Date: Sunday, October 4
Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz made their separate ways to Nashville two decades ago, each with a musical career well underway. Eric moved to Nashville twenty years ago from Washington D.C., where he was leading his acclaimed roots-rock band Last Train Home. Thomm grew up in Germany, where as an eleven-year-old boy he saw Outlaw legend Bobby Bare sing on a television show. It was a bolt out of the blue, and right then Thomm knew that his future was in Nashville. Now a formidable duo, their partnership is an extraordinary sum of its parts. The duo’s second album, Circle and Square, arrived in January, 2026, and is a gorgeous rumination on creativity, art, beauty, love, and friendship in an age of destruction and hatred. Their last album, Simple Motion , hit #1 on the Folk DJ chart (FAI) in March, 2024. Both are out on Eric’s East Nashville label, Red Beet Records.
Like a warm, crackling fire on a cold winter night, CIRCLE AND SQUARE feels like home. There is depth here that most writers aspire to. Eric and Thomm have created a low-key epic that makes its stand on the often-overlooked ideas of meaningful songwriting and outstanding musicianship. Kudos to Eric and Thomm for turning their love and fascination for creating music into a delightful, elevating piece of work that really gets as close to sheer perfection as it’s possible to be.
— Alan Cackett, legendary UK music critic
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Artist website: Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz
Details
Date: Sunday, October 4
Place: Lincolnwood, IL
Doors open at 6:00 pm for pot luck, music begins at 7:00 pm.
RSVP here.
*Suggested minimum donation is $25 per attendee. Send your donation via PayPal – select “Friends & Family” and please specify your payment is for Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz. Include your e-mail address, cell phone number, and attendees’ names. Venmo (@Molly-Lenz-8) and Zelle (312-479-0627) are other options. All money received for donations and merchandise goes to the musicians.