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FRET12 Sessions: Six Foot Blonde
Six Foot Blonde band brings together big vocals, infectious melodies, and a distinctly Midwestern sense of fun. They first came together at Indiana University, where they gigged relentlessly, growing swiftly...
FRET12 Events: Lollapalooza
FRET12 had boots on the ground for Lollapalooza 2026. Rain or shine, we trekked through mud, hung with some of our favorite artists on the lineup, and watched stand-out performances...
ROCK 95.5: Ryan Perdz
We partnered up with ROCK 95.5 for another edition of their Sonic Sessions series, featuring Ryan Perdz at the FRET12 Shop.
ROCK 95.5: Return To Dust
Rock 95.5 brought their Sonic Sessions series into the FRET12 shop for an afternoon with Return to Dust.
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: 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: 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.
FRET12 Sessions: Lifeguard
Lifeguard brings their rhythmic, noisy post-punk to a fever pitch in this FRET12 Session.
FRET12 Sessions: Ready For Death
The crushing Chicago thrash metal band Ready For Death performs live at the FRET12 shop.
FRET12 Sessions: Ganser
Chicago-based post-punk quartet Ganser performs “Lucky” and “Emergency Equipment and Exits."