Join us at the Saturday, May 15, 2026 Outpost After Dark Salon Series featuring the incredible musical stylings of Chris Darby & Opener: Tyranny of Dave

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm at Art Makers Outpost!

Doors open: 5:45

Tickets $30 online each (anyone who is no longer sitting on a lap needs a ticket)

(*Tickets are $35 if purchased at the door)

Open Seating / Some standing room - first come first serve

Complimentary beer by Sketchbook and Appetizers by La Principal while supplies last at every concert!

SPONSORED BY: Evanston Family Chiropractic, Sketchbook, La Principal, Art Makers Outpost, Pink Poster Club, Squeezebox & Our Evanston

2 Sets & 1 intermission to visit upstairs studios and mingle

Read about the musicians:

OPENER: Tyranny of Dave

Tyranny of Dave has been around since 1776, obviously denying this whole "United States" thing and generally assuming he runs things. He puts out albums very occasionally and has played with both antique-garde outfit Piñataland and currently with Estate Sale, who, when not playing music, can get you a good deal on an antique embroidered chair. In 2026 he tyrannized himself to take part in a podcast in which he was forced to write a song every month. These songs created under duress can be found at https://www.riseupmusic.org/tyrannyofdave and you can find other music he's done at tyrannyofdave.com. Estate Sale music can be purchased through auction.

HEADLINER: Chris Darby

Chris Darby’s musical development began in Missouri, and gradually took form in Kentucky, Illinois, Oregon, Wisconsin, and everywhere in between. Chris is a folk musician whose true home is anywhere his music takes him. Though his singing sometimes reaches the ferocious roar of a territorial lion and other times sinks to the gentle whisper of a wise sage, his vocal style embodies a rare emotional honesty which captures the full range and depth of his life experience. Likewise, his dynamic guitar playing gracefully shifts between hypnotic arpeggios and the building crescendo of an oncoming train.