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After putting out a charting debut EP and putting a year’s worth of club dates behind them last year, Chicago Modern Indie/Surf-Punkers The Golden Rule are of the city’s busiest bands to date with a brand new EP in tow.

In the years that followed the release of their second album, The Singleman Affair performed almost exclusively as a live band, integrating the different moods of the first two records into a live experience. The musical relationships established by the band formed the foundation of their third full-length album, “The End of the Affair”, a new, frenetic emotional tryst that personifies darker, heavier tones within their dense psychedelia. What was once the singular bedroom recordings of Daniel Schneider is now a full multi-dimensional band, backed by Adam Vida on drums (U.S. Maple), Gary Pyskacek on guitar and pedal steel, Jacob Smith on organ, and Sam Wagster (Cairo Gang, Fruit Bats) on bass.

A 4-piece out of Chicago, Illinois developing a unique brand of psychedelic alien punk folk. Sensitive, heavy, refined, meaningful, music. We are Liquid Gardens, stay tuned…

Hood Smoke is an American pop/rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 2010. The group consists of songwriter and bassist Bryan Doherty, lead singer Sarah Marie Young, guitarist Chris Siebold, keyboard player Rob Clearfield, and drummer Michael Caskey.

The Evening Attraction began their journey within the depths of Chicago, IL in early 2014. With recycled members from the band, The Break, this trio of bop rockers have been making their way into Chicago’s music scene ever since. Heavily influenced by 1960’s Rock and Roll bands like The Beach Boys and The Zombies as well as Bebop Jazz musicians like Cannonball Adderley these analog babies went on to record their first full length album, Almost Desperate. The ten track album was recorded on 1” analog tape at Treehouse Records during the brutal Chicago winter of 2014. Almost Desperate is a culmination of modern alternative music with early rock influences such as The Rolling Stones, Booker T & the M.G.’s, and The Who. Making it nearly impossible for people to sit still while listening to their music, The Evening Attraction has shared stages with FUTUREBIRDS, Road Kill Ghost Choir, The Boxers, YOKO and the OH NO’S, The Blisters, Pleasantry, to name a few. Moving forward the band will be playing constantly in the

Jessi Roti is a music writer/photographer for Local Loop Chicago, a blog catering to Chicago-based musicians + artists. She has previously interned at Time Out Chicago, where she got to post Grammy coverage and live show reviews. She’s obsessed with Bob Dylan and Kanye West, and will engage in discussion about politics, social justice, feminism, and ’90s alternative tunes as long as there’s plenty of coffee.

When you have a conversation with Jon Content about his career goals, and he says that he’s not looking for longevity and doesn’t really want to be a multi-platinum selling artist…people usually take it the wrong way. But if you bother to continue the discussion long enough, you realize, it’s not for lack of ambition. Rather, a dedication to quality for however long he’s lucky enough to entertain. Hailing from Northwest Chicago, Jonathan Adams grew up admiring the typical rapper influences-Kanye West and Common. Although his diverse, Mississippi born, military childhood abroad background, was anything but.

The product of a sympathetic nervous system askew, Fake Limbs is simultaneous fight and flight; hysteria with teeth. This dumb, lumbering beast with four backs just wants to graze and screw but when forced into a corner, it transforms ferociously. They’re part Harry and the Hendersons and part Smokey and the Bandit II (the one where all the cops get destroyed). Concussive, unrelenting percussion supports wild, desperate guitars and unhinged vocalization. They transcend both the flailing childish entitlement of the aggro and the apologetic whining of the meek. The result is uncomfortable, loud, and sexually confusing.

“The Logan Square band The Bribes takes pure ’50s era rock and re-fashions it into something fresh and bracing. What comes out through the monitors is clearly some of the most compelling rock ‘n’ roll being made in Chicago.” -Vernon Hestor Windy City Times

Four mysterious broads from the streets of Chicago that kill for rock n roll.

What began as an 8-person project-oriented acoustic folk group comprised of multi-instrumentalists, singers, songwriters, and theatre artists with a deep love for the music they made and for each other, and with a sweet down home sensibility. They evolved, slimmed down, and plugged in. They still feature the sublime vocal harmonies layered over lush instrumental arrangements that create the rich sound you’ve come to know and love. The New Switcheroo will warm your insides, tickle your fancy, and rock you right out of your boots!

Music has affected my life in so many ways, and my ultimate intention is to evoke an emotional response in people so that they are inspired to take action and make a change in their life, or simply connect, be comforted and inspired by the stories that I tell. That is what other artists have done for me and I am truly grateful. In a nutshell, I love writing songs, telling stories and connecting with others through songwriting.

Cowboy Jesus and The Sugar Bums are Maxwell Jenkins, mandolin and lead vocals, Caden Shapiro, guitar and lead vocals, Sam Mortensen, guitar, and Chase Wilkins, drums. We are all Chicago Public School Students,ranging from 11-12 years old. We met at Old Town School of Folk Music, and with the help of our fantastic music teacher, Jonas Friddle, and support from our parents, we began playing live last summer. Our live show culminated in being awarded the Chicago Music Award for Most Talented Group Under 12 years old. We quickly garnered a reputation for putting on great live shows which are equally fun for kids and adults. We have played Beat Kitchen, Subterranean, were featured on Green Music Fest last summer, and will be there again this summer, and also played Wicker Park Fest last summer. Our music is a wide mix of old school blues rock and roll, as well as more contemporary pop rock tunes, ranging from James Brown, Chuck Berry, the Go Go’s, The Ramones and more.

Jeremy from Do312 drops by the studio to talk about the 2nd annual Chicago Nightlife Awards. You can find pictures and info on our site at: http://radioonechicago.com/?p=5169

“You know you’ll never change / You’ll grow, but you’ll never stay,” sang singer/guitarist Corey Wills on “89,” the highlight of 2004’s Patterns of Nerve Cell Action EP, and rarely has a single line so prophetically summed up an entire band’s legacy. Twelve years after its inception, after reinventing itself time and time again, the band has grown, has never been content to stay the same… but has never fundamentally changed.

Korban Dallas of The Chicago Outfit drops by the studio to guest DJ with us! Your weekly fill of #AllChicagoEverything on Radio One Chicago, every Thursday from 6-8pm on WLUW 88.7fm

Armed with limber, near-acrobatic instrumentation and magnetic energy to spare, the members of The Ars Nova perform music that touches upon a venerable heritage of American genres – blues, funk, classic rock – but never overstays its welcome in any particular category. Originally started with the goal of making a dent on the summer festival circuit, this is music that’s prime rib for that arena: Constantly moving, and never stagnant; As warm as a July 4th weekend and bombastic as a fireworks display.

The Walking Shadows are a gothic metal quartet from Chicago, IL, playing a dramatic tumult of music inspired by groups like Danzig, Peter Murphy, and Marilyn Manson. These songs are a knife in your heart. Craig Winston leads the Shadows like some gaunt and towering axe-man, a guitar villain with a chilling bass voice and a pension for horror stories. Across the stage, his identical twin, Mark Winston, rocks and sways with every spectral drone of his synths and the frantic clamor at his pianos. John Sturm’s drums thunder with Justin Devalliere’s bass lines, giving the Walking Shadows a haunting, other-worldly pulse. The Walking Shadows are currently recording a 7 song collection titled “Artless Violence” which will be released this Summer, with “Blood on Our Hands” being the first single.

Chai Tulani was born in Nakuru, Kenya and raised in Chicago, IL. His first official mixtape “Visionz of Zion” was featured on the front page of datpiff.com in May of 2013. After gaining some attention from his first mixtape he began working on his second mixtape, “Cloud High Vybes”, which was released on April 19th, 2014. His launch of the mixtape had a great start. The “Cloud High Vybes” mixtape release party brought out an incredible crowd and received a number of great reviews of the tape.

Arclight is a Chicago based trio who’s can be described as a meld of genres resulting in an electronic, psychedelic, alternative, indie-rock sound that pushes the boundaries of modern music. Hear us live, every Thursday, on WLUW 88.7fm www.wluw.org