Komrads // [melter] // My New Sawblade // DJ Veganinblack

Komrads
[melter]
My New Sawblade
DJ Veganinblack

Thursday Aug 20 2026
The Burlington
3425 W Fullerton Ave
Chicago
8pm 21+
$15/$18
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Komrads:
Smelting down the best aspects of punk, metal, darkwave, and industrial comes Komrads from Rochester, New York. Taking genre-fusing to the next level, Komrads expertly creates dark dance tracks and brings raw untethered intensity to back it up. Described as “torturing synths,” Komrads challenges the traditional and expands on the ideas of darkwave. If you’re looking for industrial that takes simmering rage to the next level, Komrads will be your new best-friend.
https://komrads.bandcamp.com
https://instagram.com/komradsband
https://facebook.com/komradsofficial
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[melter] comprises Robert Hyman and Jax Allos: a sonic disturbance made of flesh, blood, and machine.
Their 2023 self-titled EP ranges from the jarring, distorted rhythms and menace of dark alternative rock and industrial noise, through to the brooding atmospheres of darkwave and grinding gloom.
Onstage, Hyman’s propulsive battery of live drums drives the duo’s mix of electronics and heavy distorted bass; whilst Allos stalks the stage like some menacing hybrid of Peter Murphy’s more sinister sister, and an animatronic pterosaur that threatens to malfunction at any moment.

www.meltermusic.com
https://www.youtube.com/@meltermusic
https://www.facebook.com/meltermusic
https://www.instagram.com/meltermusic
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My New Sawblade:
Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, My New Sawblade is made up of the dynamic duo Jesse Pace of Buffalo NY and Isaac Couch of Madisonville KY. Inspired by the dark side of music, Pace conjures their black metal and dungeon synth influences into break beats that reflect the decaying industrial landscape they come from. As vocalist, Couch filters hip hop, hardcore, and metal influences to lay down truly unique melodies, and cadences, emphasizing the hollow nature of rural life over Pace’s haunting tracks.
https://www.instagram.com/mynewsawblade
https://mynewsawblade.bandcamp.com/
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DJ Veganinblack’s roots are deeply planted in the Chicago goth/industrial/darkwave/electro music scene. As the founder of Club LeBon, est May 2020, & currently streaming live 3 days a week via Twitch, DJ Veganinblack conjures an inclusive platform for dark underground dance music with a fresh focus on femme and LGBTQIA identifying artists.
Her meticulously curated CD sets simultaneously support and explore the currentz, classix & future sounds of dark subculture through the discovery of new artists & dancefloor bangers branching from the archives. Genres & styles explored and blended in DJ Veganinblack’s sets include nugoth, coldwave, minimalsynth, tribevibe, postpunk, rhythmic noise, synthpop, industrial & global bass, retrowave, EBM, 80’s & 90’s remixed, dark & dirty electro/techno. Connect to your cosmos thru radical self expression on the dancefloor.
Recently, DJ Veganinblack was the DJ support for national tours featuring Solar Fake, SRSQ, Christian Death, ESA, Secret Shame & Kælan Mikla/Kanga. Invited festival appearances include Terminus Festival, Calgary July 2019, Cold Waves Chicago, Sept 2021/2024, Skull Fest Detroit, Nov 2022 & Be Afraid of the Dark & Sanctum Festivals, Chicago, Oct 2023 and Dark Force Fest, NJ May 2025. DJ Veganinblack has also organized and performed at her own events at Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City NV; Late Bar, Reggie's, The Burlington, The Fallen Log, Bourbon on Division, Livewire, & Epiphany Center for the Arts, Chicago.
linktr.ee/djveganinblack