Advance Base • Jacob Slade • Maximiano
Wed 12/13/23
7:00PM
18+
music
$12 ADV // $15 DOS
Show Lineup
Advance Base
(Chicago)
Genre: Indie Rock
Advance Base is the melancholic soft rock recording project of Chicago, IL singer/songwriter Owen
Ashworth (formerly of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone). Using a two-handed arsenal of electric piano,
Omnichord, samplers, effect pedals & drum machines, Ashworth builds minimalist, heavy-hearted, &
nostalgia-obsessed ballads around his conversational baritone. The warm, electronic sound of Advance
Base has been described as “lo-fi,” “depressed” & “weirdly uplifting.”
Animal Companionship, the third & most recent “studio” album by Advance Base, was released September
21, 2018 by Run For Cover Records / Orindal Records. GoldFlakePaint & Various Small Flames both listed
Animal Companionship among their favorite albums of 2018. Since then, Advance Base has released Wall
of Tears & Other-Songs I Didn’t Write, a home-recorded collection of (mostly) country/Americana covers
arranged for electronic instruments & Live at Home, a collection of mid-quarantine livestream concert
performances & the closest representation of an Advance Base live set commercially available. A new
single titled ”Little Sable Point Lighthouse” was released on March 31, 2022.
“It’s with no exaggeration we describe Owen Ashworth as one of the most consistent and important
songwriters in contemporary indie music. From the earliest Casiotone For the Painfully Alone demos to
most recent Advance Base single ‘Little Sable Point Lighthouse‘, Owen has crafted a catalogue of
characters and circumstances with few rivals in the modern era. His is an ever evolving body of work which
stands out in its deftness and humility and empathy and care, bringing to life individuals from across the
spectrum of human experience while remaining unerringly attuned to the tender, fallible heart at the centre
of each.” – Various Small Flames
“A Raymond Carver short story collection set to music by a Joan of Arc-era OMD” – MOJO Magazine
Jacob Slade
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Indie, Recording Engineer, Speaker
“You could not pay Jacob Slade to leave the Midwest” says Madeline Schultz in her review of the Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter’s 2023 album Soft Spoken. The essence of life in the midwest pervades not only Slade’s music and lyricism, but also his work ethic. Over three million streams and placements on Spotify’s Juniper, Morning Acoustic, and Fresh Finds editorial playlists is something few independent artists can claim. Further, Slade has shared the stage with nationally touring acts such as The Hails, Hotel Fiction, and David Wax Museum. While Slade’s music has drawn comparisons to contemporary indie-folk artists such as Noah Kahan, Richy Mitch & The Coal Miner’s, and Mt. Joy, he continues to explore a sound that is uniquely his.
Maximiano
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Alternative, Americana, Folk
Ever since the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, “The Real Truth”, Maximiano’s music has reached indie, folk, and americana scenes all across the country. The Milwaukee, WI based singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist toured extensively in support of “The Real Truth,” which The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel named the 3rd Best Album of 2024, calling it “one of the most piercing and emotionally resonant collections of songs… a towering artistic achievement.”
Maximiano performed 107 shows in 28 cities across 15 states in 2025 while still finding time to produce, mix, and collaborate with 30 artists and bands. In the midst of this hard work, Maximiano had a brief period of rest when their friends asked them to dog sit in the Hudson Valley region of New York. During that ten day span, Maximiano wrote their new album, “Rokeby,” named for the area that inspired the songs.
“Rokeby,” which Maximiano wrote, produced, arranged, recorded, and mixed, expands upon the lush production of “The Real Truth” in its first half before refocusing around the raw intimacy of performance in the stripped back second half. Every song on the album, no matter the production style, is driven by Maximiano’s trademark songwriting style: “honest, vulnerable, and altogether beautiful,” (Milwaukee Record).
The album is rooted in peace, community, and opposition to technocratic fascism so, in line with these beliefs, it will not be released on Spotify. Additionally, in solidarity with every artist who suffers under the streaming model, only the first half of the record will be available on other streaming platforms. The full record will be available on Bandcamp, vinyl, and CD on April 1st.