The Palmer Squares, Monopoly Money Tour featuring Fresh Kils, Spenny & Eric Gordon, Roshin
The Palmer Squares are a hip-hop duo from Chicago known for their off-the-wall rhyme patterns and long rap performances on YouTube shot in one take. Their debut album “FINNA” reached #18 on the iTunes Hip-Hop charts (#13 in Canada) and they have been featured on notable releases from Umphrey’s McGee, Tropidelic and UBI.
A Tale of Two Cities: Windy City – Big Mouf Bo, Closed Casket, Linda Sol
BigMouf’Bo is a musical artist hailing from the Southside of Chicago Closed Casket brings back the nostalgia of a deadly potent rap collective while offering a whole new idea of what that even means. Meet Linda Sol – the poet turned rapper hailing from the west side of Chicago making waves with her innovative style and captivating lyrics. From the final stages of slam festivals such as Louder than a Bomb and CUPSI, to POETRY magazine, to Lollapalooza 2020, Linda Sol is an artist that commands attention and instigates change.
Cole’s Bar Jam Session
Singers, rappers, and musicians of all levels of experience, skills, and genres, join us for an electrifying Open Jam at Cole’s Bar! Bring your musical talents and vibes to the stage – just BYO instruments and drum sticks. Our house band is ready to groove, and the mic is open for all 21+ artists. Let the music flow freely in a night of limitless creativity! This is a FREE event for musicians, and lovers of live music-so bring your friends, and let’s jam!
Highdiver, Dyslexicon, ORISUN
Shoegaze rock from Chicago.
Wampus Milk Daddies, The Simsons
Wampus blurs genres and never fits perfectly into one box. They entice music lovers of all genres they participate in to expand their musical tastes. Wampus Milk Daddies is a jazz rock group from Indianapolis consisting of drums, bass, guitar, saxophone, trumpet, and auxiliary percussion. They cover genres such as: jazz, rock, funk, and prog.The Simsons is a jazz fusion/prog rock band from Kankakee Illinois. Their music is a combination of hooky instrumental prog rock, and jazz fusion improvisation, featuring intricate melodies and solos on electric guitar, backed up by a manic rhythm section. The Simsons play a diverse selection of original tunes, ranging from atmospheric ballads to explosive, noisey prog epics.
Annie Fish & the Hot Bono Band Present: U2, Wallplant, Neon Croissant
U2 was formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1976 and has since sold over 150 million albums worldwide. Annie Fish was born in 1987 and has been yelling in Chicago since 2005Wallplant is bedroom pop inflicted post punkNeon Croissant is the genre bending, feature on every song collaboration of Trung Vu and Abenicio Casias.
Earthgrazer, Deryk G., Inland
Earthgrazer is a Chicago-based power trio blending the impressionist sounds of shoegaze and psychedelic rock with the muscle and agility of alternative and progressive rock.
Matthew McNeal and Neighbors You Know
Matthew McNeal is an artist/songwriter based out of Fort Worth, Texas, known for crafting a modern analog sound while blurring the lines of genre. The band has released four studio albums alongside an all-star cast of studio personnel, all of which have aimed to move the needle forward in terms of creativity and storytelling with each song. When all of the elements come together – the spirit of indie rock, the passion of soul music, and the honesty of country music – Matthew McNeal and company craft a sound that is uniquely their own while being unmistakably representative of modern Texas music.
Emil and The Skinny Hendrixx Experience, Blake Davis, DJ sets by LEGIT and Cado San, Sounds by Mobeethicc
Cole’s Cutz Vol.2 is a night of sounds brought you to by Emil (aka Brokeboy Gamer, aka NoFoneFonz) an alternative rapper from Chicago, Illinois whose musical influences range from MF DOOM to Pink Floyd’s The Wall. Emil uses bombastic drums and balances humor with silky production to turn every song into a moment.Emil and the Skinny Hendrixx ExperienceFeaturing Murph Watkins and Blake DavisWith DJ Sets by LEGIT and Cado SanSounds by Mobeethicc
Patter, Museum of Light , Bursting, Loose Face
Patter is a 3-piece music band that blends elements of melody, rhythm, and sound into something that can only be described as Music.Museum of Light’s debut record, Horizon, pulls between two poles: big, crushing, overwhelmingly heavy riffs and dreamy, Zen-like washes of ambience and found sound. Horizon is a lush, dense, and cinematic record, but without the self-seriousness and lack of restraint that underscores many other releases within the genre. Busting is a Chicago band comprised of current and former members of Yautja, Thou, Stress Positions, Great Deceivers, Dust Muscle, Ands, & As Hell. Loose Face is a punk band from Chicago featuring members of Call Me Lightning, Richard Vain, Fuerza Bruta and Storm Clouds.