Many bands who claim to wave rock’s gnarly, pedal-to-the-metal flag forget the intricacies and innovation that go along with it. True: Sometimes a great rock and roll song can be just four chords, but rearrange them all you like and they can only get you so far. What’s refreshing about Draft Week’s style is that they incorporate rich dynamics and throw a wrench in atypical song structures, while still remembering to keep things consistently hooky with fervent energy and back-alley cool.

Akron, OH native and current Chicagoan Colin Morris is a multi-instrumentalist songwriter who’s been composing melodic, alternative rock since childhood piano lessons gave way to experimenting with guitars and drums. Being the only kid in the house required playing and recording all the instruments himself, and Morris has stuck to that method on his 2015 debut EP, Could Be Anything.

Hailing from the swamps of Chicago, guitarist and songwriter B Forrest’s palette of audible paint contains the colours blues, folk, love, and soul. His debut album entitled “Back to Bodhi” (due out May 12th, 2015), was a seed turned tree at the end of last year. The album was recorded among some of Chicago’s finest musicians at The Coach House. It is through singing that the soul is freed from the flesh, so join him in praise, because Buddha believes in thee.

Hailing from the swamps of Chicago, guitarist and songwriter B Forrest’s palette of audible paint contains the colours blues, folk, love, and soul. His debut album entitled “Back to Bodhi” (due out May 12th, 2015), was a seed turned tree at the end of last year. The album was recorded among some of Chicago’s finest musicians at The Coach House. It is through singing that the soul is freed from the flesh, so join him in praise, because Buddha believes in thee.

Hailing from the swamps of Chicago, guitarist and songwriter B Forrest’s palette of audible paint contains the colours blues, folk, love, and soul. His debut album entitled “Back to Bodhi” (due out May 12th, 2015), was a seed turned tree at the end of last year. The album was recorded among some of Chicago’s finest musicians at The Coach House. It is through singing that the soul is freed from the flesh, so join him in praise, because Buddha believes in thee.

Hailing from the swamps of Chicago, guitarist and songwriter B Forrest’s palette of audible paint contains the colours blues, folk, love, and soul. His debut album entitled “Back to Bodhi” (due out May 12th, 2015), was a seed turned tree at the end of last year. The album was recorded among some of Chicago’s finest musicians at The Coach House. It is through singing that the soul is freed from the flesh, so join him in praise, because Buddha believes in thee.

There are thrill rides and then there is Racecar Orgasm, the fast, loud and out of control new album from Chicago singer-songwriter Xoe Wise that accelerates from her folk pop starting line to delve deeper into electro rock fantasies.

There are thrill rides and then there is Racecar Orgasm, the fast, loud and out of control new album from Chicago singer-songwriter Xoe Wise that accelerates from her folk pop starting line to delve deeper into electro rock fantasies.

There are thrill rides and then there is Racecar Orgasm, the fast, loud and out of control new album from Chicago singer-songwriter Xoe Wise that accelerates from her folk pop starting line to delve deeper into electro rock fantasies.

RAKUNK are a Chicago foursome who play insanely catchy, epic and eclectic rock. The band is made up by Jonathan McIntire (vocals, guitar), Taylor Briggs (bass) Bryan Dunk (drums) and Tames McTigue(guitar), who propel their songs with undeniable drive and charisma with songs like “Wicked Bible,” a progressive sonic stomp full of pop hooks.