50k Check, Naked Brunch, RoseyBones
50k Check is a Chicago band that blends 70s post-punk, 60s psychedelic pop, and a noisy indie rock that gives every song its own unique vibe. On their first album, songs build from pin-drop quiet to all-encompassing layers of sound, others peel a song, layer by layer, to reveal their essence. Behind Kelly Torch’s soaring vocals, the band sways between melody and fuzz, groove and trance, dance and lounge. 50K Check is Kelly Torch on vocals, Mason Payne on guitar, Kisira Hill on bass, Karl Sokhn on drums and David Greene on keys.
The Convenience, The Lipschitz, Wallplant
On their second record as The Convenience, Like Cartoon Vampires, New Orleansmulti-instrumentalists Nick Corson and Duncan Troast collect dispatches from a dying empire, conjuring an avant-rock soundworld, peppered with spidery, atonal guitar work, pointy rhythms, and strident feedback.
Distorted Pony (Los Angeles), USA Nails (UK), A Deer A Horse (NYC), Bussy Kween Power Trip
Mani Jurdan, DJ cymba of HUEY, JEFF K%NZ, Law of HUEY, Stark of HUEY
Rocket Miner, Shipwreck Karpathos, The Skies are Shifting
Rocket Miner is proud to rejoin the aural assault of the Chicago music scene with their return from hiatus. While staying true to the colossal atmospheric guitar sounds and dynamic beats they are known for, Rocket Miner is now embracing a darker tone. Shipwreck Karpathos is an instrumental band steeped in the Midwest’s melting pot of emo, hardcore and indie rock stylings.The Skies are Shifting are a 5-piece band from Chicago that explore multiple genres with roots in post hardcore
Joey Molinaro, Dusty Turrets, TRASHDOTCOM, Electric-Disconnected Galaxxu Confluenze
Joey Molinaro of Pittsburgh returns to Chicago with his solo black metal/ grind violin style in support of two original rock and roll fiction novels. Dusty Turrets hails from the depths of Chicago’s DIY scenes. They have cultivated their own original sound and songs stemming from a mutual interest in metal, poetry and improvisation. Emboldened and with much versatility, Dusty Turrets is tapped into their wild side, charged with grit and ferocity. Their music communicates moments of angst, desire, feminine rage, social withdrawal, self-preservation, and reflections of nature. TRASHDOTCOM is wacky trashy noise rock from Chicago! Electric-Disconnected Galaxxu Confluenze is a variable-lineup improvisation machine.
The Curls, Matthew Danger Lippman, SJOD
A Mammoth Task, The Darkhorse Collective
Horrible, Anything is Everything, King Sans
Formed in Chicago, Horrible’s current lineup began playing together in 2017. With a fresh batch of their signature brand of surfy goth punk songs for 2024, Horrible is considering recording a second album…but that would just be Horrible if that happened, wouldn’t it?Anything is Everything — self-proclaimed “Chicago’s Wurst Punk Band” — is a four piece outfit formed in 2018 with one plan: rule the world. Chicago’s altrock/noisepunk duo King Sans set out with each performance to combine visceral raw energy with melancholic lulls to deliver a night you won’t soon forget.
The Sueves, Tyler Keith and The Revelations, Jeremy and The Drip Edges (ex-Reigning Sound)
