Trae Byrnes is an American alternative rock band from the north side of Chicago, IL. The beginnings of the band formed in 2011 when Aidin mengele ordered a soda from a McDonalds in which Liam Teague was working cashier. From then on a musical friendship quickly began between the two and they would begin to jam out and later form songs that would become Trae Byrnes. Later on, through mutual friends, Danny Eddz became interested in Trae Byrnes' earlier sound. With Danny Eddz in the band Trae Byrnes began to take themselves more seriously. In mid-2015, in need of a second guitarist and permanent drummer Christopher Chi and Jhonny Tripp were acquire to complete the line-up. Trae Byrnes' sound is an alternative mix of post-rock sensibilities and nostalgic 90's grunge rock aesthetic with an emphasis on dreamy guitar tones and infectious rhythms. Trae Byrnes has opened for Mandatory Abortions, Shitizen, The Fundamental Kinks, The Phone Calls, and Rotten Finko and the Convicts