Tom Rush
2026-01-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
“one of my main influences” – James Taylor

Tom Rush is a gifted musician and performer whose shows offer a musical celebration. Here, he leads a journey into the tradition and spectrum of what music has been, can be, and will become. His distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice have made him a legend to audiences around the world. His shows are filled with the rib-aching laughter of terrific storytelling, the sweet melancholy of ballads, and the passion of gritty blues.
Now celebrating five decades of touring, Tom thrills audiences here and abroad with his classic hits. These include “No Regrets”, “Circle Game”, “Remember Song”, “Urge for Going” and “Merrimack County”.
Rush’s impact on the American music scene has been profound. He helped shape the folk revival in the 1960s and the renaissance of the ’80s and ’90s. James Taylor told Rolling Stone, “Tom was not only one of my early heroes but also one of my main influences.” Country music star Garth Brooks has credited Rush with being one of his top five musical influences. Rush has long championed emerging artists. His early recordings introduced the world to the work of Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne and James Taylor. Also, his more recent Club 47 concerts brought artists such as Nanci Griffith and Shawn Colvin to wider audiences when they were just beginning to build their own reputations.
Today, Tom Rush lives in Massachusetts when he’s not touring. His voice has grown even richer and more melodic. Additionally, his music, like a fine wine, has matured and ripened in the blending of traditional and modern influences. Also, he’s written several new songs. He’s doing what he loves, and what audiences love him for: knitting together the musical traditions and talents of our times.
Recommended for fans of Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Arlo Guthrie and John Sebastian.

The Belfast Cowboys
2026-01-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-17 20:30 - 22:30
“conjures up the spirit and the songs of Ireland’s greatest export” – Chicago Tribune

The Belfast Cowboys is a nine-piece, horn-driven band from Minneapolis that specializes in the music of Van Morrison. Entering their third decade, they are adept at mixing rock, blues, roots and soul sounds. Led by veteran songwriter/guitarist Terry Walsh, the Cowboys have flourished in the renowned Minnesota music scene. They have consistently packed houses and wowed crowds since 2002.
Terry Walsh got his start playing in various Twin Cities rock bands. He toured as Slim Dunlap’s bass player in 1997, opening for Son Volt. In 2001 Terry hit upon the idea of forming a Van Morrison tribute band. Terry spent the rest of the year learning Van songs and building an all-star band. The band played their first show at the old 400 Bar on Saint Patrick’s Day 2002.
Many musicians have played with the band, but the ‘A’ team was soon established. It includes Dan Kowalke (guitar, vocals, Joe Baumgart (bass), Dave Kirby and Dave Haugen (drums, backing vocals), Joe Loskota (keyboards, backing vocals). The horn section includes Paul Gronert (sax), Matt Hanzelka (trombone), Tim Martin (trumpet), Vic Volare (sax, flute). Bandleader Terry Walsh (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano).
The band has expanded its content over the years to include rock and soul covers. Terry’s own originals have become fan favorites. Now a beloved staple in Minnesota, the 9-piece Belfast Cowboys averaged over 120 shows a year before the pandemic. The bar-tested troubadours are known for playing epic sets at their weekly Minneapolis gigs and drawing crowds to outdoor festivals. Occasionally they’ll venture beyond the Midwest to play Ireland, Phoenix, and New York’s Times Square. Once they opened for the band Chicago in front of 15,000 people.
Recommended for fans of Bruce Springsteen, G.B. Leighton, Tina and the B-Sides and Van Morrison.

Chastity Brown
2026-01-30 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-31 19:00 - 21:00
“brooding soul eloquence… and folk-infected naturalness.” – NPR

Gospel and blues, melodic sensibility, and honest emotion…
Based in Minnesota, with roots in Tennessee, Chastity Brown grew up surrounded by country and soul music. In the gospel church of her childhood, she played saxophone and drums. Also, she found her singing voice and a passion for music. NPR’s “Favorite Sessions,” CMT, American Songwriter, the London Times and Paste Magazine have all featured her.
Like so many artists who endured the uncertainty of the 2020 lockdown, Chastity instinctively turned inward. At first, she did this out of self-preservation, and then the new songs kept coming and coming. Since finishing her last album, 2017’s Silhouette Of Sirens, she estimates she’s written nearly 100 new songs. Ten of these found their way onto her latest, 2022’s Sing To The Walls.
Sing To The Walls is a sonically expansive album, mining the roots of Americana, folk, and soul music. However, Chastity delivers her stories in a style that feels remarkably timely, modern, and forward-thinking. Here, these songs unfold with Chastity’s expressive voice and expansive melodies, leading the listener through intertwining tendrils of atmospheric sounds.
Between writing sessions she’s been vibing to chilled-out, forward thinking artists like Leon Bridges, H.E.R., SZA, and Daniel Caesar. Like them, she expands beyond genre and her folk/roots history to encompass her appreciation of all Black American musical art forms. “I also want to poke at what the blues is,” Chastity reflects. “It has a lot of stereotypes, like it’s mostly only played by blue-eyed white guys now. But what about Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey? I feel so closely connected, in a pure, undeviating lineage, to the heritage of being a Black, queer blues woman.”
Recommended for fans of H.E.R., Rhiannon Giddens, Valerie June and Brittany Howard.
