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Blind Adam
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Book Blind Adam & The Federal League

Blind Adam and The Federal League - Chicago's Premier Anti-Fascist Rock and Roll Experience. Formed in 2017 by Adam Gogola (Blind Adam) and Alex Simotes (bass/vocals), with the current lineup taking shape in 2022 with Athen Erbter on drums and Nick Cvijovic on lead guitar/vocals. The band released their 3rd LP The Fields We Know produced by Pete Steinkopf of The Bouncing Souls at Little Eden Studio in Asbury Park New Jersey in November of 2023 on Bypolar Records. The band has played extensively around Chicago including at The Metro, Bottom Lounge, Sleeping Village, Cobra Lounge, and more, as well as touring extensively around the midwest and east coast. Blind Adam and The Federal League has toured with the likes of The Bouncing Souls, Catbite, 7 Seconds, The Iron Roses, Strike Anywhere, The Suivide Machines, Pkew Pkew Pkew, Matt Pless, and many more! The band has also made two appearances at THE FEST in Gainesville, FL and Pouzzafest in Montreal, QC.

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit The Federal League turned into a mutual aid project supporting frontline organizations providing survival needs to at-risk communities which eventually turned into a 2 and a half year mutual aid project called The People's Pizza Party in partnership with Chicago musician Jeff Schaller. As we move further info fascism, The Federal League plans to stay in the fight and connect with folks that are fighting for a better world through music and community!

From Razorcake magazine:

"Seamlessly interweaving the sounds and anti-fascist politics of classic streetpunk bands like Hudson Falcons and Midwest brethren The Strike with the darker leanings of an Off With Their Heads or Strike Anywhere, these Chicagoans have created that rare record that successfully takes you on a journey—all with a decidedly rock’n’roll feel. The Federal League takes what’s happened in America over the last five years and eloquently fleshes out ideas and stories around despair, hope, and most importantly, action, while admonishing the hypocrites and revisionist historians along the way. It starts on the dark side—a certain despair evident in word and sound—and ends with great big, rowdy “fuck you”-style singalong—turning that negative energy into positive resolution/revolution. Give this twenty-two-minute epic a couple spins. The payoff is worth it. –Chad Williams

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