Nick Pullia, The Director of Communications for The Ravinia will stop by to discuss the upcoming year of live music with the Ravinia!

Radio One Chicago airs live on WLUW, 88.7fm every Thursday night from 6p to 8p.

Nick Pullia, The Director of Communications for The Ravinia will stop by to discuss the upcoming year of live music with the Ravinia!

Radio One Chicago airs live on WLUW, 88.7fm every Thursday night from 6p to 8p.

It’s hard to get a hold on what Chicago’s LEVER is going to do next. The four-piece identifies as “bipolar grunge pop.” They grab influences from many different areas of music, from THE VINES to THE BEATLES, and polish it up into their own unique sound. Not too polished, though, grit and distortion still rule on the majority of their songs. These dudes are super hungry and play wherever they can – wrestling matches, flea markets, and, lucky for us, divey bars and music venues. Their debut album, Hover Bored, was released in May 2015. We Are Television said the album “can be enjoyed by the punks and pop enthusiasts alike. With all those hooks, you’re bound to be humming one of their tunes eventually.” Check out their follow up EP, “Ms. Lead” released in 2017. – Empty Bottle & We Are The Television.

Radio One Chicago airs live on WLUW, 88.7fm every Thursday night from 6p to 8p.

Nino Arobelidze aka Girl Named Nino is a Georgian born songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer based in Chicago. Nino received her formal music education from DePaul University but maintains the core of her knowledge to be largely DIY. Dubbed “Ever-evolving”(Richard Milne, 93XRT Local Anesthetic), “Rising Star of Indie, Soul, World Music and Jazz”(Daily Herald), Nino’s become an artist to watch in her adapted city of Chicago- “Remember that name…It may be a safe bet that Nino Arobelidze is a name that you’ll hear a lot more going forward”(Robert Chiarito, The Chicago Ambassador).

Nino has released two solo albums (Nomad 2014, Girl Named Nino 2016); a collaborative release with Forbidden Knowledge (Urbanismz 2012) a self released EP (Strange Brew 2011) and most recently composed original songs for the documentary film, Our Blood is Wine (Music Box Films, Official selection at Berlinale 2018). Moonlight Daughter, a multi-lingual, genre-fluid album, co-produced with her long-time collaborator Pablo Gordy was released on Feb, 14th, 2018 on Arobelidze’s imprint, Moonlight Daughter Records.

Radio One Chicago airs live on WLUW, 88.7fm every Thursday night from 6p to 8p.

It’s hard to get a hold on what Chicago’s LEVER is going to do next. The four-piece identifies as “bipolar grunge pop.” They grab influences from many different areas of music, from THE VINES to THE BEATLES, and polish it up into their own unique sound. Not too polished, though, grit and distortion still rule on the majority of their songs. These dudes are super hungry and play wherever they can – wrestling matches, flea markets, and, lucky for us, divey bars and music venues. Their debut album, Hover Bored, was released in May 2015. We Are Television said the album “can be enjoyed by the punks and pop enthusiasts alike. With all those hooks, you’re bound to be humming one of their tunes eventually.” Check out their follow up EP, “Ms. Lead” released in 2017. – Empty Bottle & We Are The Television.

Radio One Chicago airs live on WLUW, 88.7fm every Thursday night from 6p to 8p.

Nino Arobelidze aka Girl Named Nino is a Georgian born songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer based in Chicago. Nino received her formal music education from DePaul University but maintains the core of her knowledge to be largely DIY. Dubbed “Ever-evolving”(Richard Milne, 93XRT Local Anesthetic), “Rising Star of Indie, Soul, World Music and Jazz”(Daily Herald), Nino’s become an artist to watch in her adapted city of Chicago- “Remember that name…It may be a safe bet that Nino Arobelidze is a name that you’ll hear a lot more going forward”(Robert Chiarito, The Chicago Ambassador).

Nino has released two solo albums (Nomad 2014, Girl Named Nino 2016); a collaborative release with Forbidden Knowledge (Urbanismz 2012) a self released EP (Strange Brew 2011) and most recently composed original songs for the documentary film, Our Blood is Wine (Music Box Films, Official selection at Berlinale 2018). Moonlight Daughter, a multi-lingual, genre-fluid album, co-produced with her long-time collaborator Pablo Gordy was released on Feb, 14th, 2018 on Arobelidze’s imprint, Moonlight Daughter Records.

Radio One Chicago airs live on WLUW, 88.7fm every Thursday night from 6p to 8p.

Umbra and the Volcan Siege was founded in 2006 by JIm Licka embracing his “super hero ultra-identity” as UMBRA. Umbra is surrounded by his siege of musicians which help create a sound-scape of genre bending music.

Umbra and the Volcan Siege has released 3 albums in total. Their debut album was titled the “Beginning of the End,” followed by their sophomore album “End of the Beginning,” and their latest release of “Somdays Coming Soon.” All of there releases can be previewed at umbraandthevolcansiege.com or umbraandthevolcansiege.bandcamp.com.

Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night on WLUW-FM, 88.7 in Chicago and streaming live on WLUW.ORG.

“If you are interested in the future of club and dance music, look no further than Ariel Zetina. A popular rising underground DJ, Zetina has begun making a name for herself in the city’s club venues and across the country (through the power of SoundCloud) for her eclectic and progressive sets. Straightforward hip-hop or bro-oriented EDM are never on the menu during her performances (thank goodness). Instead, listeners and partygoers will be immersed in Zetina’s glitchy, strange, yet totally fun dance music. Zetina aims to use sound and text works to transform club settings and performance spaces, making them more socially inclusive and sonically forward-thinking.This year, Zetina launched an ongoing residency at the Hideout, best known for its iconic dance parties.” – Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune

“If you are interested in the future of club and dance music, look no further than Ariel Zetina. A popular rising underground DJ, Zetina has begun making a name for herself in the city’s club venues and across the country (through the power of SoundCloud) for her eclectic and progressive sets. Straightforward hip-hop or bro-oriented EDM are never on the menu during her performances (thank goodness). Instead, listeners and partygoers will be immersed in Zetina’s glitchy, strange, yet totally fun dance music. Zetina aims to use sound and text works to transform club settings and performance spaces, making them more socially inclusive and sonically forward-thinking.This year, Zetina launched an ongoing residency at the Hideout, best known for its iconic dance parties.” – Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune

Umbra and the Volcan Siege was founded in 2006 by JIm Licka embracing his “super hero ultra-identity” as UMBRA. Umbra is surrounded by his siege of musicians which help create a sound-scape of genre bending music.

Umbra and the Volcan Siege has released 3 albums in total. Their debut album was titled the “Beginning of the End,” followed by their sophomore album “End of the Beginning,” and their latest release of “Somdays Coming Soon.” All of there releases can be previewed at umbraandthevolcansiege.com or umbraandthevolcansiege.bandcamp.com.

Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night on WLUW-FM, 88.7 in Chicago and streaming live on WLUW.ORG.