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Referred to by Richard Milne (WXRT) as the hardest-working drummer in Chicago, GERALD DOWD is a Boston-born, Chicago-made musician. As a drummer and singer, hes played and recorded extensively with everyone from Robbie Fulks, Nora OConnor, Justin Roberts, Frisbie and Jason Narducy, to Mavis Staples, Michael Shannon and Cesar Rosas. Hes toured locally and internationally for the last 30 years with these and many other artists, all while over the last dozen years releasing his own cheeky brand of Americana upon an unsuspecting public, sharing bills with Jeff Tweedy, Nellie McKay and Ian Hunter in the process. Hes played on multiple Grammy-nominated albums, and has held 2 all-day music fundraisers in which he played for 13 hours straight, raising over $40,000 for local food banks. This show celebrates the release of his brand new album, FATHERS DAY, consisting of his 11 original songs recorded and co-produced by musical legend Steve Dawson (Dolly Varden, Funeral Bonsai Wedding) at Kernel Sound Emporium in Wicker Park. Here, Gerald will front a band of well-known Chicago musicians whove played with Michael McDermott, Redd Volkaert and Peter Himmelman. http://www.geralddowd.com/ Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire LESLIE BEUKELMAN will open the show with a solo performance, and then stick around to join in on Geralds set. https://lesliebeukelman.net/