Wicker Park Fest

Backalley is a pop rock band created by Dhyda Maryudha (vocals), Adhe Arrio (guitars/controller), Rayan (bass), and Dimas (drums) in the summer of 2001 when they all met together in highschool. Later on the band started to performs around Jakarta and competes in so many of band festival. In 2004 they recruited Gerry for filling in the guitar side to made their music much more colourful. Backalley music is the mix sounds of Pop, 70s Music beat, and electro with the heavy rock sound of guitar. So then, here we are Backalley and we hope u guys can enjoy our music.

Chicago based independent sapphic power pop band Pinksqueeze guarantees you will get at least 10% gayer at their live show. Voted one of Chicago’s best rock bands in 2022 in the Chicago Reader, Pinksqueeze is unabashedly finding their own space in Chicago’s rock scene. Drawing influences from punk, indie, pop, emo, and grunge, their music focuses on queer joy, healing, and community. Their high energy shows have been described as “Like a band from Scott Pilgrim come to life” and “Like being at a sleepover with friends you haven’t met yet.” Pinksqueeze formed as a two piece with guitarists April and Ava in 2018, releasing their first EP Chicago is a Lake Town in 2020 and became a full band gaining bassist Anna and drummer Logan in 2021, releasing their second EP and first project as a full band Quarter Life Crisis in 2022. Pinksqueeze’s first full length album, Be Gay Have Fun released in 2023 won Best Local Album of 2023 in The Chicago Reader and was featured in Apple Music’s Best Punk Releases of 2023. Pinksqueeze frequently tours across the US and has headlined Chicago stages including The Metro. Pinksqueeze has opened for acts including Hellogoodbye, The Aquadolls, Claud, Jer, and Insignificant Other.

Night Spice is a synthwave inspired project from Miami, IL. Miami, Illinois. The streets aren’t safe, the pandemic has ravaged the world, and the city is as corrupt as ever. Who is going to clean this city up? The answer: Night Spice. Armed with synths and the heart of a thousand dragons, Night Spice has come out of the shadows and infiltrated even the deepest infrastructure of this corrupt city. Anyone who dares stand in our way receives a lethal response from our blood thirsty saw tones and their eyes kicked out by the hardest bass drum Miami, Illinois has ever heard. Will Night Spice be able to clean up the city and reignite the passion of the synth? Or will the souls of thousands remain lost in a world that has forgotten how to vibe? Tune in and find out. https://nightspicemusic.com/