The Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival is a two-day celebration of Chicago’s rich roots music and culture.
Expanded to take over the last two Saturdays in January, the second and final night of this incredible festival, now in its fourth year, is taking place at the Congress Theater tomorrow. Playing across three stages throughout the Congress will be some of the best roots rock Chicago and the rest of the country has to offer. As a change from last week’s performances, this week will showcase the influence of bluegrass and blues in the rock, folk, and alt-country genres.
Check out the full lineup, ticket information, and poster below.
Los Angeles Americana and folk-rock band Dawes will be taking the main stage at 10:00 PM. As part of the Laurel Canyon sound, Dawes has recorded to analog tape, released on vinyl, and been rightly called “authentically vintage” by Rolling Stone magazine.
Headlining the show, and finishing off the festival with a two-hour set, will be the alt-country Southern rockers, Drive-By Truckers. Making music since 1996, the group has just released their ninth studio album, and has consistently released all of their records to vinyl. Now, that’s my kind of band.
Congress Theater Main Stage
Drive-By Truckers
Dawes
Joe Pug
Bailiff
Van Ghost
The Dirty Pigeons
Congress Theater Lobby Stage
Jaik Willis
Great Divide
Jon Drake & The Shakes
Ben Ripani Music Co.
The Future Laureates
Band Called Catch
Paper Thick Walls
Michele McGuire
Congress Theater Balcony Stage
The Shams Band
Go Long Mule
The Big Hit
The second night of the Festival kicks off at 4:00 PM tomorrow (1/28), at the Congress Theater (2135 N Milwaukee Ave). Tickets start at $35 for General Admission and go all the way up to $100 for the VIP package, which includes express entry and an all-night drink package. Tickets can be picked up from Ticketfly.
