Trash Kickers are a Chicago-based rock band with Tyler Franklin on vocals and rhythm guitar, Stas Gunkel on lead guitar, John Herrin on drums and Danny Stankus on bass.

Since forming in 2024, they have played numerous shows across the city. Their debut single Signage, (mixed and mastered by Max DiFrisco of Westhead), taps into the pantheon of 80s and 90s Midwestern alternative rock and is a sign of things to come from their upcoming full-length release.