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Lever

Alternative band from Chicago, IL

Shows on record: 8
Rooms played: 7
Cities: 4
Releases: 4
Last show: Aug 20, 2026Grog Shop

About

Lever is a band from Chicago, IL, tagged alternative, alternative rock, ambient by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2026, across 7 rooms in 4 cities.

Lever is based in Chicago — MusicBrainz
Lever has 1 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2021–2021 — MusicBrainz
lever is based in Chicago, Illinois — lever on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: neighborhood theme (2022-09-27) — Bandcamp
Lever has 1211 listeners on Last.fm — Lever on Last.fm

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

8 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20111 show
20152 shows
20171 show
20251 show
20263 shows

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Aug 20, 2026	Grog Shop · Cleveland HeightsSupportwith DAZE, Lever (IL), Flourish	Support	DAZE, Lever (IL), Flourish
Jun 12, 2026	Cobra Lounge · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Stanczyk, Squirrel Movement, Lever (IL)	Headliner	Stanczyk, Squirrel Movement, Lever (IL)
Apr 9, 2026	Cobra Lounge · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Lever (IL), Last Good Thing, Monarch, +1	Headliner	Lever (IL), Last Good Thing, Monarch, +1
May 1, 2025	Liar's Club · ChicagoSupportwith All the Wine, Prichard, Strange Pains, +1	Support	All the Wine, Prichard, Strange Pains, +1
Aug 4, 2017	Elbo Room · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Ludlow	Headliner	Ludlow
Aug 20, 2015	Subterranean · ChicagoSupportwith Summer Cannibals, Lala Lala	Support	Summer Cannibals, Lala Lala
Apr 3, 2015	House Cafe · DekalbHeadlinerwith Smoking Revolvers, Trent de la Cruz, Leviah	Headliner	Smoking Revolvers, Trent de la Cruz, Leviah
Nov 3, 2011	North Star Bar · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith The Lever and Rail, Tea Leaf Green, Ross Garlow, +1	Headliner	The Lever and Rail, Tea Leaf Green, Ross Garlow, +1

Where they play

7 rooms in 4 cities

Rooms played most

Cobra Lounge · Chicago2 shows
Elbo Room · Chicago1 show
Grog Shop · Cleveland Heights1 show
House Cafe · Dekalb1 show
Liar's Club · Chicago1 show

Cities played

Chicago5 shows
Cleveland Heights1 show
Dekalb1 show
Philadelphia1 show

Releases

4 releases, 2021–2022

neighborhood theme
Sep 27, 2022 · Track · 1 track
crashhhhh
Sep 25, 2022 · Track · 1 track
hanging with scissors
Sep 22, 2022 · Track · 1 track
Audiotree Live
2021 · Album

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Lever — neighborhood theme — Release art · neighborhood theme — release

Lever — crashhhhh — Release art · crashhhhh — release

Lever — hanging with scissors — Release art · hanging with scissors — release

Lever — Grog Shop, 2026-08-20 — Poster · Grog Shop, 2026-08-20 — Songkick

Lever — Liar's Club, 2025-05-01 — Poster · Liar's Club, 2025-05-01 — Songkick

Lever — Subterranean, 2015-08-20 — Poster · Subterranean, 2015-08-20 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
lever on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Lever on Last.fm	Artist facts
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.