Here’s our 12 featured First Friday submissions for August of 2021. It’s always to see some new music and videos from some friends in the scene along with some new artists to discover from around the Chicago metro area.
This episode is a bittersweet and tragic tale of lost and found, closure and discovery revolving around a […]
In this episode we dive into the amazing work of Shut in Sounds III: The Riteousness of Spring with the man behind the music, composer and drummer Bret Figura
Chicago natives, Aweful, have just released their latest single and video for their newest song, “Not Enough”. This single, which is a digital release, is a benefit for Foundations of Music and the band is donating 100% of the proceeds from the digital sales of the single to the cause.
Here’s our seven featured First Friday submissions for July of 2021. Once again it’s to see some new music and videos from some of our friends in the scene along with some newer artists to discover from around the Chicago metro area. We also will be featuring a few of the submissions in upcoming Rock in Chicago Show podcast episodes later in the month as there are some interesting stories behind the music
Mel Flowers, one of our main curators and bassist for The Secret Lives and Tides Cult chats with […]
This month we’re celebrating LGBTQ+ musicians from Chicago with our PRIDE 2021 playlist.
June 23rd will see the release of the “Out Loud Chicago” compilation which is composed of cover songs by Chicago-based artists in the LGBTQ+ community. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the Center on Halsted.
Our interview guest for our second episode and first Guest Curator for June is visual artist Maura Walsh
Our First Friday new music roundup for June 2021. A feast of ten tunes and videos from a wide range of indie, punk, and metal artists from the Chicago area for your listening and viewing pleasure.
Chris DeQuick, recording engineer and punk scene veteran curates another ninety-minute Chicago punk playlist available on YouTube and Spotify featuring a wide range of up and coming artists and scene veterans
Featuring 90 minutes of heavy music from some of Chicago’s best metalcore and genre-adjacent groups featuring scene veterans Veil of Maya, Born of Osiris, Dead to Fall Oceano to hard-hitting newer bands such as VCTMS, Erabella and Atlanta is Burning.
Our featured artist and guest for this episode of the Rock in Chicago Show is Pamela Maurer. Pamela is a musician, multimedia artist and designer who writes and performs with her group Baby Money and The Down Payments. Pamela spent the last year working on and releasing “HLDAY MAGIK” a visual album produced remotely with a team of people spread out across the country. Pamela is also the Guest List curator for this month.
Presenting our First Friday new music list for May, 2021. This month we’re featuring a variety of different […]
We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Rock In Chicago Show Podcast later this month. Our format […]