Almost There But Not Really
Latine Indie Band (+ Ben) from the South Side of Chicago playing sad sometimes political songs with ambient trails
09/15/2026
We hit up legend Gilberto Castro in Pilsen to cut and style Ben's hair for Riot Fest ๐๐ฝ
Ben had been growing his hair out for the last 3 years "just cuz" and often tied his hair back with free zip ties he'd get at work. After 3 years, Ben decided Riot Fest was a good excuse as any to finally get a cut. And Gil was perfect for the job ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Gil has been working his magic for years, cutting and styling the hair of everyone from ๐๐ Deftones's Chino Moreno to Halsey to local favs like Killmoves and Fantasma Negra ๐๐ now we know why ๐๐ฝ
not only was Ben looking BEAUTIFUL but Gil just radiated life. He cut Ben's hair while also chatting with us about his paintings, his midnight bicycle rides and his love for the music industry and hair. It was more than just a cut ๐๐ฝ
So make sure to check him out Gilberto Castro
and check us out at 12:15 PM on the Radical Stage at Riot Fest ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
๐ We are Almost There But Not Really ("ATBNR"), a Latine Shoegaze band from the South Side of Chicago ๐
We're playing Riot Fest on Friday, September 18th at 12:15 PM on the Radical Stage. So, get there early to check us out ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
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08/21/2026
๐ Pics from our Cobra Lounge 8/8 Show ๐
Thanks for coming out to our Cobra Lounge after the last minute venue change ๐๐ฝ
It was a special show because Armando broke a string and then tried to play Constant anyways and then slowly realized that almost every chord in that song has four voicing . . . But it was still a good time ๐ฅ๐คฃ๐ฅ
Jay asked the crowd whether they liked hotdogs or hamburgers for ten minutes while Armando successfully changed his string ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
Catch us for free tomorrow at Villapalooza! at 12:30 PM. There's gonna be food, art and music for everyone, celebrating Little Village ๐๐ฝ
Then catch us at the longest running DIY shoegaze festival in the country ๐๐๐ on Friday, September 4th in Kalamazoo, MI.
Then finally we close out this weird ass summer with the biggest stage of our lives (so far ๐) at riotfest on Friday, September 18th at 12:30 PM.
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We're playing Villapalooza! on Saturday, August 22nd at 12:30 PM ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Villapalooza is a free festival taking place at La Villita Park celebrating the Little Village neighborhood and community with local artists, music, food and family activities ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
Bands include headliners Tropa Magica and one of our favorites Fantasma Negra ๐๐ plus other dope artists ๐๐ฝ
Come thru!
08/10/2026
๐๐ Finally getting around to posting these CHIRP Radio NIGHT pics at The Whistler from a couple weeks ago ๐๐
the folks at CHIRP are great people that love music and the local scene -- and they do it all for free, so we were more than happy to donate our time ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ Tunnel were phenomenal with a technically impressive yet stylish 3-piece dance punk/funk vibe ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Also thank you to everyone that came out to Cobra this past weekend ๐๐ฝ
We're at the Field Museum tomorrow, Villapalooza! at the end of the month, then in Kalamazoo for in early September and finally Riot Fest later in the month
It's been an amazing summer with y'all
Let's keep it going ๐ค๐ค
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08/06/2026
โ๏ธSingle day schedules just dropped for the biggest show of our lives (so far ๐คฃ๐๐คฃ) at Riot Fest โ๏ธ
Get there EARLY on FRIDAY Sept 18 and come find us at the Radical Stage at 12:15 PM ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
we'll be playing at the same time as โฎ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ซ โฎ who we wanted to catch ๐ญ but right before Greet Death Greet Death so there's that ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ also kinda chill we're going to playing the same stage as GWAR and Insane Clown Posse Insane Clown Posse later that weekend ๐คฃ๐ฅ๐ฅ
we are beyond stoked for this
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08/05/2026
Making an after hours guest appearance at the Field Museum for their Riot Fest TAKE OVER on Tuesday, August 11th ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
we play inside the museum around 6:30 PM ๐๐ฝ we may or may not be playing next to the ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒ fossils. They also still got the pokemon exhibit going on ๐๐ฝ museum will close at 9 PM
Before then we're at Cobra Lounge main stage this Saturday 8/8 with House & Home Hell of a Life Maldita Sea! ๐๐พ๐๐พ
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โ๏ธVENUE CHANGEโ๏ธ NOW TAKING PLACE AT Cobra Lounge MAIN STAGE. STILL SAT 8/8.
๐ฅ๐ฅ We are back Cobra Lounge on Saturday, August 8th with:
House & Home
Hell of a Life
Maldita Sea!
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it's a shoegaze/post-hardcore/emo bill ๐๐
Shoutout to Cobra Lounge for welcoming us back. We love how rock bands sound extra powerful in this space๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝcome thru
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๐ฅ๐ฅ We are playing the back of a Mexican restaurant in the South Side of Chicago, the legendary Casa Cafe Shows on Saturday, August 8th with
House & Home
Hell of a Life
Maldita Sea!
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it's a shoegaze/post-hardcore/emo bill ๐๐
It's been long time coming ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
Come thru
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07/25/2026
We recently celebrated Ben's birthday the only way we know how ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ we taped a pinata to my roommate's shower rod, filled it with frozen uncrustables and then a wooden spatula to smash it ๐ฅ๐ฅ comment if you want the Ben poster on the wall I printed out ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ Amanda took the pictures so
We're at The Whistler this Sunday 7/26 for CHIRP Radio NIGHT ๐๐๐ with Tunnel AND ITS FREE ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ but make sure to buy drinks cuz it partly goes towards fundraising money for public radio ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
We're then at Casa Cafรฉ on Sat, August 8th. We're also playing Villapalooza in late August. More on that next week ๐ฅ๐ฅ
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