"This is music as it should be made and creativity in its purest, brightest form...It is the sort of music that lulls you in, then wallops you over the head."

Introducing the many, harmonious members of Family Junket

(Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 2025)

"They sprinkle their exuberant collisions of neosoul, funk, and R&B with spacey textures and touches of psychedelia, and the joy they take in making music together bursts through every note...it’s exciting to imagine where they might chase their muse next."

Soul-funk collective Family Junket bring inclusive energy to the MCA terrace

(Jamie Ludwig, Chicago Reader, 2025)

"...at other times everything completely broke down...everyone dancing to the sounds of screams and tornado sirens. Then, like the flip of a switch, the cacophony would stop, and Family Junket would lock right back into their smooth, soul sound. The message was clear: we may look wild, but we’re in complete control."

Family Junket and Akenya Enact Joy, Awareness, and Action at Chicago’s Constellation

(Thulasi Seshan, I Care If You Listen, 2025)

"...if you talk to anyone who is anyone in the Chicago music scene, Family Junket is probably one of their favorite Chicago bands right now."

Chicago's 20 Most Hard-Working Musicians of 2023

(Chicago Show Calendar, 2024)