12:00 PM, $10 suggested

around the coyote - saturday

Scale Model
Scale Model is a four piece indie rock/pop group with striking vocals and sophisticated arrangements. They are evidence that pop music can be a higher form of music. The female-fronted group utilizes counter-point, syncopation and searching lyrics to create their energetic and dynamic sound. Scale Model draws influence The Cure, The Smiths, Ivy, Midlake, Broken Social Scene, Karate, and anything with strong songwriting. (Photo by Luku Rock Photography.)

Mike Musikanto
Mike Musikanto leads a five-piece, folk/alt-country/rock-Americana band formed in 2005 and released his debut EP “Love and Anxiety” in 2007. With a lineup of acoustic guitar, bass, electric keyboard, violin, pedal steel, drums, and passionate, drawling vocals, Musikanto allows each sound find its place in a rich tapestry of auditory stimulation. The group formerly known as Sleeper Car celebrates elements of orchestral music, country and jazz while maintaining the continuity of the American Folk tradition. With the lyrical weight of artists like Tom Waits and Elliott Smith, Musikanto’s narratives rattle the core of the human spirit.

John Wesley’s Band
Featuring artists from the Riptones, Second Hand Poets, Daphne Willis and Howlin’ Tumbleweeds, John Wesley’s Band is a collective of some of Chicago’s finest Americana, rock, alt-country and jazz musicians. Performances cover an engaging variety of songs, from inventive new takes on old spirituals to originals influenced by 50s country and gospel and bluegrass. Anchored by the clear and transfixing voice of Julia Klee and supported by premier instrumentalists, John Wesley’s Band presents a rousing, riveting show of lively country and lyrical originals and creative renditions of early American gospel classics.

Todd Kessler
Todd Kessler is a passionate singer/songwriter, and his music is subtly arranged and powerfully delivered. Kessler’s lyrics are an insightful commentary on ourselves as people and our self as a society. Grounded in the traditions of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, Kessler is influenced by artists like by Ray LaMontagne, M. Ward and David Gray.