Dempster St. Pro Musica presents "Brahms and Friends"

 

4PM - $24 single show

 

$72 three concert season pass - includes 11/01/09, 02/14/10, 04/11/10

 

DSPM 's site

David Wilcox

 

For over fifteen years David Wilcox has been making music that bravely navigates a path through the emotional static of modern life towards a better place. With a style that The Boston Globe says "Combines the best of both pop and modern folk aesthetics," he writes songs that are wake up calls to the heart, balm for the soul.

"For me, it feels like when I look out at the world there's just a need for people to be talking about where they get their hope now," Wilcox says, "That's what my music has always been about. These days, there's so much adversity and loss of hope that anything you can offer that's on the positive side is a welcome relief."

 

On-sale Saturaday August 29th @ 10AM

 

Genre: Folk/Rock

 

8PM - $18 in advance // $22 day-of // $28 reserved table seating - David's site 

Sons of the Never Wrong

with Claudia Schmidt

 

Sons of the Never Wrong are a folk trio from chicago made up of Bruce Roper, Deborah Lader, and Sue Demel. The band has been creating original "turbo-charged folk music" for 15 years to a cult-like national following. With their different take on three part harmony on top of witty, whimsical songs, Sons’ style springs from a tradition you’d swear you've heard, but this just ain't your grandpop's folk music.

“The personal glues that hold the group together are a clear joy in performing together, a sense of gratitude to a loyal fan base, and three dry, delightfully skewed senses of humor.”
Chicago Tribune

 

On-sale Saturaday August 29th @ 10AM

 

Genre: Folk/Rock

 

8PM - $17 in advance // $20 day-of // $27 reserved table seating - Son's site  - Claudia's site

Willy Porter & His Band

 

Porters combined experience at both major and independent record labels ultimately fueled the drive to release a wider variety of music on a more frequent basis, and led Porter to start his own imprint, Weasel Records in December 2005. His latest release, Available Light (Ryko Distribution), features Porter at the peak of his powers as a guitarist, singer, songwriter & recording artist.

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, recently described Porters musicianship this way: Willy Porters music demonstrates admirably that the technical excellence of his guitar-playing will never overwhelm the essence of the song itself. In perfect symbiosis, the disciplines of performance and songwriting combine together to create the unique work for which he is admired by professional peers and audiences alike. Oh and a damn fine singer too. Thank goodness he doesn't play the flute.

 

On-sale Saturaday August 29th @ 10AM

 

Genre: Folk/Rock

 

8PM - $22 in advance // $28 day-of // $38 reserved table seating - Willy's site