Off Broadway is an American rock band founded by Paul Darrow, Cliff Johnson, Paul McDermott, John Pazdan and Dan Santercola in 1977 in Oak Park, Illinois. After several line-up changes including the addition of songwriter/guitarist John Ivan and Robert Harding, the band’s debut album ON was released by Atlantic Records in 1979. The album reached No. 101 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the single “Stay in Time”, which reached No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 record charts. Off Broadway released a follow-up album, QUICK TURNS, on Atlantic Records in 1980 and continued touring for three years before breaking up in 1983. Along the way, they became colleagues with Cheap Trick.

The band is currently composed of original album performers John Ivan, Cliff Johnson, John Pazdan, Ken Harck, and Rob Harding. They are currently performing around Chicago in preparation of celebrating the 40th anniversary of their debut “ON”.

Dead Freddie is a Chicago-area band, known as the Punk Pop Phenomena, playing original music based in early punk and power pop.

The Bishop's Daredevil Stunt Club, known for their distinctive roughed-up power pop sound, has garnered attention on Chicago's WGN radio and TV, as well as WXRT's Local Anesthetic, Q101's Demo 312, WNUR's Powerpop Shoppe, and CHIRP Radio. Their single "Hold You Up" earned them WXRT's Big Beat artist of the week recognition. With memorable performances at esteemed venues like Metro, Lincoln Hall, House of Blues, Bottom Lounge, Reggie’s, and Cubby Bear, the BDSC has made a solid impact on Chicago’s music scene. Their national and international ventures took them to New York, Liverpool, and London, showcasing their albums “End Over End” (2019), “Please Stand By” (2022), and the “Vanishing Point” EP (2023). Fronted by vocalist/guitarist/multi-instrumentalist William Giricz, the band features drummer Dave Boenzi, high-energy rhythm guitarist Darin Greg, and the multi-talented Mark Watson on bass, ensuring each live performance is a high-energy, visual and auditory spectacle.