If you could distill the best parts of Fugazi and The Jam (yeah, really) you’d get Nonagon. The hardest working band in Chicago, Nonagon is fronted by the nicest dude you’ll ever meet who, incidentally, looks at least 15 years younger than his actual age despite rocking out several nights per week (on stage and in the crowd) and getting hit by cars and shit like that. These guys keep it short and sweet and make it look easy. — jeff_fox