Author: Robert Gomez

IBW Back in Time 4th/10th Anniversary Party

Upcoming Show!September 6, 2025
Date of Show: September 6, 2025
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Venue: Illuminated Brew Works Lodge #1
Other bands on the bill:
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Celebrate 4/10 years of IBW & IBW Lodge #1 with your troubled friends & neighbors. We’ll have the DUNK TANK & food & special pours & on-site tattooing during the day! And then at 8pm we’ve got a FREE LIVE SHOW with TIJUANA HERCULES, NONAGON & SHARILLA!Prizes! Lost memories! Amends to make! We will have […]

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Backyardapalooza 2025

Date of Show: July 26, 2025
Location: Oak Park, Illinois
Venue: A Garage
Other bands on the bill:

Stomatopod and Nonagon joined forces to simultaneously perform eight cover songs. You should’a been there.

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Chicago Alternafest!

Alternafest Poster
Date of Show: June 29, 2025
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Venue: Montrose Saloon
Other bands on the bill:
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Well, this is going to be an odd show. We’ve been interested in playing at Montrose Saloon for some time now and when the opportunity arose, we accepted. We’re probably going to be the odd man out here, but we’re excited to be playing in front of a many new faces. $10 advance; $15 day […]

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Color Club w/ Mayor for Life & Weaklung

Flyer by Owen Brazas
Date of Show: April 5, 2025
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Venue: Color Club
Other bands on the bill:
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A night of DIY punk rock/post-punk from three of Chicago’s proudest purveyors. It will be fun, quick, loud, and energetic. If you feel the need to buy tickets in advance, you can do so here:

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Body Futures “Do Not Befriend the Reaper” Album Release Show

Date of Show: November 22, 2024
Location: Cudahy, Wisconsin
Venue: X-Ray Arcade
Other bands on the bill:
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We are once again honored to have been invited to play with Body Futures at one of their “life moment” shows. Come along with us to celebrate the release of their new record “Do Not Befriend the Reaper” at X-Ray Arcade! 6:00 PM DOORS / 7:00 PM SHOW$12 ADV / $15 DOSALL AGES – Facebook […]

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IBW w/ American Motors

Flyer by Tony Aimone
Date of Show: October 8, 2024
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Venue: Illuminated Brew Works Lodge #1
Other bands on the bill:

A Tuesday night, you say? Darn right! At IBW, every night is Saturday (except Mondays which are Fridays). No cover. Lots of beer. Come early and participate in weekly IBW trivia night which starts around 7pm. Music begins around 9:30-ish.

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Bottom Lounge – Dwells, Rollo Tomasi, Weaklung

Date of Show: August 30, 2024
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Venue: The Bottom Lounge
Other bands on the bill:
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Could this be the third time that which we call a charm? Dwells have invited us play with them at the Bottom Lounge in late August! It’s a BIG room and apparently we are at the top of the bill so please come out and join the fun. And please clap. $10 advance (see big […]

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