Thursday Night in the Sidebar w/ GERALD DOWD BAND!

LIVE IN THE FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR: THE GERALD DOWD BANDBoston-raised, Chicago-braised drummer/singer/songwriterGERALD DOWD has been described as the hardest-workingdrummer in Chicago (Richard Milne, WXRT), playing on over100 albums, and averaging 150 live dates a year around theworld. Hes spent the last 3 decades logging years and milesplaying drums for Grammy-nominated artists Robbie Fulks andJustin Roberts, Nora OConnor, Sons of The Never Wrong, andhas also played and/or recorded with Eddie Vedder, MavisStaples, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas (of Los Lobos), and APrairie Home Companion, among many others.In recent years, Mr. Dowd has been releasing his own solorecords, consisting of original Americana/roots-based musicdescribed as hook-heavy, cleverly crafted (No Depression) withsongs that reflect(s) the warmer, earlier period of TheBand. (Chicago Sun-Times). His most recent album, FATHERSDAY, featuring performances from Nora OConnor(Decemberists, Iron And Wine, Neko Case), Robbie Gjersoe (TheFlatlanders, Jimmy Dale Gilmore) and pedal steel legend LloydMaines, spent weeks after its release on the Americana ChartsTop 100. A new record is in the works for 2026.He continues to share stages with Jeff Tweedy, Ian Hunter, NellieMcKay, Delbert McClinton, Kasey Chambers and more.www.geralddowd.com FREE SHOW! We always leave room for walk-ins so if you cant find a reservation, dont sweat it, cmon over! Grab dinner from BABYGOLD BARBECUE ***PARKING***There is rather limited street parking in the area, we recommend arriving by rideshare, bicycle, or rickshaw. ***AGE RESTRICTIONS*** 21+ MINOR ADMITTED W/ GUARDIAN