Fantasma Negra is a post-punk band from the South Side of Chicago reigning from one of it's most beautiful and cultured neighborhoods- ‘Little Village’ From Chicago music festival such as Ruido Fest, Villapalooza, and Fiesta Del Sol to some well known venues like Reggie’s, Cobra Lounge, The Bottom Lounge, and Beat Kitchen, Fantasma Negra have captivated audiences. with their gloomy, dancey rhythms, haunting melodies, and driving a powerful force of goth punk roots. They debuted their first single ‘On Ice’ in early 2024. Their forthcoming album ‘13’, produced by Dan Klein, is set to release in summer of 2024. Expanding their discography, they aim to record an EP that will further explore their talents in sound and vision of what Fantasma Negra is about. Aside from music, Fantasma Negra is a multidisciplinary powerhouse showcasing DIY artistry from digital/hand-illustrated designs, merchandising, and in-house music videos. They aim to give their audiences live memorable performances as well as a digital music experience.

Spare Change was originally formed on the south-side of Chicago in 1989. The band plays their own unique style of raw hardcore punk / metal crossover. Through hard time and many lineup changes singer Bryan 'Chump Change' Robertson has managed to keep the beast alive, putting out over 20 releases in the process. The current lineup of Bryan on vocals, David Grek on guitar, Al Salad on bass and Fabian Arroyo on drums is the strongest to date. In 2013 the band put out their first release with its current lineup, Crash and Burn. This EP contains four tracks of straight up, ripping crossover and is the first sign that after 25 years Spare Change is still as relevant and as they were when they first started making a rauncous noise back in '89. Spare Change has had the pleasure to share the stage with the likes of D.R.I., Dead Kennedys, Grim Reaper, Riot, Black Death, Iron Reagan (Municiple Waste), The Addicts, The Casualties, Verbal Abuse, Fang, Toxic Reasons, Raw Power, The Effigies, CJ Ramone, The Mentors, Macabre, Helstar, Poison Idea, M.D.C., Necrophagia, Venom (inc.) and many others. They were the only punk/metal band to play the Taste of Chicago in 2001 and are currently working on there new album "Bonded By Beer"

Squared Off is a 4-piece street punk band hailing from Chicago IL. Since 1996, Squared Off has been playing in smallbasements, local dive bars and large touring venues. These guys bring out some of punk’s forgotten ideals of brotherhood, pride, and the words of the working class. Squared Off’s music gives you the sense of kinship with the understanding of the struggles of society today.

INFLUEN5 was established in Chicago, IL in 2021 inspired by the sounds of Metal, Rock, Jazz, & Opera. With their raw, energetic and melodic sound INFLUEN5 is soaring and hungry to get to the top. Yan (bass), Lucy (lead singer), Dave (guitar), Alicia (Vocals, Sax, & Keys) and Fabian (drums) are rebooting Alternative Rock for a new generation of listeners.

Created as the world closed down, pre-pandemic experimental recording driven BRAINBLEED turned quickly into a live venue-loving crossover calamity. As the plague surrendered, BRAINBLEED invites the listener through lightning fast sets to engage with the darker state of affairs like creeping isolation, injustice, inequality, and not puking on our couch.

HAILING FROM THE SOUTHSIDE OF CHICAGO. FORMED IN AUGUST OF 1998. FROM THE ASHES OF PREVIOUS BANDS. INSURRECTION AND KORRUPSION LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR THIS ANGRY, SPITE FILLED MAYHEM.  DEMONSEED CURRENTLY IS DAVID C. – VOCALS, PEDRO A. – GUITAR, GUILLERMO R.-LEAD GUITAR, SALVADOR O.-BASS AND FABIAN A– DRUMS. DEMONSEED HAS REAPPEARED ON THE HARDCORE AND METAL SCENES WITH AN UNRELENTING VENGEANCE. SONGS ABOUT RETRIBUTION, AND LIFE ON THE STREETS ALL BROUGHT WITH A BRUTAL SONIC BACKDROP. DEMONSEEDS FIRST DEMO RECORDED IN THE WINTER OF 98 HAS RECEIVED GOOD REVIEWS. THEY HAVE SOLD OUT OF ALL 2000 COPIES. STAY TUNED FOR ANOTHER DOSE OF LETHAL HARDCORE INFLUENCED METAL.

HYPERVOLUME is a heavy metal experiment being conducted by two humans whose talents have been forged in the crucibles of Chicago’s heavy music scene. These expert alchemists blend sludge, doom, death, and thrash metal with elements of psychedelia and punk to create a uniquely intense experience.

Ammunition is co-founder of the performance troupe SS-Triple X. She has been gracing Chicago's stages as an independent performer since 2006. She specializes in neo variety burlesque, feather, parasol, silk fan and LED isis wing dances, fire-eating and breathing, palm torch, angle grinder acts and body modification rituals. Merging visual percussion with power tools, Ammunition leaves the audience hot in their seats! Ammunition holds residency at Chicago's most notorious party, Porn and Chicken Dance Party! She is a resident performer at Debonair Social Club's No Tell Motel produced by Sammy Tramp! She is an active participant in Chicago's Burning Man Community and in Black Rock City. She also was featured grinding sparks for Steve Aoki, Skism, Derrick Carter, Figure, Buku, Felix Da Housecat, Tommie Sunshine and Ghastly! You may have even spotted her onstage grinding for 2011- 2014's Northcoast Music Festival, Wavefront Music Festival, Spring Awakening Music Festival in 2012-2016, Life in Color and Reaction NYE at Rosemont! She has returned to the stage in Madison for the Fire Ball Masquerade for 4 years in a row and will be returning 2017! She made her Show Me Burlesque debut in St. Louis and Snake Oil Festival in NOLA in 2016! She was nominated, competed and won the Performing Artist of the Year award from Chicago Raw Artists in 2011. She also won Best Gogo Dancer of 2015 for Chicago Nightlife Awards! Ammunition is fire and grinder insured through Specialty Insurance Company. She is locked and loaded, she is Ammunition.