Chicken Wire Empire, Humbird

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Chicken Wire Empire

With class and charm, this Milwaukee jamgrass quintet travels around Wisconsin with the earnestness of troubadours — playing a variety of clubs and festivals. But rare is the opportunity to see Chicken Wire Empire in a setting as elegant as the Stoughton Opera House. This band blends progressive-minded originals with traditional classics, and its Midwestern appeal is broadening. In late 2019, Chicken Wire Empire played 24 dates in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, resulting in two CDs, Live from Deutschland Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, both released in 2020. Opening the evening will be Humbird, a Minneapolis-based Americana/folk singer-songwriter whose second album, Still Life, was recorded at her home in the neighborhood where George Floyd was killed.