Music

American Music Festival

July 3, 2008

The 28th annual American Music Festival features four days of live folk, bluegrass, rock, gospel, soul, country, and more on three stages at FitzGerald’s, 6615 Roosevelt in Berwyn. Admission is $25 Wednesday through Friday and $30 Saturday (or $20 and $25 if you show up within an hour of opening time), and a limited number of $80 four-day passes are available. Children 12 and under, accompanied by parents, are admitted for $5 and allowed on the premises until 10 PM. Tickets are sold at the gate only. For more info call 708-788-2118 or see fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.

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SideBar

5:00 Henhouse Prowlers

Tent Stage

5:00 Bryan Lee & the Blues Power Band

6:30 Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie

7:45 Bryan Lee & the Blues Power Band

9:00 Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie

10:30 Cornmeal

Club Stage

5:45 Guy Forsythe

7:30 Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles

9:15 Pat McLaughlin

11:15 Chuck Prophet

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SideBar

6:00 and 7:45 Cannonball

9:30 Susan Cowsill, John Boutte, and Paul Sanchez

Tent Stage

5:00 Bunkertown

6:30 Terry Evans

8:15 Dynamites featuring Charles Walker

10:15 Tributosaurus as the Allman Brothers

Club Stage

6:00 Susan Cowsill

7:30 Paul Sanchez & John Boutte

9:15 Lee Boys

11:00 Marcia Ball

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SideBar

4:00 Nicholas Tremulis

Tent Stage

1:30 and 3:00 John Burnett Orchestra

4:30 Victory Travelers & the Anointed Vessels Gospel Choir

6:30 Holmes Brothers

8:15 Bonerama

10:15 Marcia Ball

Club Stage

2:15 Janiva Magness

4:00 Paul Thorn

6:00 Kevin Gordon

7:45 Jon Dee Graham

9:30 Ian McLagan & the Bump Band

11:30 Waco Brothers

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SideBar

3:00 Johnny Burns

4:30 Jeff & Vida trade sets with the YellowHammers

Tent Stage

1:30 Salty Dogs

2:15 BS Brass Band

3:00 Salty Dogs

3:45 BS Brass Band

5:00 Paul Cebar

6:30 Rosie Flores with the Pine Valley Cosmonauts

8:15 Dave Gonzalez

10:00 Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men

Club Stage

2:00 Switchback

3:45 Big Smith

5:45 Famous Potatoes

7:30 Joe Ely & Joel Guzman

9:30 Jon Dee Graham & the Fighting Cocks

11:30 Robbie Fulks

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