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FRET12 Sessions: Lollygagger
October 3 2024
Experience the raw intensity of Lollygagger as they unleash their energy in this FRET12 Session.
FRET12 Sessions: Luggage
September 26 2024
Formed in 2016, the noisy, post-punk Chicago trio Luggage has spent the last eight years honing t...
FRET12 Sessions: mclusky
April 24 2024
Welsh post-hardcore act Mclusky swings by the FRET12 shop to perform a career-spanning set.
Aluminati Guitars In-Store 2024
April 16 2024
Here's a recap of our in-store event with Aluminati Guitars.
FRET12 Sessions: Reilly Downes
April 2 2024
Reilly Downes, The Sad Cowgirl of Chicago, debuts three new tracks in his FRET12 Session.
FRET12 Sessions: Friko
March 19 2024
Chicago indie act Friko performs highlights from their brand-new record in this FRET12 Session.
FRET12 Sessions: Lifeguard
March 5 2024
Lifeguard brings their rhythmic, noisy post-punk to a fever pitch in this FRET12 Session.
FRET12 Sessions: Gabacho
February 6 2024
Gabacho brings his dreamy Latin rock to the shop in this FRET12 Session.
FRET12 Sessions: Ready For Death
January 23 2024
The crushing Chicago thrash metal band Ready For Death performs live at the FRET12 shop.
FRET12 Sessions: Ganser
January 2 2024
Chicago-based post-punk quartet Ganser performs “Lucky” and “Emergency Equipment and Exits."
FRET12 Sessions: Nathan Graham
December 5 2023
Chicago-born singer-songwriter Nathan Graham performs three songs live at the FRET12 shop.
Live Gallery: American Authors
November 10 2023
The best day of our lives? It was definitely one of them as American Authors came to town for Wei...
Live Gallery: Squeeze
November 6 2023
New-Wave icons Squeeze hopped the pond to be with us at The Salt Shed all the way from England, a...
Live Gallery: Chromeo
November 2 2023
Canadian pop duo Chromeo got the people moving with their electric basslines and funky sound at t...
Live Gallery: Les Claypool
October 26 2023
Froghead army was out in full force at the Salt Shed as Colonel Les Claypool mustered his Fearles...
Live Gallery: Colter Wall
October 19 2023
Blown in all the way from the windswept wheatfields of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Colter Wall t...
Live Gallery: Band of Horses
October 18 2023
We had a rocking time with old favorites Band of Horses at the Salt Shed this past weekend. Take ...
Live Gallery: Tash Sultana
October 18 2023
All the way from the Land Down Under, Tash Sultana brought their one-person-show to the Salt Shed...
Live Gallery: LIFEGUARD
October 17 2023
It was an all-Chicago affair as hometown heroes LIFEGUARD made the second city proud at the Salt ...
Live Gallery: Thundercat
October 17 2023
We were in awe of Thundercat's groovy basslines as the Compton-born maestro held the Salt Shed in...
Live Gallery: The Breeders
October 4 2023
All the way from the Gem City of Dayton, Ohio, The Breeders had us seeing double at Riot Fest as ...
Live Gallery: Death Cab For Cutie at Salt Shed
October 3 2023
Not one, not two, not three, but four! That's how many times we've had the pleasure of seeing dyn...
Live Gallery: The Psychedelic Furs
October 3 2023
It was great to see The Psychedelic Furs at the Salt Shed.Check out our FRET12 recap below.
Live Gallery: The Interrupters
October 2 2023
Ska music rode again as The Interrupters, a peppy pop-punk quartet from sunny Los Angeles, electr...
Live Gallery: Code Orange
September 29 2023
Code Orange, a molten hot metal act forged in the steel mills of Pittsburgh, Pa. brought the hous...
Live Gallery: Postal Service
September 29 2023
We were wowed on Saturday as indie-pop superstars united under the banner of The Postal Service a...
Live Gallery: Bad Omens
September 29 2023
Bad Omens rocked the Salt Shed with their righteous riffs and new metal stylings. We could feel t...
Live Gallery: Explosions in the Sky
September 29 2023
Texan quartet Explosions in the Sky played a new-age, rock symphony at the Salt Shed, and we at F...
Live Gallery: Montell Fish
September 26 2023
Pittsburgh-born R&B star Montell Fish put on a show for the Salt Shed last week, and we had a...
Live Gallery: Foo Fighters
September 22 2023
Foo Fighters brought the house down at Riot Fest this year, and FRET12 was there to witness the w...
Live Gallery: Death Cab For Cutie at Riot Fest
September 22 2023
We were stoked to have the opportunity to watch dynamic frontman Ben Gibbard with not one but two...
Live Gallery: Queens of the Stone Age
September 21 2023
We were transported from our FRET12 booth at Riot Fest in Chicago to Seattle as grunge rockers, Q...
Live Gallery: The Cure
September 21 2023
It was a blast getting to watch legendary 80's goth rock pioneers, The Cure, at Riot Fest from ou...
Live Gallery: The Beths
September 19 2023
We had a great reunion with Kiwi indie rockers, The Beths, as they returned to the Salt Shed for ...
Live Gallery: Cigarettes After Sex
September 11 2023
Cigarettes After Sex's ethereal lyrics and dreamy sound floated through the Salt Shed. Here's FRE...
Live Gallery: Pixies
September 1 2023
Pixies & Modest Mouse made for a killer double-header at the Salt Shed.
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