Lemon Knife

Lemon Knife is a Chicago-based hard rock duo pulling from classic rock, punk, garage rock, and anything built on riffs to create a melodic and eclectic sound that is remarkably big for being put out by two people. Formed by kindred nerds Mia Blixt-Shehan (bass, melodic vocals, occasional guitar, musical composition) and John Retterer-Moore (drums, punk vocals, lyrics) in the spring of 2017, they have since played an especially varied assortment of Chicago venues, including Cole’s Bar, Burlington Bar, Reggie’s, Crown Liquors, Moe’s Tavern, several memorable DIY spots, and a few notable non-traditional gigs at events such as YesFest 2018 in Elmhurst and Chicago’s Global Reddit Meetup Day, also in 2018. Tracks from their debut album, Songs About Water and Death, have also received radio play by stations such as WKQX’s Demo 312, WIIT, and WRSE. They released their second full-length album, I Know That This is Vitriol, in December 2019, and are now recording a third to be released 2021!