RIPCORD
Ripcord is four dudes who met on the sexy side of the internet. Their sound has indie and punk influences with catchy vocal hooks.
Ben Aquino (lead guitar), Mike O’Brien (drums), Alex Archibeque (bass & vocals), and Jack O’Shea (guitar & vocals)
WYNTON EXISTING
Simply put, Wynton Existing is Wynton Existing due to the fact that Wynton exists to make art. Rather then identify as a specific genre, Wynton Existing is an exploration of sounds, vibes and emotions, generally which finds itself swimming around Garage, Psychedelia, Progressive, Punk, Stoner, Indie, and countless other subgenres.
The mission of Wynton Existing isn’t to highlight Wynton alone, but to remind the listener they exist too. The band invites us to live in the moment and open the audience up to the opportunity of feeling something. You too are alive and can exist just as brightly as the talent on stage.
The live show is a high energy splendor of noise experimentation, jams, and crowd participation, inviting the audience to join the madness with psychedelic breakdowns in songs such as “Tomtom Song”. The lyrical content ranges from wonder, perseverance, anguish, curiosity, hopelessness, inflection, and varying levels of acceptance, all generally with enough vagueness for the listener to takeaway their own meanings. Wynton Existing wants to pull the safety net off the music industry. They can make a big hit single, but don’t want to limit themselves to just making pop songs, they can play a consistent genre, but don’t feel they should be defined by a singular style. As Andy Warhol said:“Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.”
DANIMAL FARM
Danimal Farm is the solo project of Danny Doom, former singer and guitarist of Chicago-based band Milk at Midnight. Debut album “Perseverance Hotel” was released in February 2025, a melodic, pop-fueled mix of shimmering indie-rock songs inspired by post-pandemic hope and dread. Doom is joined onstage by multi-instrumentalists Rick Nitz (Milk at Midnight, Today’s My Super Spaceout Day) and Stephanie Harte (6kitty) as well as Clay Kohl (Honey Whites) on drums.
SGT. STARLING
chicago psych n roll
