Nica & The Waves, alex NO.EL miller, and Mikaela Brielle

Blending folk, rock, funk, pop, and reggae, Nica's music fuses sweet vocal harmonies with guitars, bass, keyboards, and drums. Creating an intimate atmosphere with her audience, Nica awakens your awareness, seeking to touch your soul. In a time of great global transformation, her music is medicinal, intended to raise collective consciousness and foster greater unity, peace, and self-love.

Nica brought her original music project from Chicagoland to Argentina in 2021, founding her band Nica & the Waves in 2023. The first two singles, "Find My Way" and "Endless Waiting" from soon to be released debut album are available now wherever you listen to music. The full album, "Revolution Inside" will be released in 2026.

Singer/songwriter alex NO.EL miller is a mixed media art pop indie artist who began playing across chicagoland in 2012. Blending abstract sonic paint spots with stories on navigating relationships, songs ranging from “SITUATIONSHIP” to “Never Said Bye” connect the dots between intimate plotlines through the context of current events. They wrote “Baggage Claim” recently about having faith over fear amid/after heartbreak. Released in 2024, their debut record, “moondog” is an example of an emotional regulation toolkit. You can find it wherever you listen to music, but spatial audio versions are available on select platforms, and you can also find vinyl albums at local record shops across Chicagoland.

Bringing the sun from the swamps of South Georgia, Mikaela Brielle blends indie folk originals with smooth, sultry vocals to kidnap your soul and put you under her spell. Find her @mikaelabrielle everywhere.

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UncommonGround - Lakeview, 3800 North Clark Street, Chicago, United States

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