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Local Universe, That Dog Presents, and Chicago Show Calendar, present a night dedicated to the Queen of country music and beloved songwriter Dolly Parton. Proceeds benefit Midwest Immigration Bond Fund.

Special guests include: Sima Cunningham, Reilly Downes, Elizabeth Moen, Samuel Aaron, Orillia, Hannah Frey, and more!

Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8:00pm

Formed in 2017, Never Come Down was born from the vibrant if not occasionally overlooked music scene of Portland, Oregon. Much like the city that inspired them, they’re a smart, charming, off-beat amalgam of varied backgrounds and tastes. In today’s paradoxical world where honoring tradition is often pitted against exploration and innovation, the band confidently walks the line between the modern and the tried-and-true. They’ve gained a loyal following and continue to win over audiences everywhere from Reykjavik’s Iceland Airwaves to San Francisco’s acclaimed Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. They’ve gained the attention of industry veterans, and toured in support of notable acts such as Yonder Mountain String Band and The Travelin’ McCourys, among others. Never Come Down’s live performance never disappoints- with showmanship, originality, songwriting and musical prowess far beyond their years.

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Every family has its own unique history, a timeline fleshed out by memorable characters, milestone events, and the stories passed on through the decades that bind it all together. For the Garrett Boys, a family trio from Overton County in east Tennessee, their history just happens to lend itself to some excellent Appalachian folk music. Made up of brothers Stephen and Russell Garrett, and Stephen’s son Carter, the Garrett Boys are rooted, both musically and physically, in 500 hilly, wooded acres that have had a magnetic pull over their family for generations. The men refer to it simply as “The Land,” and it’s the setting for nearly every one of the 11 songs on It Runs Deep, the trio’s debut album. “About 200 years ago, some Garrett boys came from North Carolina and settled in that area,” says Stephen, who plays acoustic guitar and sings lead in the band. “Some old records say that they acquired land between Mill Creek and Mitchell Creek, and that's the property that Russell and I grew up on. Carter will be the ninth generation to own it.” Says Carter: “There is just something that you feel when you're on that property that’s connected to all these songs.” But while the land is specific to the Garrett Boys, the album the group wrote about it is universal. Produced by Ray Kennedy (Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams), It Runs Deep contains elements of bluegrass, folk, and country, but refuses to play it safe. It nods to their varied influences, from Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell to Chris Knight and Hank Williams Jr., in its tales of enduring love (“The Ballad of Ed & Peg”), dangerous livelihoods (“Ride the Timber Down”), mysterious murders (“Pond Ridge”), and hard-earned self-discovery (“Who I Am”). “We wanted a record that was acoustic-driven, but still had balls,” says Stephen. With It Runs Deep, the Garrett Boys memorialize those family stories — for themselves, for their descendants, and now for fans of classic American folk music.“Our music is about the importance and depth of family and community,” Stephen says. “It’s a mix of what we have been versus what we can become, and how we can take the good from all that and build a future.”

Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8:00pm

One listen—and one look at the overlapping Venn diagram of musical styles navigated by drummer, percussionist, and composer Daniel Villarreal—reveals an artist who thrives across genres. In his case, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts” feels especially apt. Villarreal moves fluidly from psychedelia and jazz to Latin rock, fusion, funk, blues, ballads, salsa, and soul, shaping these influences into something personal and unmistakable. At the center of his music is the beat: a grounding, propulsive groove that engages both body and mind, live or on record.

Known for his collaborative spirit, Villarreal has performed and recorded extensively with the genre-blurring collective Dos Santos, while also developing a growing body of work as a bandleader and sideman. His collaborators span a wide musical spectrum, including Jeff Parker, Anna Butterss, Joe Chambers, Neal Francis, Mary Lattimore, Marshall Allen of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Charlie Hall of The War On Drugs, and cellist Leyla McCalla. Across these partnerships, Villarreal brings a composer’s ear to the drum set and an improviser’s instinct for structure, form, and restraint. Originally from Panama, he moved to Chicago in the early 2010s, before relocating to Philadelphia in 2023.

Raised on punk and hardcore, Villarreal’s musical foundation expanded under the mentorship of Freddy Sobers, drummer for El General and Nando Boom—pioneers of reggaeton in Panama. As Villarreal recalled in a 2021 interview with the Chicago Reader, “He told me that if I wanted to be a good drummer, I had to learn all the styles,” a philosophy that continues to guide his wide-ranging approach to rhythm.

As Dos Santos gained national recognition, Villarreal began envisioning a solo project. Early studio experiments led to a turning point during a 2019 trip to Los Angeles, when a simple stereo recording of an improvised session with friends clarified his creative direction. The result was Panamá 77, his debut album for International Anthem, released in spring 2022.

In October 2020, Villarreal joined Parker and Butterss for two afternoons of recording at Chicali Outpost in Los Angeles, their first in-person session after the pandemic shutdown. The resulting album, Lados B (2023), captured what Pitchfork described as “the pleasure of hearing three top-tier players rediscover the joys of playing with each other in real time.”

Since settling in Philadelphia, Villarreal has formed the Daniel Villarreal Trio with vibraphonist Victor Vieira-Branco and bassist John Moran. Their immediate chemistry led to a residency at Solar Myth and a forthcoming album slated for 2026. Whether leading or supporting, Villarreal consistently blurs the line between rhythm and melody, positioning percussion as a dynamic and expressive narrative force.

Cake Friends welcomes Chicago's micro cake bakers to a genial showcase of nothing but cake! Come on a Sunday afternoon and enjoy a few slices with some familiar faces.

Cakes frome Helloclown, Medium Sweet, Rio Santos, Heart and Soul, Issi Bakes, Baby Cakes, Kylos Kitchen, Mutant Delights, and more!

Limited to-go containers will be available!

Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8:00pm

By the winter of 2021, Joelton Mayfield had done nearly a decade of work to prepare his debut LP, Crowd Pleaser. As a teenager, he’d toiled for years as the music director of his Texas church, despite extreme doubts about Christianity’s role in his life and his role in Christian life. He’d then shipped off to Nashville, hoping to earn a music business degree in the city where they seem to be factory-made. He’d instead switched to English, studied the more mature songwriters around him, joined a series of college bands, and drifted into the edges of the city’s indie rock and alt-country enclaves, building a patchwork of players he trusted.

Crowd Pleaser documents the widening chasm between Mayfield, the sheltered Texas kid, and Mayfield, the burgeoning songwriter indulging in all the music, movies, relationships, books and conversations that came with leaving his sheltered early life. His sense of the bigotry, misogyny, and myopia he’d left behind sharpened, too. These songs are a map of an unraveling and the concomitant reformation, as he sorts through hypocrisies, doubts, and disappointments and does his best to make sense of them. Throughout Crowd Pleaser, Mayfield returns to the line “God’s children never grow up.” It’s as if he’s finally admitting not only that he was cast out of the garden long ago but also that there may never have been a garden at all, that you have to move along to find out.

In 2024, a year before Crowd Pleaser was even ready for release, Mayfield opened several shows for two heroes—John Darnielle, of the Mountain Goats, and John Moreland. Both have used songwriting to stare into personal voids, to stand at the edge of some never-ending abyss and tell the truth about what they’ve seen down there. Mayfield is a new member of that tradition, having put some of the most difficult lessons he’s learned in life to paper and then gathering his friends to help animate them, to turn them into these songs meant to be shared like communion. “God’s children never grow up,” goes that refrain. Yes, some of them just grow into something unexpected: songwriters able to relay the good news that can exist in passing through the hardest of times and emerging on another side, able to sing about it.

Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8:00pm

By & By is Chicago's premiere queer country songwriting symposium that aims to create a definitive book of Queer Country’s standards. Artists perform their submissions to assemble the archive one page at a time. Join host Olivia Love as we document the intimate stories behind songs and create a live document of queer music meant intended to be shared and celebrated widely.

Doors at 6:00pm, show at 7:00pm

ex situ is a multi-dimensional visual project by Tim Nagle, set to release in July 2026.

Photographed entirely on film over 5 years, the first fixture of this work, a 92 page hardcover still-life photo book, explores the blue highways through its focus on out of place subjects across different landscapes.

With routes stretching to both coasts, Nagle spontaneously documented roadside and rural finds that fit this lens. Through changing terrains and seasons, the photos take on a dream-like ambiguity, feeling like they can exist anywhere.

The companion work and second fixture of the project is a magnetic forty-five minute experimental short film, also shot during his travels. The grainy and psychedelic vignettes marry the earthly nature of the still photos from the book while shifting the perspective into more abstract territories. It is scored by unique collaborations from 25 musicians spanning different genres and instrumentations.

The improvised takes, recorded individually by each musician, were alchemized together by Nagle and producer Andrew Humphrey to blend the music and visuals into a cohesive experience.

The photo book is available for pre-order at www.timnaglemedia.com and will be accompanied by a release show and screening of the film on July 23, 2026 at Judson and Moore Distillery in Chicago, IL

Doors at 2:00

The Cosmic Country Cookout RETURNS! The cult-hit psychadelic showcase expands to a day-long immersive party as host Mary Williamson takes on a journey into THE Cosmic Country. The house band The Flying Objects back the celestial siren Erin Rae in from Nashville as well as play a party set with the best singers they know aka the "All-Stars". Food by Piñatta, and a debut from the curated HOLE-IN-POCKET Midwestern Market. Catch sets from local friends Storms of Love and Glass-Beagle.

Limited early-bird presale tickets! Most tickets will be sold at the door only!

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Sweet Megg is a dynamic vocalist and songwriter originally from New York City, now based in Nashville. She began her career at just 16 as a songwriter and has worn many hats since: whitewater raft guide, DIY anti-folk artist, Parisian and New York jazz singer, honky-tonk angel, and circus ring leader.

Her diverse travels and experiences have imbued her music with rich history and boundless innovation. Her vocals are both expertly trained and refreshingly raw, making her sound relatable and captivating.

Megg’s music weaves together many threads of the American story—her Irish heritage, early blues training in high school, years immersed in the jazz world, explorations through the American South, inspiration from East Village poets, and the honky-tonk traditions of Nashville. The result is a sound that feels both timeless and refreshingly modern, offering a unique blend of old and new.

Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8:00pm

“Special gem of a multi-hyphenate comedian”* Gabi Shiner (Reductress, A.V. Club, Late Stage Live! with Ella Yurman) performs songs based on the work of legendary groups, like the Pussycat Dolls and the nuclear family.

*Theresa Buchheister, Staff Picks

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Ken Pomeroy arrived to many ears, seemingly out of the blue, with her 2025 Rounder Records debut, Cruel Joke. The album, with its hushed tones and intimate nature, felt like being welcomed into a secret world: familiar but fresh, flashes of darkness filled with hope, and the kind of songwriting that opens up with repeated listens. A singer-songwriter in the purest sense, Pomeroy’s observations tap into an emotionality steeped in universal truths: longing, freedom, and the joys and heartaches of home.

Hailing from Moore, Oklahoma, and now calling Tulsa home, the twenty-three-year-old was no secret to the area’s growing music community where she had been performing since she was a teenager. Drawing inspiration from fellow locals like Wilderado and John Moreland, Pomeroy’s arrival on a larger stage was not a surprise to those in the know, a culmination of years being on the stage, learning how to play guitar, carry a tune, and most importantly, write. With the release of Cruel Joke (May ’25) Pomeroy and her long-time collaborator, Dakota McDaniel, spent much of the year on tour. The two made the most of their opportunities supporting acts ranging from Iron & Wine to I’m With Her, Madison Cunningham to Flyte, Shane Smith & the Saints to American Aquarium. Appearances at Newport Folk, Telluride Bluegrass and Big Ears Festival exposed Pomeroy to a larger audience, broadening her fanbase outside of a single genre.

By year’s end, Cruel Joke had found its audience, making its way on numerous end-of-year lists with NPR’s Ann Powers calling Pomeroy a “generational talent” and Stereogum’s Marissa R. Moss & Natalie Weiner describing her writing as “gorgeously succinct lines accompanied by equally tasteful but interesting arrangements [...] her unexpected vocal choices and knack for softening the somber with a great melody makes songs [...] truly unforgettable.”

2026 finds Pomeroy completing work on her next record and touring extensively throughout North America while heading to the UK and Europe for her first dates overseas. She states: “A lot of really cool things are happening, but it hasn’t set in. I haven’t had time to bask in it. Even when I started playing music, I never thought, ‘I’m a musician. I chose this life.’ I feel like something way above me pointed at me and said, ‘Okay, here’s your path.’ And I’ve just been following it kind of blindly ever since.”

Doors at 7:00pm, show at 8:00pm

Andrew Sa steps confidently into the spotlight with his debut album American Rough, out on June 26 via Bloodshot Records. After growing up in the Bay learning to sing along to classic country hits, Sa eventually moved to Chicago to further his songwriting education through a class at the Old Town School of Folk Music, and went on to meet the collaborators that shaped his musical career in Chicago for the years to come: Liam Kazar and Sully Davis. It was Davis who first invited Sa to open for the legendary queer country band Lavender Country at The Hideout and also tapped him for the brilliantly campy music revue Cosmic Country Showcase, started by Davis and Dorian Gehring in 2018. It was largely through Cosmic Country that Sa became a sought-after voice in Chicago’s independent music scene, enveloping audiences with his signature, siren-like croon and delectable charm. Sa’s ever-evolving relationships with his collaborators, the city of Chicago, and his own songwritership paved the way for this impressive debut. Produced by North Carolina-based H.C. McEntire, American Rough is an intimate, aching, sweet-toned showcase of country-colored indie-folk songs that serve as a cinematic portal into Sa’s relationships with men, the city, and his own pulsing heart. Across its 10 sparkling tracks, we find Sa navigating the complicated dance of masculinity as it’s brought to its most tenuous limits. Sa’s evocative poetry and hypnotic, sultry, lilt captivate and charm, held together throughout by McEntire’s pristine and resplendent musical production recalling Roy Orbison, Randy Newman, Waylon Jennings, and the Everly Brothers. In the world of American Rough, men hold each other close and sway along to the radio. Rugged voices coo, sunlight filters through half-opened windows, hard bodies find each other in the dark and soften, dreams linger, springs bloom taunts. By album closer “Fightin to be Fightin”, we feel the complicated weight of masculinity’s sour burden, but still trust in Sa’s vision of a gentler kind of manhood.

Doors at 8:00pm, show at 8:30pm

Andrew Sa steps confidently into the spotlight with his debut album American Rough, out on June 26 via Bloodshot Records. After growing up in the Bay learning to sing along to classic country hits, Sa eventually moved to Chicago to further his songwriting education through a class at the Old Town School of Folk Music, and went on to meet the collaborators that shaped his musical career in Chicago for the years to come: Liam Kazar and Sully Davis. It was Davis who first invited Sa to open for the legendary queer country band Lavender Country at The Hideout and also tapped him for the brilliantly campy music revue Cosmic Country Showcase, started by Davis and Dorian Gehring in 2018. It was largely through Cosmic Country that Sa became a sought-after voice in Chicago’s independent music scene, enveloping audiences with his signature, siren-like croon and delectable charm. Sa’s ever-evolving relationships with his collaborators, the city of Chicago, and his own songwritership paved the way for this impressive debut. Produced by North Carolina-based H.C. McEntire, American Rough is an intimate, aching, sweet-toned showcase of country-colored indie-folk songs that serve as a cinematic portal into Sa’s relationships with men, the city, and his own pulsing heart. Across its 10 sparkling tracks, we find Sa navigating the complicated dance of masculinity as it’s brought to its most tenuous limits. Sa’s evocative poetry and hypnotic, sultry, lilt captivate and charm, held together throughout by McEntire’s pristine and resplendent musical production recalling Roy Orbison, Randy Newman, Waylon Jennings, and the Everly Brothers. In the world of American Rough, men hold each other close and sway along to the radio. Rugged voices coo, sunlight filters through half-opened windows, hard bodies find each other in the dark and soften, dreams linger, springs bloom taunts. By album closer “Fightin to be Fightin”, we feel the complicated weight of masculinity’s sour burden, but still trust in Sa’s vision of a gentler kind of manhood.

Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8:00pm

Chicago's Meg & The Wheelers, hot off their brand new release Honky Tonk Wisdom join Oklahoma's Mallory Eagle backed by The Flying Objects (of Cosmic Country Showcase) for a real boot scootin' country party.

with Molly Carberry, Blue Earth Sound DJs

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Chicago’s MV Wells steps out front with Le Dauphin, his debut solo album, arriving May 29, a sharp, melody-first mix of indie rock, orchestral pop, and singer-songwriter craft that leans as much on Harry Nilsson and Burt Bacharach as it does the left-field pop instincts of Electric Light Orchestra and early solo John Lennon. After a decade embedded in the city’s indie circuit, from the scrappy hooks of NE-HI to the synth-leaning detours of Spun Out, Wells pivots toward something more deliberate here. The edges are still there, but the focus sharpens. This is a songwriter’s record, built on melody first, with a deep pull toward classic pop structure and a refusal to sand down its weirder instincts.

Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7:00pm

There’s no way around it: New York comedians Charlie Bardey and Richard Perez are Up To Something. After having spent years crafting a shared absurd comic sensibility — Charlie directed Richard’s hit one-person show “I Have To Do This,” the two made the Eternal Family short film “Ha Birthday” — Charlie and Richard are ready to share their new Secret Project with the world. A mix of crowd-work, sketch, self-help, and shared hallucination, Charlie and Richard: Secret Project spirits you into a world like no other.

Charlie Bardey is a writer and comedian born and raised in NYC. He hosts the popular podcast Exploration: LIVE! and was named one of Vulture Magazine’s “Comedians You Should and Will Know” in 2023.

Richard Perez is a comedian, actor and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. He has a solo show called “I Have To Do This” directed by Charlie Bardey. Named one of Vulture’s “Comedians You Should And Will Know in 2023,” Perez has appeared in various film and television projects such as “The Moment” (A24), Adults (FX), The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) and more.

Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:00pm

Long-time friends and collaborators Emily Mann and Wila Frank, known together as Paper Wings, dream up warm, pastoral folk songs furnished with delicate banjo and spellbinding harmonies so close you often can’t tell their voices apart. On their latest project, Listen to the World Spin, the Nashville duo’s songwriting flourishes, displaying their exceptional ability to reference nostalgic sounds of American folk music while maintaining their own compelling style of artful and unpretentious lyricism. Embracing themes of solitude, nature, and passage through time and space, Listen to the World Spin is a beautiful exploration of how we are never alone in our search for meaning and certainty in difficult times. “We needed these songs to guide and comfort us through the last few years,” says Frank, “And we hope they’ll do the same for others.” Listen to the World Spin was released on March 15th, 2024 with support from Free Dirt Records.

Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8:00pm

A night of alt-country in Avondale.

feat. Full Spectrum Bluegrass

Lessons at 8:00pm, dancing at 9:00pm

Local Universe presents the queer two-step night that's taken the city by storm! Come by and dance to live music every month!

Pull out that vintage cowboy hat, shine up that bespoke bolo, and come pardner-up to dance with someone new and hang with fellow country-queers. There's a grand prize for the best dressed, and even a little something for the runner up! Channel Dolly and Orville and come dressed to impress.

If you need a bit of liquid courage, Judson & Moore's house distilled spirits and handmade cocktails will be available from the bar.

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Will Orchard is a Nashville-via-New England based indie-folk artist. He has made a name for himself as both a deeply emotive and disarming songwriter, and a relentless DIY troubadour. His music has taken him on tour around the US and Europe more times than he can count, often with his partner & fellow songwriter Jess Kerber. His latest record, Behind The Shadow Glass, was lauded by many indie outlets, including Atwood Magazine, who praised his “poetic introspection, stirring melodies, and earnest, open-hearted spirit”. In 2026, he looks forward to continued tour dates around the US and Europe, and a new record on the horizon.

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Local Universe presents a new character showcase: BOOTLEG hosted by Kerry Stevens. Comedians, musicians, and performers are given a choice of pop-culture icons to rip-off LIVE at Color Club.

"GREATEST HITS" Line-up: Liska as "Gwen Stefani", Carly Schirber as "Robin Williams", Jacob Crow as "Gweneth Paltrow", Lou Bisio as "George Washington", and Ashlyn Quintus as "Cher".

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Georgia-bred, Nashville-based artist Kristina Murray plays Americana and country music rooted and steeped in troubadour storytelling and southern-rock grit.

Kristina currently lives in Nashville, active in the independent country and Americana music scene. One listen and you’ll believe every word that drips from her honky-tonk hewn, yet honeyed vocal style.

Her new album Little Blue is out now on Normaltown Records

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Billy Fortune Unit is on tour from Cinncinatti and plays bluegrass. Joined by local indie artists Westhead and Poolish.

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Mama’s Broke have spent over a decade in a near-constant state of transience, pounding the transatlantic tour trail. They've brought their dark, fiery folk-without-borders sound to major festivals and DIY punk houses alike, absorbing traditions from their maritime home in Eastern Canada all the way to Ireland and Indonesia. Nowhere is the duo's art-in-motion approach more apparent than on their long-awaited JUNO-nominated sophomore record Narrow Line (released May 2022 on Free Dirt Records) It's the sound of nowhere in particular, yet woven with a rich synthesis of influences that knows no borders.

The eleven songs on Narrow Line burrow deeply, with close harmony duets, commanding vocals, and poignant contemplations on cycles of life, including birth and death. Tinges of Americana stand side-by-side with the ghosts of Eastern European fiddle tunes and ancient a cappella ballad singing, melding into an unusually accessible dark-folk sound. A careful listen of Narrow Line invokes an ephemeral sense of place—whether real or imagined—inviting us to take comfort in the infinite possibilities of life, whether or not we ever choose to settle down.

For a group defined by constant touring, it’s not surprising that the two artists that make up Mama’s Broke, Lisa Maria and Amy Lou Keeler, met on the road. Both coming out of travelling communities that are focused on music and protest, the two owe the way in which they move through the world to the integrated and self-sustaining nature of DIY culture and activism. It was a busy life that took them on a roundabout annual touring schedule running between Canada, the United States, Ireland, the UK, and Europe.

The driving force behind this band is – and has always been – the commitment to challenge borders between people, places, and traditions; while encouraging freedom of expression and community through music.

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Zander Raymond, Eli Schmitt, Garrett Hatcher, and Zander Raymond

Show starts at 8:00pm | BYOB Donations welcome!

Local Universe and Sheep Cult Comics presents Hogget Hour; A whimsical hour of comedy and visual chaos. Join the cult on April 29th at 8:00pm for a night of hilarious weirdness and educational perspectives. A baby sheep like you might even grow into a full sized adult- if you follow directions carefully. Donations are welcome and it’s BYOB. Featuring Brigid Broderick, Mina Bond, Jerwin Gabriel Santiago, Nathan Hatchfield, Sam Rocha, Finn Allen, and Emma Day. Poster design by Maddy Angstreich.

Night Starts at 8:00pm, mini sets at 9:00pm and 10:00pm

It may seem like these feelings will never end, but DJ Gutterball is hosting the last night of sad country 45s at Sportsman’s April 26th. On this last lonely evening two voices will pluck heartstrings enough for them to finally break: Quarter Mile Thunder and Lillian King bring live mini sets to the front bar. Drink specials from Judson & Moore and Apologue Liquors all night long.

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CHUCK MEAD is a Country singer with a rock n roll heart. He’s also a renowned songwriter, producer, music director, musicologist and architect behind the rebirth of Lower Broadway and the Global Neo Traditional Country music movement.

This Kansas native, has been at the forefront of what has come to be known as Americana Music for the better part of 25 years. Perhaps best known for cofounding the famed ‘90s Alternative Country quintet, BR5-49, whos 7 albums garnered a CMA Award for Best International Touring Act and three Grammy nominations, helped build an indelible bridge between authentic American Roots music and millions of fans worldwide.

LAID BACK COUNTRY PICKER and Honey are the Hillbilly Power Duo. Picking up where the White Stripes left off, they deliver a blistering show, equal parts 70s Guitar Rock, Honky Tonk and Country Punk. They have toured internationally, opening for the likes of Deep Purple as well as playing festivals and clubs across the US. Blurring the lines with wit, humor and hot picking, LB is his own genre.

Imagine Waylon Jennings sitting in with Motorhead.

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Matt Gold and Dustin Laurenzi present Devotional Fade, a collaborative record of electroacoustic rhythmic improvisations – equal parts meditation and dance, released on We Jazz Records, 24th April. Laurenzi and Gold, key collaborators in the Chicago creative scene and with genre spanning artists such as Bill Callahan and Makaya McCraven, step forward here with a major artistic statement, a product of extended improv sessions capturing the duo’s hypnotic interplay. This is the sound of two of Chicago’s most vibrant instrumental voices listening deeply, communing in sound.

Recorded in Laurenzi’s attic studio, Devotional Fade emerged from a series of weekly sessions over the course of a single month. The duo kept the tape rolling continuously each day and selected a number of immersive sonic worlds to present, oscillating between patient, sacred minimalism and wild, dancefloor-worthy combustion.

Lane Beckstrom is a producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Chicago, IL. Lane works in a variety of genres with projects such as Resavoir, Sam Evian, Hannah Cohen, Knox Fortune, Liam Kazar and others. Lane's forthcoming solo project is an exploration of ambient electronic music.