Cowboy Neal, the project of Ian Hammond, is a Chicago-based post-rock/indie 5-piece that brings high-energy to every performance. They have performed in Chicago for a number of years and have played at Subterranean, the “A Star Sign is Born” event at Columbia College with Jason Milbank from Senses Fail in 2019, the Old Town School of Folk Music, and a number of DIY spaces around the city. They have performed with Swatches, Grace Bloom, Horsegirl, and Ian sat in on guitar with Dweezil Zappa at The Vic in 2018.