La Armada
Chicago, ILLatino hardcore fury, formed in Santo Domingo and based in Chicago since 2008. Has toured with Sick of It All and Propagandhi.
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Latino hardcore fury, formed in Santo Domingo and based in Chicago since 2008. Has toured with Sick of It All and Propagandhi.
Chicago rock fronted by Courtney Boyers, on Flat Aht Records. Compared to Joan Jett by way of the Pretenders.
No links confirmed — the name is shared with a French psytrance duo who dominate every search.
Drummer-fronted punk trio from West Chicago, recorded at the Blasting Room with Bill Stevenson producing.
Unconfirmed — the Bandcamp page under this name belongs to a band from Regina, Saskatchewan.
The solo project of Chicago guitarist Steev Custer, also of Death and Memphis and Space Age Zeros.
Unconfirmed — search results are swamped by the Be-Bop Deluxe guitarist of the same name.
Punk-pop with roots in Chicago's South Side scene of 1979, reformed in 2013. Yes, there is an accordion.
Unconfirmed — too many bands share the name to pin this one down.
Midwestern punk from St. Charles, cheerfully self-described as old, bald and unbothered.
Ramonescore with a twee streak from the Chicago suburbs, fronted by Maria Surfinbird since 2018.
Chicago hardcore on Punk Rock Tacos Records. Their self-titled LP is dedicated to drummer Matt Meuzelaar.
Downers Grove rock built on an overhand guitar style, with funk bass and saxophone.
Chicagoland garage rock and roll, going since the early 2020s.
No links found. Ask at the merch table.
Chicago-area ska, playing Berwyn halls and Burlington Bar bills since 2013.
Central Indiana trio moving between classic rock, rockabilly, indie and punk.
Unconfirmed — the Bandcamp page under this name is a grunge-pop band from Kingston, Ontario.
Indianapolis punk trio writing about political corruption, greed, and the occasional love ballad.
Berwyn hardcore punk, releasing through Punk Rock Tacos Records.
Garage-a-billy punk out of Chicago's alleys — you can mosh to it or dance to it.
No links found. Ask at the merch table.
Chicago punk born at the Alley, played entirely by fifty-year-old men from Elk Grove Village.
Cincinnati punk with vinyl on Air Quotes Records. Note the poster spells the name Kesznel.
No links found. Ask at the merch table.
Homewood one-man band, six albums deep, blending punk, blues, pop and soul.
Melodic punk from Elgin since 2004 — four married guys, not hardcore, as they put it.
Wrestlepunk from South Bend: punk rock, professional wrestling and bad decisions.
Waukegan metal formed in 2012 out of a shared love of pro wrestling.
Four-piece punk from Oxford, Ohio, pulling from rockabilly, soul, ska and jazz.
No links found. Ask at the merch table.
Instagram is the only trace of them online.
Richmond, Indiana punk, started in 2006 by Lyn-Z when she was fifteen.
No links found. Ask at the merch table.
West Chicago rock that went on hiatus back in 2017 — this looks like a reunion.
Illinois pop-punk duo releasing through Outloud! Records and Laptop Punk Records.
No links found. Ask at the merch table.
No links found. Ask at the merch table.
Chicago blues, R&B, roots country and gypsy jazz played with a punk edge.
Indianapolis rock and roll, mixing Ramones energy with Motörhead fury.
No links found. Ask at the merch table.
Silly pop punk rock, as they call it, from North Freedom, Wisconsin.
Wauconda experimental noise — including field recordings of mowing the lawn and shovelling snow.
Chicago pop-punk produced by Joe Queer, with records on River Monster.
An Indianapolis band with only an Instagram to go on.
Shorthand for Steve's in the Band, who are also billed in full.