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Saturday, June 21, 2025  ·  8:00 PM CDT

Iris DeMent

with special guest Ana Egge

4544 N Lincoln Ave · Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall · 773.728.6000


With an inimitable voice as John Prine described, "like you've heard, but not really,” and unforgettable melodies rooted in hymns, gospel, and old country music, Iris DeMent is simply one of the finest singer-songwriters in America as well as one of our fiercest advocates for human rights. Her debut record Infamous Angel, which just celebrated its 30th anniversary, was recently named one of the “greatest country albums of all time” by Rolling Stone, and, on her transcendent new record, Workin' On A World, Iris DeMent faces the modern world, with its climate catastrophe, pandemic illness, and epidemic of violence and social injustice - and not only asks us how we can keep working towards a better world, but implores us to love each other, despite our very different ways of seeing. Her songs are her way of healing our broken inner and outer spaces.

https://irisdement.com/


Ana Egge

Ana Egge is a singer-songwriter and apprentice luthier from Brooklyn, NY. She has released 13 studio albums, playing her homemade guitar. Egge's music has been praised by critics for its honesty, vulnerability, and beauty. She was born in Canada, and raised in North Dakota, and has toured extensively throughout North America and Europe. Lucinda Williams calls her “the folk Nina Simone.”

https://www.anaegge.com/