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FRET12 Sessions: The Back Alley
The high-powered Chicago indie rock quintet, The Back Alley, stopped by on a quick break from their spring tour to chop it up at the FRET12 shop and record a...
FRET12 Sessions: Brother Wallace
Described as "a true force of nature" in modern soul, Brother Wallace is the next great in a long line of musical masters from his home state of Georgia, and...
FRET12 Sessions: ILLS
A supergroup born of three incredible musicians from the Empty Bottle scene, we were lucky enough to capture this musical equinox at one of our FRET12 Sessions at the Salt...
FRET12 Sessions: Sparkle Carcass
Sparkle Carcass, self-proclaimed trailblazers of “Chicago Dive-Bar Country” blew through our shop and chopped it up with us about music, songwriting, and what it means to be an alt-country act in Chicago.
FRET12 Sessions: Sunvolume
Restless creative energy and sharp contrasts define Sunvolume. Founded in 2020, by Justin Sanetra (guitar, vocals), Jimmy Russell (bass), and Brett Sassetti (drums), their recorded output to date reveals a...
FRET12 Sessions: Giant Pit Of Glass
Some bands don’t walk into a scene—they seep into it. Giant Pit of Glass is one of those Chicago bands that sound like the city looks after midnight: hazy, slow,...
String Thing IPA Launch Party Recap
The String Thing IPA launch was pure energy—a night of music, community, and electric atmosphere at Hop Butcher’s taproom, with Ganser delivering a powerhouse performance.
FRET12 Sessions: Hollyy
For nearly seven years, Hollyy has been perfecting their unique take on neo-soul. Fusing classic indie rock with R&B and soul to create a warm, groove saturated sound that’s attracted...
FRET12 Sessions: Baroness
We caught Baroness on a day off from the first half of their tour playing their legendary first two albums Red & Blue in their entirety. Four our session, they crushed two tracks from Stone and followed those with incredible instrumental tracks off Red and Blue.
FRET12 Sessions: Finom
With Finom, Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham come together to create genre defying experimental rock, indie pop, bouncy art rock — whatever combination of adjectives best suggest a band with...
FRET12 Sessions: The Dead Bolts
The Dead Bolts play captivating indie-alternative with a no-nonsense, rollicking vibe that's entirely Chicago. Hear them blast through songs from their excellent sophomore album, Beau Monde during their FRET12 Session.
FRET12 Sessions: Djunah
The one-of-a-kind, one-woman-show known as Djunah stopped by our shop for an intense performance of songs of her albums Femina Furens and Ex Voto.