Friday, Oct. 9 · 8:00 PM
Saturday, Oct. 10 · 8:00 PM · Maurer Hall
Praised by The New York Times for his “genuine originality,” Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists, songwriters, and composers of his generation. His latest albums find Wainwright at the peak of his powers, entering artistic maturity with passion, honesty, and a new-found fearlessness.
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Saturday, July 25 · 8:00 PM · Maurer Hall
DakhaBrakha is a music quartet from Kyiv, Ukraine. Their “ethno chaos” sound spans years of performances prior to Russia’s 2022 invasion, but war is in everything now. They masterfully blend Ukrainian traditional music with influences from around the world, resulting in an unexpected new music.
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Monday, July 27 · 8:00 PM · Maurer Hall
Billie Marten is a consummate, young singer-songwriter who calmly posits herself at the top of the tree of not just British contemporary folk artists, but with British songwriters at large.
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Sunday, Aug. 30 · 7:00 PM · Maurer Hall
Founded in 1970 and inspired by Western swing and honky-tonk country, Asleep at the Wheel has been part of the American roots music landscape, keeping the dance floors filled for more than 50 years.
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Saturday, Oct. 31 · 8:00 PM · Maurer Hall
Singer and songwriting master Marshall Crenshaw has roots in classic soul music, British Invasion songcraft, Burt Bacharach, and Buddy Holly and is best known for his Top 40 classic "Someday, Someway”. Americana musicians Sarah Borges and Eric Ambel join forces for some top flight roots music.
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Sunday, Sept. 13 · 7:00 PM · Maurer Hall
Bettye LaVette was hailed by The New York Times as “one of the great soul interpreters of her generation.” She is one of very few of her contemporaries who were recording during the birth of soul music in the 1960s and is still creating vital recordings today.
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July 10-12 · Lincoln Square
The 2026 Square Roots music lineup is NEXT WEEKEND! 3 days, 4 stages, and tons of great music featuring Margo Price, DEHD, Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Hurray for the Riff Raff, JD McPherson, Robbie Fulks, and SO many more!
Support Old Town School of Folk Music and Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce while enjoying a jam-packed weekend full of spectacular live music, family fun, local restaurants and vendors, craft beverages, and much more!
Follow @squarerootschi on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook for the latest updates, and for a sonic preview to get you psyched, check out our Square Roots 2026 Spotify Playlist.
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Friday, Nov. 13 · 8:00 PM · Maurer Hall
British-Brazilan singer-songwriter Liana Flores pairs dream-like vignettes of her intimate world with wistful guitar melodies to get lost in, combining a unique and intoxicating range of stylistic influences from British folk and classic jazz to ‘60s Brazilian bossa nova.
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Friday, Aug. 21 · 8:00 PM · Maurer Hall
Frontwoman Jessica Dobson of Deep Sea Diver's powerful voice and gnarled guitar solos give their propulsive, riff-laden indie rock a new level of yearning intensity. Hand Habits veer into the guitar-forward vibe of 90’s indie rock that exists in the same sonic universe as Aimee Mann or Neko Case.
Performing for the Fretboard Summit.
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Thursday, Aug. 20 · 8:00 PM · Maurer Hall
Jake Xerxes Fussell "is the rare contemporary to approach folk in its pure form...material handed down from bygone, hardened times,” according to The New Yorker. “He may be the leading interpreter of American folk music right now.” - NPR
Performing for the Fretboard Summit.
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Saturday, Sept. 12 · 8:00 PM · Maurer Hall
The American singer Madeleine Peyroux began her career as a street performer in Paris, where she honed her unique blend of jazz, blues, and folk. Peyroux’s music is celebrated for its emotional depth, lyrical sophistication, and her ability to convey complex feelings with a timeless, soulful voice.
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Thursday, Sept. 24 · 8:00 PM · Maurer Hall
For more than 30 years, Beth Orton has been our antenna to the cosmos, the poet laureate of forces too vast to take in all at once. Her records arrive patiently, and she has built a catalogue that exists proudly out of time, each album its own planet in an ever-expanding solar system.
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Friday, Oct. 2 · 8:00 PM · Maurer Hall
Fruition have built their genre-bending version of American roots music around harmony - not just the vocal interplay of the band’s three songwriters, but the deeper harmony created between five friends who’ve spent years on the road together.
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Thursday, July 9 · 8:00 PM · Maurer Hall
LOW TICKET ALERT: DEHD transports us to a world steeped in imagery. It’s a world painted in the sunset tones of summer romance and flickering old flames. No one writes about love quite like DEHD. They somehow make even heartbreak sound inviting. Chicago indie rockers, Starcharm, open.
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