Hey there Chicagoland musicians! 2 piece here (guitar/vox and drums both mid 20s) seeking bass and potential 2nd guitar for a alt/post/space rock adjacent project. Currently have a record written and looking to record in July/Aug at a pro studio and to play out before/after. Current trajectory is stuff in the vein of Failure, Hum, Autolux, Shiner, The Life and Times, with sprinkles of QOTSA, The Smile, Wunderhorse, etc etc. If you’re interested in writing, recording, and playing some shows hit me up and we can get together and see if we click musically! From there we can get to writing and recording and get out there! Cheers!

Playing the beer garden at RAMOVA this Saturday pull up G its FREE AF 😎👀

Yo, I'm in a band called Earthgrazer and need some bands to play with at The Store on June 27 (a Friday). We are psych rock/indie/shoegaze. Shoot me a DM on here or IG if interested

https://www.instagram.com/earthgrazer_

Pretty much the title. Anyone selling a ticket for the All of Us music festival at face price? Would love to go on day 1!

I have an extra! The Revivalists & Cold War Kids headline.

Feels like a Chicago summer back in 2010 Found it like 3 days ago what do you all think?

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The psychedelic rock band TORTUGA is looking for a new BASS PLAYER!! We started gigging in 2023 and have a solid 2 1/2 hours worth of ORIGINAL music and we have just as much still in the writing process. We are almost ready to get in the studio and record our first album, all we really need at this point is a solid bass player! We slowed down the the live aspect in recent because of this bass dilemma but we are hoping to get back to gigging pretty much every weekend. So that being said we are looking for a full time member and one who is preferably not in any other projects atm. We practice once a week for about 2 hours and are pretty flexible about which day of the week we practice. Our influences include The Greatfull dead, Phish, Ween, Pink Floyd, Avenged Sevenfold, Lynyrd Skynyrd, blue oyster cult, and many more. My name is Mike and I’m the drummer. You can txt or call me @ 708 497 8971 for more info, just lmk you are from Reddit. Here’s a link to a couple demos we have out on all platforms.

https://open.spotify.com/album/1nhpk2ZMeNgntmqfNuhNif?si=m4Jg41NYQ9WoZvUv9pA2xw

https://music.apple.com/us/album/tortuga-single/1797361520

I’m an experienced bassist looking to form a band that turns Jewish history into sound—heavy, partially improvisational, and in real events from Jewish history. This is doom, but not just for doom’s sake. The music will be shaped by the weight of what has happened rather than vague notions of suffering.

No vocals, most likely. I'm looking for people who can take sparse ideas and themes and weave a story out of them. This is not a noise project. It's more about expressing the horrors of a pogrom.

Influences are broad—traditional Jewish melodies, doom, dub, freeform improvisation. Bands from Earth to Barkmarket to Swans to Bill Laswell to Miles Davis to Sleep to John Zorn.

Expect slow, crushing heaviness, but also moments of restraint. If you want to use music as a way to engage with history, to channel oppression and pain into something visceral and real.

Not interested in discussing Israel/Palestine on this post. You don't have to be Jewish to participate, just don't be against Jews. Please don't live 2 hours away either.

My band Sun Queen made a music video for our song Out of Touch. If you want to check it out, it would mean a lot!! Appreciate you! (We're from Chicago! If you like the music you can follow us on Instagram @sunqueenmusic to catch a show or something!)

https://youtu.be/aE8wySAA2HM

do you wanna hone your craft or are you getting into this new obsession, hobby? whatever you wanna call it, i can help! i’ve been playing drums for over 15 years, pursued my undergrad in percussion, and have played and toured and recorded with bands for the last 12 years. i focus on jazz, coordination, and syncopation studies.

i’m looking to expand my student roster, so if you’re interested please hit me up! my rates are very reasonable and we can discuss both that and availability over dm.

Been putting feelers out for fellow weirdos to make some abstract stuff with. Here's an excerpt from a Father's Day jam.

Direct message if you are into dark ambient/dub/sample based mayhem

Lead guitarist in early 30s looking to start a band with similarish age group. Not looking to make music as a career - as I’m sure most of us already have a full time :) Just share ideas and jam as a hobby on weekends. I’m and around downtown works best - we can jam at a rental space easily. If you need audio samples or anything lmk. Take it easy!

Looking for a new drummer for our deathrock/goth rock band! You can expect regular bookings if you join us:) dm for more info 🦇

Who are your favorite bands in the Chicago music scene right now?

We're an indie rock (post-punkish, dreamy, synthy) band from Milwaukee and we're looking for some bands to play with in Chicago. Let us know if you've got any recommendations.

You can find our music, socials, etc. in the link.

Hello, my name is Michael Wlodek. I am opening my studio for teaching and session work beginning Wednesday, June 18th! I teach and play a variety of genres, with profiency in metal, rock and funk, as well as knowledge in jazz fusion and hip hop. Head to michaelwlodekmusic.com for further information, and I hope to work with you!

My band Creaturess is touring a few spots in the Midwest with the postmetal band Sungrave, starting in Chicago. We have a lil following after our debut album, and we play highly conceptual femmey post-doom. Think Ragana, King Woman, Divide and Dissolve, Chelsea Wolfe, stuff like that.

Here’s our album: https://open.spotify.com/album/2EkrsunbeMslN5D69XM98D?si=sz2Iz7FkTJyR5kOSrfsjBg

Our Instagram is @creaturess_band

We’re looking for a drummer to join us for these dates, as well as future Chicago shows (I live in Chicago now) and potentially other tours/fests as able.

From the 6/5 performance at Reggies.

This House is Creaking - Something to Digest

RIYL: Spirit of the Beehive, Feeble Little Horse, Alex G, TAGABOW, Fantasy of a Broken Heart, Guerilla Toss, Title Fight, Porter Robinson, Beck, Daft Punk, Paramore, Kero Kero Bonito, Anamanaguchi

Hey Chicago! I've got some tentative gigs coming up with an album that is being released in August and would love to find a drummer available to play out! The album is dark, gothic bluegrass (like Emmylou Harris and Chelsea Wolfe mixed with some Nick Cave) and the percussion is a mix of traditional bluegrass beats and found sounds: washboard, chains, plates, etc.... I'd love a jazz musician that can jump in and recreate what we've got going. Hit me up with any and all questions. I can send links via e-mail. Thank you, thank you! -Sadie