Kids These Days (band)


Kids These Days was a hip hop band from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 2009. The band split in May 2013.

History

In November 2009, the band won first place at Congress Theater’s Next Big Thing competition.
In 2011, the band performed at South by Southwest, at Milwaukee's Summerfest on July 1, at Lollapalooza, and at The Roots Picnic started and hosted by The Roots on June 2. On June 13, 2012, the band performed on Conan O'Brien's TV show, Conan at The Chicago Theatre.
During the Fall 2012 Chicago Teachers Union strike, Kids These Days performed at the union's Solidarity Festival in Union Park.
Kids These Days 2012 debut, "Traphouse Rock," was produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and mixed by Mario C.
In May 2013, Kids These Days decided to split up.

Beyond Kids These Days

launched his own career and continued to pursue his musical talents. He worked on collaborative songs with rappers such as Chance the Rapper and Kanye West. He currently fronts the punk-rock project 93PUNX. Nico Segal, the horn player, also released 2 mixtapes, Illasoul: Shades of Blue and the Donnie Trumpet EP as Nico Segal and currently went on to perform in The Social Experiment with Greg Landfair Jr.
Lane Beckstrom went on to produce and record his own electronic music under the name Lane. His debut EP "Argot" was released on January 20, 2015. Rajiv Halim recently released his debut album Foundation in August 2015.
Three previous members of Kids These Days, Macie Stewart, Lane Beckstrom and Liam Cunningham, along with Matt Carroll, formed the band Marrow.
Macie Stewart formed the band OHMME, with Sima Cunningham, which remains active as of 2020. As of 2019, Stewart also plays violin and sings in Chicago's avant-garde jazz community, including as a member of Marker, led by Ken Vandermark.

Members

Albums