Favorite Chicago Venue and Longtime Champion of Roots Music to Kick off Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival w/ Official Pre-Party
October 10th, 2008FITZGERALD’S CONTINUES TO BE A FAVORITE DESTINATION FOR ARTISTS AND FANS ALIKE
Chicago, IL – October 9, 2008. For years, when many of music’s greatest talents and biggest names came to Chicago, they’ve insisted on playing FitzGerald’s. With its unpretentious décor and roadhouse appeal, the legendary venue has become synonymous with Chicago’s live music scene. Representing a haven for a long list of musical genres, the intimate space has frequently played host to countless acts that chose the opportunity to play FitzGerald’s over much larger venues they’d easily fill.
One look into the venue’s photo album will reveal Dan Akroyd sharing the stage with Koko Taylor, and Robbie Fulks alongside the Waco Brothers.
On November 7th, FitzGerald’s will host the official Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival pre-party, co-presented by Chicago music website FANFOUND.COM and Templeton Rye Whiskey.
The event will feature Chicago Bluegrass & Blues festival VIP package and gas-card giveaways, inviting concertgoers
the opportunity to top off their tanks with a little help from their favorite bands. Raucous Chicago rockers HOW FAR TO AUSTIN headline the night on stage and will surely join you at the bar for a shot of Templeton Rye Whiskey while the soulful ELI JONES, local singer-songwriter MATTHEW FRANCIS ANDERSEN, and rock experimentalists E-ZEL, hold down the fort.
Doors are at 8pm, and tickets are $8, redeemable for a discount off of the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival ticket price.
About the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival:
On November 22nd, 2008, the Congress Theater will host the inaugural Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival (www.cbbfestival.com), featuring the David Grisman Quintet, The Avett Brothers, and 14 other leading Chicago and national acts. While rooted in the foot-stomping influences of bluegrass and blues, the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival will transport the concertgoer through the genre-defying evolution of music today. The one-day event, with music from noon ‘til midnight, will serve as a tribute to two schools of music that continue to shape and inspire contemporary rock, jam band, funk, folk, roots, Americana, and indie cultures, while allowing festival goers to save a heart. A portion of each $31 ticket will be donated to the Saving Tiny Hearts Society (www.savingtinyhearts.org), an non-profit organization that raises money for America’s #1 birth defect, congenital heart defects (CHD).
Tags: Avett Brothers, Blues Brothers, Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival, David Grisman, FitzGerald's, Koko Taylor
