The Singer & The Song

Woodrow Hart & The Haymaker

https://www.woodrowhart.com/

Product of Chicago, the beating heart of the Midwest, Woodrow Hart & the Haymaker blend urban grit with country soul to form what Uncle John Prine would call “a band that plays for keeps.” A true songwriter, Hart writes lyrics which evoke the timeless storytelling of famous Windy City wordsmiths like Prine, Carl Sandburg, and Shel Silverstein while twangy guitars and soaring trumpet share space with harmonies that echo The Band at their most raucous. Woodrow Hart & the Haymaker steep their sound in folk, country, and blues traditions without paying much mind to the rules of any of them, bending conventions like prairie grass in the wind, yawping and, at times, sweetly crooning a beer-soaked toast to wood-paneled basements and front-porch jam sessions under a clear night sky.

Grit & The Double Knit

https://www.gritandthedoubleknit.com/

Grit & The Double Knit is a five piece roots project in Chicago, Il. They play a tight brand of spooky, down and dirty, reverb-washed archaic blues music.

The Singer and The Song features three full sets of music for dancing, drinking and listening, with the exciting bonus of a new song from each band, written from a word prompt given in advance.

The artists also pay tribute to Chicago’s music roots by covering a song by another local artist, present or past.

At its heart, this series is a showcase for the incredible songwriting talent of the Chicago music scene, with an emphasis on Country, but including the broadest definitions of Americana.

The monthly event is often hosted by the show’s curators; Brandon Good, Lawrence Peters, and Matt Gandurski, each a key player in Chicago’s music community.

$15 ADV / $15 DOS plus fees

· 21+