We’re excited to host one of our favorite songwriters, Will Johnson, on Sunday, November 3, 2019. Wire Mountain is his 6th solo album and sits atop a back catalog that includes Centro-matic, South San Gabriel, Marie/Lepanto, and Molina Johnson (with Jason Molina of Songs:Ohia/Magnolia Electric Co). When he’s not writing and recording his own projects […]

Join us Friday, September 21, for a show featuring Elephant Micah (productofpalmyra.elephantmicah.com/) Scott Tuma (scotttuma.bandcamp.com/) Hill Dunes (stoned-to-death.bandcamp.com/album/if-when-where / open.spotify.com/album/6cVUxGq7wYRSMBv7kdsX2f 8 pm / $10 at the door / All ages welcome. At our place, 3723 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago.

We’re excited to host David Bazan for the third time on October 9 at 3 pm. Purchase tickets here.

Join us on Thursday, January 21, for a show with Adam Rubenstein, Andrew Paley and Mike Petruccelli. Adam is the primary songwriter Chamberlain, a band we’ve been big fans of for a long time. Andrew is the singer of the Chicago band The Static Age. Mike has played here a few times. He also plays […]

We just released a compilation of songs recorded here over the past couple of years. It includes 25 songs. The first nine were recorded in the studio. The rest are live recordings from shows. You can listen below or download it at 8amchicago.bandcamp.com. 2013-2015 by 8AM

Join us on Thursday, June 4, for a great show with some old and new friends. Meridian Max plays in Signals Midwest too. Jake smiles a lot. Max does too actually, but not as much as Jake. http://meridianohio.bandcamp.com/ Pinch Hitter Banjo songs from Sydney, Australia http://pinchhitter.bandcamp.com/ https://rollingstoneaus.com/music/post/premiere-pinch-hitter-i-like-that-you-make-bad-decisions/1581 Ryan Ford Ryan plays in The Gunshy. He writes his own […]

We’re pleased to host David Bazan again on Wednesday, May 20. This show will be part of the tour he is doing to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Headphones album. The show will be focus heavily on songs from that album, along with songs from the Bazan and Pedro The Lion catalog. David will […]

We’re excited to announce our next show on Wednesday, March 25. Christian Lee Hutson, Luno and Paul Cherry will be playing. The show is at 8 pm and will be $5. Visit christianleehutson.com to listen to Christian’s new album. “He will change you.” – Sean Moeller (Daytrotter) for Paste “Something of an amalgam between Mark […]

Our great friend Andrew Bryant is stopping in for a show on Monday, December 8. Matt will be playing solo, along with Jason Douglass Swearingen. Tickets are $8. We’ll have them available at the door. If you’d like to preorder tickets, you can do so here: 8amchicago.org/andrew-bryant-december-8/.

We’re excited to have some longtime friends playing a show here. The Heligoats Hawley Shoffner Corey Wills (from Inspector Owl) Sunday, October 12 at 8 pm. All-Ages. BYOB. We’re asking for a $5-10 donation. All donations go to those playing. Feel free to email us at thegunshy@gmail.com with any questions.