Ken Vandermark
jazz,
free jazz
Darius Jones
avant-garde
Cooper-Moore
free jazz,
Saccata Quartet
Glenn Kotche
experimental,
classical
eucademix
electronica
Irreversible Entanglements
spoken word
Jeff Parker
experimental
Chicago Underground Duo
avant-garde,
jazz
Mary Halvorson
Ganavya
Anna Webber
JJJJJerome Ellis
Maria Somerville
psychedelic pop,
dream pop
Michael Zerang
Tarbaby
Rafiq Bhatia
Luke Stewart
Zoh Amba
Fred Moten
spoken word,
Brandon Lopez
Ana Everling
folk,
blink-182
pop punk,
punk
"Weird Al" Yankovic
comedy,
pop
Alkaline Trio
emo
Rilo Kiley
indie pop,
alternative rock
Knocked Loose
hardcore,
metalcore
The Pogues
celtic punk,
folk punk
The Hold Steady
indie rock,
rock
Sparks
art pop,
synthpop
Rico Nasty
punk rap,
hip hop
Senses Fail
post-hardcore,
Stiff Little Fingers
punk,
post-punk
Shudder To Think
Touché Amoré
screamo
Honey Revenge
Camper Van Beethoven
alternative rock,
jangle pop
Marianas Trench
pop rock
Didjits
noise rock
Agnostic Front
hardcore punk,
Puddles Pity Party
Julia Wolf
pop,
r&b
Harrison Gordon
midwest emo,
pop punk
Mac Sabbath
heavy metal,
comedy
Samiam
The Tossers
celtic rock,
Shonen Knife
j-rock
Loviet
Emo Philips
Hannibal Buress
Gary Gulman
Louis C.K.
Swans
experimental rock,
Little annie
post-punk,
Paul Wallfisch
dark cabaret
Fred Armisen
Nate Bargatze
Tom Segura
The Bad Plus
jazz fusion
Reid Anderson
Dave King
Ben Monder
Chris Speed