Chicago has a rich history of fostering country and bluegrass music. Home-grown band, Special Consensus, joined by guest artists Becky Buller, Alison Brown, Michael Cleveland, Rob Ickes, Robbie Fulks, Patrick McAvinue, Ned Luberecki, and Mike Barnett, celebrates the history of bluegrass music in Chicago and the band’s 45th anniversary in their new album, Chicago Barn…
7:00PM | Molly Tuttle @ Maurer Hall – Old Town School of Folk Music Due to COVID-19 concerns and per State of Illinois Guidance – this event has been postponed. More details can be found here. An insightful, gifted songwriter who was crowned “Instrumentalist of the Year” at the 2018 Americana Music Awards on the…
Yonder Mountain String Band will be at Bottom Lounge this Friday, March 6th, at 9pm! The band may hail from the foothills of Colorado, but two members of Yonder Mountain String Band are from much closer to home. Founding member and banjo player, Dave Johnston, is from Aurora, Illinois, and fiddle player, Allie Kral, grew…
Vince Herman and Drew Emmitt return to Chicago on their Duo tour this Saturday, February 29th, at City Winery. Drew Emmitt is an American mandolinist, guitarist, fiddle player, occasional flutist, and singer, and Vince Herman is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter, both well known for being two of the founding members of Leftover Salmon. The Duo first…
8:00PM | The Vic Theatre 7:00pm | 8:00pm show THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS Travis Book – bass; Andy Falco – guitar; Jeremy Garrett – fiddle; Andy Hall – dobro; Chris Pandolfi – banjo A band should never stop progressing. Forward motion belies creativity and evolution. A staunch and unwavering commitment to progression is how an unassuming…