Bursting, HORSEBOY, New Grass, Displacer
Bursting is a new Chicago band from members of Stress Positions, Thou, C.H.E.W., Yautja, Coliseum, Ands, etc. Their music may remind you of bands like Quicksand, Hot Snakes, Jawbox, or Shiner, but it also may remind you of bands like Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, or Incubus. Bursting’s first EP is capital “A” Alternative rock; highly melodic yet crushing in a way that sheds light on its members’ projects and influence. HORSEBOY Energetic Equestrian Endorsed Rock Music from Kansas City, Missouri. On Tour promoting their debut LP “Ugly, Passionate, Wild”. New Grass is a three piece from Chicago that used to sound like screamo but we’re aging so we’re calling it post-hardcore now. We’re angular, dynamic and musically engaging. Displacer – 4 piece heavy noise rock band from Chicago
Windy Pop Weekender – Sunday
Windy Pop Weekender brings together Chicago’s twee and indie pop community for two days of music and other revelry October 18th and 19th. The fest showcases Midwest and Rust Belt artists playing indie, shoegaze, dream pop, power pop, and of course, twee pop. Sunday October 19th Lineup Join us from 12:00pm – 3:00pm for a free craft fair before the show! 3:00pm – Emily Jane Powers 3:45pm – Nectar 4:30pm – Holy Pinto 5:15pm – Humdrum 6:15pm – Julia Steiner (of Ratboys) 7:30pm – 10:00pm – Closing Party For full details, visit the Windy Pop Weekender site:https://www.windypopweekender.com
Windy Pop Weekender – 2 Day Pass
Windy Pop Weekender brings together Chicago’s twee and indie pop community for two days of music and other revelry October 18th and 19th. The fest showcases Midwest and Rust Belt artists playing indie, shoegaze, dream pop, power pop, and of course, twee pop. The weekend pass includes a tote bag and more! The lineup: Idle Ray (MI) Julia Steiner (of Ratboys) The Garment District (PA) Tambourina (MI) Humdrum Modern Cults Holy Pinto (WI) Nectar (IL) Gentle Brontosaurus (WI) The Feeders Monogamy Emily Jane Powers For full details, visit the Windy Pop Weekender site:https://www.windypopweekender.com
Windy Pop Weekender – Saturday
Windy Pop Weekender brings together Chicago’s twee and indie pop community for two days of music and other revelry October 18th and 19th. The fest showcases Midwest and Rust Belt artists playing indie, shoegaze, dream pop, power pop, and of course, twee pop. Saturday October 18th Lineup 5:00pm – Doors 6:00pm – Monogamy 6:45pm – Gentle Brontosaurus 7:30pm – The Feeders 8:15pm – Modern Cults 9:00pm – Tambourina 10:00pm – The Garment District 11:00pm – Idle Ray For full details, visit the Windy Pop Weekender site:https://www.windypopweekender.com
Dreamgoats, Bronco Bama, Rami Atassi’s Cosmic Dance Band
Dreamgoats is a strange but sweet psych/folk band made up of a bunch weirdos who really just like playing together. It’s singer-songwriter meets wild, synth-y textures and raucous percussion. It’s just dreamy enough to be delightful and goat-y enough to buck you in the balls. Most importantly, Dreamgoats is Joy and the gate is always open. Bronco Bama- Deep Fried Americana Psych Super Group featuring members of The Curls, Tobacco City, The Francos and Nude Sunrise. FFO: Velvet Underground, Dwight Yoakam, Crazy Horse, Clairo Rami Atassi’s Cosmic Dance Band- “The Cosmic Dance Band sounds like what might happen if you had a left-field mix of psychedelic and jazz artists—Mdou Moctar, Wes Montgomery, Cave, the Natural Information Society—in your blunt rotation.” – Hannah Edgar, Chicago ReaderThe Cosmic Dance Band is an eclectic ensemble that plays the original music of Rami Atassi. Born from the Chicago music scene, they represent the wide range of sounds and influences that converge in the city’s vibrant artistic community.From groove-oriented spiritual jazz to Middle Eastern melodies to desert guitar grooves, The Cosmic Dance Band reflects Rami Atassi’s global music influences.
Wax Jaw, Pure Intention, Em Grace & the Undercuts
Wax Jaw built their sound on a drive to play high-energy shows that would leave no audience member standing still. Born within Philadelphia’s expansive music scene, the band fuses dynamic and fast-paced punk tunes with emotionally charged lyrics, inspiring fans to search their hearts while sweating it out on the dance floor. The five-piece outfit has captured the raw emotion and electricity of their on-stage performances in their debut album, It Takes Guts!, which is set to be released via Born Loser Records on October 10, 2025. It Takes Guts! holds joy and suffering in the same breath. The album explores themes of addiction, sexual liberation, and self-worth, offering an authentic reflection of lead singer Shane Morgan’s lived experience as a transmasculine person. Despite its heavier themes, It Takes Guts! playfully embraces the ironies of life and the undeniable catharsis that comes from choosing to be sexy or sleazy when the mood strikes. The instrumentation of the record mirrors its lyrical duality, stitching together jagged punk riffs and new-wave danceability. It’s music that invites both movement and introspection, with each track built to hit home and blow out your speakers. Legendary Chicago based punk group Pure Intention consists of Joe Asshole (bass/vocals), Tommy Volume (guitar/vocals), and Judson Jones (drums). The infamous band has gained legendary status throughout the Chicagoland area for energetic, rowdy live shows that transport you back in time to when punk rock was dangerous. Music for fans of Germs, Misfits, & Black Flag. Em Grace & the Undercuts are a rebellious queer force from Chicago, IL blending punk rock with the electric baritone ukulele. Those who listen to our music have said our sound is a lot like X Ray Spex, Hop Along, Brittany Howard, Garbage, and Screaming Females. Their songs touch on things like attachment styles, addiction, queerness, self love, grief, body neutrality, consent and sexuality. Em Grace’s powerhouse vocals bring emotions to the surface you thought were buried and brings a burlesque flair to each performance. Em Grace & The Undercuts (Rachael, Sage, and Jess) bring on the entertainment and will have the crowd dancing, laughing and crying.
In The Pines, Toadvine, Boyce Delles
Wide-eyed and longing, In The Pines creates its own sacred geometry of rock. Through unexpected collisions of psychedelia, prog rock, shoegaze, and blues, the band decorates a sprawling sonic landscape with lyrics and melodies that walk a tightrope of restless, youthful exploration and mystical profundity. Toadvine is an alt-country band out of Chicago, Illinois. Their sound is equal parts 60s-influenced garage-y indie rock and equal parts roadhouse bar country; essentially they sound kind of like if Elephant 6 held a jamboree at the Grand Ole Opry. Boyce Delles, Jim The Kid’s alter ego, is a collage performance driven by drum machines, over driven synth lines and cassette demos. All of which are backed by a stack of CRT tv’s that have been converted into oscilloscopes.
Crisis Actress, Necromoon, Clowder, Lungsplitter
Chicago-based Crisis Actress crafts noise-pop that exists in perpetual evolution. At the heart of their sound are swirling keyboards, vocal stacks, loops, drums, and wires. Fresh off their full-length debut, Return of the Puppet King captures the band’s shared musical obsessions and commitment to experimentation. Recorded at the hallowed Electrical Audio last fall, each track is a testament to their collective journey- a dream realized through collaboration with countless talented friends who helped shape their vision. Necromoon- Corn fed shoegaze with slow core and post rock influences Lungsplitter is a sacrilegious sludge metal trio from the depth of the great lakes. ALL HAIL IN HALE!!! also featuring Clowder
PROBLEMS, TF Bundy, Vesper Chimes, Home Entertainment
PROBLEMS- Composer Driven Electronic music that is sometimes very fun, sometimes very beautiful, and always pretty interesting. TF Bundy- We are a high energy Post-Punk band with sprinkle of western influence Vesper Chimes is a Sassy Noise Rock band local to Chicago. Made up of music scene vets across various genres and projects, this will be their debut live performance and one not to be missed. Home Entertainment – “The Roaches of Rock and Roll” – Space Age Punk from Chicago, IL.
Michael Beach, Axis: Sova, TV Buddha
MICHAEL BEACH On his fifth LP, Big Black Plume, Melbourne-based and Californian-born musician Michael Beach reveals the vitalizing power of connection in an often hostile world. Equally informed by the songwriting of Bil Fay and Peter Laughner, the minimalism of Tony Conrad and Terry Riley, and the rock and roll heart of the Goner Records roster, Big Black Plume provides deliberate compositions adorned with genuine madness. The songs on this album range from spare, textural ballads, to spiraling psychedelic overtures connected to a propulsive cosmic pulse.Building on Beach’s network from over 20 years of touring, engineering, and production work (in Melbourne, SF, and LA), and employment ni independent touring venues, Big Black Plume features contributions from a murderers’ row of talent. Produced by Beach and Gareth Liddiard (Tropical Fuck Storm), the record includes Dirty Three guitarist Mick Turner, The Necks bassist Lloyd Swanton, Tropical Fuck Storm members Gareth Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin, folk artist Leah Senior, Oren Ambarchi collaborator Joe Talia, and Comets on Fire’s Utrillo Kushner, among others.Big Black Plume is out July 25th, 2025, on Goner Records. Touring as a trio this time around, Beach will support Big Black Plume with headlining tour dates and festival appearances in Australia, the United States, and Europe, including Gonerfest in Memphis, TN, Rising ni Melbourne, Dark Mofo ni Tasmania, and Binic Folks Blues Fest ni France. On their journey from blown-out solo bedroom project to full-blown band, Axis: Sova have been described as “prime movers of robo-boogie for the central United States” (NPR) and “like The Stooges riding shotgun on a Suicide track” (Pitchfork). Yet their mutant glam has truly crystallized on a different level with their latest, Blinded By Oblivion. The group – Brett Sova, Jeremy Freeze, and Josh Johannpeter – wrote their new album within the steel-grey confines of their hometown, Chicago, then flew out to Southern California and recorded it at Harmonizer Studios with Ty Segall producing. The resulting clash of industrial steel vs. indelible nature is sonically palpable, hinging on tension and full of cathartic release, all produced for rock n’ roll radio. Also featuring TV Buddha