Feel-good indie rockers Deer Tick help to set CIMMfest No. 8 in motion with a festival kick-off show at the Old Town School of Folk Music. The Providence, Rhode Island-based five-piece formed in 2004, and has subsequently grown a following for its fol...
Feel-good indie rockers Deer Tick help to set CIMMfest No. 8 in motion with a festival kick-off show at the Old Town School of Folk Music. The Providence, Rhode Island-based five-piece formed in 2004, and has subsequently grown a following for its fol...
Grammy winner and an Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Taj Mahal brings his eclectic mix of blues, roots, and international sounds to the Old Town School of Folk Music. One of the most celebrated American musici...
With a sound the band describes as “rock and roll with a touch of soul,” Yoko and the Oh No’s really roll with the soul. This vocal, guitar, and drum trio will surprise you with their youth while showing off their cl...
Eszter Balint’s Airless Midnight brings eerie yet artful Americana tunes that entice you to listen carefully. The singer, violinist, and actress from Hungary emerged from her eleven-year musical hiatus late last year. She had been keeping busy, ...
Thursday April 14, 2016 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Hideout1354 W Wabansia Ave
MyGoldMask's is a unique blend of cross boundary influences with a unifying "dark pop" undercurrent. Founders Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo set the tone at the onset for this visually mesmerizing and sonically seductive band. The additions of drumm...
With more than 25 years of collective musical experience, the Scarbrough siblings are bona fide entertainers that any rock-junkie will enjoy. Pulling from their deep southern roots, they combine classic rock, blues, soul and gospel to create an unforg...
Thursday April 14, 2016 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Moe's Tavern2937 N Milwaukee Ave
CIMMfest is proud to present English singer and musician Peter Murphy in a special performance at Thalia Hall. As the lead vocalist of the post-punk quartet Bauhaus, Murphy helped pioneer the gloomy, romantic sounds of the burgeoning gothic rock style...
Thursday April 14, 2016 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Thalia Hall
Grammy winner and an Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Taj Mahal brings his eclectic mix of blues, roots, and international sounds to the Old Town School of Folk Music. One of the most celebrated American musici...
A staple in the hip hop community since the early 2000s, David Banner’s hits include “Like A Pimp,” “Get Like Me,” and “Play.” Banner strives to create “material that [he] hopes lasts in [your] minds for...
Tennessee-based, singer-songwriter Drew Holcomb launched his band Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors in 2006 along with his wife Ellie Holcomb, Nathan Dugger, and Rich Brinsfield. Together, the group crafts a soulful mix of Americana and alt-rock which ha...
Friday April 15, 2016 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Thalia Hall
Chicago alt-rock favorites Local H return to CIMMfest for two nights of celebration of its 20th Anniversary sophomore album, As Good As Dead. Each Metro show will feature a short set of material from across its catalog, and a headlining perfo...
Friday April 15, 2016 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Metro3730 N Clark
Alex White has been punching Chicago (and the world) in the chest with raw, medium-rare and well-done rock and roll since she was thirteen, for the last several years with her brother Francis in White Mystery. She shows no sign of let...
The prolific Montreal-based, avant-songwriter Tim Hecker has produced a range of audioworks that explore the intersection of noise, dissonance, and melody, and foster an approach to songcraft that is both physical and emotive. Following his acclaimed ...
Friday April 15, 2016 8:32pm - 10:30pm
Empty Bottle
Chicago reedman Ken Vandermark is one of the world's most prolific purveyors of improvised music. Made To Break, one of his many ongoing projects, combines saxes/drums/bass trio with the warped electronic genius of Austria's Christof Kurzmann, whose l...
GGOOLLDD's indie take on the electronic pop genre has earned the Synthpop band from Milwaukee a strong following and a reputation "the Pringles of music," because of their addictive quality. Listed as one of six Wisconsin Bands to Watch by the Milwauk...
The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is a family band consisting of seven blood brothers who began their musical training at the tender ages of four and five by their father, jazz trumpeter/band leader Kelan Phil Cohran (Earth, Wind & Fire, Chaka Khan, Sun...
Friday April 15, 2016 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Martyrs'3855 N Lincoln Ave
Formed in NYC (not London!) in 2008, The London Souls are guitarist Tash Neal and drummer Chris St. Hilaire. Their newest album, Here Come The Girls, is a smart and savory blend of 60s mod rock, classic soul and modern New York grit. The glue? Funky c...
Friday April 15, 2016 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Subterranean
Slum Village emerged out of the east side of Detroit in the early 1990s. Comprised of high school friends J Dilla, Baatin, and T3, the trio mixed old school hip hop, soul, and funk with innovative production, and quickly won the heart...
Opening for music powerhouses such as The Misfits, Hawthorne Heights, Amber Pacific and Real Friends, this progressive pop rock band knows how to amp up a crowd. Hailing from Valparaiso, Indiana stop.drop.rewind is an example of what happens ...
Friday April 15, 2016 9:00pm - 11:30pm
Moe's Tavern2937 N Milwaukee Ave
RACS–Rami Gabriel, Alex Hall, Casey McDonough and Scott Ligon–present new original songs in the great American traditions of soul and country music. This is a pure Chicago band built on collaboration from a hosts of bands ...
Friday April 15, 2016 9:30pm - 11:30pm
Hideout1354 W Wabansia Ave
From Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jonathon “Boogie” Long was born with the blues coursing through his veins. He started playing guitar at the age of six, teaching himself old gospel songs. A 2011 Guitar Center’s “King of the Blues&r...
The Mexican-American rapper hails from the south side of College Park in Atlanta, and has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the rap game including Fabolous, Wiz Khalifa and Spenzo. Layering his Mexican heritage with African-American cultu...
Friday April 15, 2016 10:00pm - Saturday April 16, 2016 1:00am
1st Ward
Million Dollar Mano is a rapper, producer, actor and DJ signed to Chocolate Industries. He is half of the hip hop duo He Say, She Say with singer Drea, and the cousin of rapper Hollywood Holt. Since starting his music career in 2004, he has collaborat...
Minneapolis-based, synth-pop/rock project Poliça was formed by producer Ryan Olson and vocalist Channy Leaneagh in 2011. In a live setting, the group is rounded out by bassist Chris Bierden, and percussionists Drew Christophers...
Saturday April 16, 2016 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Thalia Hall
Chicago alt-rock favorites Local H return to CIMMfest for two nights of celebration of its 20th Anniversary sophomore album, As Good As Dead. Each Metro show will feature a short set of material from across its catalog, and a headlining perfo...
Saturday April 16, 2016 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Metro3730 N Clark
Chicago natives Monobody are a musical conglomerate who borrow aspects from a myriad of genres including jazz, post rock, electronic, and math rock and creates instrumentals that are as mesmerizing as they are electrifying. While there are no vocals, ...
The musicians in this 7-piece Talking Heads Tribute take pride in faithfully recreating the music of Talking Heads entire career. Together they bring the Heads unique live show to the stage. Frontman Jon Braun as a spot-on David Byrne, gives you a roc...
Saturday April 16, 2016 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Martyrs'3855 N Lincoln Ave
The legendary Afrika Bambaataa is bringing the party to CIMMfest. Raised in The Bronx, where his early electro-funk experiments helped lay the foundation of hip hop, rap, and myriad electronic styles. Breaking away from violent street gangs that plagu...
It is mindblowing to find out that there are only two instrumentalists behind The Claudettes’ sound. Johnny Iguana on piano and Michael Caskey on drums come together to create a hypnotizing blend of blues and soul-jazz that forces the audience t...
Saturday April 16, 2016 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Hideout1354 W Wabansia Ave
With a growing national presence, the band’s song “War Paint” was featured in radio and TV ads during the Grammys, The Beatles 50th Anniversary, and the CBS TV series, Survivor. Known for their indie pop and electronica sound and the...
Saturday April 16, 2016 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Moe's Tavern2937 N Milwaukee Ave
With his poetic heart and soulful voice, Avery R Young combines gospel, blues, jazz and hip hop to create a sound that reaches into the soul. His words and music intertwine to tell stories rooted in Black folk consciousness with lyric and melody aimed...
Iceland's virtuoso guitar hero, Bjorn Thoroddsen leads The Iceland Guitar Festival and hosts a world wide traveling festival; Guitarama, playing with guitar greats from around the world. For Guitarama Chicago, Bjorn is joined by world travelers Rami G...
For over a decade Chicago Afrobeat Project has been building on the music pioneered by Fela Kuti with powerful live performances and innovative recordings. Their upcoming release features master drummer Tony Allen (Fela’s Drummer) along with JC ...
Saturday April 16, 2016 10:00pm - 11:30pm
1st Ward
Grammy®-nominated singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb was launched into the limelight in 1994 with her platinum-selling Number 1 hit song “Stay (I Missed You)” from the film Reality Bites. Since then, she has enjoyed a successful career encomp...
Gingger Shankar is a singer, composer and only woman to play the Double-Violin. Working with Katy Perry, Smashing Pumpkins and co-composing 'Passion of the Christ’. NARI is the unsung story of Lakshmi and Viji Shankar, extraordinary artists who broug...
With a focus on melody, synergy, and the rhythms of his native Mexico, Gustavo Cortiñas is a slick drummer and composer rooted in the jazz tradition. Play jazz? Bring your instrument and jump in. This event is an Open Jazz Jam.
Sunday April 17, 2016 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Moe's Tavern2937 N Milwaukee Ave
With a focus on melody, synergy, and the rhythms of his native Mexico, Gustavo Cortiñas is a slick drummer and composer rooted in the jazz tradition. Play jazz? Bring your instrument and jump in. This event is an Open Jazz Jam.
Sunday April 17, 2016 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Moe's Tavern2937 N Milwaukee Ave
Grammy®-nominated singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb was launched into the limelight in 1994 with her platinum-selling Number 1 hit song “Stay (I Missed You)” from the film Reality Bites. Since then, she has enjoyed a successful career encomp...
Future Thieves’ debut album Horizon Lines boasts the precision and artistry that comes with years of experience, but Future Thieves managed to harness it within their first two years. Performance is at the root of their songs, these blues infuse...
Sunday April 17, 2016 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Subterranean
Moonface is the moniker under which Canadian artist Spencer Krug currently produces, releases, and performs his music. Whether it be solo or collaborative material, Moonface could generally be described as dark, introspective, slightly absurd, simulta...
Sunday April 17, 2016 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Lincoln Hall2424 N Lincoln Ave
Don’t let the name fool you. California Wives are most definitely a Chicago band. The four-piece emerged in 2009 and have since impressed audiences far and wide with their hook-driven, dreamy indie pop. In 2015, the group released its synth-soak...
Gingger Shankar is a singer, composer and only woman to play the Double-Violin. Working with Katy Perry, Smashing Pumpkins and co-composing 'Passion of the Christ’. NARI is the unsung story of Lakshmi and Viji Shankar, extraordinary artists who broug...
Sunday April 17, 2016 8:00pm - 10:00pm
City Winery
