Smelly Milwaukee ave. hipsters take over the west loop with their half assed cover bands. 

Featuring:

Pettyween

Fleetwood Drac(ula)

Neil Pumpkin & Spooky Horse

A good time dance party with our local favorites.

Dance floor is open!

Two Steppers!

$5 cover

Cmon down even if you don’t have a partner!

Holy Joke

Holy Joke is an indie Americana rock band from Chicago, IL, drawing inspiration from the alt-country greats across the decades while incorporating contemporary indie-rock sensibilities. After recording Holy Joke's first EP No Way Home as a solo project, frontman and songwriter Greg Taylor assembled the musicians who make Holy Joke a force to be reckoned with: Max Berg (guitar and pedal steel), Jonah Penningroth (drums), and Mike Vendiola (bass). The band honed their live sound in 2023 playing at venues across the city. Holy Joke released their second EP (self titled) this July, channeling the raw energy of their live show into a tight 6-song release. 

@holyjokeband on all platforms

Tommy the Animal (co)

Tommy The Animal blends indie rock, alt-country, and Americana into a raw, melodic sound. Hailing from Carbondale CO, they’ve drawn on influences like Wilco, Neil Young, and the Grateful Dead to craft songs that feel like road trips and barroom conversations. 

Instagram: instagram.com/tommytheanimal

Sara Jean Stevens writes songs for the loners, the hopeless romantics, and the dreamers. Her sophomore EP Lovesick weaves Americana, folk, and roadhouse grit into layered stories of love, longing, and memory. Recorded live in just two days at Dial Back Sound in Mississippi with Matt Patton (Drive-By Truckers), the EP includes collaborators like Taylor Hollingsworth and Kell Kellum, and draws from decades of lived experience.With praise from Americana Highways and show invitations from John Hiatt, The Wood Brothers, and Rhett Miller, Stevens continues carving out her own lane—one filled with pedal steel and poetry laced lyrics.

A good time dance party with our local favorites.

Dance floor is open!

Two Steppers!

$5 cover

Cmon down even if you don’t have a partner!

Her straight forward song writing, powerhouse vocals and A List band play with a scorching momentum that has garnered Allegra a solid place in the Roots, R&B and Country Blues landscape. She is known as the “Hoyle sister” of the beloved Chicago honky tonk heroes The Hoyle Brothers, and as one of the most dynamic and soulful voices of Chicago.

This special Swamp Rock and Honky Tonk show features an exceptionally special version of her band, The Revival, featuring Brian Wilkie, John Pirruccello, Andon Davis and John Carpenter.

The Hoyle Brothers

The Hoyle Brothers rank as Chicago's "best country band" for good reason. The quintet's been a staple of the city's country music scene for more than two decades, drawing dancers and do-gooders to weekly Friday happy hour shows and beyond. Stop by, have a listen and get set for good times. 

The Westerlees

The Westerlees swing band plays both rare and popular tunes from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.Everything from the Light Crust Doughboys to Bob Wills to Hank Williams is performed with levity and humor. Swing-era standards are carefully selected and arranged for maximum danceabilty. They also have many original tunes that capture the drollery of the Western Swing genre.Come show off your dance moves! Listen to Steel Guitar, Clarinet, and Fiddle! You are guaranteed to be entertained!

A good time dance party with our local favorites.

Dance floor is open!

Two Steppers!

$5 cover

Cmon down even if you don’t have a partner!

Todd Day Wait is one of the last real American Workhorse, pedal to the metal, Troubadours by way of Missouri, to California, to New Orleans and now Nashville. The original material of Todd Day Wait, is highly influenced by early American folk, country and blues music from the 1920's through the 1960's, embodying the spirit and authenticity of traditional American music.

Todd Day Wait, whomst you may have heard of from his millions of spins on GemsOnVHS or WesternAF writes and performs his own style of timeless country music. Harking back to Jimmie Rodgers, Willie Nelson, Wynn Stewart and Kris Kristofferson he keeps the spirit of country music alive. In 2009 he put all his earthly belongings on the curb and hit the road, in his diesel shuttle bus fueled by vegetable oil, for a never ending tour. From busking the streets of New Orleans, to playing in the shadow of European castles, to lighting up the honky-tonk dance floors in Nashville, Todd keeps it 60/50.

THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT

Tickets can be purchased online or at the door

https://link.dice.fm/he1eb615416a

Country music has always been about the voice and the story. Well, Joe Wortell sure has the voice and he sure as hell has some stories. Hailing from the City of Chicago where he works at his family's metal fabrication factory Joe cut his teeth in the bars and Honky Tonks playing the hell out of his songs about leather tanned mavericks, hard luck hussies, runaway cats, two stroke boat engines and accidental overdoses, all while mythologizing the easy life off some remote beach in Florida. The songs are earnest, the lyrics are at times hilarious, his band is smoking and his voice is unforgettable.

Insta: joewortell

Pat Reedy makes honest honky-tonk music for the modern world, mixing twang, blue-collar songwriting, working-class pride, and an unconventional backstory.

https://www.instagram.com/pat_reedy_music

https://www.facebook.com/thelongtimegoners

Chasen Wayne Mitchell was born on a team roping ranch in Kennedale, Texas and raised in a world fueled by rodeo, drag racing, and blue-collar grit. After his family relocated to Granbury in search of a safer life, he found refuge in music—and set his sights on Austin.At 17, Chasen made the move to the Live Music Capital of the World, working nights as a bouncer on 6th Street and days digging tunnels for a plumbing crew. His journey hasn’t been clean or easy—marked by addiction, close calls, and a long road of hard-earned experience that’s deeply embedded in his songwriting.Everything shifted after a breakout performance at Sagebrush in South Austin and a shout-out from Zach Bryan that put new eyes and ears on his work. With three full-length albums under his belt, Chasen has carved out a voice that’s as weathered and authentic as the Texas landscape he comes from. He’s built for the long haul—with a band behind him, songs that stick, and a stage presence that hits just as hard as his story.

@chaywey on Instagram

Dan Patrevito originally from Chicago, has called Austin, Texas home for just over a decade. He returns to Broken Hearts with a stellar lineup of local Chicago musicians to bring his unique blend of Classical Country Ballads, Mississippi River Blues, TexMex Rock n roll and Wooden Swamp Boogie.

Zack Fedor is Illinois' country musician.

Since 2011 Zack Fedor has been a regular feature of bars, tavern's, fairs, and festivals all across the Midwest. Playing songs and Zack Fedor is Illinois' barstool musician.

FB: Zack Fedor and The Long Goodbyes

Insta/threads: @zack.fedor + @andthelonggoodbyes

X: @whoszackfedor

Tiktok: Zack.Fedor

Michelle Billingsley has a reputation for being unguarded, tackling subjects considered taboo for polite women. With her sophomore album, Both Sides Of Lonely, this national and international touring artist has evolved beyond the folky troubadour of her lauded debut Not The Marrying Kind, becoming a torchbearer for classic country and western and honky-tonk that strikes a satisfying balance between vintage and modern.Glide Magazine says: "Billingsley has grabbed many an ear with her throwback honkytonk sound that combines shades of the modern and past- think Sierra Ferrell, Lucinda Williams, and Tammy Wynette. Alongside her introspectively outspoken lyrics and steel-driven sound, Billingsley evokes dusty neon light taverns where the draft beer is served cold and the locals still run the joint."

The Hoyle Brothers rank as Chicago's "best country band" for good reason. The quintet's been a staple of the city's country music scene for more than two decades, drawing dancers and do-gooders to weekly Friday happy hour shows and beyond. Stop by, have a listen and get set for good times.

The Simple Remedy is a melting pot of American Music. Their songs have a classic American flare and tell the listener a story. The influences are endless. Classic Soul, Chicago Blues and The Nashville Sound tier in with deep Country and Americana roots. Their shows cover all of your favorite songs in the Country and Americana space and so much more! Find their new single "Under The Weight" on Apple and Spotify and anywhere you stream your music!

Joe Wortell

Country music has always been about the voice and the story. Well, Joe Wortell sure has the voice and he sure as hell has some stories. Hailing from the City of Chicago where he works at his family's metal fabrication factory Joe cut his teeth in the bars and Honky Tonks playing the hell out of his songs about leather tanned mavericks, hard luck hussies, runaway cats, two stroke boat engines and accidental overdoses, all while mythologizing the easy life off some remote beach in Florida. The songs are earnest, the lyrics are at times hilarious, his band is smoking and his voice is unforgettable.

Insta: @joewortell

Wire & Nail

#Milwaukeetonk. Nothing better than a Saturday Night in aNorthwoods Tavern. Longnecks & Shooters. Darts & Pool.Romance & Good times. Wire & Nail. This tight combo fromMilwaukee loves nothing better than to supply the soundtrack.Equal parts Honky Tonk and Rock n Roll, Wire & Nail have thechops to keep the evening rolling.Loaded like a shotgun, the band comes stacked with tightharmonies, great tone, an on point rhythm section and enoughswagger to back it up. 

Instagram @wireandnail

Website www.wireandnailband.com