L.S. Dunes are Like Magick in Chicago

Apr 29

Written By Social Casualty

by Ashlyn Siples | April 26th , 2025

All images are from L.S. Dunes - Like Magick Tour in Chicago, IL on 4/26/25.

Melodic post-hardcore rock band L.S. Dunes stopped by The Outset in Chicago on April 26th for a night of groovy rock and high energy.

From Indian Lakes is an indie rock band out of California, and if you’re looking for a mellow, almost trancelike vibe, then they’re the band for you. Their mellow energy on stage provides a huge contrast from what we got later in the night with L.S. Dunes. Their stage setup also helped to settle in their vibe, with soft colorful lighting, fog machines, and potentially even burning actual incense on stage, though I couldn’t get a good enough look to fully confirm that fact. Vannuchi also commented on the fact that it was fun to be on tour with L.S. Dunes as they are “a bunch of legends,” and that he gets to talk to the guys from bands he has a lot of core memories associated with, and they have to talk back to him.

First starting as a way to make music and pass time together during the COVID-19 pandemic, L.S. Dunes has quickly made a mark on the scene. With their first public debut at Riot Fest in 2022, without any publicity or an inclination to let anyone know that they were anything more than “a group of old friends with a mutual admiration for one another,” L.S. Dunes was bound to grab people’s attention from the start. Their surprise lineup consists of at least one person that anyone at Riot Fest that year had heard of before, featuring Anthony Green (vocals), Frank Iero (guitar), Travis Stever (guitar), Tim Payne (bass), and Tucker Rule (drums).

The Like Magick tour celebrates the band’s recently released second album, Violet, which was well represented throughout the setlist. The night started with the tour title track “Like Magick” and into Riot Fest-debuted single “Fatal Deluxe” before throwing us back to a single released in 2023, “Benadryl Subreddit,” which ramped up the crowdsurfing that had already begun. One crowdsurfer in particular ended up in the air between songs, to which Green told them they had won a free t-shirt thanks to their accidental timing. The fans were singing loudly all night long, but a couple of songs (“Grey Veins” and “2022) off their first record, Past Lives, proved to be the loudest of the night.

L.S. Dunes is a band that’s fun to watch, even if you don’t know all the songs, thanks to the high energy they bring to the stage. Green in particular makes the most of his time up there, throwing the mic into the crowd, hopping down to the barricade to hold people’s hands, and dancing around as if no one’s watching. At one point, he even managed to hold the entire microphone stand in the air with just his mouth - something I don’t think my teeth could withstand. The energy on stage was reflected by the crowd - something which Green took the time to thank them for, saying, “thanks for bringing so much hype energy out here,” and even commenting that it was one of the best nights on tour before leaving the stage.

L.S. Dunes has only a few dates left on this tour as they make their way through the Great Plains and over to the West Coast, so if you’re interested in checking them out, be sure to head over to their website and grab tickets ASAP! Or, you can follow any of these bands on social media to keep an eye out for what they’re doing next:

L.S. Dunes:

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From Indian Lakes:

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