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Aly jados
Aly Jados is a Chicago-based singer and guitarist in Violets (@this.is.violets) and Blood People (@bloodpeopleband). She also plays solo acoustic shows around the city, is a Painter, a collage artist, and a creative space maker.
“Art is a lifestyle. I love all things vintage, bright and bold colors, also black haha. Blending styles of 60s/70s retro and punk. I love an outfit that makes a statement…one of a kind and thrifted together from found pieces. I like to be different, experimenting with colors and eras.”
- Aly Jados
violets - “eras”
“Eras” by Violets is a gritty, high-energy music video capturing the quintet—Aly Jados (vocals/guitar), Bill Stephens (guitar), Simon Lamb (guitar), Fritz Doreza (bass/vocals), and Michael Soucy (drums)—in their element. Blending heavy riffs with catchy melodies, the band channels the cyclical themes of the song through moody, performance-driven visuals that feel both raw and cinematic—an unfiltered ode to evolution and intensity.
blood people- “Phantasmagoria”
Chicago punk-rock quartet Blood People—Aly Jados (vocals/guitar), Jeff Loehrke (guitar), Norm Burns (bass), and Mickey Molinari (drums)—delivers a visually charged and intense music video. Directed by Jimi Myers, the animated-cinematic visuals match the song's razor-sharp riffs and raw energy, perfectly capturing the band’s fierce DIY spirit and their taste for the dramatic and visceral.
What is music to me?
“It makes you think, takes you out of the mundane and gives life. Makes you feel like you are a part of something. It can dramatize moments in reality, color them, feel them to their core, bringing you present in time. I believe a song can change the world. As a creator and consumer music makes my life worth living.”
What is music to me?
“It’s a place of belonging, in the soul and in the body. The ultimate expression, sound is so visceral it can change your own frequency. Music is my preferred medium because it is all encompassing.”
