FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR PRESENTS: GERALD DOWD seen HERE  w/ Special Guest EMILY HURD Mr. Dowd will be hosting a monthly residency in FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR. It's called SONG OF THE MONTH CLUB, and for a damn good reason: each month he and his invited guest will debut one BRAND NEW SONG. among the many other cool things they will do. You'll want to be in the room when it happens. FREE SHOW! Click “Book Now” to RSVP Jason Adasiewicz has been hailed as “one of the great vibraphonists of our time” (Kevin Whitehead, NPR) and his “recordings…do not come close to capturing the extraordinary tintinnabulation” (Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune).  He has woven a varied and prolific career, never walking a straight line in any genre. His trio Sun Rooms, with Mike Reed and Nate McBride, turned heads in 2010 and captured a spot on that year’s New York Times Top 10 Pop and Jazz Records.  Jason has been an integral member of many projects lead by Hamid Drake and will be performing   Enjoy dinner from BABYGOLD BARBECUE ***PARKING*** There is rather limited street parking in the area, we recommend arriving by rideshare, bicycle, or rickshaw.  MORE ON THE DOWD: 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 was the recipient of an IAP arts grant from Chicago's Dept. Of Cultural Affairs/Special Events (DCASE), which led to his first full-length solo album, Home Now, produced by Grammy-nominated producer Liam Davis, and featuring, among others, Chicago legends Robbie Fulks and Nora O'Connor. To celebrate the release, he held a benefit concert (DAY OF THE DOWD) at which he played for 13 hours straight with 16 different bands, raising over $10,000 for the Greater Chicago Food Depository. __________________________________ Grab dinner before the show at BABYGOLD BARBECUE