In 2014, I released my first full-length album. As an album release show, I organized an all-day music event to benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository, at which I played with 16 bands over the course of 13 hours. It was called, wincingly, Day Of The Dowd. We raised over $10,000 for the charity. It almost killed me.
Exactly 5 years later to the day, and against the advice of medical professionals everywhere, DAY OF THE DOWD 2 will take place once again at the mighty FitzGerald's Nightclub in scenic Berwyn, IL on SATURDAY, NOV. 9th from noon-midnight,
with a few key differences:
- No new album
- All different bands from last time
- A new and wonderful beneficiary, the
UI Health Pilsen Food Pantry
- Only 12 bands/hours this time (because I'm old)
**THIS SHOW IS PROUD TO BE SPONSORED BY
CHIRP RADIO, 107.1 FM**
https://chirpradio.org
Tickets are now on sale *HERE* ($30 adults/$15 children under 12 with parent or guardian), but you can also buy them at the door at the event! Please buy early and often! (PS our silent auction table is off the HOOK this time around; you don't want to miss it...)
LAURA DOHERTY
CAT TAGER
ANDREW WILKINS
RICH RANKIN
JENNY BIENEMANN
ANDON DAVIS
RON LAZZERETTI
NAOMI ASHLEY
ROBIN BIENEMANN
KLEM HAYES
CURT MORRISON
CHRIS SIEBOLD
CHRIS NEVILLE
MATT SPIEGEL
KALYAN PATHAK
SILENT AUCTION ITEMS FROM:
KICKASS SPONSORS:
IN DA CLUB
12p - LAURA DOHERTY & THE HEARTBEATS
1:50p - TRIBUTOSAURUS
3:40p - JONAS FRIDDLE
5:30p - THE 45 (feat. LEN KASPER)
7:20p - STEVE DAWSON’S DOLLY BONSAI VARDING
9:15p - WILL DAILEY
10:15p - SUNSHINE BOYS
11:15p - GERALD DOWD
Evanston SPACE
The Metro
Sine Qua Non Salon
Old Town School Of Folk Music
Justin Roberts
WXRT Radio
Trouble In Mind Records
Oil Roadie (aka Nora O'Connor)
Lynda Barry
Grandma Phyll's Toffee
Bell's Brewery
Vic's Drum Shop
Music Solutions
Trouble In Mind Records
The Second City
And speaking of, here are the bands involved and the SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY!
Every single one of these beautiful humans is donating their time and talents,
and this day would not be possible without them:
Gand Sound
CHIRP Radio
Miller Beer
Rock And Roll Noodle Co.
Lagunitas Brewing
Blue Island Beer Company
Fort Knox Rehearsal Studios
Perkolator Coffee
S.I.R.
g e r a l d d o w d DRUMMERSONGERSINGWRITER
JOHN FOURNIER
CURT BLEY
PETER SAXE
NEAL ALGER
JONAS FRIDDLE
ANNA JACOBSON
EVAN JACOBSON
STEVE DOYLE
RACHEL DREW
ALTON SMITH
DAVE NELSON
LEN KASPER
STEVE FRISBIE
DAG JUHLIN
DEB MARIS LADER
SUE DEMEL
BRUCE ROPER
JOHN ERICKSON
STEVE DAWSON
DIANE CHRISTIANSEN
JASON ADASIEWICZ
BOB KUHN
DAVE RAMONT
SCOTT STEVENSON
JOHN ABBEY
WILL DAILEY
FREDA LOVE-SMITH
JACKIE SCHIMMEL
GRANT TYE
LARRY BROWN
JOSEPH DOWD
TRUMAN DOWD
GERALD DOWD
INDIVIDUAL MUSICIANS
Chicago Cubs
Wilco
Jon Langford
Marriott Hotels
Canon Cameras
Motorola
The Second City
Cheap Trick
Thalia Hall
Gerald Dowd
Brett Simons
Sons Of The Never Wrong
Bloom Acupuncture
Freda Love-Smith/Blake Babies CHIRP Radio
IN THE SIDE BAR
12:55p - JENNY BIENEMANN
2:45p - JOHN FOURNIER
4:35p - RACHEL DREW
6:25p - SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG
8:15p - DICK SMITH