Varsity, Skyline Sounds (album release)

Chicago’s indie-rock stalwarts Varsity are headlining the Terrace with their soft-spoken, catchy hits, and local music fans will also catch folk-rockers Skyline Sounds (pictured) dropping their second full-length album, Glances. Their first album, Color, is an eclectic whirl through all the indie rock sweet spots, from soft acoustics to large swirling peaks of synth and simple yet smart guitar riffs. Dash Hounds will start off the evening with their unique fusion of soft-rock, surf rock — for a night indie-music fans won’t want to miss.

press release: Come join us at the Terrace on June 10th for Skyline Sound's album release show with performances from headliner, Varsity, and opener, Dash Hounds.

Varsity is a quintet of goofballs itching to make music for your ears and hearts. Their intricately arranged songs bounce between playful and nostalgic and leave you with hooks to hum for days. After releasing an EP and a self-titled mini-LP in 2014, the band spent the next year self-releasing a series of digital singles, allowing them to explore different styles and refine their sound at a rapid pace. These singles garnered the band an eclectic following, shimmering blog affection, and a spot in Chicago weekly RedEye’s “10 under-the-radar, must-own Chicago releases from 2015”.

The band delicately toes the line between indie rock and pop, taking summery pop hooks and giving them a distinctly rough edge. Varsity has toured the Midwest and East Coast extensively, and has supported bands such as Courtney Barnett, Alvvays, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Hop Along, Diet Cig and Protomartyr. They just wrapped up an East Coast / Canadian tour supporting American Wrestlers, and are currently hard at work on their next record.

Skyline Sounds is beautiful melodies mixed with driving guitars, tight grooves and airy textures. New lovers, old friends and random happenstance combine to make an auditory cityscape guaranteed to blow you away, ever so softly.

Dash Hounds is a guitar pop 4 piece from Madison, formed in the winter of 2015. Spacey guitars and somber vocals create a brooding, beautiful atmosphere. Dash Hounds' 5 song debut EP 'EFT' released August 27, 2016.