The Dead Bolts With Special Guest Superstar

From the venue:

Sunday July 26th
doors 6pm
Superstar 7pm
THE DEAD BOLTS- 8pm
Eddie Hennessy, John Rolence, James Ryan, Matt Paske (Benny Mace), Tyler Hancock, and Pat Corbett

All cut from the same kind of cloth that gets used and thrown back into a drawer over and over again, the original members of The Dead Bolts found each other in 2018. In a manner some would regard as premature, having only practiced twice, the band found themselves booked solid in watering holes and Irish pubs around their native south side Chicago neighborhoods. It was tucked into the corners of these establishmentsplaying extremely loud and not very well for 4+ hours a night, where the band would cut their teeth among swells of underaged college kids,just like them, that had flooded in to drink and scream the lyrics of the same set of songs every weekend.
Promised Land (official video)
When they each finally wrapped up their academic careers in 2020, they got to work on putting together their first full length album. The songwriting wore a few different hats, with an eclectic mix of songs reflective of what music they were into at the time. Historically speaking, they might have picked the toughest year to record, but they navigated their way through a few different studios and engineers to sculpt and finish their debut LP, Pretty And Burnt Out released in the Fall of 2021. They sold out their album release show at the locally adored SchubasTavern, and what ensued after that was 2 years of DIY touring the U.S. in the lead singer Eddie’s mid size SUV. After a few more successful shows over the years, they continue to independently tour but have since upgraded to a used 2008 Ford E350 Van that they lovingly named “Vancis”. Vancis is very important to the band.

Skint (official video)
As of late, The Dead Bolts just recorded and released their second album. They set out to write a full LP with the intention of every singletrack being able to stand alone as a single if it needed to. New studio. New producer. New sound. Something adjacent to the current modernstate of Rock, with their own stamp on it. This isn’t technically a new band, but it’s definitely a new version of them. Their 2nd album, “BeauMonde” is out everywhere now.
SUPERSTAR- 7pm

Superstar is a rock duo from Athens, Georgia. Aaron White and Bennett Evans began playing together when they were in middle school and have been writing and performing music together in different bands ever since. The band has released three singles so far since its launch in late 2025, and has garnered the attention of Flagpole, Earmilk, and Spotify’s “fresh finds folk” Editorial Playlist. As of late, superstar has been playing nearly every weekend in a new city, sometimes with nationally touring acts, and they have no plans of slowing down. Amongst everything they’re up to, nothing is more important to Bennett and Aaron than showing off new music in their hometown at AthFest.
Website: https://superstar.coolInstagram: @superstarlovesyouYouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@superstarlovesyouSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/43lfWCnHS0bf7PaqUjvN4J?si=VcuAo2VmSSusCjRTaW492w