Join us at the Sunday, April 27, 2025 Outpost After Dark Salon Series featuring the incredible musical stylings of Blue Rose & Rachel Drew with Gerald Dowd

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Art Makers Outpost!

Doors open: 5:45

Tickets $25 online each (anyone who is no longer sitting on a lap needs a ticket)

(*Tickets are $30 if purchased at the door)

Open Seating / Some standing room - first come first serve

SPONSORED BY: Evanston Family Chiropractic, Sketchbook, La Principal, Art Makers Outpost & Our Evanston

Headliner: Blue Rose is a country inspired group based out of Chicago. Their original music is  described as 'relatable emotive story-telling with an edge.' They write what they feel  and feel what they write, hoping to inspire listeners to connect and come along for the  ride. While rooted in the country genre, the band describes themselves as ‘new country  with an old soul,’ incorporating elements of Americana, classic rock and indie jam. 

Their break through album, Blue Moon, is set to be released in late summer of 2024.  The band will be releasing songs off the album prior to that time.

Opener: RachelDrew and Gerald Dowd have been performing together since 2015. Individually, RachelDrew is a singer-songwriter from Chicago, celebrated for her soulful voice and catchy, self-penned tunes that blend pop, rock, folk, and retro soul. Her latest album, Old Sky New, has been recognized as one of the 13 Best Chicago Albums of 2024 by the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ/Vocalo-NPR. Meanwhile, Gerald Dowd has been described as “the hardest working drummer in Chicago” (Richard Milne, WXRT), playing on over 100 albums, and averaging 150 live dates a year around the world. In recent years, he's been releasing solo albums of original material, starting with his 2012 release, Kingsize EP. In 2014, he released his first full-length solo album, Home Now. His most recent album, Father's Day, spent many weeks on the Americana Radio Top 100™ charts.