With a deep love and appreciation for the music of System of a Down, Peephole was formed in Chicago in 2017 after getting the opportunity to play the music of SOAD live at a Halloween show. Born out of lead singer Jamie’s original band, Electric Villain, Peephole played their first gig at the famous Beat Kitchen. They and the fans such a great time that they decided to continue onward as a tribute band, bringing the very best of SOAD to people all around the midwest. At that time, they never could have predicted that they’d reach fans from all over the world. Even still, the band feels like they’re just getting started.

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Peephole’s fanbase has steadily grown over the years thanks to their incredible fans and friends in the Chicago music scene, as well as unique variations of SOAD shows. For example, Peephole once performed alongside their friends in the band White Pony (Deftones tribute) in Chicago, each band performing an album in full. Peephole performed SOAD’s acclaimed self-titled first album, while White Pony played White Pony. 

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In 2024, Peephole completed the “Toxic Weekend Tour”, performing the album Toxicity in its entirety three nights in a row between Chicago, Rockford, and Rock Island, IL. 

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On August 30th, 2025, Peephole performed live on stage with Daron Malakian of System of a Down at the Cubby Bear in Chicago, IL the night before System of a Down’s first of two sold out shows at Soldier Field. This story was shared by Rock and Roll news outlets like Rock Feed, Metal Injection, Blabbermouth, Spin Magazine, Revolver Magazine, Consequence of Sound, and others. 

Each member of Peephole has been deeply involved with the Chicago music scene for many years. Lead singer Jamie Dull has been the drummer for various artists such as Katie Kadan (from NBC’s The Voice) and Smells Like Nirvana (tribute) and has recorded music with Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake), Dagan Thogerson (Murder By Death), and Chris Connelly (Ministry), and more, while bassist Mike Morgan currently plays in the original group The Box Band alongside legendary harmonica virtuoso Howard Levy as well as Are You Ready For It: A Taylor Swift Experience. Drummer Dave Vazzano has taught hundreds of drum students throughout the Chicagoland region for over a decade, and plays with a number of bands such as The Mizzerables and The Student Body, while guitarist Curran Allenstein spent many years as the lead guitarist of Catfish & the Dogstars. 

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As of 2025 and going into 2026, Peephole is ready to take on a broader market, and is working to bring their show to fans in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, and Minnesota. Please follow Peephole on Instagram and Facebook to keep up to date. If you would like to book Peephole, please send an email to soadpeephole@gmail.com - Thank you!