Steve Dawson

FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR PRESENTS:The Heartland Songwriters Review w/ Host STEVE DAWSON$20 General Admission The Heartland Songwriters Revue is made up of Steve Dawson from Chicago, and John Wendland, Andy Ploof, and Adam Reichmann from St. Louis.Chicago Folk / Americana singer / songwriter, Steve Dawson, has been called one of the most underrated songwriters in American music, who writes, graceful, poetic songs akin to a volume of great short stories in their precise, exacting wordplay and soulful heartache. Dawson has released six albums with his long-time band, Dolly Varden, and five solo albums, including 2020s critically-acclaimed Last Flight Out with his folk / jazz ensemble, Funeral Bonsai Wedding, and his latest, At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree, on Pravda Records. https://stevedawsonmusic.comJohn and Andy perform as a duo in The Wilhelms, as a quartet with BAJA, and with a full band in Rough Shop. The Wilhelms have a couple of releases together and their band Rough Shop has five full-length releases out.They also were part of the band One Fell Swoop earlier in their musical careers. https://thewilhelmsmusic.bandcamp.comAdam is best known as the leader of beloved Americana / roots pop band, Nadine, who just headlined a reunion show at Twangfest in St. Louis this June. Adams gorgeous melodies and evocative lyrics have earned him fans all over Europe and the Midwest. His latest solo release, One Adam One, features Adam and various talented St. Louis musicians - some of which were in Nadine. This is a rare chance to see Adam solo in Chicago https://www.oneadamone.com/ Steve Dawson on the upcoming short tour: The Heartland Songwriters Revue comes to the Midwest: I was part of a short tour of Germany with the Heartland Songwriters Revue: Adam Reichmann (Nadine), The Wilhelms (Andy Ploof and John Wendland) and me. The shows went great and so we thought wed give it a go in the actual heartland. We perform in the round taking turns and then play a few songs together at the end of the evening. Adam, John and Andy are really wonderful singers and songwriters and I think youll really enjoy it. Grab dinner before the show at BABYGOLD BARBECUE ***PARKING***There is rather limited street parking in the area, we recommend arriving by rideshare, bicycle, or rickshaw. ***AGE RESTRICTIONS***21+ Minors admitted with Guardian