Return To Your Roots At CRC Fest
By Sarah Cobarrubias in Arts & Entertainment on Nov 15, 2011 3:30PM
Returning for its third year, the Chicago Roots Collective Festival is taking over the Elbo Room this weekend with more than two dozen acts out of Chicago’s folk and roots community.
The fest goes down Friday and Saturday night and will be comprised of two stages; the downstairs stage will host full bands, while the upstairs stage will host acoustic-only performances. Friday night’s featured act is folk rock four-piece The Down Feathers, and pop rockers Common Shiner will be featured Saturday night.
Other notable acts include Verona Red, The Future Laureates, Bassel, Cobalt and the Hired Guns, Mike Mangione and the Union, The Local Strangers and Todd Kessler.
Tickets are available for $10 each night, or you can purchase a weekend pass for $15, which is a pretty sweet deal for two nights of continuous local music. Either way, 25% of the CRC Fest’s proceeds will go to the Old Town School of Folk Music. Check out the full lineup below, and keep your eye on CRC’s official site for fest updates and more on the bands.
Friday, November 18
Downstairs
8:00-8:30-Dan Tedesco
8:45-9:30-Mike Mangione and the Union
9:45-10:30-BandCalledCatch
10:45-11:30-The Future Laureates
11:45-12:30-Molehill
Upstairs
8:30-8:50-Andy Metz
9:00-9:20-Laura Glyda
9:30-9:50-The Western
10:00-10:20-The Ewing Theory
10:30-10:50-Glendenning
11:00-11:20-Claire Wellin and Comrades
11:30-11:55-The Down Feathers (featured set)
12:05-12:25-Duck and Goose
12:35-12:55-Clare Adella
Saturday, November 19
Downstairs
8:00-8:30-Tree
8:45-9:15-Todd Kessler and the New Folk
9:30-10:00-Goodbyehome
10:15-10:45-Jackpot Donnie
11:00-11:30-Cobalt and the Hired Guns
11:45-12:30-The Local Strangers
Upstairs
8:30-8:50-Marley Dzis Duo
9:00-9:20-Verona Red
9:30-9:50-River Rising
10:00-10:20-Jess Godwin
10:30-10:50-Nelken
11:00-11:20-Bassel
11:30-11:55-Common Shiner (featured set)
12:05-12:25-Steve Stone
12:35-12:55-Jeff Brown
The Chicago Roots Collective Festival is Friday and Saturday November 18 & 19 at the Elbo Room, 2871 N Lincoln, 8 p.m., $10 each day or $15 weekend pass, 21+