WCRXFM Sessions @33 takes viewers and listeners on a sonic journey with a who’s who of emerging artists from Columbia College Chicago. This showcase, filmed primarily at the station’s studios at 33 Ida B. Wells Drive, gives artists an opportunity to utilize this performance to build upon their creative output and connect with an audience through a visual music set posted on WCRXFM'S YouTube page, in addition to being available via a podcast on Apple, Spotify, and Stitcher.
Spliff is a four-piece dreampop/shoegaze project from the Chicagoland area. Their work interrogates the sanctity of memory and reframes the past through an exploration of different musical genres.
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Kract is a Chicago-based punk band delivering high-energy, hook-filled anthems inspired by the early 2000s pop punk sound. Fronted by guitarist and vocalist Daniel Swisher, alongside bassist Dan Wrig…
Violet Clare, the moniker used by 20-year-old Violet Bowdle, is an alternative indie folk singer-songwriter based in Chicago. Originally from East Grand Rapids, Michigan, a town she has referred to a…
White Orchid is a three-piece Chicago band with elements of punk, rock, and emo. As they state simply, “Some emo, with some screamo wrapped in a fuzzy 90s rock blanket.” Check them out playing around…
Underwear is the solo recording project of Annalise Panken, live they are joined by bassist Luca Cece and drummer Alex DeRango. Words and phrases used to describe Underwear’s sound include but are no…
The Raspberry Jams are an up-and-coming teenage melodic art punk band from Chicago. They are a genre bending and genre defying duo since coming together in 2023. Their sound encompasses elements of r…
The Lou Bega of punk rock. Supercorp is based in Chicago and will be releasing its debut album in 2025. Come see them play throughout the Chicago area.
Setlist:
Landlocked Island
Drog
Cop Par…
Raised in the backyards and basements of Chicago’s music scene, Side Hug got their start with late night songwriting and intimate jam sessions, laying the foundation for their debut EP, Also (2017). …
Eraserbaby is a 4-piece sparkly emo rock band from Chicago, IL making music about being young, hot, gay, and confused. The independent band’s debut EP “everyone here is having fun” is a seven-track, …
Pure Intention is a Chicago-based three-piece punk rock band that pushes the boundaries of punk to new levels. Not only have they toured extensively throughout Illinois, but they also have had severa…
Monroe is a Chicago-based four-piece comprised of childhood friends Ellison Lowman and Seth Gates. Since their formation in 2017, they have been pushing the boundaries of modern pop with their eclec…
Maddie Hanna is a 23 year old independent pop artist from the south suburbs of Chicago. She blends different styles of pop, r&b, lo-fi, and indie music to create her own unique sound. Inspired by art…
Jupiter Flynn is a young singer-songwriter born in Amsterdam. They started composing at the age of six, and has lived in Tokyo, New York, Sydney and Frankfurt and is now based in Berlin. She just rel…
Gorilla Tuesday is a Chicago rock band fronted by songwriter Jimmy Brown with guitarist Matt Shack, drummer Mick Smith, and bassist Steve Trifilio. Since April 2023, the band has produced songs runni…
Shadan Red is an emerging musician that is constantly contradicting herself and trying to balance who she is and who she wants to be in her music. Through her mature, insightful, and occasionally moo…
Lauren Kenyon began her minimalist indie-rock mischief in her childhood bedroom with a phone and the garageband app. She slowly developed her sore-throat style that only the D.I.Y approach can elevat…
Elston Ave is a pop-punk influenced band hailing from Chicago Illinois. The four members have diverse music backgrounds that influence the sound of Elston Ave. From heavy hitting high energy breakdow…
Daundry is a post-punk shoegaze trio hailing from the vibrant music scene of Chicago. Formed in August 2022, the band consists of Ian Kloehn (guitar/lead vocals), Sebastian Jones (drums/vocals), and …
Mateo Suarez & The Public Ear is the rock-fusion project led by multi-instrumentalist and producer Mateo Suarez, combining elements of jazz, latin, funk, soul and more with rock and blues through him…
Straight from the horse’s mouth, Steeplechase blends together folk, rock, and indie twang into a good ole time without reining in vulnerability. They are currently playing in and around the city of C…