“Fall Classic is one of the best unheralded bands in Chicago’s rock scene, though the group’s latest album, “Gospel,” certainly has the power to change that status. A personal album for frontman/guitarist Ryan Jeffrey Smith, “Gospel” addresses his loss of faith via an album that is curious and unpredictable, one that mixes genres and influences seamlessly and tempers odd-angled arrangements with luscious harmonies.”
-Jessica Hopper, CHICAGO TRIBUNE

After years of making mostly-instrumental electronic music as Holm., Thatcher May created the Sports Coach alias in late 2014 as an outlet for his vocal-and-guitar-driven songs. Since then, he has been astonishingly prolific, releasing 10 albums of material and embarking on three national tours. Fans of Panda Bear, Ariel Pink, and Parquet Courts will greatly enjoy Sports Coach‘s music.

Blaka Watra (pron. BLA-ka VA-tra) is a band from Cleveland, OH. Sludgy, guttural, often pretty, sometimes poppy, always loud.

rock trio Du Vide, whose gentle, wistful sound harks back to 1990s “slow-core” greats like Codeine, Bedhead, and Duster.