Sustain Concert Series - Thursday July 23rd 2026!
You are not going to want to miss this event!
Sustain Festivals is a 501c3 organization that hosts the Sustain Concert Series. Our series provides opportunities for bands to showcase their music in traditional venues like bars, nightclubs and theaters as well as unique, non-traditional venues like houses, churches and ballrooms, as they tour through the mid-west. By purchasing tickets and attending our shows, not only will you enjoy fantastic live music, you are also contributing to the growth and sustainability of the bands, facilities and support staff that make live music amazing.
Come for the Cause...Stay for the Music...Return for the Friends!
Full Spectrum Bluegrass:
Full Spectrum Bluegrass proves that bluegrass music is for everyone.
Their recording and performances capture the joy, pain, and complexity of life through the genre of bluegrass.
Their debut EP Homesick (released November 2025) showcases the driving rhythm of classic artists like Earl Scruggs and JD Crowe, as only those who have spent years studying the genre can. Homesick goes further, however, with original songwriting that explores the modern queer, trans, and urban experience. Without losing sight of tradition, Full Spectrum invites many previously alienated by the “hillbilly” image of bluegrass to access the rhythm and virtuosity that makes this genre magic.
‘Full Spec’ finds fans in old school bluegrassers, deadheads, country fans, and everyone who enjoys a passionate live performance. Their live set is high-energy, funny, and dynamic, featuring a diverse mix of originals, bluegrass standards, and the occasional cover from unexpected sources.
Mandolinist and songwriter Colin ‘CC’ Cosgrove leads the band along with Emily Williams (fiddle), Amelia Mason (banjo, songwriting), Luke Vreeman (guitar) and Bea Riley (bass). Full Spectrum is based in Rogers Park, Chicago, IL.
Rust & Co:
Rust and Company draws from American music traditions to create a sound that’s a little blues, grass, rock, and country. Three chords and the truth, and a banjo breakdown. With members from The Stampede String Band and occasionally an assortment of other local legends, Rust & Co delivers the good timin’ pickin and singin you’ve been looking for. You bring the grinnin.