Dan Shukis is a Rogers Park-based guitarist influenced by rock, folk, country, and bluegrass. He began performing solo in Chicago in the 2010’s and founded the acclaimed band “Moonstone Quill” in 2020 in Breckenridge, CO. After playing full-time for six years in the Colorado music scene, Dan relocated to Chicago in 2026 and is playing solo material and covers with looping, vocals, and harmonica.

Phrygian, originally hailing from the hot desert of Pheonix, Arizona, now haunts the streets of Chicago with his own style of acoustic grunge and folk. He dabbles in various instrumentation and fields in audio, and looks to bring his unique melancholy to the Uncommon Ground Halloween show.

Ashlynn Rose is force to be reckoned with on the Chicago songwriters’ scene. Hailing from the rural small town of Raymore, Missouri, to rocking with her college punk band in Ithaca, New York, Rose’s diverse background in musical genres and authentic, raw storytelling within her songs offers a refreshing light within the Chicago music sphere.