Up-and-coming rockers Bully played a raw, riveting set that harkened back to the grunge roots of storied Chicago venue Metro. Opening for one hardest rocking bands, Metz, the fledging hardcore rockers more than held their own, showing no signs of slowing down their breakneck ascent.
Earning the many comparisons to Nirvana, lead singer Alicia Bognanno's howl sounded as sharp as on their excellently self produced debut Feels Like. Playing through the majority of their terse yet mighty catalogue, drummer Stewart Copeland, guitarist Clayton Parker and bassist Reece Lazarus never let go of the already enamored crowd, fueling a mosh pit that lasted the entire set.
Although currently based in Nashville, Bully has left their mark on the Chicago area in the last several months as one of the only bands to ever play both Pitchfork and Lollapalooza in the same year, easily making them one of the top draws for 2016’s Tomorrow Never Knows. Bognanno even revealed she spent the day earlier surfing Craigslist perusing apartments and local practice space.
With such an impressive output in such a short time, we can only look forward to much more from this monstrous four-piece.