Heather Horton w/Gerald Dowd at Hey Nonny!
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026
DOORS: 6:30PM
SHOW: 7:30PM
About Heather Horton:
For the first decade of her career, Heather Lynne Horton carved a path from Minneapolis to Chicago wielding voice and violin. Soon she would be bolting from coast to coast, all with the blind, burning passion to exist, submerged in music and collaboration. After landing in Nashville, her future seemed all but solidified upon the release of her debut record, Postcard Saturdays. Signed to label and one of the world’s most prominent booking agencies, Horton married the love of her life, songwriter Michael McDermott. They soon welcomed daughter, Rain, into the world and Horton put her solo career on hold. While Horton would continue to tour with McDermott, the urgency to get back to her own roots, remained impending. In 2018, Horton resurfaced out of virtual nowhere with, Don’t Mess With Mrs. Murphy – unapologetically, swinging for the fences with every word, every nuance, every secret, seizing the eyes, ears and hearts of each critic that chose to press ‘play’. The comeback record received, among several accolades, a rare 10 out of 10 from Americana UK, as well as their year-end ‘Critic’s Choice Album of the Year’.
About Gerald Dowd:
Boston-raised, Chicago-braised drummer/singer/songwriter 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. He’s spent the last 3 decades logging years and miles playing drums for Grammy-nominated artists Robbie Fulks and Justin Roberts, Nora O'Connor, Sons of The Never Wrong, and has also played and/or recorded with Eddie Vedder, Mavis Staples, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas (of Los Lobos), and A Prairie Home Companion, among many others. In recent years, Mr. Dowd has been releasing his own solo records, consisting of original Americana/roots-based music described as "hook-heavy, cleverly crafted" (No Depression) with songs "that reflect(s) the warmer, earlier period of The Band." (Chicago Sun-Times). His most recent album, “FATHER’S DAY”, featuring performances from Nora O'Connor (Decemberists, Iron And Wine, Neko Case), Robbie Gjersoe (The Flatlanders, Jimmy Dale Gilmore) and pedal steel legend Lloyd Maines, spent weeks after its release on the Americana Charts Top 100. A new record is in the works for 2026.
He continues to share stages with Jeff Tweedy, Ian Hunter, Nellie McKay, Delbert McClinton, Kasey Chambers and more.
DOORS: 6:30PM
SHOW: 7:30PM
About Heather Horton:
For the first decade of her career, Heather Lynne Horton carved a path from Minneapolis to Chicago wielding voice and violin. Soon she would be bolting from coast to coast, all with the blind, burning passion to exist, submerged in music and collaboration. After landing in Nashville, her future seemed all but solidified upon the release of her debut record, Postcard Saturdays. Signed to label and one of the world’s most prominent booking agencies, Horton married the love of her life, songwriter Michael McDermott. They soon welcomed daughter, Rain, into the world and Horton put her solo career on hold. While Horton would continue to tour with McDermott, the urgency to get back to her own roots, remained impending. In 2018, Horton resurfaced out of virtual nowhere with, Don’t Mess With Mrs. Murphy – unapologetically, swinging for the fences with every word, every nuance, every secret, seizing the eyes, ears and hearts of each critic that chose to press ‘play’. The comeback record received, among several accolades, a rare 10 out of 10 from Americana UK, as well as their year-end ‘Critic’s Choice Album of the Year’.
About Gerald Dowd:
Boston-raised, Chicago-braised drummer/singer/songwriter 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. He’s spent the last 3 decades logging years and miles playing drums for Grammy-nominated artists Robbie Fulks and Justin Roberts, Nora O'Connor, Sons of The Never Wrong, and has also played and/or recorded with Eddie Vedder, Mavis Staples, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas (of Los Lobos), and A Prairie Home Companion, among many others. In recent years, Mr. Dowd has been releasing his own solo records, consisting of original Americana/roots-based music described as "hook-heavy, cleverly crafted" (No Depression) with songs "that reflect(s) the warmer, earlier period of The Band." (Chicago Sun-Times). His most recent album, “FATHER’S DAY”, featuring performances from Nora O'Connor (Decemberists, Iron And Wine, Neko Case), Robbie Gjersoe (The Flatlanders, Jimmy Dale Gilmore) and pedal steel legend Lloyd Maines, spent weeks after its release on the Americana Charts Top 100. A new record is in the works for 2026.
He continues to share stages with Jeff Tweedy, Ian Hunter, Nellie McKay, Delbert McClinton, Kasey Chambers and more.
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