Emily Antonacci is a singer-songwriter from Peoria, Illinois. emily was the name of her project before she rebranded it into emily the band. emily the band is a three-piece queer girl group based in Peoria, Illinois, composed of Emily Antonacci (vocals, ukulele, songwriting), Cami Proctor (guitar, vocals, melodica, arrangements, composition), and Abbey Haste (drums, percussion). They have played sad-girl ukulele pop at venues in the Peoria area, Champaign-Urbana, Bloomington-Normal, Galesburg, and more since April 2021. Since 2019, Emily and Cami have been collaborating to record Emily's original music. Emily, Cami, and Abbey played their first set as a trio at the release show for the “living room" EP. The three friends became “emily the band,” and they have been living their rockstar dreams ever since. Within the first year of their first show together, the group has played headlining shows across Illinois and supported acts such as The Accidentals, Sarah & the Underground, and New Souls. With sets full of original songs and covers of Olivia Rodrigo, beabadoobee, and qq, they strive to show audiences that there is a space for everyone in the music industry. Produced by Connor Billard and Cami Proctor. Photos by Caspian Voss.