Javelin, Basement Party, Sattva Dog, Weaklung
Javelin – We are a noise rock/grunge band and this will be our first time at Coles! The Basement Party merges the raw high-end spirit of skate punk with smooth sun soaked vibes of surf rock Satvva Dog – Chicago Psych Punk Noise Weaklung is a loud noisy rock band who grabs you by the throat with guitars, and hits over the head like a sack of door knobs with thick bass. Drums will poke at you all night. Weaklung are from Chicago and sound like it.
Hannah Frey, Nancy Whitaker, Holy Joke, Max Morton
Hannah Frey and her band play folk rock for lovers and sweeties. She feels like the luckiest girl in Chicago to play for you & hopes you leave with a little bit of that luck 💫 Holy Joke is a twangy rock band from Chicago, IL, drawing inspiration from the alt-country greats across the decades while incorporating contemporary indie-rock sensibilities. Nancy Whitaker is an art rock band containing Brooklyn’s best up and coming players with 60’s inspired vocal hooks and an attachment to grandiose widescreen sounding sonic decisions. For fans of fast parts, unconventional songwriting, and noisy things. Max Morton is songwriter based in Chicago, IL. In 2024, Morton released his EP titled “simply, time”: six lyrically-driven songs fabling the passing of people, places, and seasons.
Glad Rags, Cowboy Neal, Arm Candy
Glad Rags is a music collective from Chicago that blends chamber pop, psychedelic rock, new wave, electronica, and experimental jazz. Cowboy Neal is an energetic six-piece band from Chicago, IL. Bringing frenetic, diverse performances, you’ll hear music inspired by The Talking Heads, Fela Kuti, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Pom Poko, and black midi. Cowboy Neal has performed at many venues in the city: Bookclub, Beat Kitchen, Subterranean, the Burlington, and more! Come and dance with Cowboy Neal! Arm Candy is an energizing rock group that fuses ethereal, dynamic instrumentals with insistent, anthemic vocals. Like a sugar rush, Arm Candy is something you’ll crave again and again.
Broom, Bitcrush, Brian Seyler
broom is a NYC based ambient-shoegaze outfit. sad guitar and saxophone through a bunch of pedals and loops. chicago debut. Bitcrush is an electronic jazz duo founded by Charlie O’Neill and Leo Buczkowski in 2022. Drawing from a wide variety of influences from the jazz, electronic and avant-garde idiom, Bitcrush has carved a unique space for themselves in the Chicago music scene with their eclectic live performances and 2024 album We Regret to Inform You. also featuring Brian Seyler
May + the Ladies, Basal Jones, Night Beach, Emily Rach Beisel
May Klug is a composer based in Minneapolis, MN. Her project May + The Ladies celebrates high-femme pop spectacle, drawing from her experimental synthesizer practice, past as a frontwoman in queercore bands, and deep love of house, bubblegum bass, and electroclash. Joined by Jared Hemming and Cleo Pupillo, this is May’s heartfelt, desperate, and misguided attempt to make extremely likable music. Basal Jones – I am a rap artist who has a taste for different sounds and cultures. This EP will include everything from a medieval bop to a crash course into the City Girl lifestyle. Night Beach is a 4-piece band playing creative indie songs about love, identity, and a life in common. FFO Elliot Smith, Parquet Courts, & Yo La Tengo. Expect new chords, sweet melodies, and seismic revelations on the nature of reality (DISCLAIMER: revelations not guaranteed) Emily Rach Beisel is known for visceral performances blending extended vocal and instrumental techniques with analogue electronics. Their works is described as “heavy stuff, sounds retrieved from the deeper places… Beisel pokes around in the sonic depths and brings leviathans out to play. (A Jazz Noise)”
Jonah Eggleston Live Album Recording [Early Show]
Jonah Eggleston Live Album Recording Jonah Eggleston is a standup comedian based in Chicago by way of Appalachia. His comedy is a mix of storytelling, anxious confessions, and doom-spiralling over slight inconveniences. He has performed throughout Chicago (The Lincoln Lodge, Zanies) as well as across the country (Comedy on State, DC Improv.) He’s a nice guy once you get to know him. with support from Sam Dicke & Kristi Durkin
Jonah Eggleston Live Album Recording [Late Show]
Jonah Eggleston Live Album Recording Jonah Eggleston is a standup comedian based in Chicago by way of Appalachia. His comedy is a mix of storytelling, anxious confessions, and doom-spiralling over slight inconveniences. He has performed throughout Chicago (The Lincoln Lodge, Zanies) as well as across the country (Comedy on State, DC Improv.) He’s a nice guy once you get to know him. with support from Sam Dicke & Kristi Durkin
Slugscape, AAAYYYAAA, Morbid Circle
From playing in bands to standing solo, slugscape brings a soundscape of industrial hitters and trip hop ballads AAAYYYAAA – MIDWEST INDUSTRIAL Morbid Circle is a dark electronic artist that blends punk, EBM, and darkwave into a unique sound of catchy melodies and powerful vocals. Performances end up being an in your face mosh dance that helps strengthen the connection between artist and audience.
Triplets of Gonzo, Zakary Extract, Beastii
Triplets of Gonzo began as a street performing act in Mexico, where Selinger Gonzo and Jess Northup first developed their guitar and vocal chemistry. After relocating to Chicago, they teamed up with drummer Todd Waters and pushed their sound into something more mature and expansive, a melding of early-2000s Chicago underground, 70s prog sprawl, and Latin-leaning rhythmic patterns. Their new EP Gift (recorded with Mike Lust) digs into that mix with intricate guitars, massive synth bass, razor-tight drums, and a powerful vocal presence that cuts through the chaos. Onstage, the compositions intensify as the band cranks up the energy, balancing a tight, dialed-in sound with Selinger’s magnetic stage presence. Zakary Extract is a singer-songwriter from Chicago Illinois making intricate, hand-crafted art rock. On his new full length record “Elsewheres,” Extract trades biting electric guitars for lush, ephemeral psychedelia. Beastii – Surfy moody grungy groovy garage pop
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