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:

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

SILENT AUCTION ITEMS FROM:

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

KICKASS SPONSORS:

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

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

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

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

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

INDIVIDUAL MUSICIANS

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

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...)