Chicago/Midwest underground (Red Xerox/Lip Critic/Latino HC/punk/electronic expand)
Key Questions
What Chicago and Midwest underground acts are highlighted?
Focuses on Red Xerox, Shredded Sun, Lip Critic, Latino HC, punk, and electronic expansions. Reinforces Chicago punk roots with Naked Raygun and Pezzati pod.
Tell me about The Groanies' new release.
SLC garage-psych act The Groanies dropped a new EP and album, with a release show on April 10. They were one of the first acts noted in the SLC underground scene.
What bass music sessions are featured?
Includes Liquid Touch #018 (4 hours of deep liquid underground bass/UKG on April 2), echoing monsoons Ohio/FBi, Frederik Fabel Deep Underground House & Garage Archive, and monsoons LIVE UK Garage set.
Which punk and hardcore scenes are expanding?
Covers BrooklynVegan punk, Aus HC/Burlington, Lakeland A New Violet (173v), Bad Boy Bill, and UMS RiNo fest 2026 (200+ acts). Priorities include Bandcamp, WLUW, MTSU, Lakeland, BrooklynVegan, and The Groanies rosters.
What events or markets are mentioned?
Lakeland Punk Rock Flea Market features skateboarding, local vendors, mosh pits, and A New Violet LIVE. In Defense of the Genre covers best punk & emo songs of March.
The Groanies SLC garage-psych new EP/album Burn It All (Apr 10 show); Naked Raygun Pezzati pod reinforces Chicago punk roots; Liquid Touch #018 liquid bass/UKG (Apr 2) echoes monsoons Ohio/FBi; Red Xerox/Shredded Sun; Latino HC; Lip Critic; BrooklynVegan punk; Aus HC/Burlington; Lakeland A New Violet (173v); Bad Boy Bill; UMS RiNo fest 2026 (200+ acts). Bandcamp/WLUW/MTSU/Lakeland/BrooklynVegan/The Groanies rosters priority.