Born to sing and bound to roam, Pearls Mahone is part hard luck crooner and part gospel firebrand. With a firm foundation in traditional church music, she truly sings with spirit. From deep roots she built her repertoire from an early age into a seamless marriage of Soul, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Country and Bluegrass.
We’re a devilish rock n roll band from joliet.
18-year-old El Paso artist Khalid has the kind of voice perfectly suited for retro soul, but let’s be honest—we don’t need more of that in 2016. Instead, he brings that soulful spirit into a modern context with some bass-heavy, spacious production provided by Syk Sense, Tunji Ige, and Smash David. “Location” is down to earth and youthful in the way that music by a teenager should be, and that chorus is gold.
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Yowie plays a dense foreign language through two guitars which communicate in an angry six string banter over strictly scattered drums. This power trio speaks in alien code with founding member Defenestrator playing the part of percussive conductor. Each song comes densely packed with rare repetitions: a series of guitar riffs pass like clever one-liners with unbridled speed.
Dear Mother,
I meant to write to you before this, and I hope you haven’t been worried. I am in Nashville and it is really beautiful here. A beautiful scene. We’ve been here a week, me and this rock and roll band that calls itself the Love-In. We’re making this movie. Well it’s not really a movie, but a short film. Well it’s not visual or anything, more like an album. Only while we’re making it, I’m in it.
I won’t bore you with the whole thing, how it happened, but I really tried, because I knew you wanted me to. It just didn’t work out with me and Danny, and so I have come here and it is a really beautiful scene. I don’t want you to worry about me. I’m with the Love-In now.
There’s a boy named Ian Kendall who plays guitar. He’s shown me around a bit. He’s always in such a hurry, yet somehow always late. And there’s a girl named Veronica Selby with eyes like a doe and a voice like a little birdie. She hangs around with a boy named Michael Rasile, who hits his drums so hard you wouldn’t believe! It’s powerful stuff the way he plays, but my new friend John Lattimer warned me about listening to him. John plays the bass like thunder and walks around followed by a cloud of smoke.
We’re all getting a van together and we’re just gonna go. We’re piling in together, traveling all over the Heartland,
Completely
Laurel & the Love-In
We’ve been called everything from “candid blues” to “the girls who sing the Pussy Song”. Both are true. 🙂
We are a punk band. Our music is free and we want all of you to have it.
Born in England, and most recently living in Dubai, Gillian Rose is a singer-son
Gillian’s first musical endeavor was at the age of 15, when she picked up her mom’s unused Gibson guitar. As a birthday gift to her supportive
Through all of her travels, music has been a calming constant in Gillian’s life. It has remained a way for her to express herself freely, as all of her songs truly come from the heart. However, it wasn’t until her mom and dad encouraged
After the YouTube postings, she quickly acquired a large, diverse group of fans from all over the world. Her videos were flooded with comments, including some odd proposals of marriage, from all over the world including countries as far as Venezuela,
One of her favorite fan encounters
Between her music, studying at Purdue University
Mason is a storytelling veteran with a heart that wants to sing song. Wants you to know about his struggles his past and is willing to bet you can relate. Don’t believe it check him out!
Born and raised to a working-class family, singer/songwriter Gary Moore II blends his blue-collar mentality with songs about heartbreak, hard work, and hard living. With influences from Hank to R.A.T.M., TVZ to the DBTs, and everywhere in between, GMII’s songs find a place in the ever-evolving Americana genre. As a founding member of the Miles Burning Band, he co-fronted the band, releasing one EP and opening shows for regional/national touring acts and taking part in festivals like the Honky-Tonk Throwdown and Nippersink Fest. While recording the bands second release, vocal issues and the subsequent surgery forced him to take over a year off, and ultimately leave the band.
With a successful surgery under his belt, and a newfound respect for music and singing, GMII began pushing forward as the working-man’s troubadour. Working closely with long-time collaborator, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Michael Pentz, they’ve carved out an original roots-rock sound with a familiar feel.
2016 looks to be the culmination of Gary Moore II’s uphill climb from silence to stage, with festival appearances such as Moonrunners 2016 scheduled as well as solo and supporting gigs throughout Illinois and the Midwest being booked. More importantly, GMII’s debut solo album, Tin Man’s Blues, is projected for a late-spring/early-summer release by Hole In The Wall Records.
. ..Hello friends, I am a singer/songwriter/guitarist currently living in the wilds of western Maryland. I was raised on country & gospel music and I began playing guitar at at age 7. By age 9, I was playing to an audience. My father and I played churches, old folks homes and the like. For a couple of years we had a regular gig playing for the bums at the rescue mission soup kitchen, which was broadcast live on Hagerstown’s A.M. station, WJEJ. Soon enough I discovered The Beatles and The Stones and I’ve been in a general state of moral decline ever since. I formed my first band in high school and have never looked back. Since then, I’ve played in dozens of bands with many wonderful friends and amazing musicians. I made records in the original days of vinyl. I’ve opened for everyone from Hasil Adkins to Danny Gatton, Foghat to The Ramones. I’ve played a thousand shows in a hundred towns and slept on more floors and sofas than I can count. Here are some of the bands I’ve played in: The Left (formed in 81′, we recorded 2 critically acclaimed records on the Bona Fide label), The Dusters, Black Market Baby, Shatterbox, The Hell County Regulars, The Voodoo Love Gods, The Hellbenders, The Casualties W/ Kim Carson (New Orleans), Blue Balls Deluxe, Iron Cross, 9353, The Glenmont Popes/Honky Slim, The Twin Six, Luckyman, The Nightlifers, and J.B.Beverly & The Wayward Drifters.
In 2014, I released my first full length solo record, The Wages of Sin, on the Farmageddon record label. Since that time, I have been hitting the road and promoting my music the old fashion way – one town and one stage at a time. Hope to see you in your town soon.
The Brittany Avery Band is a country/southern rock band from Columbus Ga.
Ted Russell Kamp is an LA-based bass player, singer/songwriter and producer.
Ted writes, records and travels the world performing his own country / roots / Americana music from his seven critically-acclaimed albums. Ted also plays live, records sessions, and collaborates on songs with A-list songwriters and musicians in Nashville, Austin and around the world. Ted recently built a new studio — The Den — and has already produced several well-received albums for fellow artists.
Ted is well known for his ability to step into bands and rock all genres of music — the decades he spent holding down the bottom end for bands as diverse as Shooter Jennings and Wilson Phillips made sure Ted had the chops for anything from major festivals to David Letterman appearances.
The last few years have found Kamp focusing on his own career. He tours continuously in the US and Europe, and has releasing his solo albums to critical acclaim. His records have debuted at #1 on the Euroamericana Chart and made the US Americana Chart’s Top 100 Records of the Year. The Big Takeover wrote, “Kamp simply knocks one ball after another out of the park…Saturated in talent and sincerity … good music done right.”
This Jack of all trades points to Dave Stewart and Buddy Miller as role models, in the sense that they move so seamlessly between the roles of sideman and frontman while supplying both substance and glue to every project they take on.
“The biggest challenge,” Ted says, “is always to be myself and express myself while still supporting others. Bringing in traditional elements is a way to make the music classier and more timeless, in my opinion, whether it’s to enrich my own music or to make anything I’m part of as great as it can be.”
“I’m a New Yorker who’s thoroughly fascinated with Southern music,” Ted points out. “Most of my favorite records were made within a few-hundred-mile radius that circles Memphis, Nashville, Muscle Shoals, New Orleans and up the Mississippi River, Dallas and Austin. It’s incredible — the passion, the storytelling and the soul that came out of that part of the country. It’s a huge part of the American voice.”
Ted dove into music after college. He spent several years woodshedding in Seattle, and recorded four LPs with his trio Ponticello before moving to LA in 2001. Once in LA, Ted formed the group Union Pacific, played with numerous bands, did extensive session work. That led in 2003 to Shooter Jennings pulling him into his band. And Ted’s never looked back. Whether he’s headlining a major show in the Netherlands with European superstars, playing Gruene Hall in mid Texas in the dead of summer, rocking an LA honky tonk with some of the best players in town, or working in his new studio to pull the soul from each song, Ted pours his drive and musical talent into every note.
Members:
Jesse Sendejas – Guitar, Vocals
Veronica Sendejas – Mandolin, Vocals
Corey Page – Bass, Vocals
Jessamyn Cobb – Drums
Elliot Lozier – Bass, Drums, Vocals
Justin Paxton – Drums, Vocals
Neville Allen aka DJ Elliven (Dee-Jay 11) bringing quality Sounds para la Cabeza Hip Hop, Soul, Funk, Top 40, House, Electronic..etc… Chicago. Follow me @DJelliven or Email me at neville.allen1@gmail.com
Born out of a desire to be the most exciting Metallica tribute band ever… Four veteran members of the Chicago metal scene, 3 of whom have collectively put in over 15 years in area Metallica tribute bands, are looking to have a little fun…. Metallica is what we were born to do. Metallica is the reason we play. Metallica is what we sound like when we write originals.. So that is what we are going to do. Play a bunch of Metallica songs and have a ton of fun doing it.
There is also a desire to be creative in this band as all of us come from original projects in one form or another. There will be some songs done in a slightly different manner and a bunch of other non-Metallica songs being done in a Metallica Style.. Or Metallica-ized if you will. Think of it more as a tribute to the Metallica style… Every show should be something unique.
I guarantee, you will be entertained…
With his hometown of Chicago on his back and the sounds of soul in his roots, Brooklyn-based emcee R.O.E. blends an urban vibe with poetic lyricism and music that hits straight to the heart that will attract anyone with an affection for alternative hip hop.
The Clergy was est. on June 2016, it started with one man Ryan Mids Brown who had a vision to start a band/movement to uphold the great responsibility to create great music. The Following of The Clergy has said that their music has put them in scenes of movies, or hearing colors and seeing sounds. The clergy’s style is a variation of electronical-jazz/hip-hop/soul/fusion. On July 16The Clergy released their freshman record called “The Passage” which brings a musical way to journey through problems situations and trials. With the help of great inspiring musicians who has featured on the project such as, Shon Hinton, Quintin Gulledge, Lawrence “Blacksurfer” Farmer, Maison Guidry, Just to name a few. The Clergy will be touring in the summer of 2017 called the “Revolution Tour” changing each city and the aspect of music one city at a time
Featuring members of chachuba.
Whilst storytelling has been – and remains – at the core of all that HUNTSMEN is, they continue to dissolve the boundaries between metal and the more traditional modes of folk and country. Released March 13, 2020 to critical acclaim, their latest album ‘Mandala of Fear’ marries melody and progressive elements to create an undulating foundation to layer its dystopian missive on atop.
We are The Green Waves a local band from Chicago who plays a mixture of rock and roll, grunge, and blues.
Graveshadow is a 2016 “Sammie” winning (Sacramento News & Review) symphonic metal band from Sacramento, CA. Graveshadow was originally conceived in the winter of 2012 by rhythm guitarist, William Walker. The line-up features Walker along with vocalist Heather Michele, lead guitarist Aaron Robitsch, drummer Roman Anderson, and bassist Ben Armstrong.
The Graveshadow sound is defined by crushing guitars, beautiful keyboard melodies, thundering bass, and earth shattering drums. Powerful operatic vocals shift into unearthly growls to create a rich and dynamic atmosphere that is ripe for storytelling. Whether it is a tale of personal struggle or of fantastical creatures, the listener is sure to find themselves immersed in a world apart.
In the winter of 2014, the band signed with Jeff Keller (now with The Artery Foundation) for management representation after releasing their debut EP and opening for thrash legends, Flotsam and Jetsam (whom Keller manages). Shortly after this, the band began work on a full length album. Emil “Nightmare” Nodtveidt from the Swedish industrial metal band Deathstars (Nuclear Blast Records) was brought in to mix and master the recordings that were produced by Matt “Hazmatt” Thomas. Adding to this, powerhouse vocalist, Ralf Scheepers of Primal Fear (Frontiers Records), was brought in to sing guest vocals on the Doctor Who inspired song “Blink”.
The band is poised and ready to leave a lasting impact within the metal community. With an electrifying stage show and a sound as large as the Dragons of Westeros, they are as talented as they are unforgettable.
The Timmys Midwest punk band that’s cool enough for school, if not TOO cool for it!
Basement goons inspired by fast food and feelings
We’re Alternate Flow, from Chicago. All Original. We like to focus on the raw aspects of sound. We believe the best music is the kind that happens spontaneously in a garage banging your instruments. that feel.
Freak On A Leash was never intended to be more than a one time performance. A group of musicians ranging from Illinois and Indiana, came together to form Freak On A Leash for a one time gig on Saturday, December 8th at Another Hole In the Wall in Steger, Illinois. The event was a showcase for local musicians to perform an entire set as one of their favorite bands.
That entire set was well documented through a High Definition video and with the help of You Tube and Trashmouth Films, Freak On A Leash started to gain some major positive feedback. With a fresh tribute scene brewing in the Chicagoland area, Freak On A Leash decided to become a full-time project, in hopes of accomplishing something new and different.
It didn’t take the act more than a year to pick up steam and land themselves in some reputable clubs. Within three years of hard work, the band has managed to land the privilege to take the stage at such key spots as The Abbey Pub, Durty Nellies, The Cubby Bear, Mojoes and The Loft. In 2014, the band was given the opportunity to play House Of Blues in Chicago, leading to a headliner later in 2015 on the same stage.
With a few member adjustments and some fine tuning, the tribute band is preparing to take things to the next level. Expect things to get interesting very soon.
Misery Machine is a Chicago based tribute to Marilyn Manson (and The Spooky Kids).
Reggae inspired musicians based out of Chicago, IL
All Rocket Boosters and Astro Dudes beware, The Bombats are here to save your souls with rock and roll.
High Priest is a 4 piece stoner doom band from Chicago, IL.
Recording Artist Entrepreneur Investor Stock Market CEO New single “Wa gentan konnen
Mike “McBeardo” McPadden is the author of Heavy Metal Movies: Guitar Barbarians, Mutant Bimbos, and Cult Zombies Amok in the 666 Most Ear- and Eye-Ripping Big Scream Films Ever! (Bazillion Points). He also covers true crime for Investigation Discovery’s CrimeFeed; punk, metal, and classic rock for VH1; and stoner culture for The Kindland.com
“This sound is just what the doctor ordered. Totally different flow than anything out there. When I first started on it I thought…damn, they went Rockabilly. By the time it ended I was pissing on the stall in CBGB”. -Charles Browning (Club Owner, Concert Promoter).
Born & bred in sunny Chicago, Wilem Hurricane Simmons & his band The Severe Weather Warning have been making goofy, heartfelt garage folk music in the city for a few years now. They’ve just recorded their first fully mastered EP “Enjoy Your Day” available on Spotify & Bandcamp, and are excited to play for you & have a few drinks. Oh, yep!
LOUDA is a Chicago area recording and performing artist. Changing gears from the classical realm, LOUDA elevates her sound through scat and soul in her own songwriting and eclectic song cover choice.
Vision in the Rhythm Band from Chicago with an Alternative, Reggae, and World sound.
Artificial Brain are a technical death metal quintet from Long Island, New York. Their core sound weds pummeling tech and death metal to the buzzing edges and Phrygian mode scales of black metal with an angular, dissonant edge and nearly subliminal growling vocals using science fiction themes as lyric inspiration. The self-released, three-track Demo 2011 presented the band with opportunities for regional touring while 2013’s Butchering Cosmic Giants EP won notice globally, netting them a record deal with Profound Lore. 2014’s long-playing debut, Labyrinth Constellation, was produced, mixed, and mastered by Colin Marston; it scored dozens of positive reviews for its bracing modern approach to death metal. 2017’s Infrared Horizon proved more experimental and wide-ranging, resulting in a prime slot on Cattle Decapitation’s tour. Founding vocalist Will Smith left the band in September 2021. He was replaced by vocalist Paulo Paguntalan for immediate touring, though Smith’s voice had already been recorded for material on 2022’s Artificial Brain. ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi
Technical death metal troupe Cognitive are back with Abhorrence, their fifth full length album and a tremendously worthy successor to 2021’s Malevolent Thoughts of a Hastened Extinction. This is the New Jersey powerhouse quintet at its brutal best – unrelenting riffs leave the listener stunned, while a wave of thoughtful, devastating lyrics washes over. The album is a turbulent, draining but ultimately fulfilling experience.
Cognitive started work on Abhorrence while touring Malevolent Thoughts of a Hastened Extinction, sending tracks back and forth to each other while trekking from one intense gig to another.
2024 promises to be a big year for Cognitive, as they take Abhorrence on the road and bring more people into their vile new world. 13 years after the release of their debut EP, the band’s fifth full-lengther sees them continue to make giant strides forward while retaining the elements of their past efforts that got them this far.
Abhorrence may provide therapeutic commentary about how messed up the world currently is, but also, ironically, provides a breath of fresh air. We’re all in this together, so catch Cognitive on the road this year.
Illinois Hardcore
Psychedeli
For fans of: This Will Destroy You, Explosions
Progressiv
Flight Plan is a 4 piece pop punk band from Chicago, IL. The band was formed in 2014 and consists of Vocals and Guitar Mike Morrissey,
Through our performance-based approach to music lessons, School of Rock students are more inspired to learn, more motivated to excel and more confident as a result. We teach guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums and vocals in an interactive environment.
Born and raised in Chicago, Kaina & Burns Twins were destined to work together. As a group, Kaina, Eddie, & Iz blend their distinct talents into ear candy you just can’t put down; each song is sweet and smooth as the last. Serving as a proper debut from Kaina & Burns Twins, sweet asl shows the group’s ability to construct dynamic, soulful music. This authenticity in sound may be attributed to just how organically the project came to be. In the span of only 3 months, what started as friends having fun by jamming out turned into a cohesive 6-track project and defined artistic direction.
Here is Nams Homeless first solo release since his previous EP “Chingaso” released Aug 30th 2015. This project is a Demo for a new sound that he has been working on for the past year. The demo represents a cluster fuck of emotions surrounded by static, depression, loneliness, anger, and tranquility. Here he is expressing the harmonic sounds of his own suffering (we all get lost along our way to wherever we’re going). This demo is also one half of another project Nams has instored for us in the distant future so please enjoy.
Hello world, We are The Freedom Paradox formed out of Downers Grove Illinois. We have three members Ryan Drobnik (lead vocals/guitar), Megan Gilley (Vocals/Bass) and Nate Kay(Vocals/Drums). Our sound can be described as punk but we take other influences from general rock, metal, hardcore, and many other sub genres. We have a Single titled “Dead End” that can be found on SounCloud, band camp, YouTube, and our Facebook page. Since May of 2015 we have been playing in venues around Illinois. Get in contact with us, as we grow our fan base around The Untied States.
Wayside Story is a Chicago-based pop-punk band formed in the spring of 2015. With the members desperately in search of like-minded people to play music with, each turned to Craigslist hoping to fill the void (basically online dating for musicians). As soon as Brian (vocals, bass) and Casey (lead guitar) met in 2013, their shared musical interests and edgy style of play quickly clicked and led them looking for others to create a full act. Once Casey found an experienced drummer in Corbin shortly after, the three would meet in the west loop on a regular basis to jam out to their favorites and begin writing their own songs. After a long search for right person, they finally brought on Kevin’s (vocals, rhythm guitar) skill and creativity to round out the four-piece.
Wayside Story began playing in a number of different venues around the Chicagoland area, quickly gaining interest and notoriety within the local music scene. In the fall of 2015, the band teamed up with producer Roye Robley to begin recording their first official EP in Hammond, IN. After dozens of trips to and from Hammond, as well as countless hours spent by Roye perfecting the mixes, Wayside finally released “Young Adult Fiction” on August 5th, 2016. The six-song EP, which instantly drew high praise from fans, helped the band to secure an opening gig at the House of Blues shortly after on August 14th, Wayside’s biggest show to date.
Wayside Story will be featured on a number of shows around Chicago throughout the fall to promote “Young Adult Fiction”, which is available on iTunes, Spotify, and Bandcamp.