FACS

DIM

ETHERS

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FACS features Noah Leger (drums) and Brian Case (guitar), formerly of Chicago band Disappears, with newly-added bassist Alianna Kalaba. Using minimalism and space, FACS make abstract and modern art rock. Their long anticipated debut album Negative Houses finally makes its way to fruition tonight as they celebrate it's release on Trouble In Mind Records with support from Chicago's greatest.

DIM is a steadily-rising Chicago band that crafts aggressive, heavy shoegaze. The songs have a deep, arresting quality that lock into a groove and distort the senses, leaving the listener broken and begging for more. Though it may feel like DIM is attempting to tear apart your perception of reality, they'll hook you back with lush-yet-noisy instrumentation that's reminiscent of early-MY BLOODY VALENTINE and RIDE.

Convoluted, jangled and from the heart, ETHERS joins the bill to warm up the fervor. This new flavor of downbeat garage rock was birthed from members of local hitter bands HEAVY TIMES, OUTER MINDS, RADAR EYES and SKIP CHURCH. Come early for the message of something hopeful, something Chicagoan, something…