The Paste Studio on the Road tour is in Chicago this week, streaming live from Michael Mac’s Pallet Sound studio in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. Today’s sessions are sponsored by SweetWater Brewing Company and feature Peach Tree Rascals, grandson, Sarah Barrios, The Aquadolls and former Pinegrove multi-instrumentalist Jodi.
You can live-stream sessions or check them out on demand at our Youtube and Facebook channels, as well as right here on PasteMagazine.com. Here’s today’s lineup:
12pm CT/1pm ET – Peach Tree Rascals
Peach Tree Rascals is a hip-hop quintet from San Jose, Calif., made up of Dominic Pizano, Issac Pech, Tarrek Abdel-Khaliq, Joseph Barros and Joge Olazaba. Their single “Mariposa” went viral on TikTok, being used for more than a million and a half videos.
2pm CT/3pm ET – grandson
Canadian-American singer/songwriter Jordan Edward Benjamin performs his blend of alt-rock and hip-hop as grandson. “Blood/Water,” a single off his first EP, 2017’s A Modern Tragedy Vol. 1 was certified Platinum, and his debut full-length, Death of an Optimist was released on Fueled by Ramen last December.
5pm CT/6pm ET – Sarah Barrios
Hailing from the tiny town of Torrington, Conn., pop singer/songwriter Sarah Barrios has already made quite a splash for someone who just embarked on her first tour, but that speaks to how quickly her melodies catch your ear.
7pm CT/8pm ET – Aquadolls
Singer/songwriter Melissa Brooks founded The Aquadolls in La Mirada, Calif., in 2012, becoming a trio in 2018 with the addition of Keilah Nina on bass and Jacqueline Proctor on drums, the same year they released the band’s second album, The Dream and the Deception. They have a new single out now, “Disappearing Girl,” out on Enci Records.
9pm CT/10pm ET – Jodi
For Chicago-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nick Levine (formerly of Pinegrove), the blue heron is much more than just a big bird. It’s the symbol at the center of their debut album, Blue Heron, as Jodi, the elusive understanding they search for in their intimate, effortlessly tuneful “queer country.” Levine had the great wading bird tattooed on their back, posing in a freezing Chicago pond on the album cover, one symbol immersed within another—one perspective on life’s meaning in a limitless spectrum of experience. Levine’s lyrics evoke the personal and universal alike, often in the same breath. The beauty of Blue Heron is Levine’s acceptance that true meaning is fleeting, and just being alive with one’s eyes open—perhaps even lucky enough to catch a glimpse before it spreads its wings and takes to the air—is cause for joy. —Scott Russell
Here’s the full lineup for the week (all times CST):
Wednesday, July 28
12pm – Wyatt Wadell
2pm – Michigander
5pm – Sonta
7pm – Half Gringa
Thursday, July 29
12pm – Elohim
2pm – Yoshi Flower
5pm – Ratboys
7pm – Neal Francis
Friday, July 30
12pm – Dayglow
2pm – Aly & AJ
7pm – Into It. Over It.
9pm – Cam
Saturday, July 31
Presented by SweetWater Brewing Company
12pm – Peach Tree Rascals
2pm – grandson
5pm – Sarah Barrios
7pm – The Aquadolls
9pm – Jodi
Sunday, August 1
Presented by SweetWater Brewing Company
12pm – Dermot Kennedy
2pm – Boy Pablo
5pm – Moontype
7pm – Ganser
