Beast Eagle
Benn Sieff and a Murder of Crows
PINKSQUEEZE
Chicago based sapphic power pop band Pinksqueeze guarantees you will get at least 10% gayer at their live show. Voted one of Chicago’s bestrock bands (2022 & 2024) and one of the best Punk Bands (2024) in the Chicago Reader, Pinksqueeze is making an impact for audiences and listeners in Chicago and beyond. Drawing influences from punk, indie, pop, emo, and grunge, their music focuses on queerjoy, healing, and community. Their high energy shows have been described as “Like a band from Scott Pilgrim come to life” and “Like being at a sleepover with friends you haven’t met yet.”
Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol
“Our catalog has never been short on big dumb riffs, but the idea on this record was to really turn the screw,” says RBBP bassist Aaron Metzdorf. On Big Dumb Riffs, that screw is cranked incredibly tight. “We just wanted ‘the part’: The opening of Pantera’s ‘Primal Concrete Sledge’, the breakdown in Primus’ ‘Pudding Time’ — the shit that makes you move and lose your mind. Just that part the whole time.” Across 11 concise, taut songs — most clocking in around 2 minutes or less — Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol demonstrates their skillful ability to blend the merciless low end of Leo Lydon’s 8-string guitar, Aaron Metzdorf’s masterful chordwork on the bass, and Sean St.Germain’s driving drumming. Hot on the heels of their breakout 5th studio release Doom Wop (2023), Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol returns with Big Dumb Riffs: A whole new variant of the fuzzed out, overdriven, melodic, groovy music they have been making since 2016. While Big Dumb Riffs is decidedly more aggressive and rhythmic, it still retains the overtly melodic feel of Doom Wop. But Leo Lydon’s vocals are considerably more angry and negative (song titles like “1-800-EAT-SHIT” and “Body Bag” should be a clue.) “The whole writing process was, ‘what if we just played two notes the whole song’,” Metzdorf says. “‘What if we tuned down to almost unusable string tension?’, ‘what if we write a record that will make everyone say ‘wow that is dumb’? Leo and I really move around on stage a lot. Being a dingus is crucial to the groove. All these riffs were designed to allow us to act bigger and dumber on stage.”
Overtime & The Blue Collar Soldiers Band
Overtime & The Blue Collar Soldiers Band are hitting the road for the Modern Day Outlaw Tour (10 Years of Hunger In My Stomach)—a full-throttle anniversary run celebrating the 10-year mark of Overtime’s RIAA Certified Gold breakout, “Hunger In My Stomach.” This tour delivers a full-length live band performance featuring fan favorites like “Next To Me,” “County Line,” and “Divided We Fall,” alongside new releases including “Soldier Up,” “Stand Your Ground,” and “Stuck In My Ways.” Supporting the tour are Wildcard, DurtE, Jake LaCoste, and Shawn Paris, creating a genre-blending lineup that fuses country grit, rock energy, and rap intensity. No backing tracks carrying the show—just real performance and high-impact live music. If you like your concerts loud, honest, and high-energy, the Modern Day Outlaw Tour delivers.
NEQUIENT
NEQUIENT Grinding metallic hardcore chaos – Crust / dbeat / hardcore / punk from Chicago https://nequient.bandcamp.com/ BLACK CROSS HOTEL Black Cross Hotel’s brand of industrial-strength post-punk stands firmly on sweat-soaked leather and concrete floors. The five-piece’s aesthetic effortlessly blends raw aggression with nuanced atmospheric layers, drawing influences from the golden days of neon, mighty riffs, and “trax made of wax.” ebm / goth / horror / industrial from Chicago https://blackcrosshotel.bandcamp.com/ EPIMELIDES We draw in inspiration from gothic, melodic death, symphonic, doom and industrial music https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567600520062 MOON PIGEONS Goth Rock / Alt / Dark Wave band from Omaha https://www.instagram.com/moonpigeonsomaha/
HeatWaves Record Release Party!
Come out and celebrate with HeatWaves as they officially release their first album, “Ten Years Too Late” on vinyl! They’ll be playing a special set with songs from the album, and will have physical LPs and CDs available for the first time so you can take a copy home with you. They’ll be supported by Graveyard Smash, who are playing their first show in over a year, and Million Dollar Veins! HeatWaves (Punk Rock) https://heatwavesne.bandcamp.com/ Graveyard Smash (Horror Punk) https://graveyardsmash13.bandcamp.com/ Million Dollar Veins (Supercharged Rock ‘n’ Roll) https://milliondollarveins.bandcamp.com/
Ollie Joseph & Matt Corman
The Callous Daoboys
The recklessly free-spirited collective from Atlanta, Georgia, revels in high-strung extremity, music that’s somehow dense, impenetrable, and chaotic yet confusingly inviting.
Past Self
Past self is a Las Vegas-based Darkwave and Shoegaze band. Known for their swirling guitar tones, distinct image, and unique blend of Korean and English lyrics that the band has dubbed “K-Goth,” they’ve quickly gathered the attention of the wider goth scene as a whole. Pulling heavily from bands like The Cure, Molchat Doma and Slowdive, the band consists of Sung (Vocals/Guitar), aether (Keys) and Spektor (Bass). They’ve opened for acts such as Twin Tribes, French Police, Mareux and Drab Majesty. In 2021, The band released their debut album, “Bedrot,” followed by their West Coast Tour, where they met their then up-and-coming peers “Deceits.” After embracing more Korean elements into their music with the release of 2023’s “Die Cry Hate,” the band took part as Deceits supporting act for the East Coast leg of their “…If There’s No Heaven” tour in the Summer of 2024; followed-up by an appearance alongside them at the El Rey Theater. That same year, they collaborated with Haunt Me for the single “Sinner.” In October 2024, past self played Substance San Antonio alongside artists like Topographies, Black Marble, and Riki. On December 13th, past self released their newest EP, “Premonitions.”
