Almost There But Not Really

Almost There But Not Really

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Latine Indie Band (+ Ben) from the South Side of Chicago playing sad sometimes political songs with ambient trails

Photos from Almost There But Not Really's post 06/08/2026

🌌 We're playing Fiesta Back of the Yards () on Sunday, June 21st at 5:20 PM to 5:45 PM 🌌 We'll be at La Xquina Stage πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

soo dope to be playing a street festival on the South Side πŸ™ŒπŸ½πŸ™ŒπŸ½ maybe my mom will finally come

Shoutout yo for curating a stacked line up for the sickest Latino-alt bands in the scene πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

We'll a playing a couple free festivals this Summer before Riot Fest in September, so nows a good time chance to catch us πŸ™πŸ½

Photos from Almost There But Not Really's post 06/01/2026

🌌🌌 πŸ™ŒπŸ½ we are playing 9/4 Friday night of 2026 at πŸ™ŒπŸ½ 🌌🌌

Kalamashoegazer is the longest running shoegaze festival in the United States, taking place in Kalamazoo, MI πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ past alumni include Ringo Deathstarr, Airiel and PΓ­a Fraus πŸ™πŸ½

Friday night we're being joined by fellow Chicago gazers and on Saturday recent billmates are gonna tear it up πŸ”₯πŸ”₯don't miss , whose song Rice also Crispies we've been spinning on repeat πŸ™ŒπŸ½

Ticket links in bio.

Photos from Almost There But Not Really's post 05/29/2026

Crazy to go from a 5-band bill on a Tuesday night to this πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

We are officially playing this September 18-20!

We are incredibly stoked to play our biggest stage yet, and even more honored to represent our local DIY and Latino/e communities at a fest of this scale!

It's all thanks to y'all and all the support you've shown usβ€”whether you caught us on that sweaty basement 5-band bill, or a headlining sold-out set πŸ™πŸΌπŸ™πŸΌ

I remember my first Riot Fest back in 2013. Me and my buddy scrapped up every dollar we had to come see the Pixies headline on Sunday. But it ended up raining all weekend, so we were ankle deep in mud the entire fest. But it was all worth every second πŸ™ŒπŸ½πŸ”₯πŸ™ŒπŸ½ Now ATBNR is on the same lineup as the Pixies, even if we're at the very bottom 🀣🀣🀣

And we wouldn't have it any other way because this is exactly the type of s**t we dreamed of when we first started this band!!

Get your Riot Fest Tickets, come early and let's pack it out 🌌🌌🌌 exact day coming soon πŸ™πŸ½πŸ™πŸ½

05/21/2026

The camera is way too close to my face. We're starting a newsletter and are kicking it off by raffling free πŸ€‘πŸ€‘πŸ€‘ tickets to our heavy hitting 🌌🌌 full gaze bill show🌌🌌 this Sunday 5/24 at the with and πŸ™πŸ½πŸ™πŸ½

All you have to do is sign up by Sunday at noon, which is when we're going to pull names. Should have probably posted this sooner lol. But you can sign up by clicking the link in our bio or linktree!

By signing up you'll get access to future raffles, our Chicago pizza tier list, merch preorders, unreleased demos, behind the scenes on our gear and recording process, Ben eating πŸ•, and be kept up to date on future shows/releases. We're all pretty lowkey so we promise not to spam you.

If you don't like newletters or free stuff πŸ€·πŸ½β€β™‚οΈ then the ticket link is also in the bio lol

Photos from Almost There But Not Really's post 05/11/2026

some selfies 🀳 taken at our last show courtsey of Amanda's point and shoot. Jay isn't pictured cuz they had left to go feed their cat or something πŸ™πŸ½

🌌🌌 Next show is in thirteen days on Sunday, 5/24 at with and 🌌🌌

It's a stacked all local gaze, post-punk, dreampop, alt bill

we may even pull a song from the archives for this one but probably not the one you're expecting

Ticket link in bio.

05/04/2026

🌌 We are playing a full shoegaze bill memorial day weekend Sunday, May 24th with local greats and 🌌

Doors at 8. Show at 9.

COME THRU. TICKET LINK IN BIO.

Photos from Almost There But Not Really's post 04/28/2026

more pictures from our 4/10 Schubas show opening for Mint Field (CDMX) πŸ™πŸ½

🌌 Catch us next at on Sunday 5/24 Memorial Day weekend with a couple of our favorite gaze bands and 🌌

Snowcuffs recently released their Sweet Gravity EP, which we've been spinning since release. In each song, there's impressive amount of musicianship in the syncopated rhythms and textures -- which are then layered with interweaving reverbed out guitar lines and breathy ethereal vocals. A seamless marriage of dreampop and post-punk.

Come check us all out. Link in bio.

Photos from Almost There But Not Really's post 04/17/2026

Thank you to everyone that came through to our Schubas show with last Friday! We had a lot of friends come thru which made the nightl extra special.

We have a lot of pride in our Latino/e (+Ben) identity and how it informs our music, especially in the context of indie music and the current hostile political climate here. So opening for Mint Field, a well regarded shoegaze band from Mexico City, was pretty dope πŸ™πŸ½πŸ™πŸ½

Shoutout to Mint Field for putting up with all our gear questions and signing a copy of vinyl for us! Hearing their raw ethereal vocals over reverse delays and gentle live and electronic syncopated textures was a true avant shoegaze experience 🌌🌌

Our next show is Sunday 5/24 at the for another all shoegaze bill w and . Link in bio.

Photos from Almost There But Not Really's post 04/06/2026

πŸ“· some shots Amanda took on her point and shoot at one of our shows πŸ“· ben working hard to sling merch so we get can stuffed crust on our little cesears that night πŸ™πŸ½

THIS FRIDAY we're opening for at Schubas 🌌🌌

Doors at 7:30PM. We go on at 8 PM.

Ticket link in bio.

04/02/2026

🌌 A live clip of us playing "Never Is" at the Empty Bottle last month 🌌

Catch us next Friday 4/10 at Schubas opening for Mexico City based shoegaze band πŸ™πŸ½πŸ™πŸ½πŸ™πŸ½ some of the sickest ethereal textual music I've ever heard

it's a dreamy all Mexican bill (minus our homie, Ben, our drummer 🀣) πŸ™ŒπŸΎ

Ticket link in bio.

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