PAISLEY PANTS / CAT MERKLE / MITCHELL MATTHEWS / KJERSTI COOPER

TUES, FEB 3RD, 2026 – MONTROSE SALOON
📍 2933 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL
💵 $15 at the door
🔞 21+ w/ I.D.
🕗 Music starts at 7PM

Chicago originals, storytelling tunes, and expressive live voices on the Saloon stage. Come early, stay late.

7:00 PM – Kjersti Cooper

Kjersti Cooper is a Chicago-based singer-songwriter, multimedia artist, and longtime music performer. After training in classical music and opera for over a decade, she shifted toward her passion for singer-songwriting, blending folk and indie influences with personal life stories and a creative musical voice.
🔗https://www.kjersticooper.com/

8:00 PM – Mitchell Matthews

Mitchell Matthews is a singer-songwriter and Chicago area musician with a focus on honest lyrics and melodic pop sensibilities. His songwriting blends catchy hooks with thoughtful emotional depth, and he’s performed across local venues while building his original catalog and creative media projects.
🔗 https://www.facebook.com/mitchmattmusic/

9:00 PM – Cat Merkle

Cat Merkle is a Chicago-based pop singer-songwriter channeling influences from Amy Winehouse, Lizzy McAlpine, and Lake Street Dive into her music. Her sound ranges from dramatic, soulful performances to intimate, heartfelt originals, with songs like Sweet, Sweet Girl and Feeling You showcasing her vocal range and emotional storytelling.
🔗 https://www.catmerkle.com/

10:00 PM – Paisley Pants

Paisley Pants is an indie/pop artist known on social media for colorful, playful performance energy and expressive personal songwriting. Their sound blends melodic indie pop with charismatic stage presence, engaging audiences through both recorded music and live shows that highlight storytelling and personality.
🔗 https://www.instagram.com/hailey.pants?igsh=MWx2bXF0NTk4Y3E5cw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr