Bury Me In Lights is a study in introspective contradiction. The name alone is a testimony to living a life worth celebrating, according to frontman Robert Biskoski, while the band’s guitar-driven punk anthems serve as a vehicle for Robert Smith-inspired lyrics and Metallica-fueled guitar solos. That contradiction has been fueling Biskoski’s output ever since 2009, when he and then-bassist Randy Gorecki first started making their presence known in the Chicago scene. After releasing Eyes Like Anchors in 2012 and The Will in 2014, Gorecki moved to lead guitar, and the band added brothers Tim and Chris Vallaro on drums and bass and began finalizing what would become the group’s defining sound. The shout-along infectiousness of the Menzingers, the unorthodox riffing of Billy Talent, and the manic energy and melodic sensibility of early Offspring all rear their heads on the group’s Moments Between EP, released in November of 2017 to critical acclaim, but the group is unmistakably cut from Chicago cloth. Self-professed influences like Alkaline Trio and Smoking Popes may not be as obvious upon first listen, but there’s an undeniable similarity, a strange sort of energetic melancholy that filters from the speakers like clear Midwestern air.  Having already played virtually every notable Chicago venue, from opening shows at Bottom Lounge to headlining House Of Blues, and having multiple tracks featured on James VanOsdol’s Demo 312 radio show on Chicago’s 101WKQX, Bury Me In Lights could be considered stalwarts of the Chicago music scene at this point. As such, Moments Between is not a pleasant surprise or an unexpected success—it’s an assertion, years in the making, that packing into a room with friends and strangers and noise and sweat, shouting together with fists in the air, is an indispensable element of a life worth celebrating.

The Glory Years is a Chicago based early 2000s era pop punk/rock cover band performing song by the likes of Yellowcard, New Found Glory, Blink 182, Fall Out Boy, Underoath, Thursday, Paramore, The Starting Line, Sum 41, All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Anberlin, Story of the Year, and many more. Their high energy show and killer sound will cause all of the nostalgic feelings to come rushing back into your brain. Seriously, how are you not going to have an amazing time? Come share a beer and a memory with The Glory Years

Music is all about chemistry, and chemistry is all about bonds. When musicians share the unique bond of life-long friendships, the results are quite spectacular. This is the case of four kids from Chicago known as The Burst and Bloom.