DEAD RIDER
Photo credit: Bread Casey
Chicago, IL
Since 2009, this combo’s peerless stage show and lights-out recordings have made them the undisputed rock and roll masters of negative space (and positive space, too, hey c’mon) anywhere. Todd Rittmann, late of U.S. Maple, has led the troops through five albums and several lineup changes, but now it seems like he, Matt Espy and White Christmas are here to stay. Which is good, they’re killing it