Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival, Kyle Hollingsworth, and Conscious Alliance present
Kyle's Brew Fest - Chicago
Following two summers of sold-out Kyle's Brew Fests, Kyle Hollingsworth, keyboardist of The String Cheese Incident, will team up with The Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival to bring his charity beer festival on the road, to Chicago, on Saturday, December 10th, before the final Aragon Ballroom performance of The String Cheese Incident's first full tour in over four years. Benefiting Conscious Alliance, Kyle's Brew Fest CHICAGO will take place at The Bottom Lounge (Volcano Room - upstairs) on Chicago's Near West Side. Hollingsworth will join Chicago's Family Groove Company for a very special performance at the festival. This event will also mark the finale of Hollingsworth's Hop On Tour interactive fan experience, which includes a behind-the-scenes look into life on the road, the craft beers & brewing that come into picture along the way, and exclusive meet & greet and tasting contests throughout SCI's Roots Run Deep Tour. An extremely limited quantity of tickets goes on sale Tuesday, November 22nd, at 10am CST.
$25 ticket includes:
- Exclusive performance by Family Groove Company featuring Kyle Hollingsworth
- Limited edition Kyle's Brew Fest CHICAGO commemorative pint glass
- 12+ craft breweries
- Unlimited tasting
- Bus from Bottom Lounge to Aragon
- An opportunity to bid at the Silent Auction (which features rock memorabilia from the scene's favorite artists, among other items)
- food available for purchase
TICKETS GO ON SALE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 at 10am CT
Details are as follows:
Saturday, December 10 from 1-5pm
Bottom Lounge (Volcano Room - upstairs)
1375 West Lake Street Chicago, IL 60607
Tickets $25.00 – All proceeds benefit Conscious Alliance
Ages 21+ Welcome
Participating Breweries: Argus Brewery, Avery Brewing Co,. Bent River Brewing Co., Boulder Beer Co., Boulevard Brewing Co., Breckenridge Brewery, Dundee Brewing Co,. Goose Island Beer Co., Great Divide Brewing Co., Lagunita's Brewing Co,. Magic Hat Brewing Co., Pyramid Breweries, Stone Brewing Co.
Kyle and Boulder Beer have provided a behind-the-scenes look at their preparation for Kyle’s Brew Fest 2011:
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Get a FREE track from Kyle
Kyle Hollingsworth is pleased to offer up a never-before-released outtake, "Let's Go Outside," from his recent album Then There's Now, for FREE download!. Simply enter your email address in the widget below, and you'll receive an email with a link to download the MP3 file!
Then There's Now on iTunes
Purchase Then There’s Now on iTunes and receive exclusive bonus content! You’ll get the Hi-Fi remix of “Phat Cat” featuring Speech from Arrested Development, plus the video for “Phat Cat” from Kyle’s home studio! These tracks are only available for purchase on iTunes, but you can check out the streaming video on the TTN media player on this site.
Then There’s Now tops Jambands.com Radio Charts!
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Kyle Hollingsworth Band On Tour
Kyle is hitting the road in support of Then There's Now, including 2 dates in Colorado that you don't want to miss! First up is the co-bill with Jeff Austin & Friends at the beautiful Mishawaka Amphitheatre in Bellvue, CO (9/18) followed by the CD Release Party at the Fox Theatre in Boulder (9/19). In addition, Kyle will be performing 2 intimate in-store appearances in Denver & Boulder, where he will also be signing CDs!
Be sure to check out Kyle when he comes to a town near you! Go Here for complete, up-to-date Kyle tour dates.
September Tour Dates
9.18: Mishawaka Amphitheatre - Bellvue, CO -
co-bill with Jeff Austin & Friends
9.19: Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO *CD Release party*
Other Appearances
9.14: Southern Sun Pub & Brewery - Boulder, CO
"Listening & Tasting Party" - Hoppingsworth IPA tapping
• Then There's Now available one day before national release
• Meet & greet with Kyle! Come hang with Kyle, and get your album signed
• Inaugural tapping of "Hoppingsworth IPA" limited edition beer personally brewed by Kyle with the Mountain Sun
• Limited edition pint glasses for sale
*** not a live performance ***
9.15: Twist & Shout - Denver, CO 6pm
In-Store performance and meet & greet
9.19: Bart's CD Cellar - Boulder, CO 2pm
In-Store performance and meet & greet
Then There's Now Pre-Order
Kyle Hollingsworth and SCI Fidelity Records are pleased to announce the Then There’s Now Pre-Order Campaign.
Beginning on August 12th, 2009, the first 500 people who order Then There’s Now through MusicToday will automatically be entered to win one of these great prizes:
• One (1) grand prize winner will get to write a song with Kyle Hollingsworth! Be involved in the creative process from lyric writing to music composition!
• Twenty (20) first prize winners will receive a signed Hammond M-3 Organ key, pulled directly from one of Kyle’s old organs (see video)!
In addition, the first 250 CD’s ordered will be signed by Kyle himself!
To order your CD’s, go here or visit the Merchandise Page on Kyle’s Website at: www.kylehollingsworth.com
Please note: CD’s will not be shipped until just prior to the official release date on September 15th!
Kyle Hollingsworth, an avid home brewer, has handpicked a few of his favorite U.S. breweries to collaborate with for some special shows this Fall. Come join Kyle and The American Homebrewers Association for tastings, meet & greets and more at these unique events! First stop on the “Rock and Brew” Tour – Kyle’s local Boulder, Colorado haunt, The Southern Sun. Join Kyle on September 14th to celebrate the release of his new CD, and drink Kyle’s specially brewed “Hoppingsworth IPA”. Also, stop by any of the 3 Colorado Mountain Sun pubs and enter to win tickets to Kyle’s CD Release party at the Fox Theatre on 9/19! One lucky grand prize winner will taste the first pour of “Hoppingsworth IPA” from the Southern Sun taps!
Stay tuned for more “Rock and Brew” details coming soon!
Relix.com Featured Video
While he was at ROTHBURY, Kyle sat down with our friends from Relix.com’s "Cold Turkey" radio program to record a few numbers. And now, they’re featuring the videos from their performance of “Way That It Goes” and “Too Young” on Relix.com! Check out www.relix.com, or watch the video at www.relix.com/Video_Feeds.html
Kyle Hollingsworth and SCI Fidelity Records are pleased to announce the launch of the new website for the forthcoming Kyle Hollingsworth solo studio release, Then There’s Now – available in stores & online September 15th, 2009.
The first single from the album, "Way That It Goes,” is available for free download, and we'll be updating the site regularly with new songs, as well as videos from Kyle’s home studio... plus information on how to purchase Then There’s Now!
Stay tuned for news about online listening parties, webcasts, and special content only available through this site!
In anticipation of the release of Then There’s Now, Kyle has been inviting some friends over to his home studio to re-work several tracks from the album. Fortunately, the cameras were rolling as Kyle experimented with stripping down the songs to their bare bones, and revealing the soul of the music. Stay tuned to www.kylehollingsworth.com/thentheresnow to view exclusive videos from these sessions, and to hear a different take on Kyle’s forthcoming studio tracks.Videos feature Garrett Sayers (bass) and Damien Hines (drums), directed by Andrew Mairs