Kickstand Productions (Aug-Nov '11)

Founded in 2001, Kickstand Productions handles both the promotion and production of shows for some of the top venues in northern Illinois/Chicagoland area. They have guaranteed to select at least one Sonicbids artist for one of their events, with the possibility of opening for a national act. Previous artists we have hosted include Dinosaur Jr, Umphrey's McGee, The Used, Of Montreal, MGMT, and many more./n/nFounded in 2001, Kickstand Productions handles both the promotion and production of shows for some of the top venues in the Northern Illinois / Chicagoland area. They are the exclusive in-house buyer for The House Cafe and Ottos Nightclub in DeKalb, IL.



Additionally, Kickstand hosts monthly events at Mad Maggies (Elgin, IL), Chubby Rain House Of Tunes (Rockford, IL), in addition to The Egyptian Theatre and The NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb. They are looking for and have guaranteed to select at least one Sonicbids artist for one of their events, with the possibility of opening for a national act.



Previous artists they have hosted include

• Dinosaur Jr, Umphrey's McGee, The Used, Of Montreal, MGMT, Mates Of State, The Devil Wears Prada, North Mississippi Allstars, GWAR, Boys Like Girls, Minus The Bear, Dan Deacon, Crystal Castles, Local H, The Smoking Popes, Gene Ween, Victor Wooten, Rusted Root, Cursive, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, The Academy Is, Senses Fail, Metro Station, The Meat Puppets, Nonpoint, The Gossip, MxPx, A Life Once Lost, The Fall Of Troy, High On Fire, Murder By Death, Anberlin, Cold, The Reverend Horton Heat, A Day To Remember, We The Kings, Atreyu, Clutch, Never Shout Never, Attack Attack, Brother Ali, Appleseed Cast, The Toasters, Mustard Plug, Breathe Carolina, OK Go, Kate Voegele and more.