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Listings are
in the opposite order of appearance: headliner is listed at the top,
next is the support band(s),
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Wednesday May 27
2026
Accessory -from Chicago, IL -Accessory is the solo moniker of Jason Balla, a fixture of the Chicago music scene for over a decade. In between the busy schedule of his main project Dehd, Balla devotes himself to self-recorded experiments that land somewhere between Women, Broadcast and John Cale. Following the cassette release Blue Tape (2018) came a string of singles– “Eyes for Berlin” (2020), “Together” (2020), a collaboration with Bnny, and in 2023, “Wherever You Are Tonight.” On Wherever Balla threads the needle between bedroom pop intimacy and noise-fueled anthem. The same pop sensibility you’d expect from Dehd is present, only it’s more damaged. “There’s a freedom I get from writing only for myself,” says Balla, “I can be beautiful. I can be ugly. I can be anything.” The outfit assembled to realize his music on the stage is a who’s who of the Chicago underground including members of Deeper, ULNA, Desert Liminal and Eli Schmitt of New Now. As an 8 person ensemble the group weave concise pop songs into more explorative interludes that range from walls of sound to a whisper. Over the pummeling beat of multiple drummers, the band fills the air with dusty tones and feedback as Balla croons of lonely worlds and missed opportunities. Facing -from Vincent, KS -Nathan Whitman is a multi-instrumentalist from the great state of Kansas. He released two solo albums under the moniker "west/step" while residing in Pittsburgh, PA. In 2021, he moved to Chicago to pursue more musical collaborations. Kirk Rawlings grew up in Memphis, TN playing and touring in bands as a singer-songwriter starting in his early 20's. Years later he created the art-collage rock duo Courtesy with fellow Memphian Drew Ryan and the two moved to Chicago. After 10 years of Courtesy, Kirk started a solo project called Beige On Beige and began looking for bandmates. He met bass player Nathan Whitman through Craigslist and the two started trading music. Kirk was blown away by some of Nathan's compositions and suggested they start a new band based on those. Kirk, wanting to concentrate on writing and not sing in another band, the pair decided to look for a singer. Claudia Ferme is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist from Chicago, IL. She started a band called Her Again while in Bloomington, IN for college. Upon graduation and her move back to Chicago she started making music under Claude, a dream pop, lyrically focused project about early to mid 20's malaise and self-exploration. In early 2023 Claudia Ferme answered an ad posted by Kirk on IG. Having played a show together and briefly working with him once before on a previously released Courtesy track, they were familiar with each other's music. Claudia was excited by the influences listed for this new project and was looking for a fresh start musically. Kirk and Nate started sending her instrumentals they had made and she would send back voice memos of lyrics and melodies that could work for these tracks. Nathan, Kirk and Claudia landed on the name Facing and have been creating together since. Badvril -from San Francisco, CA -Badvril is a band that thrives on the tension between small-town isolation and the frenetic energy of city life. Originally from the backwoods of Washington, Badvril now calls San Francisco home. The contrast between these two worlds is central to their chaotic, narcotic grunge sound and visually arresting art. Led by Becket Schroeder and closely accompanied by Tessa Piccillo, the duo brings their personal experiences together to create the narrative that defines the Badvril identity. On their new single, “Away,” Badvril exercises the limits of their grunge influences with dashes of lush shoegaze. At the heart of the new single, there is an epic sonic battle between the cloud-like vocals and dense guitar melodies. At moments, it feels like the vocals are getting the best of the arrangement the way they slowly unravel in order to navigate the jagged instrumentation. The arrangement quickly fights back with searing guitar solos that get more grandiose and intense as the song plays, ending the duel in what seems like a dead tie. The conflict never feels like it is resolved, and that is the most fascinating part of “Away.” Rather than take the lazy way out by smashing a bunch of tropes from their influences together, Badvril pulls from the nuances of grunge and shoegaze to unearth a sound they can call their own. The band is both familiar and alien, and it would seem the duo wouldn’t want it anyother way. Badvril’s “Away” is an infectiously complex anthem that could only be created thanks to the band’s strenuous attention to detail. “A grungy yet light opening track to the album, the lyrics express the struggles of trying to find yourself through other people and not feeling comfortable in your own skin,” explains the band. -Glide Magazine |
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