Upcoming Concerts

David Sickmen
David Sickmen is the songwriter and frontman of legendary Americana band Hackensaw Boys.
For the past 20 years, Hackensaw Boys have been a hard-touring force of nature in the
American roots music world, bringing a punk ferocity to their stringband base and a powerful
sensitivity to their ballad roots. Operating more as a collective than a band, Hackensaw Boys
were around before the O Brother craze kick-started Americana, back in the old alt-country
days. Sickmen’s a man who survived throat surgery to save his voice and endured any number
of hardships over two decades on the road, but nothing hits harder than a crisis of faith for a
man who’s used his own indomitable will to push past every obstacle. “I realized as a
50-year-old man,” Sickmen says, “I’m too far gone to stop. I’ve waited too long to have another
career. I did a lot of soul searching, trying to figure out what Hackensaw Boys even is at this
point with all the people that have come and gone through it.” Sickmen realized Hackensaw
Boys was more of an ethos, a mission statement to raise a little hell, encourage a more peaceful
world, and bring the music back to its roots in a working-class American vernacular.
Throughout the 20 years of the bands existence, Hackensaw Boys have had the pleasure of
sharing the stage with many amazing and diverse artists such as the Avett Brothers, Old Crow
Medicine Show, Trampled by Turtles, Rambling Jack Elliot, Cake, Cheap Trick, De La Soul and
many more. Once they even served as the legendary country singer Charlie Louvin’s backing
band for a tour. Thankfully, there’s no sign of the band slowing down anytime soon.

Sunny War
It’s no secret that great art comes from the margins. From those who are either pushed to create from inner forces, or who create to show they deserve to be recognized. Los Angeles-based street singer, guitarist, and roots music revolutionary Sunny War has always been an outsider, always felt the drive to define her place in the world through music and songwriting. Her restless spirit, a byproduct of growing up semi-nomadic with a single mother, led her to Venice Beach, California, where she’s been grinding the pavement for some years now, making a name for her prodigious guitar work and incisive songwriting, which touches on everything from police violence to alcoholism to love found and lost.

Rescheduled from March 18, 2020 - all tickets honored

The #1 anarcho-comedy show across the nation, Street Fight Radio is a pro-worker, anti-establishment comedy radio show and podcast that has been broadcasting on 92.7 WCRS in Columbus Ohio since 2010.

Street Fight Radio is Brett Payne, radio personality, activist, and stay at home dad, and Bryan Quinby, radio host, comedian, and all around nice guy. Hailing from columbus, ohio, Street Fight Radio has been reporting street level news about the day to day life of working people and the struggle to get by, while also finding the lighter side of horrible bosses, the ever growing wage gap, cryptozoology, drug laws, barefoot legality, hustling, and everything in between.

Street Fight Radio does livestreams two nights a week, one of them, called the basement show, is where things started. The other is a 3 hour call-in show every Sunday, and callers are invited to share stories about the Small Business Tyrants and minor authority figures meddling in their lives and money advice for people without a savings account. They packed houses in cities across the United States, including New Orleans, Chicago, Portland, and New York City. The Street Fight universe has expanded into print media with the monthly produced Street Fight Zine, and just last year started the Undercover Business Tyrant video series.

It's not easy to put Nashville-based artist Jon Worthy into a genre box. He's equal parts rock, americana and pop. "I'm comfortable with whatever anyone listening to my music wants to call me," shares Worthy. "I make the music I want to make so I don't care about genre that much!"His sound often hits like a fusion of Nirvana and The Lumineers.
Worthy is a grinder with a true unadulterated energy and passion for music and performing. "Live, I am pure adrenaline, energy and passion," says Worthy. In 2019, he played 121 shows including a handful of festivals such as Musikfest. In 2020 with the pandemic, Worthy pivoted to recording and production where he set up a recording studio at his house and began releasing self-produced music. Songs such as "She's Alright," "Remember When" and "I'll Be Ok."
Worthy has worked with several prominent names including Lincoln Parish (Cage the Elephant), Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes) and Arlie. In 2018, Parish produced--and played guitar on several of the tracks for--Worthy's album Only A Dream. 2019 saw Worthy release his third full-length album called Something's Gotta Give. This album veered towards more of an indie-Americana-folk blend than prior releases. The album has amassed over 250K streams and radio play across the country including heavy rotation on Nashville's main station Lightning 100.

Worthy has had placements from several of these tracks with Major League Baseball commercials, an indie film slated for a 2021 release and a commercial by international real estate giant Savills. He's slated to release a trove of new music and videos throughout 2021. For these songs, Worthy worked with producers of Arlie and Kid Freud on new tracks and the songs will have a wide ranging sound from indie-folk to indie-pop to alternative rock ‘n roll. Worthy is also busy with side projects including KJ Wild featuring Nashville artist/songwriter Kiki Halliday and fronting alternative rock band St. Dorian. Worthy will also be hitting the road with tour dates in Louisville, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Alabama, Mississippi, and back to back dates at Musikfest 2021.

This show has been rescheduled from April 20, 2020 and August 3, 2020 - All tickets honored

Crystal Bowersox, a northwest Ohio native currently calling Nashville home, has built her life around music. Crystal’s love for music developed at an early age from a need to find peace in a chaotic world. Through art and creation, Crystal was able to direct her energy and emotion, finding a way to mend a mind in turmoil. For her, music was always the most effective form of catharsis, and she would play for anyone, anywhere. In her own words, “my guitar was an appendage. I couldn’t live without it.”

Dead set on a career in music, Crystal moved to Chicago as a teenager, where she spent her days busking on subway platforms in between working odd jobs. While in the big city, she broadened her musical horizons and shared her talents with a variety of venues, ultimately auditioning for the ninth season of American Idol. Crystal’s time on the show proved to be well spent, as she immediately left the the soundstage for the recording studio. Since her introduction to the world through television, Crystal has released 3 LP’s, two EPs, several singles, and is currently developing an autobiographical, theatrical rock concert titled, "Trauma Queen". Additionally, she has used her talents to benefit several causes close to her heart, and has become an advocate and inspiration for people living with Type 1 Diabetes.

Similar to her beginnings, Crystal intends to make music that has healing power, but at this point, she sees far beyond her own troubles. Her live show is a safe space for concertgoers. Attend a Crystal Bowersox show, and you just might see a grown man cry and a child dance simultaneously. You’ll also likely get the chance to meet her personally; Crystal is typically the first one to arrive and the last one to leave the venue. Meeting with the fans and hearing their personal stories is something Crystal considers a blessing in her life.

By reliving her own painful moments in song, Crystal hopes to transcend that pain, lifting herself and her audience to a higher place. In the opening lines of “A Broken Wing” she sings, “I know there’s beauty in the burden / And even on my darkest day that sun will shine.”

Rescheduled from March 29 - All tickets honored

James McMurtry has been working with legendary Los Angeles-based producer Ross Hogarth at Santa Monica's GrooveMasters for his forthcoming album. Liner notes enthusiasts know multiple-Grammy-winning producer/engineer/mixer Hogarth from his work with Gov’t Mule, Roger Waters, The Black Crowes, Shawn Colvin, John Mellencamp, R.E.M.and Jewel, among many others. Hogarth’s wide and varied experience and taste opened up all creative doors and usual and unusual possibilities for all their classics. And no need to explain the incredible GrooveMasters Studio.

Hogarth has never allowed himself to be pigeonholed or trapped in any one musical genre as his studio work runs the gamut from the heavy metal icons Mötley Crüe to the Grammy-winning Americana favorite Keb’ Mo’ to recent releases by Van Halen, Ziggy Marley and the Sick Puppies. Exclusive and particular in its clientele, the semi-private Santa Monica recording studio where McMurtry will be recording has recently opened its doors to Laurel Canyon legends such as David Crosby, Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon, David Bromberg and more. The spiritual vibe and feel of this studio, along with the cast of characters, will most definitely bring out the best in the upcoming McMurtry record.

Other notable players on the album (in addition to his stellar band) include David Grissom (John Mellencamp) and Harmoni Kelley (Kenny Chesney). McMurtry will unleash this latest collection of poignant and timely songs on New West Records this fall! “I first became aware of James McMurtry’s formidable songwriting prowess while working at Bug Music Publishing in the ’90s,” says New West President John Allen. “He’s a true talent. All of us at New West are excited at the prospect of championing the next phase of James’ already successful and respected career.” McMurtry joins New West's singular roster of top-tier roots music all-stars including Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell, John Hiatt, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Buddy Miller, Nikki Lane and dozens more.

Rescheduled from March 29 - All tickets honored

James McMurtry has been working with legendary Los Angeles-based producer Ross Hogarth at Santa Monica's GrooveMasters for his forthcoming album. Liner notes enthusiasts know multiple-Grammy-winning producer/engineer/mixer Hogarth from his work with Gov’t Mule, Roger Waters, The Black Crowes, Shawn Colvin, John Mellencamp, R.E.M.and Jewel, among many others. Hogarth’s wide and varied experience and taste opened up all creative doors and usual and unusual possibilities for all their classics. And no need to explain the incredible GrooveMasters Studio.

Hogarth has never allowed himself to be pigeonholed or trapped in any one musical genre as his studio work runs the gamut from the heavy metal icons Mötley Crüe to the Grammy-winning Americana favorite Keb’ Mo’ to recent releases by Van Halen, Ziggy Marley and the Sick Puppies. Exclusive and particular in its clientele, the semi-private Santa Monica recording studio where McMurtry will be recording has recently opened its doors to Laurel Canyon legends such as David Crosby, Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon, David Bromberg and more. The spiritual vibe and feel of this studio, along with the cast of characters, will most definitely bring out the best in the upcoming McMurtry record.

Other notable players on the album (in addition to his stellar band) include David Grissom (John Mellencamp) and Harmoni Kelley (Kenny Chesney). McMurtry will unleash this latest collection of poignant and timely songs on New West Records this fall! “I first became aware of James McMurtry’s formidable songwriting prowess while working at Bug Music Publishing in the ’90s,” says New West President John Allen. “He’s a true talent. All of us at New West are excited at the prospect of championing the next phase of James’ already successful and respected career.” McMurtry joins New West's singular roster of top-tier roots music all-stars including Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell, John Hiatt, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Buddy Miller, Nikki Lane and dozens more.

Anne Eliza is a Pittsburgh-based duo composed of pianist and vocalist Anne Celedonia and multi-instrumentalist Alex Herd. Combined with an ambient pop sound and moody lyrics, Celedonia's soulful vocals and piano-forward melodies leave a lasting impression. They are ready for you to hear their mournful, yet somehow still upbeat refrains on their soon to be released record, I Wish You Well.

Join TV's Norm celebrating the release of their cassette along with Barlow, and Sleeping Witch and Saturn.

Dance Gavin Dance fully indulges the extremes of creativity. They mine the outer reaches of the rock music landscape with thrilling abandon. Their ambitious blend of heady progressive rock and post-hardcore became something uniquely their own.

Dance Gavin Dance fans have streamed “We Own the Night” nearly 12 million times on Spotify alone, with staple catalog anthems “Chucky vs. the Giant Tortoise,” “Young Robot,” “Inspire the Liars,” and “Deception” accounting for another 30 million streams on top of that. Their albums regularly chart in the Billboard 200, each of the last three progressively higher than the last, from Top 40 to the Top 15.

An international touring act for over a decade, Dance Gavin Dance has done Vans Warped Tour three times, toured with the likes of Underoath, A Day To Remember and Pierce The Veil, performed at major festivals, and headlined sold out club tours.

Where most bands erroneously claim wholly distinct identities, Dance Gavin Dance truly defies categorization. The Sacramento based outfit possess the kind of artistic compass shared with broadminded but heavy metal and hardcore-punk rooted iconoclasts like The Mars Volta and Coheed & Cambria, but use it to diverge wildly, charting a new course that incorporates the melodic screamo of Thursday or Taking Back Sunday, with a taste of the earnest pop melancholy of Death Cab For Cutie.

The current and most definitive incarnation of Dance Gavin Dance is responsible for half of the band’s albums, including their most recent effort, Artificial Selection. The new record is the strongest and most wondrously diverse showcase yet for the lauded post-hardcore experimentalists, equal parts intense, melodic, and unbound.

There’s the angelic and R&B infused highs of the sweet voiced Tilian Pearson; the unhinged guttural growls and chaotic screams of cofounder Jon Mess; the dizzyingly unpredictable arpeggio-led guitar crunch of cofounder Will Swan; the soulful poly-rhythmic backbone of longtime bassist Tim Feerick; and the mind-blowingly powerful nuanced foundation laid by drummer and cofounder Matt Mingus.

It’s all even bigger than ever on Artificial Selection, brought to life by close collaborator and producer Kris Crummett (Sleeping With Sirens, Crown The Empire, Issues). Dance Gavin Dance’s ambitious adventurousness and experimental spirit continues to differentiate them from the pack, from the funkier slow jam of “Count Bassy” to the heavy screamo of “The Rattler.” There’s a throwback to the Death Star era of the band’s sophomore album, “Shelf Life,” complete with former singer Kurt Travis. “Midnight Crusade” and “Bloodsucker” are guaranteed crowd pleasers. “Son of Robot” goes on an epic musical journey, from mournful to vengeful full stop.

As the Boston Globe astutely observed, “Dance Gavin Dance resists pigeonholing… heavy, ambitious, and sometimes witty rock that seizes on the past few decades of edge-dwelling music, places it all in a blender, and puts the speed on high.” (There’s even Motown, funk, pop, dance, and heaping helpings of indie rock in that blender.)

Now more than a dozen years on from their inception, Dance Gavin Dance celebrates an insurgent career, in the tradition of iconoclastic artists from Frank Zappa to Nirvana who did what they wanted, how they wanted, confident that an audience would catch-up. Eight studio albums deep, a thriving fanbase champions the band’s irreverent diversity and propulsive power.