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Nick D' & The Believers

Nick D’ & The Believers are a bar-pop band. Rather than create a barrier between him and the crowd, lead singer Nick D’Andrea swings around on the most recent incarnation of his mobile keyboard stand. 

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Joywave

Joywave is an electronic band whose obvious love for heavy hip hop beats is infused with their bright indie rock.

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HIGHS

HIGHS might be from the frozen Great White North, but their shimmering, beach-goer tunes are nothing of the sort.

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Barcelona

Barcelona is a harmonious pop band.  Recently they’ve found themselves informed by an early 90’s R&B sound. Brian Fennell’s soaring vocals are peppered with runs and soft vibrato.

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ASTR

ASTR is an electronic pop group who incorporate hip hop beats and urban flow into their soaring, catchy vocal tracks.

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Cardiknox

Cardiknox is the electro-pop brainchild of Lonnie Angle and Thomas Dutton. Together they make upbeat, theatrical pop driven by a dark undercurrent of keys and synthesizers. 

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Tall Walker

Tall Walker is an alternative pop quintet from Chicago. A divergent take on the known rock equation, the band’s strength lies in their songwriting. Every melodic hook is led by the strong presence of guitar.

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Mike Mains & The Branches

Mike Mains is a boisterous front man whose physical movements are as sporadic as the cadence of his voice. Transitioning from falsetto to talk rock to screams, he turns on a dime and delivers with passion.

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This Century

This Century’s Joel Kanitz and Sean Silverman stopped by the studio to play some stripped-down, acoustic renditions of their crisp, energetic tunes.

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Matt Wertz

Matt Wertz’s brand of pure, pop rock is cheerful and spirited. The band bolsters his energizing sound with bold riffs and a driving rhythm section. 

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My Gold Mask

At the crossroads of underground and over the top, zoned in and plugged out, raw and riotous, lives Chicago’s My Gold Mask. The dark pop band’s exotic gypsy spells and murderous garage rock ballads have built a unique wall of sound that some have likened to a metallic symphony—pretty impressive when you consider My Gold Mask has, until recently, been a duo.

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Youngblood Hawke

Inspired by the Herman Wouk novel of the same name, Youngblood Hawke was born out of late night creative musings between longtime friends Sam Martin and Simon Katz.

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