Artist description Avant-noise, arithma-punk, over the top stage antics... A freakin' rock and roll circus!

Music Style Hard rock, punk, math, college, experimental, noise...

Musical Influences Shellac, Slint, Polvo, Jesus Lizard, Modest Mouse, Don Cabellero, Poster Children, Sweep the Leg Johnny, Nerves, Six Finger Satellite, Big Black...

Similar Artists Shellac, Slint, Polvo, Jesus Lizard, Modest Mouse, Don Cabellero, Poster Children, Sweep the Leg Johnny, Nerves, Six Finger Satellite, Big Black...

Artist History Formed in 1997 by 3 Ohio lads... Played with 3 different bassists before solidifying current line-up... Played Chicago's Metro, Empty Bottle, Loung Ax and set the Double Door on fire... Toured the east coast, playing shows with Poster Children, Speedealer, Selby Tigers... You may have seen us tearing up Chicago with Sweep the Leg Johnny, Poster Children, Nerves, Sean Na Na, and The Get Hustle...

Group Members Shawn Podgurski * Bill Hamel * Greg Sharp * Eric Mahle

Instruments Guitar, bass, drums...

Albums Kelly 18 LP, Kelly 18 II EP

Press Reviews "The band who played before us really made my day - maybe my entire year. They are called "Kelly 18" and they're from Chicago. They should be signed to Touch & Go - they were incredible on the stage, the kind of incredible of a band that's on the edge of going out of their mind or something. This is the best band I've seen in 5 years, at least. The last time I saw raw energy like that was probably at a Big Black show - or maybe a Six Finger Satellite show. It was wonderful, and I'll never be able to describe it, except to say that it was the way a rock show is supposed to be. If more were like that, more people might come to shows. The raw energy wasn't the kind of tight, together energy of a group of bald, whining teenagers singing songs of love long lost, it was like terror and angst and hate and love all rolled up together. It seemed more real than anything I've seen in a long, long time. Thanks, guys."

Location Chicago, IL - USA

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