New Oceans is a grunge rock band in Chicago. They deliver a gritty, distorted sound reminiscent of music coming out of Seattle in the early 90’s. John Kehoe plays drums, Rob Miller brings the bass, and David Downs offers guitar and vocals.

Pocket Candies is an indie rock band with electronic, industrial and jazz influences, based out of Ann Arbor, MI–where they like to get funky

“Drawing on a variety of ’90s influences, including Nirvana and the Vines, Lever present what they coin “bipolar grunge pop.” While a unique take on the decade’s sound, the likeness is undeniable. In fact, we challenge you to put them in a playlist alongside Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden and tell us they don’t belong.”

-Alternative Press (2020)

Lever is a three-piece original alternative/grunge/pop/rock n’ roll band taking influences from artists such as Nirvana, The Vines, Oasis, Speedy Ortiz, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin.

They have had the opportunity to perform on legendary stages like the Metro, House of Blues, Vans Warped Tour in Chicago, and the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood.

In 2017, Lever was voted “Best Rock Band” by the Chicago Reader’s Poll and in 2018, Lever was awarded “Best Rock Entertainer” at the 37th Annual Chicago Music Awards.

Lever has released two full length albums, titled Hover Bored (2015) and Douse (2019). They’ve also released an EP titled Ms. Lead (2017) as well an an Audiotree Live Session (2021)

Lever is currently working on their third full-length album.