Behold! is a Chicago-based, politically conscience, progressive punk rock band with an eclectic, experimental edge. The body of the Behold!’s music is created with traditional rock staple-instruments, its heart with unusual electronic effects, and its soul with folk and world-music instrumentation.

Established in early 2004 by guitarist, Drew Beta, and singer, Joe Liber8R, Behold! went through nearly two dozen other members before officially calling it a duo a few months later. However, after only two weeks after of the birth of Behold!, Drew and Joe began work on Behold!’s first demo, “… is Part of the Problem.”

The two-piece continued to play shows together for another year when they decided to replace electronic beat machine with Ben, the Behold! sex machine (and drummer). A few months and a few shows later, Joe came across a stunning personality at nerd-theme party, Scribbler. The two got to talking and it turned out that this celery-and-peanut-butter-eating mother fucker was also a guitar player. Of course, Behold! has no use for another guitar player, so Joe asked him if he would be willing to play bass, allowing Joe to free his hands for instruments such as the xylophone, washboard, and Theremin. After a few more rounds of grape soda, Scribbler agreed.

Drew later came across a man who could type faster than he could talk, it turned out that this man was also a classically-trained bassist. This man was Magic Mike. Because Mike could destroy Scribbler on bass any day of the week, Behold! switched Scribbler to lead guitar thus completing the secret society of Behold!