Legends. Formed in 1978 in Los Angeles, they shaped not only the sound of Punk Rock, but defined the attitude and style which countless others mimic to this day. FEAR was the first punk rock band to grace national television in North America via Saturday Night Live on Halloween 1981, courtesy of John Belushi, leaving the studio set in shambles. FEAR remain on the permanently banned list from Saturday Night Live to this very day, and are ranked the number one musical performance in the show's robust history by Rolling Stone Magazine. Their first album has sold over 500,000 copies and is considered to be one of the top ten punk rock albums Of ALL TIME.

Hailing from the hallowed grounds of St. Louis, MO, Bastard Squad take their love for both new school and old school punk & hardcore and have crafted it into their own style. Initially founded in 1996, the band reformed in 2018. They feature current and ex-members of DFL (Epitaph Record), Better Days (Coin Toss Records), Very Metal (Beer City Records) and Breakmouth Annie. Since reforming they have put out 3 records and played with old school bands like The Adicts. T.S.O.L, Fear and Conflict. You can check them out on all major streaming platforms.

Here are the THE WORLD FAMOUS KRANK DADDIES, a Chicago based band always ready and willing to RIP IT UP!! After thousands of shows people have labeled The KrankDaddies music as Raw Rippin Rock n Roll. The KRANK DADDIES deliver a high impact live performance which always leaves the audience screaming for more. Fronted by Chops McClintock, a greasy gritty rock and roll legend, THE KRANK DADDIES rip through their live sets with a "Johnny Cash went to Hell and punched the devil in his balls" vibe. HiTops Farrelli hits the stage with his upright bass pounding out the rhythm like a Brooklyn Brawler. The Krank Daddies have toured the continental USA extensively and have shared the bill with some of the music industry's most renowned rock artists such as Motorhead, The Reverend Horton Heat, Rob Zombie, Social Distortion and more. THE KRANK DADDIES Have independently released two albums and are currently securing a world renowned producer for their 3rd release. This band has received rave reviews and is on the cusp of conquering the world!

Lollygagger is a three-piece Thrash-Punk band from the heart of Chicago’s underground music scene, and quite possibly the tallest punk band in Chicago.  Each of these rock'n'roll muppets tower above the audience at live performances, raining HELL from their instruments, absolutely determined to destroy the audience sonically at every. single. appearance.  Equally comfortable at a death metal fest as they are at a DIY Skatepark banger, Lollygagger is defined less by their tattoo-and-leather clown aesthetics and more by the incredible accuracy, speed and POWER of their live performance: a 100 decible oratory on the history of social collapse steeped in anti-fascist political satire and "Laugh-so-you-don't-cry" absurdist humor. Live performances are hard to describe;  they start abruptly as frontman "Matthew Muffin" takes control of the room while proclaiming himself "The CEO of all punk rock", listing such sponsors as Hostess Cupcakes and Boeing while demanding money from the audience with a promise of future financial molestation.  Looking around, you'd see confused and wary looks from first-time viewers quickly transform into gaping mouths and shocked appreciation when the band locks into the first few notes, incredibly loud and sonically balanced.  Kinsey Ring plays what can only be described as "lead bass" and is quite possibly the most talented working punk rock musician in the Midwest, a high claim that has to be seen to be believed.  His shifting melodies are often complimented directly by Matt Muffin's rapid fire vocal style, cartoonishly machine gunning political limericks at the audience before letting loose a 10 second scream over a thickly saturated tech-metal solo. These two are supported in back by Michael Sunnycide, an exceedingly handsome gentle giant at 6'4" who puts every inch of that power into a danceable backbeat for the maniacs up front, a twinkle in his eye and "LOLLYGAGGER" battle-jacket on his shoulders.  True story: he used to wear a ball gag while drumming every show before Instagram's algorithms made the band's pictures an instantly bannable and demonetizeable offense. Lollygagger was formed pre-pandemic in the DIY basements of Chicago in 2017 and battle-tested on stages across the Midwest.  In 2026 they channel the urgency of bands like The Jesus Lizard, Dead Kennedys, and Pissed Jeans but they've carved out their own lane with smart songwriting and fearless performance likening them to more genre-less outliers like Primus and System of a Down.  It's not post-punk, It's not tech metal, it's not thrash, it's not skate punk, and it's not stoner metal.... it's something brand new built from old bones.  Proof is in the pudding they say, and Lollygagger usually does $4-$6 merch per head at smaller cap venues and festivals.  This band is hungry for expansion into better venues and support slots throughout their active markets and beyond.