JOYNER LUCAS
Joyner Lucas is a nomadic explosion of wit, passion, and lyricism.
KOFI BAKER’S CREAM EXPERIENCE
Drum Master Kofi Baker tapped the musical legacy created by his father when forming his latest project, Kofi Baker’s Cream Experience. Kofi’s father Ginger Baker was the drumming force behind the legendary bands Cream and Blind Faith. After a trip to see his Dad play Madison Square Garden NYC during Cream’s 2005 reunion, Kofi decided a tribute project was in order. Taught by his father at an early age and having toured Europe with Steve Marriott (Humble Pie) and Jack Bruce (Cream bassist, vocalist), Kofi used first hand experience and the influence of his godfather Eric Clapton, to assemble a band that re-ignites such classic songs as White Room, Crossroads, Sunshine Of Your Love, I’m So Glad, and Badge, among others. Audiences have been blown away by Kofi’s tribute and the band’s ability to evoke the sound and spirit of the era, with a contemporary and spontaneous twist.
On board with Kofi is guitarist-singer Fran Banish, who has done stage and session work with Keb Mo, Rami Jaffe of The Wallflowers and The Foo Fighters, Dan Lavery of Tonic and The Fray, and Duncan Sheik. While touring with The Keb Mo Band, double bills included Taj Mahal and Robert Cray, and opening shows for Herbie Hancockat The Hollywood Bowl and at The San Javier Jazz Festival. Fran played lead guitar and co-wrote on Duncan Sheik’s Gold debut album and you can also hear his playing on multi-Grammy winning contemporary bluesman Keb Mo’s Epic release, “Suitcase.”
Bass wizard Dennis Keith Johnson has performed and/or recorded with bands and artists such as: Chase (Epic Records), Survivor (Scotti Brothers Records), Software (Head First Records), Dennis DeYoung (A & M Records), Jerry Butler (Motown Records), Jim Peterick (Epic Records), Bruce Bolin, Cottonwood South, Larry Carlton, Paul Wertico, B.B. King, and Sweetening, and at venues that include the Tonight Show, Newport Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Budokan (Tokyo), Chicagofest, Summerfest (Milwaukee), Holiday Star Theater, Liberty Hall (Philadelphia), Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Radio City Music Hall & more.
STAN SKIBBY
Performing Jimi Hendrix
SUDDEN DETH
Alternative hard rock band born in the depths of the Chicago Ice Hockey scene covering mainstream tracks of the past decades.
BIANCA SHAW
Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Bianca Shaw is a Hip-Hop and R&B artist who wrote her first rap at 11-years-old. Inspired by Missy Elliot’s authenticity and ability to sell music without exposing herself, Shaw strives to tell a story through her raps so vivid that listeners not only hear her lyrics, but envision them as well. Recently discovered by Taylor Bennett’s father, Ken Bennett, Shaw is now signed with Tay Bennett Entertainment and looks forward to collaborating with Bennett on future projects in addition to working on her next solo album.
LIFE’ SO RAD
THE CRUISERS
Record Breaker Dj’s and Pop Up Jazz Record Store
We buy, sell and trade used records and cassettes and offer up an impressive selection of band t-shirts, used turntables and collectibles – band stickers, patches and posters. We’re also currently working on a monthly showcase featuring local artists and touring bands looking for an all-ages space.
Record Breakers began almost thirty years ago (1988) as a store front in Hoffman Estates, IL. In 2007, Breakers migrated to Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood, where it took up residence on the second floor of Reggies – an all-in-one bar, concert venue, record store and rooftop bar. After nearly 10 years at 2105 South State Street, Breakers is moving once more and returning to a store front : this time on Milwaukee Avenue in Avondale.
Swing by Record Breakers to check out our impressive collection of oldies, everything from Jefferson Airplane to Edith Piaf to Merle Haggard, and stay tuned for an upcoming monthly showcase featuring local bands in our all-ages space.
ONA
Ona, West Virginia is a small sliver of unincorporated ridges, creeks, and floodplains. It sprawls across Route 60 on its southern border and stretches up like a thick thumb almost reaching the Ohio River. It’s home to one stop light, an Exxon, and a consolidated high school. Driving out its roads, you snake through shadowy hollows past rural suburbia. People’s homes are tucked here and there where the folds of the land permit. A community of private property. Mortgaged acres. You’ll see some trailers. You’ll see some estates. You’ll see a dog with one eye. You’ll see the Beulah Ann Baptist Church.
Ona makes songs that take place in these spaces. Bradley Jenkins and Zack Owens write about passions slamming into roadblocks. They write about longing, resentment, searching, and waiting. They are backed by a tight rock and roll band comprised of Zach Johnston, Max Nolte, and Brad Goodall. The five of them create music that pulses and buzzes and echoes and rolls. It feels like standing with sweat in your eyes in grass up to your knees. It feels like getting your tennis shoes wet walking along the banks of the river. It feels like catching a buzz off a bottle your buddy stole from his brother and skipping track practice. It feels like taking a long walk into the trees when you can still hear them arguing inside the house.
Nobody in Ona is a millionaire. Everybody in Ona has to work in the morning.
TITTY CITTY
Titty Citty is a comedy rock and roll band from Chicago, IL, USA.
They and we have songs about Scarface, Red Lobster, immortals, fellatio, love, etc
They and we have songs about Scarface, Red Lobster, immortals, fellatio, love, etc
DARREN DEICIDE
“If any proof is needed that the power of blues is easier to find than ever, look no further than Darren Deicide,” says The Aquarian Weekly. “Surprisingly rugged and rich…Darren Deicide brings more danger to rock n’ roll with a single blues lick and a few moments of your time than most contemporary bands do over the course of a tour,” says Jersey Beat, who goes on to say, “Darren Deicide’s music is akin to doing shots with the devil himself-it is more than a little frightening and you know the night will end badly, the question is just how badly.” Darren Deicide is the maverick of his own high-energy outsider roots music that acknowledges diabolical traditions while treading its own path through the contemporary world.
STEVE’N’SEAGULLS
Steve’n’Seagulls is a Finnish country band, playing bluegrass versions of well-known hard rock and metal songs.
BROWNOUT
An 8-piece outfit formed ten years ago by members of Grammy Award-winning Latin revival orchestra Grupo Fantasma, Brownout has evolved into a musical force all its own. After garnering their third Austin Music Award last year, the band has continued to produce music that is unflinchingly progressive, while evoking the classic influences of artists such asWAR, Cymande and Funkadelic. They’ve performed at events including Bonnaroo, High Sierra Music Festival, Pickathon, FFFFest, Bear Creek Music Festival, Utopia Festival and Pachanga Fest,while regularly touring the U.S. Brownout’s also served as a highly in-demand backing band for artists including Prince, Daniel Johnston, GZA and Bernie Worrell.
The band released Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath Vol. II on October 28th via Ubiquity Records. The recording—the band’s second collection of material by godfathers of metal Black Sabbath—includes reimagined versions of “Fairies Wear Boots,” “Snowblind” and “Supernaught.” The tracks “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” and “Symptom of the Universe” features vocals by Ghostland Observatory’s Aaron Behrens.
Brownout has released four previous albums including Brownout presents Brown Sabbath (Ubiquity Records 2015) Homenaje (Freestyle Records 2008), Aguilas & Cobras (Six Degrees 2009) and Oozy (Nat Geo 2012).
THE GOLDEN GRASS
The glory of American hard rock music has returned! THE GOLDEN GRASS are here to bring that classic feel-good heavy boogie vibe, drenched with soulful vocals, psychedelic flourishes, progressive arrangements and deep improvisational interludes! UK’s Classic Rock Magazine gave their debut LP on Svart Records an 8/10 calling it “A boogie-heavy anthem…This is rock at its most classic” and Shindig’s 4/5 review exclaimed “Rootsy psychedelia infused Southern country-rock that actually leaves you
smiling!”. Their sound majestically encapsulates the timeless feel of 60’s/70’s influence. Taking a nod from legends like JAMES GANG, ALLMAN BROTHERS & GRAND FUNK, the soulful British psych/mod of THE MOVE, THE PRETTY THINGS & THE ACTION, and the heavy umph of BUDGIE, BLUE CHEER & BLACKFOOT to seal the deal, THE GOLDEN GRASS synthesize these influences into a seamless, memorable, and high-energy performance that screams from the past but is a welcome and much needed presence in the now! Hard rock lives! Keep on grassin’!
ROYAL OUTSIDERS DUO
Royal Outsiders (previously The Central Standard) are an alternative indie rock band from Chicago, IL. After meeting in college, founders Steven Phillips (lead guitar) Alex Garrison (lead vocalist) began jamming in small campus apartments off and on for several years. Soon after graduating, the duo began collaborating on new original material in a Illinois suburban basement. After an introduction from a coworker, the two met with acclaimed producer Sean O’Keefe and began discussing recording a self-funded EP. A month later the duo completed production on their debut EP and quickly added new members Mike Bronk (bass), Manny Miller (rhythm guitar) and Jack McKee (drums) to complete the outfit.
Under the name Royal Outsiders, the band has began writing new material in the same basement the original duo began their first material. Influenced by an eclectic mix of genres ranging from southern inspired rock and blues to modern indie rock, the band has continued to hone in on its sound with the goal to record a full length album in the near future. Armed with new material, the band has begun to make waves in the Chicago music scene with aspirations of making its footprint known on a national basis.
CHRIS PLUSKA & THE CONJURED SPIRITS
As the lead singer and sole songwriter of Chicago’s band Curio, Chris Pluska raises all manner of hell with every show and record. His songs range from Midwestern murder ballads by way of the south to cautionary tales of the dark and the unknown. They weave tales of the bad luck of drunkards, bad men and the poor. His music is inspired by the growl of Chicago blues, the low down and dirty swamp rock of Louisiana and the twang of Tennessee country. The grandson of a magician, Chris conjures his music from a bloodline of trade workers, heavy drinkers and story tellers.
SHELTER DOGS
We play an eclectic blend of classic rock, blues and contemporary alt rock tunes that guarantee a good time and entertainment for all.
STINKY PINKIES
Stinky Pinkies – an improv punk show with Bobby Miller from BLACK ACTRESS. No practice/no covers. Come up & play!
JASON CHARLES MILLER
Jason Charles Miller is an accomplished and multi-faceted performer, with more than two decades of professional experience as a musician, songwriter, singer and voice actor.
Originally from Clifton, VA, Jason now lives in Los Angeles, CA where he owns and runs the successful recording complex, Central Command Studios.
Jason has co-written songs with artists Marilyn Manson, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ben Moody [Evanescence], Chuck Goff [Toby Keith Band], Jeordie White [Nine Inch Nails], Driver Williams [Eric Church Band], Otherwise, Rev Theory and living legend Paul Anka. Songs he’s written can currently be heard on HBO’s True Blood and Hung, WWE Smackdown, The NFL Today, Dateline NBC, and the wildly popular web series The Guild, Co-Optitude, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy and Critical Role. Jason was the musical mastermind behind the critically acclaimed series Muzzled the Musical, writing every piece of music for the show and co-authoring the lyrics to every song. Jason co-wrote the smash single “Cruisin’ for a Bruisin” for the Disney Channel hit movie, Teen Beach Movie. The soundtrack was #1 on the Billboard charts and “Cruisin’ for a Bruisin” was nominated for a Radio Disney Award. Jason also penned the all star collaboration “Forever In Our Hearts,” a song to benefit the victims of the 2004 tsunami in South Asia which included Brian McKnight, Mya, Jacoby Shaddix [Papa Roach], Nate Dogg and many more. He’s produced songs for artists as varied as Bret Michaels, Felicia Day, Godhead, Psyclon 9, Tina Guo, Billy Ray Cyrus and YouTube sensation Drew Tabor.
As a solo artist, Jason has opened for country greats Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Gary Allan, Eric Church, Justin Moore, Big Kenny of Big and Rich, and Jerrod Niemann.
Miller is also widely recognized as the frontman and founder of the rock band Godhead, the only band ever signed to Marilyn Manson’s Posthuman Records. The band has sold more than 250,000 albums, and toured the world with the likes of Manson, Ozzy Osbourne, Disturbed, GWAR, Slipknot, Rammstein, Linkin Park and Korn frontman Jonathan Davis.
Jason has received three Gold Record Awards for sales. One for the Godhead song “Penetrate” on the Queen of the Damned movie soundtrack, one for the song “The End Has Come” which he wrote and performed with Evanescence founder Ben Moody for the movie The Punisher, and one for “Cruisin’ for a Bruisin” for the Disney Channel’s Teen Beach Movie. Jason also recently sang two songs on the critically acclaimed soundtrack for the video game Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and has even sung backup for Robert Smith of The Cure on the Reeves Gabrels/Robert Smith song, “Yesterday’s Gone.”
As a voice actor, Jason has appeared in over 100 animated productions and video games. Some career highlights include Neverwinter: Underdark (Drizzt Do’Urden), The Legend of Korra (The Sherriff), Hearthstone – Heroes of Warcraft (Loot Hoarder Gnome), Star Trek Online (Kal Dano), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn (Raubahn Aldynn), Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Dollman and Black Condor), Firefall (Captain Wallach, Sergeant Lewis), Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (Shinji), The Wonder Woman Animated Movie (Thraxx), Code Geass (Urabe), World of Warcraft (Prince Valanar, Commander Stoutbeard, Terrath the Steady, Hagrim Hopebreaker), Super Street Fighter 4, Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultra Street Fighter 4 (Guy), Resident Evil 5 (Robert Kendo), Dragon’s Dogma (Ser Wesley, Ser Jakys), Star Craft 2, Diablo III (Radek the Fence), Guild Wars 2 (Ben Tenstrikes, Big Nose Ted, Stefan Barush, Seneschal Elam) and has even narrated a film for NASA, “Bennu’s Journey” which appears in museums and planetariums around the country. You can see Jason on screen as Strike Leader Jackson in the SyFy original movie, Battle Planet, as the dastardly villain Kowboy Killa in Chatroom of Solitude on Stan Lee’s World of Heroes network, playing himself in season 5 of The Guild, and squabbling with Lewis Black and Andy Dick in various productions on Comedy Central.
Jason has been featured in magazines such as Rolling Stone, Billboard, Guitar World, Inside Kung Fu and many more. He’s also appeared on MTV, MTV2, Fuse and VH1. Touted by many critics as one of rock and country’s best and most consistent live singers, Jason continues to wow live audiences all over the world.
WINTERTIME
SUNDÈ
Who is Sundé? From the beautiful homeland of Congo to the Chicago Skyline comes Sundé. An artist whose music doesn’t aim for one genre but more of just the vibe of the day. With influences from Andre 3k to Amy Winehouse to Offset, Sunde gives listeners a full experience. After graduating from high school in Rockford, Ill Sundé embarked on her most challenging adventure yet: creating a brand. With the music scene in Chicago booming now was possibly the best time to pop up as a brand new artist. At only 19 years old Sundé has just only scratched the surface of where her tropical trap or “Gentle Trap” sound can go.
JOFRED
Jofred Estilo is a Filipino rapper who spent the beginning years of his life on the west coast. With SoCal roots in Carson, Jofred began experimenting and writing at 11 years old, detailing the Asian American second generation experience surrounded by heavy gang/drug culture. Jofred’s unique origins curate a genre bending sound using an aggressive storytelling base mixed with melodic harmonies and alternative production. Spending his teens in Chicago, his influences expanded to artists like Kanye, Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D while surrounded by electronic/house music. In Chicago, Jofred cofounded the Grammy nominated group, CHINZA//FLY, with Steven Pugh and Rob Lyrical in 2010. The group went on to produced A$AP Ferg’s hit “Work” and Nicki Minaj’s “Shanghai.” Today, Jofred is currently on the verge of releasing his debut mixtape titled “TULPA.”
MARVELOUS THE RAPPER
Marvin Jones is a Rapper from the Westside of Chicago who has been getting the nod from the city as next up. Marvelous raps about the everyday and real life struggles. Not only is Marvelous a rapper but he is a dedicated family man to his kids and girlfriend. Music isn’t a way out for Marvelous, it’s an opportunity to provide for his loved ones. His raspy voice draws the listeners ears. Marvelous is currently working on a EP with producer Cory Ayo (prod credits Audio Push and GEazy).
MFN MELO
MFnMelo is a musical artist from the West side of Chicago who’s apart of the West side boy band Pivot Gang. Muhfuckin, which he prefers to be called, recently just got back from tour with Pivot Gang and is set to release his debut project, MeloDramatics this summer. Though he’s thoroughly dedicated to music, he spends most of his time with his nephew who he helps raise. ForeverJohnWalt.
WORM OUROBOROS
Worm Ouroboros is Lorraine Rath (Amber Asylum, The Gault) on bass and vocals, Jessica Way (Barren Harvest, World Eater) on guitar and vocals, and Aesop Dekker (Ludicra/Agalloch) on drums. We set out to create music which explores the lines between fragility and strength, darkness and light, harmony and discord. Drawing inspiration from many places, including metal, doom, folk, progressive, and dark ambient genres, Worm Ouroboros creates its own space; a creeping, dark landscape full of murky dreams and emotions.
THOU
WARNING
After two tours Patrick Walker put the band into hibernation. The band then regrouped some years later and released Watching from a Distance, followed by various live shows, but disbanded in January 2009. Now reunited in 2016, they will be performing “Watching from a Distance”.
THE ADDISONS
An indie rock/pop-punk band from Chicago featuring scene veterans that have played in Not Rebecca, Tom Daily, Textbook, Dan Vapid and The Cheats, Smoking Popes, The Sonnets, Noise By Numbers, Jr. Loader, The Nobs, and many more.
FULL
FULL has been a mainstay in Chicago power pop / pop punk since 1992. Their complete discography of all their recorded works, FULLOGRAPHY, is a whopping 49 tracks, and that’s only HALF of their complete catalog!
Hailing from Chicago’s southside, FULL has played ridiculous amounts of shows over the years, being a mainstay for years at the legendary punk rock Fireside bowling alley, as well and bigger venues like Metro and the Oak Theater; sharing stages with Agent Orange, Sublime, Pegboy, Samiam, 7 Seconds, Into Another, Goodbye Harry, and shit tons of others….
On AUGUST 11, catch Fred, Stone, and Rocco throw down relentlessly precise pop-core rock at Reggie’s for their 25th Anniversary Show….. you never know which show could be the last!!!!!
UNWRITTEN LAW
Multiplatinum recording artist Unwritten Law formed in the early 1990s in Poway, California under the direction of drummer Wade Youman, vocalist Scott Russo, guitarists Rob Brewer and Steve Morris, and bassist John Bell. The band quickly garnered the attention of Southern California locals with their uncanny ability to combine punk sensibilities with a power pop, rock and alternative flare. This unique twist to an already buzzing punk scene enabled Unwritten Law to stand out amongst their peers.
The band released their first cassette demo in 1992, followed by 7” vinyl single B lurr in 1993 and their debut album, Blue Room, in 1994. Released on a local Southern California label, Red Eye Records, B lue Room established the band’s early sound and appreciation for fast paced punk rock with songs like “CPK,” “Shallow,” and “Suzanne.”
The band released their first cassette demo in 1992, followed by 7” vinyl single B lurr in 1993 and their debut album, Blue Room, in 1994. Released on a local Southern California label, Red Eye Records, B lue Room established the band’s early sound and appreciation for fast paced punk rock with songs like “CPK,” “Shallow,” and “Suzanne.”
With the rapidly growing fan base, Unwritten Law caught the attention of Epic Records, who later signed the band in 1996 and released the band’s sophomore album, O z Factor bringing classic hits like “Denied” and “Superman.” It was during this time that the band would tour the US with California natives Blink182 and Pennywise. Just a year
later the band signed to Interscope Records, original bassist John Bell left the band, and Pivit bassist Micah Albao joined them in the recording of their selftitled album, Unwritten Law. In 1998, the band released their third studio record featuring classics like “Lonesome,” “Cailin,” and “Teenage Suicide” which later became hits on multiple rock radio stations. It was during this time that Pat “PK” Kim, formerly of Sprung Monkey, would join the band as their new permanent bassist and embark on their first Vans Warped Tour.
later the band signed to Interscope Records, original bassist John Bell left the band, and Pivit bassist Micah Albao joined them in the recording of their selftitled album, Unwritten Law. In 1998, the band released their third studio record featuring classics like “Lonesome,” “Cailin,” and “Teenage Suicide” which later became hits on multiple rock radio stations. It was during this time that Pat “PK” Kim, formerly of Sprung Monkey, would join the band as their new permanent bassist and embark on their first Vans Warped Tour.
At the top of the millennium Unwritten Law made considerable movement in their career with their follow up album, E lva. The multiplatinum record showed Unwritten Law’s notable stylistic change of pace where the band moved away from their established punk rock formula towards a more accessible hard rock sound. This is evident in the band’s widely recognizable hit “Seein’ Red” which climbed to No. 1 on the US Modern Rock charts and it was at this time that they band would tour with heavyhitters, Sum 41 and The Used. Following their successful release the band was invited by VH1 to film an episode of the live acoustic series Music In High Places. Set in the magnificent fields of Yellowstone National Park, the band recorded what is to be known as some of the most significant tracks of their time. Signed to Interscope Records at the time, the label declined the album and it forced the band to sign with Lava Records who released the series as an album and later a DVD entitled, Live in Yellowstone. From the album, “Rest of My Life” received significant acclaim and would rise to the top of the Modern Rock Stations nationwide and “Celebration Song” would be featured in soundtracks Need For Speed: Underground 2 and MX vs. ATV unleashed. Immediately following, Wade Youman was ejected from the band due to personal and professional issues which would allow No Doubt’s drummer Adrian Young and Pulley’s drummer Tony Palermo to accompany the band on their forthcoming project, H ere’s To the Mourning. Scott Russo and girlfriend Aimee Allen cowrote majority of the lyrics on this album including the lead single “Save Me (Wake Up Call)” which reached No. 5 on the US Modern Rock charts and “She Says.” It was also at this time that the band permanently welcomed Tony Palermo, removed Rob Brewer from the band, and chose to continue on as a 4 piece.
Immediately following the band released The Hit List, a “best of” album which included 17 of the band’s most prominent songs including a classic hit “Shoulda Known Better” which was rerecorded to reflect the new lineup. It was the following year that the band filmed a DVD entitled, Live and Lawless featuring newly promoted drummer, Dylan Howard through Suburban Noize Records and is said to capture the pure essence of the band’s live stage energy.
Immediately following the band released The Hit List, a “best of” album which included 17 of the band’s most prominent songs including a classic hit “Shoulda Known Better” which was rerecorded to reflect the new lineup. It was the following year that the band filmed a DVD entitled, Live and Lawless featuring newly promoted drummer, Dylan Howard through Suburban Noize Records and is said to capture the pure essence of the band’s live stage energy.
Taking some time to reenter the studio the band was marred by drugs, alcohol, and personal struggles that made their 2011 Swan a very heartfelt album. The album welcomed singles “Starships and Apocalypse” and “Dark Dayz” and it was at this time that the band would return to the Vans Warped Tour where they got their start. With Kim and Morris leaving the band it left room for Youman to return to Unwritten Law and reform with Russo. Following Youman’s return, Derik Envy and Kevin Besignano both left the band, being replaced with Johnny Grill (Russo’s younger brother) and Chris Lewis (Fenix TX), to complete the current lineup. Unwritten Law is gearing up for the new release of Acoustic, their highly anticipated eighth studio album due out April 1, 2016 via Cyber Tracks, owned by El Hefe (guitarist of NOFX) and wife Jen Abeyta. Acoustic is a masterful 13 track record filled with newly rerecordedUnwritten Law hits from Unwritten Law, Elva, Here’s To The Mourning, Swan, and The Hit List into flawless acoustic renditions. The emotionally rich album will also feature two brand new tracks including “Huartbreaker” a cover originally performed by John Legend and MSTRKRFT and “Belongs To You,” written by Scott Russo. The album features Scott Russo (Vocals/Guitar), Chris Lewis (Guitar, currently in Fenix TX), Johnny
Grill (Bass), and original drummer Wade Youman; produced by Jim Perkins and Scott Russo, Additional production by Chris Lewis and Joe Marlett, Mixed by Joe Marlett, and Mastered by Tom Baker of Baker Mastering.
Grill (Bass), and original drummer Wade Youman; produced by Jim Perkins and Scott Russo, Additional production by Chris Lewis and Joe Marlett, Mixed by Joe Marlett, and Mastered by Tom Baker of Baker Mastering.
ELECTRIC SIX
The Devil has always been there. He is the great outsider, the original iconoclast. He is a conniving little shit and never seems to tire of giving humanity a wedgie or a wet willie just for a laugh.
The Devil is capable of taking many forms. He can exist as one being or spread out amongst many. He can present himself as an ordinary man or as a horrific cloven-hoofed beast depending on his mood. Above all else, The Devil lives to corrupt, to adulterate, to defile.
Electric Six has often used The Devil as subject matter for its songs because of that last bit, the part about corruption and adulteration. That’s what Electric Six has been trying to do with its music now for quite some time!!!! We want to corrupt young women….just like The Devil!!! There’s nothing more rewarding
than the seduction of a young innocent maiden, forcing her to wear demonic dresses, levitating her towards the great fiery skull and watching her eyes turn black as she gives into evil and becomes the bride of The Devil!!!! That….is
why we started this band….to help women realize their potential as sexy evil maidens with eyes reflecting the utter darkness of a corrupted soul.
With its fourteenth studio album Bride of the Devil, Electric Six examines the concepts of evil and corruption, humanity’s various falls from grace, the nine circles of purgatory and of course, the internet itself. Bride of the Devil opens with the thunderous opener “The Opener”, a bombastic celebration of the arena rock Electric Six never got to play. The next two numbers are textbook ear worm guitar pop numbers that deal with debilitating income inequality and nepotism (“Daddy’s Boy”) and the horrors of being forced into a pool of toxic waste by an a rabid Doberman trained to kill (“(It Gets) (A Little) Jumpy”).
And then we get to the title track, a radio anthem, where it all becomes clear that The Devil is a metaphor for Russia and the United States is the young girl who is seduced, corrupted and wedded into a Satanic covenant with the beast.
It’s all there in black and white. The Carrie Underwood-esque lyrics alongside a backdrop of vodka and caviar and backchannels and Seychllian bank accounts. That’s how they did it. They went after our country performers and got the rubes to feel good about being Russian assets. And still, it is the feel-good anthem of the summer.
Finally, the haunting album closer “Worm In the Wood” is Electric Six at its most serious, most tender and emotional. Haunting. Effervescent. Corrupt. Jaundiced. Tired.
So there you have it. Electric Six is back with its fourteenth record and it’s poppy and feel-good, as well as heavy, both sonically and lyrically. Our sound will corrupt you and enslave you as the beautiful demonic bride you know you truly are. Fraulein, take this severed hand with it’s creepy long nails from the beginning of time. To do so is truly thine destiny.
Come see Electric Six on the “Russia, If You’re Listening” tour this fall and into 2019. Bride of the Devil will be released on Metropolis Records on October 5, 2018 world-wide.
JELLO BIAFRA
Jello Biafra is the former lead singer and songwriter for the San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys. He is currently both a musician and spoken word artist. After he left the Dead Kennedys, he took over the influential independent record label Alternative Tentacles, which he had co-founded in 1979 with Dead Kennedys bandmate East Bay Ray. Although now focused primarily on spoken word, he has continued as a musician in numerous collaborations.
CORDOBA
Cordoba is a Chicago quintet that combines soulful vocals and explosive improvisation with a commitment to radical social change.
COOKIE CROTCH NUTS
Cookie Crotch Nuts was formed back in 1997, which consisted of a couple of little shitheads making shitty ass retarded music just to amuse themselves and their friends. Ten years later in 2007 after years of hating life and being forced to listen to horrible mainstream “music”, Cookie Crotch Nuts decided it was time to spread the turd. They founded Futtbuck Records and created their own genre “Heavy Plastic”, taking pride in not labeling themselves as a “metal” band. They have spent the last 4 years playing shows locally and a retarded amount of time and money collaborating their ingenious plans to take over the world. In April 2012, they released their first album entitled “Abusement Park” under Futtbuck Records, and currently make 800% more profit per album sold than Britney Spears.
BENJAMIN EZRA BAND
Benjamin Ezra Band has a sound like johnny cash meets nick drake. Neil
young. Bob Dylan. Townes Van Zandt. The band has a steady focus on
songwritting with good harmonies.
JOHN LENNON “ROCK ‘N’ ROLL”
Rock ‘n’ Roll is the sixth studio album by John Lennon. Released in 1975, it is an album of late 1950s and early 1960s songs as covered by Lennon. Recording the album was problematic and spanned an entire year: Phil Spectorproduced sessions in October 1973 at A&M Studios, and Lennon produced sessions in October 1974 at Record Plant Studios (East). Lennon was being sued by Morris Levy over copyright infringement of one line in his song “Come Together”. As part of an agreement, Lennon had to include three Levy-owned songs on Rock ‘n’ Roll. Spector disappeared with the session recordings and was subsequently involved in a motor accident, leaving the album’s tracks unrecoverable until the beginning of the Walls and Bridges sessions. With Walls and Bridges coming out first, featuring one Levy-owned song, Levy sued Lennon expecting to see Lennon’s Rock ‘n’ Roll album.
HELLFIRE DEATHCULT
Raw Chaotic Death Worshipping Black Metal
ITCHY-O
A throbbing 32-piece band of masked chaos invites you to dissolve the performer/audience divide and melt into the bedlam, that is the disorienting power of itchy-O. itchy-O is a Denver-based percussion-centered electronic performance band. itchy-O brings a sophisticatedly savage sound and the sheer ecstasy of instruments untethered and running free. With a driving drum corps battery, Taiko drummers, an arsenal of electronics including synthesizers, theremin, vocoders, and many other special devices, the IOMB completely engulfs and immerses an audience from every angle in a pounding electric bog of music, ephemera and spectacle. The masked and hive-minded IOMB is waging war on predictable mediocrity with their blind-siding-style performances which feature an artfully hazardous Chinese lion, a troupe of sensuous dancing provocateurs, fog, strobes, sequins, sweat and fury.
SADIE AND THE STARK
Vocals/Guitar Sadie Rogers
Guitar John Tweedie
Drums Tom Stukel
Bass Anthony Johnson
BROKEN ONES
Broken Ones are a ’77 style Midwest punk rock ‘n’ roll 3 piece.
Fast, tight and short songs in a stripped down style.
SHALLOW STATE
Jeff Oberg
Scott Ickis
Irving Vazquez
Mr. Randolph Stevens
Scott Ickis
Irving Vazquez
Mr. Randolph Stevens
W.O.R.M.
W.O.R.M is a relentless, choatic attack on the senses.
A faceless organization schooled in the industrial/rock
streets of Chicago, while extrapolating elements from
other genres to break ground into new worlds
VOLAHN
Volahn belongs to the Black Twilight Circle. The band was founded on April 6, 2003.
WHORES.
”Atlanta’s “new kings of noise rock” Whores have hit the proverbial big time. With a two EPs that have achieved near-cult classic status in the noise rock underground and countless cross-country tours, over the past five years the band have managed to gain the kind of respect usually reserved for acts that have been pounding the pavement for decades. At the helm is veteran musician Christian Lembach, whose knack for combining sludgy, crushing riffs and immense walls of feedback is amplified further during the band’s hypnotic live show. By all accounts, Lembach has never given less than his all for a crowd, and this assertion is validated by his tireless dedication to fan accessibility.”
– NOISEY
OZ NOY AND OZONE SQUEEZE
Powerhouse blues / rock / jazz / funk guitarist Oz Noy joins forces with the talented Rai Thistlethwayte from Australia, the lead singer, keyboardist, and primary songwriter in the Australian pop rock band Thirsty Merc to form Ozone Squeeze.
Oz has been at the forefront of edgy-yet-rootsy guitar playing since he arrived in New York from Israel in the 1990’s. He has released four albums on the Abstract Logix label, and won Guitar Player magazine’s reader polls for “Best guitar riff on a record” (2007), “Best new talent” (2008), and “Best out there guitar player” (2013).
Rai Thistlethwayte started Thirsty Merc, a rock band which would release three successful albums (one platinum, one double-platinum in Australia). He has also performed in a number of jazz combos with the likes of Christian McBride and James Muller.
Darren Stanley has been in the music business performing, teaching and recording for the last 25 years. In recent years, he has worked with Col. Bruce Hampton, Delta Moon, and Donna the Buffalo.
MORD FRYSA
Black metal from Chicago
THE SILVER SHINE
The Silver Shine is a vintage punk rock and roll trio from Budapest, Hungary that has been around since 2004. They have released 9 albums and rocked worldwide audiences in 34 countries including North America, Brazil, almost all the countries in continental Europe from Turkey to England and from Portugal to Russia. Their musical recipe is: vintage punk rock and roll, punkabilly, a thunder-handed female upright bassist and influences from bands like Social Distortion, Living End, Joan Jett and the legendary Motorhead. The band’s guitarist, Ati Edge is endorsed by the 130 years old, legendary Gretsch Guitars. Their 9th record came out by Wolverine Records in March, 2016. Don’t let the upright bass fool you… they play hard and loud punk rock and roll!!!
RASH
ELECTRIC CARLOS
Gil Sandoval is a Los Angeles based musician. His music is notable for its unusual elements in his live performances. In the early-mid 2000’s he garnered a substantial cult following.
Gil Sandoval (born May 18, 1973) was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. In 1987, while just 14 years old, he started his first band called Spastik Children, then later changed their name to The Jokers, then Discrection. After Discrection disbanded in 1989, he formed an industrial band called Rubber Band with his sister Sally back in 1994. Later that year, he changed the name to Marble, and the sound evolved into bare boned, urgent, classic punk band. Playing the Los Angeles alternative scene, Marble’s hard rockin’ highly charged concerts earned the group legions of fans. Between 1996 and 1998, Gil had two electronic side projects called Esoteric II and Oneiric. Marble broke up in 2000. The next year, he formed another band named The Haunted Tortillas. They played on the Sunset Strip throughout 2001-2002. They disbanded in 2002.
In 2003, he decided to create an electronic outfit called Punk Bunny. The first live show was on Feb 6, 2004 at The Gauntlet, a gay leather bar in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles. In 2005, Punk Bunny headlined Club Party Monster in Hollywood, CA. In 2006, he made an appearance on The Jack E. Jett Show. After being contacted by Vans to play select California dates on the 2005 and 2006 Warped Tour. Later that year, Sally left the band and Gil released the album entitled “A Hole Is A Hole!!!” while still using the Punk Bunny moniker and embarked on the Calling All Whores/ Bukakkee tour, his first national tour. In 2007, he toured Europe and performed on Spanish television show Radio 3 TVE. He has done various interviews and performances on notable radio stations such as KXLU Los Angeles. In 2010, he embarked on the US/European tour. In 2011, he completed his “Live and Uncut Tour” in Europe and graced the stage of Stockholm Pride 2011.
Playing the L.A scene for couple years after that, he decided to call it quits on Punk Bunny.
February 20th, he forms Electric Carlos and recruits new band members who are based in Los Angeles.
They play countless shows and even did a mini tour. And also released a record called “Leather Nights.”
In 2017, the band are still playing locally and their
2nd album “Strange Planet” due May 23rd!
DASSIT
Chicago based band that plays Jazz infused Hip-Hop. Live rhymes over fat grooves laced with instrumental improvisation
MY METAL HEART
THE BALDEST HAIR BAND IN TOWN!
Faithfully re-creating the best ROCK songs from the best 80’s ROCK artists.
DRESSED TO THE NINES, AND TURNED UP TO TEN!
GRAPE JUICE PLUS
Born out of a series of Monday morning sessions, both musicians were looking be pushed to new areas of their improvisational sand boxes. Bennett, a fixture of Chicago’s free rock dating back to the classic band, MiLkBabY. Klotz, emerging from the world of jazz and fusion. Well, they found some new sand. this one populated by apes on horseback.
take a drink. see what happens…
DEAR DEADLY
Dear Deadly is merely a result of it’s surroundings and brings an orchestra of crushing guitars accompanied by a rock solid rhythm section while being conducted by an onslaught of melodic vocals.
Since establishing in 2011, Dear Deadly has forged a signature sound deeply rooted in modern hard rock and metal. With their debut EP “It’s Not Over Yet” released in February of 2017, the windy city’s own Dear Deadly is set to be the next big thing in hard rock/metal.
THE CHICAGO JAMAICAN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
The Chicago Jamaican Jazz Ensemble is an 8 piece ensemble that plays music in the tradition and style of early Jamaican Studio One dance bands. Before reggae, there was the celebratory music of independence in Jamaica. Music made for dancing, music that was Jamaican Jazz!
Drawing on musicians from Chicago’s diverse jazz scene the music honors tradition and looks to the future of the style. Many of the featured musicians are staples in the Chicago scene and can be heard with/on Swing Gitan, Fox’s Empire Series, Jennifer Hudson, The Drastics, and the Glen Miller Orchestra to name a few.
This is a one of a kind group in Chicago, this is the next generation, and we’re going back to the roots!
DEAD COUNTRY GENTLEMEN
Hailing from the Mission District of San Francisco, Dead Country Gentlemen combine high gain guitar, thundering drums and haunting organ to deliver heartfelt shows that reflect their unsettling lyrics.