Reset List

We are a Chicago Reader Recommended band.

The four members of the faux band Reset List improvise a hell of an indie rock concert. The conceit is that they’re past their heyday and now encourage fans to shout out the set list with lines like “What’s your favorite track off that political album we did?” (Answer at the show I saw: “John Wilkes’s Phone Booth.”) They’re good at deadpan takes and fabulously committed to parodying rock music. But the most pleasant surprise was how loose they could get, frequently carrying their absurd humor and dancing into the crowd. –Ryan Hubbard