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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 09/15/2026

We hit up legend Gilberto Castro in Pilsen to cut and style Ben's hair for Riot Fest ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

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 ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Gil has been working his magic for years, cutting and styling the hair of everyone from ๐ŸŒŒ๐ŸŒŒ Deftones's Chino Moreno to Halsey to local favs like Killmoves and Fantasma Negra ๐ŸŒŒ๐ŸŒŒ now we know why ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ

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 ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

So make sure to check him out Gilberto Castro

and check us out at 12:15 PM on the Radical Stage at Riot Fest ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ

08/25/2026

๐ŸŒŒ We are Almost There But Not Really ("ATBNR"), a Latine Shoegaze band from the South Side of Chicago ๐ŸŒŒ

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 ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

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Photos from Almost There But Not Really's post 08/21/2026

๐ŸŒŒ Pics from our Cobra Lounge 8/8 Show ๐ŸŒŒ

Thanks for coming out to our Cobra Lounge after the last minute venue change ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

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 ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Jay asked the crowd whether they liked hotdogs or hamburgers for ten minutes while Armando successfully changed his string ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ

Catch us for free tomorrow at Villapalooza! at 12:30 PM. There's gonna be food, art and music for everyone, celebrating Little Village ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

Then catch us at the longest running DIY shoegaze festival in the country ๐ŸŒŒ๐ŸŒŒ๐ŸŒŒ 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 ๐Ÿ‘€) at riotfest on Friday, September 18th at 12:30 PM.

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08/16/2026

We're playing Villapalooza! on Saturday, August 22nd at 12:30 PM ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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 ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

Bands include headliners Tropa Magica and one of our favorites Fantasma Negra ๐ŸŒŒ๐ŸŒŒ plus other dope artists ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

Come thru!

Photos from Almost There But Not Really's post 08/10/2026

๐ŸŒŒ๐ŸŒŒ Finally getting around to posting these CHIRP Radio NIGHT pics at The Whistler from a couple weeks ago ๐ŸŒŒ๐ŸŒŒ

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 ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ Tunnel were phenomenal with a technically impressive yet stylish 3-piece dance punk/funk vibe ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Also thank you to everyone that came out to Cobra this past weekend ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ

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 ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค

-punk

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

โ—๏ธSingle day schedules just dropped for the biggest show of our lives (so far ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿคฃ) at Riot Fest โ—๏ธ

Get there EARLY on FRIDAY Sept 18 and come find us at the Radical Stage at 12:15 PM ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

we'll be playing at the same time as โœฎ ๐”ค๐”ฉ๐”ฆ๐”๐”ข๐”ซ โœฎ who we wanted to catch ๐Ÿ˜ญ but right before Greet Death Greet Death so there's that ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ also kinda chill we're going to playing the same stage as GWAR and Insane Clown Posse Insane Clown Posse later that weekend ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

we are beyond stoked for this

band

Photos from Almost There But Not Really's post 08/05/2026

Making an after hours guest appearance at the Field Museum for their Riot Fest TAKE OVER on Tuesday, August 11th ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

we play inside the museum around 6:30 PM ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ we may or may not be playing next to the ๐Ÿฆ–๐Ÿฆ•๐Ÿฒ fossils. They also still got the pokemon exhibit going on ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ 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! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ

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08/04/2026

โ—๏ธVENUE CHANGEโ—๏ธ NOW TAKING PLACE AT Cobra Lounge MAIN STAGE. STILL SAT 8/8.

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ We are back Cobra Lounge on Saturday, August 8th with:

House & Home
Hell of a Life
Maldita Sea!
๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

it's a shoegaze/post-hardcore/emo bill ๐ŸŒŒ๐ŸŒŒ

Shoutout to Cobra Lounge for welcoming us back. We love how rock bands sound extra powerful in this space๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝcome thru

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07/28/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ 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!
๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

it's a shoegaze/post-hardcore/emo bill ๐ŸŒŒ๐ŸŒŒ

It's been long time coming ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ
Come thru

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Photos from Almost There But Not Really's post 07/25/2026

We recently celebrated Ben's birthday the only way we know how ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ we taped a pinata to my roommate's shower rod, filled it with frozen uncrustables and then a wooden spatula to smash it ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ comment if you want the Ben poster on the wall I printed out ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ Amanda took the pictures so

We're at The Whistler this Sunday 7/26 for CHIRP Radio NIGHT ๐ŸŒŒ๐ŸŒŒ๐ŸŒŒ with Tunnel AND ITS FREE ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ but make sure to buy drinks cuz it partly goes towards fundraising money for public radio ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ

We're then at Casa Cafรฉ on Sat, August 8th. We're also playing Villapalooza in late August. More on that next week ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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