About the Local Artists
Axl Chupungco - Friday 6:30 pm
Hear new music by singer songwriter Ace Flamingo at the Local Artist Showcase. Songs about his life and how he communicates with people; which is not always good but his melodies sort of connect to the soul more.
Areysi Nunez - Friday 7:30 pm
Original Music by Singer/Songwriter Areysi's New Old Skool at the Local Artist Showcase.Areyis songwriter who blends musical elements to create a unique sonic experience. Music of all genres in English and Spanish.
Dave Nasty - Friday 8:30 pm
Dave nasty and his friends share the stage in a special noise set. A portion of this set is music without vocals, but most of it has lyrics that talk about overcoming adversity as a Leftist Eastern European in America, where their ideology is slandered. Themes of Anti-War and Pro-Unity, and about the artist's great grandparents who survived occupation in WW2 in a Romani town.
osmin - Saturday 6 pm
osmin is a classically trained musician, specializing in Latin guitar. Oscar opened the show Saturday at the Local Art Showcase.
Candace Green - Saturday 6:30 pm
Poet and author Candace D. Marquez Green presents an immersive spoken-word experience featuring original poetry performed against an instrumental backdrop. The performance will also bridge poetry and fiction with a dramatic reading from her forthcoming novel, Poetry: The Love Story Before Words, exploring love, grief, faith, vulnerability, and the words we sometimes struggle to say. Candace D. Marquez Green is a Chicago-area author, poet, spoken-word artist, and founder of Chosen Poetic Publishing.
Matt Gilleran - Saturday 7:30 pm
Matt Gilleran is a musician and Composer specializing in guitar. Hear NEW music from his project Cloud Castles at the Local Artist Showcase this October. Cloud Castles is a music project trying to find equilibrium of the higher and lower mind. The show will focus on where we find ourselves in modernity as inheritors of many things we don't understand. Walking the wasteland of past,present, and future.
Spectra - Saturday 8:30 pm
Original music by the band Spectra as part of the local artist showcase. Spectra is redefining the pop music realm - on her own terms. Described as an “impossible to ignore artist”, Spectra is a Chicago-based musician, songwriter, pianist, and performance artist blending piano driven emotion with a rebel pop bite. Her voice is raw, personal, and fearless — the kind that pulls you in before you realize you’ve stopped scrolling.