The Lowbrow Reader Variety Hour Hits Chicago! (July 5 at the Hideout)

For years, the Lowbrow Reader has made sporadic leaps off the printed page and onto the stage, presenting concerts starring the brightest luminaries of New York City standup and song. On Thursday, July 5, we take our first steps out of New York for the Chicago debut of the Lowbrow Reader Variety Hour, at the Hideout. The night helps celebrate our award-winning book, The Lowbrow Reader Reader, recently published by Chicago’s own Drag City Books.

The Manhattan events have featured performances by many of our New York favorites—fittingly, the Hideout show will center around some of the Lowbrow Reader’s favorite talents of Chicago. The concert will include music by two of the sharpest young songwriters working today: the guitar-wielding Ezra Furman and the piano-wielding Daniel Knox. The night’s measly $10 admission also brings the side-splitting standup comedian Charlie Bury as well as short readings by two of The Lowbrow Reader Reader’s all-star contributors: Jay Jennings and Marsha Aronson Ruttenberg. Get excited, Chicagoland!

Tickets are available from the Hideout.