Date: Friday, January 17th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour | 7PM to the Sanctuary

Showtime: 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $20

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About daarling:

daarling is a dynamic 3-piece indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois. We blend together soft and delicate passages with bursts of intensity and noise. Our style both looks to pay homage to the soft-LOUD dynamics of 90s bands such as The Breeders and Built to Spill as well as building off of contemporary influences including acts such as Mannequin Pussy, Pile, and Ovlov.  Some genre labels include: indie rock, alternative rock, post punk, shoegaze.

About Silver Dollar:

Silver Dollar brings a modern approach to the timeless spirit of the ‘60s British Invasion, blending their influences with gritty energy and original flair. The group pulls inspiration from icons like The Rolling Stones and The Who, which can be heard echoed through their music. Fronted by bassist and lead vocalist Matt Cortez, the Chicago-based band’s sound is a fusion of driving drumbeats played by Alex Mazza, catchy lyrics, and electrifying riffs carried by the two guitarists Luke Frees and Austin Powers. The tunes capture the raw, rebellious charm of rock’s golden era while carving out a fresh identity for the group.   

2024 was a busy, transformative time for Silver Dollar. Formed in spring, their freshman year as a group was highlighted by two EPs released: Love Bomb in April and Lotus Flower in September. Lotus Flower features their take on The Ramones’ classic “Blizkrieg Bop,” showcasing their ability to honor their muses with their own distinct sound.   Silver Dollar has already played a number of well-received shows around the Chicagoland area, steadily building a local following with their dedication to live performance. On stage, they rediscover rock’s roots, bridging the past and present of the genre with their sound and presence.

About Luke Frees & The Shadowband:

Luke Frees is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who fronts a group called Luke Frees & The Shadowband. His first solo EP, After The Rain, was released in 2017 while he was living in Boston, studying songwriting and production. 2019 saw the release of his first full-length album, The Lost Weekend, which was followed by 2020’s dark, post-punk inspired Some Easy Blood. A brief move to L.A. at the end of 2020 yielded his third solo album, Point Of You, in 2021. At the end of the year, he returned to his hometown of Chicago and began playing in several projects and collaborating with other musicians in the Chicagoland music scene.

In 2022, he teamed up with Gary Zucker, a drummer he knew from his time in Boston, and the two of them worked on an a-sides/b-sides singles project that would scatter releases throughout 2023. Gary’s tight rock drumming style gave this new series of songs the energy they needed—a power not unlike John Bonham and Dave Grohl. It was clear at this point that they could have a powerful band if they found the right people to augment the duo’s core. 

Luke’s brother and tenor saxophone genius Garrett Frees had appeared on a few of Luke’s songs in 2021 and 2022, and when Garrett moved back to Chicago after graduating from the New England Conservatory, Luke asked him to join the new group he was putting together. His avant garde-influenced playing can be heard on tracks like “Miss Miss U,” “Strings,” and the show- stopping live renditions of “The Waves.” 

All this, of course, would be incomplete without a phenomenal bass player to lock the project in, and Zane Nyhus fit the bill. His melodic bass playing, inspired by Motown and Paul McCartney, anchors the rhythm section with a strong groove that winks at the past while pushing the songs into the future.  

Luke Frees & The Shadowband released their album, Tomorrow’s Lucid Dream, in the spring of 2024, and it has since gone on to be Luke’s most streamed music, with the lead single, “Miss Miss U,” topping 100,000 streams in its first 9 months of its release. Luke has gone on to finish 2024 by playing over 100 shows, both with The Shadowband and with other projects in the Chicagoland area. The group is looking forward to 2025, when they’ll start work on the followup to Tomorrow’s Lucid Dream.