CHRIS OTEPKA: Chris Otepka is the singer-songwriter frontman behind The Heligoats, an indie‑folk/rock solo project he launched around 1999. Before going solo, he was the lead singer of Troubled Hubble, a cult‑favorite Chicago band known for extensive touring.

Mr. Blotto is a jam band from Chicago, Illinois. They blend hard rock, original rock, southern rock, folk music, and country rock. They formed in 1991, and continue to tour extensively in the midwest area. Along with their seven album releases and four DVDs, they have also released four "official bootleg" albums of their live recordings. Their most recent release "Live at the Leaf" chronicles a weekend in New Orleans playing at the legendary Maple Leaf. It was released in 2018.

Groovy Love Vibes is a band from the Punk and Alternative Rock scene. They started in the Elgin, Illinois, and Fox Valley area in the late 1980s and into the 1990s. Formed in 1992, what started as a simple Power-Trio Rock concept evolved over time and became a band that was pre-occupied with expanding their musical horizons.

Drawing from a variety of influences to shape their sound, GLV was able to play with a variety of bands from different genres. Bands that GLV shared the stage with include: The Smoking Popes, Apocalypse Hoboken, Tommyrot, Zen Guerilla, The Handsome Family, Madball, Thought Industry, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Screeching Weasel, Trenchmouth, Malhavoc, Morgue, Judge Nothing, Mount Shasta, Body Bag, Slapstick, The Bollweevils, Usherhouse, Thud, Schlong and more.