knowing that everyone at the show with a heart is compelled with the same intensity, to never let anyone even think they can stop them. True hardcore at its root’s…COLDSIDE.
HOMEWRECKER
Homewrecker is a band from Ashtabula Ohio
FIBONACCI SEQUENCE
Fibonacci Sequence /ˌfēbəˈnäCHē ˈsēkwəns/ – n. 1. a series of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two proceeding numbers (e.g. the series 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,etc.) 2. a progressive rock/fusion quartet based in Milwaukee, WI consisting of : Michael J. Butzen – Guitar, Thomas Ford – Drums, Jeffrey Schuelke – Keyboards, Chad Novell – Bass Guitar
Fibonacci Sequence has exploded onto the Progressive music scene the release of their debut CD Numerology. The album has ascended to the top of the genre, winning high praise with progressive music reviewers. Here are a few samples:
“Fibonacci Sequence has made a hell of an album. For me, it can compete with the Liquid Tension Experiment albums. Numerology has the same intensity and virtuosity-and they add even something LTE lacks; emotion. Most people will think I am crazy putting this fairly unknown band at the top of my list, but hey, something like this deserves to be there. I only can respect these guys for making this great music. Six stars.…”
— Pedro Bekkers, Background Magazine
“Numerology is one of the finest instrumental prog albums released in the past couple of years or so, and their ProgDay appearance will hopefully contribute to putting Fibonacci Sequence on the map for those progressive rock fans who are still unaware of them. Highly recommended.”
— progmistress, Fire of Unknown Origin