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.
Snacks, Modern Cults, Snowcuffs
Formed from the scattered ashes of rock & roll elusives, SNACKS brings primal, violently catchy jams to a thirsty southern audience. Focused on basement recordings & life in Alabama, SNACKS became a full-fledged guitar & synth driven live, revealing themselves to not only have timeless 60’s pop sounds with jangly hooks but also drone and psych abilities not too far removed from the likes of Spacemen 3 or The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Infectiously catchy tunes with vocal melodies that stay stuck in your head days after.Modern Cults is power pop trash pop slacker pop rock. With continuing inspiration from Sparklehorse and an added dose of just cryptic enough songwriting from the likes of Stephen Malkmus and Alex G, Modern Cults is urgent and complex but easily accessible with melodies catchier than a cold.Snowcuffs is a Chicago-based dream pop band, transcending the genre with razor-sharp hooks, entrancing vocals, and a bombastic rhythm section. Dueling guitars and hypnotic synths take the driver’s seat, producing a lush, multi-layered sound.
DCTOP40, Huron Coast, Cindy Crawford Cult, Never Been Won’t Go
DCTOP40 plays Sychadelic Soul on his mystical axe. A reappropriated Funk Paisley spirit forged in the crucible of Chicago’s Brown Sound and ‘90s Indie.Huron Coast is a project by Chicago musician, Nick Davio. This group has a rotating cast of musicians, and sometimes is accompanied by a choir. Charlie Malave adds some cello/electric guitar magic over soaring vocals and harmonies. Think Phoebe Bridgers and Thom Yorke esque – super mellow vibes.Cindy Crawford Cult is cheap, deep, splashy, trashy, pessimistic, hedonistic, rock, schlock, folk, a joke, punk, junk, hardcore country rock n roll for people born with or without a soul. Never Been Won’t Go is a new Indie Rock Power trio from Chicago, IL. They mix thoughtful lyrics with lush musicianship and heavy drums.
Clickbait, Mandy
Join us for a free matinee show with Chicago favorites Clickbait, and Mandy!
KENMUJO, Home Entertainment, Dilator, Good Water
Spread Joy, My Son The Doctor (NYC), Dusty Turrets, Edging
Crystal Canyon, Allen Epley
Superkick, Tigera, The Burning Lights
Superkick is an alternative trio from Chicago, IL.Unabashedly a rock band, Tigera takes influence from genres like bubblegum pop, yacht rock, and energetic punk to shape a sound defined by sing-along hooks, big guitars, and dancehall grooves.The Burning Lights are a supernova of catchy rock and roll hooks and emotional anthems for the lost and lonely.
Reality Raps with Cantbuydeem & Friends
Terms (STL), Je’raf, Billington/Shippy/Wyche + Cunningham
Terms Record Release Show (Skin Graft)TERMS, arriving by way of Tampa Bay, Florida and St. Louis, Missouri deal in dissonance, frenetic rhythms, and the unknown – forging an elastic rubberbanding harmony all their own. Guitarist Chris Trull is an alumnus of the prestigious acts YOWIE and GRAND ULENA, while drummer Danny Piechocki moonlights in the band AHLEUCHATISTAS alongside Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk).