You are invited to our birthday party!
This month we are celebrating 3 years of the ugly hug
Join us for a birthday party on March 6th with music from some of our favorite local Chicago and out-of-town legends, helped put on by The Apartment!
Doors: 7PM
Show: 7:30PM
DM for Address
Cheers to all of those that have contributed their talents to this site over these years. And cheers to everyone who has followed along and supported our mission to share good tunes.
Stay tuned for upcoming features of @free__range , @combatnaps , @aunt__peggy and @c4rt3rward as well as ways to get involved with independent music journalism!
A portion of funds made from tickets and merch will be donated to @ocadchicago , funding mutual aid for those affected by ICE and deportation.
Incredible poster by @puppy__problems
Bring a friend or even two! Hope to see you there!
Thank you for a wonderful year! Thank you for listening to This Was The Face (or whatever you listened to) and coming to shows. Thank you to Hotline TNT and Poison Rhythm for taking Combat Naps on an unprecedented tour. The memories will be cherished forever. Especially, thank you to everyone who made it happen: @marleyvanraalte@ablebakerband@ahllayllay@footleg@loganseverson Stu and @iamwsdot . Until next year!
THIS WAS THE FACE
Out now on almost all platforms, but especially vinyl.
Existing orders have already shipped out, visit assnup.bigcartel.com to get your own now!
“This Was The Face” release party this Saturday! 7pm. DM for address. Copies of the album on vinyl!!?!! brightly colored sandwich cookies!!!! a brief intertidal piano recital!!! 📽️ @ameliasoth
NEXT LOCAL SHOW! Bringing the mighty SCRUNCHIES back from the twin cities to tear up Madison again and also welcoming back great COMBAT NAPS from their cross country tour with hotline tnt!!
new songs//old friends//same killer vibes
Friday 10/3/25
Doors 7pm/Music 8pm
$10
Looking to hang? It would be a huge help to us if we could stay at your place on any of these nights:
9/11 Columbus
9/17 Salt Lake City
9/18 Portland
9/21 Vancouver
9/25 Templeton CA
We love you!
Combat Naps - “This Was The Face” release event SEPTEMBER 6 (Saturday). DM for address. There will be copies of the album and plenty of refreshments. See you there! ✌️video poster by @ameliasoth
“Choosing Me” - the second and final single ahead of Combat Naps new record THIS WAS THE FACE is out now streaming almost everywhere… preorders ship September 5th and you can also pick it up on tour with Hotline TNT starting September 11th in Columbus Ohio. All details on
First ever world tour!! Supporting @hotlinetnt (everywhere but Bainbridge) Poster by @eatpaintforever !! All links in bio!! It is our destiny… 🕺Dates below:
September 11 - Columbus, OH - Dirty Dungarees
September 12 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
September 13 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
September 14 - Minneapolis, MN - Underground Music Venue
September 16 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
September 17 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
September 19 - Portland, OR - Polaris Hall
September 20 - Seattle, WA - Baba Yaga
September 21 - Vancouver, BC - Hollywood Theatre
September 22 - Bainbridge Island, WA - TBD
September 24 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
September 25 - Templeton, CA - Club Car Bar
September 26 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
September 27 - Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon
September 28 - Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon
PZN-004 Combat Naps - This Was The Face LP
Expanded edition for vinyl includes 2 new recordings
Preorders ship on or around September 5, 2025 - visit assnup.com to place order
“When This Wears Off” Music video out now and streaming almost everywhere ;)
Front cover art by @grahamfunkrailroad
