Smushie is the solo effort and childhood nickname of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Austin Koenigstein. A New Yorker by origin, Koenigstein moved to Chicago in 2019, where he has since distinguished himself with a volcanic live act and a torrent of self-produced material. Smushie’s music strikes at conventions of genre and tribe, at once casting an R&B pocket against wailing CBGB vocals, at any given show transforming folk numbers into pounding four-on-the-floor booty-busters, with the aid of searing guitar lines and a towering rhythm section. Rich in both humor and urgency, his songs leap into confrontation, touching on class divides, loss of innocence, bad-faith clowns, surreal landscapes, and the nuclear potential of a good time. His shows are, above all, fun. In 2023, Smushie released his debut album, Doofus Casanova, quickly following it up with two EPs and a collaborative LP. His sophomore solo full-length record is slated for release in early 2025.
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Bowling For Soup / Simple Plan / 3OH!3 / LOLO | 6:00pm | Mann Center for the Performing Arts | All Ages |
Starberry / Fast Car Slow Car / Gavin Oswald | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
Jail / Protozoan / Bastardcross / Early Grave / Eightball | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
Conan / Mares of Thrace | 9:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Truth and Freedom Music Festival | 3:00pm - 11:00pm | Arnolds Family Fun Center | All Ages |
D.R.I. / Paralysis | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
Eight / Snoozer / Snake Boy Gang | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Tropa Magica | 7:30pm | Silk City | 21+ |
Stiff Little Fingers / The Attack | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
Luicidal / Terminally Ill / The Hajj Kung Fu Necktie | 8:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
John Moloney Bill Nace Duo / Walnut Brain | 8:00pm | Jerry's on Front | All Ages |
Amble | 8:00pm | Music Hall at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
Kassa Overall | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Brennan Wedl | 6:00pm | Spruce Street Harbor | All Ages |
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe | 8:00pm | Ardmore Music Hall | 21+ |