# Event Details - **Event Name**: Chris Acker & The Growing Boys + The Montvales - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 pm – Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 11:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Chris Acker makes his debut at the Rose Bowl Tavern with his band The Growing Boys and special guests, The Montvales - in downtown Urbana.About this EventChris Acker & The Growing Boysjoined by The Montvaleslive at the Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana, ILFriday, April 17thDoors 7:30pm Show 8:30pmTickets $15 ADV | $20 at the doorSeating is limited and available on a first come, first serve basis. No refunds on tickets. Ages 18+ ------------------------------------------ Chris Acker:In a genre full of tall tales and marketable lies, New Orleans’ Chris Acker crafts candid songs – weaving his wit and woes into a body of work that exposes the stale plight of the American Songster to the honest, and sometimes hilarious, light of day.In the tradition of Guthrie and Prine, Chris lends a quavering voice to the half-rotten romance of the unremarkable and unrefined. Regardless if you’re sitting by a backyard fire on a muggy Louisiana night or standing stage-side in some far flung town, when you hear Chris Acker playing, you’re hearing the end result of countless hours of observing the masters of the craft…and the end result of repeating their mistakes.From the folk revival through the golden age of country music, deafened by punk shows and brass bands alike, Chris’s songwriting is a nod to the absurd yet muted brilliance that inhabits the molded corners of the bars he patrons and cratered street he treads, paired with a pained honesty that merits a long second look.Acker released his fourth full-length album, Famous Lunch, on Gar Hole Records in October of 2024. Famous Lunch contains some of his best work yet: laid back, country-rockers like “Wouldn’t Do For You (Buddy)” and “Shit Surprise” (which Paste Magazine called a “song of the year contender” in 2024), a few raucous, bar-ready joints like “Don’t You Know (Who I Think I Am)” and “Bunn Machine”, and tender, folky triumphs like “Stubborn Eyes” and “Eyelash”, all showcasing Chris’ gift of building “vivid scenes at an impressively low word count” (No Depression). Acker tours solo or with his band The Growing Boys — Zach Thomas (bass), Nikolai Shveitser (pedal steel), Dave Hammer (guitar, vocals), Sam Gelband (drums, vocals), and occasionally Howe Pearson (piano).The Montvales:Born and raised in Knoxville, TN, Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson of The Montvales spent much of their formative years busking amidst the Elvis impersonators and musical saw players of the town’s Market Square, honing their uniquely boisterous harmonies and perfecting the art of people-watching. Some fifteen years later, the two are still at it-maintaining their study of the robust chaos of the commons as they tour the country playing their descriptive, textured songs on the self-described “feral outskirts of country music.”  Their lyrics tackle everything from heartbreak to gentrification to abortion rights, pulling audiences in alongside their well-worn harmonies and nearly telepathic musical connection.  In 2020, the Montvales recorded their first album Heartbreak Summer Camp in a living room. The stripped-down, DIY folksongs span their young adulthood, beginning in their teens and taking them through their mid 20s. Then, seeking a more polished, full-band sound, the duo recorded their next album Born Strangers at Sean Sullivan’s Tractor Shed Studio in Goodlettsville, TN, recruiting Nashville stalwart Mike Eli LoPinto (guitarist for Chris Stapleton, producer of Emily Nenni’s On the Ranch) to produce it.  The record garnered them a dedicated cult following and has been featured by outlets such as Holler, American Songwriter, Twangville, and more.  The Montvales have gone on to share the stage with bands like Willy Tea Taylor and the Fellership, The Local Honeys, James McMurtry, and Mama’s Broke, and have appeared at festivals such as Healing Appalachia and the Old Quarter Songwriter Festival.  In 2025 they signed with Free Dirt Records to release the single “Loud and Clear”, with a hint at more new music to come.   - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/urbana/chris-acker-and-the-growing-boys-the-montvales/100001981376936755 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, country-music-festivals, summer-camps, live-music, art, kids - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fchris-acker-the-growing-boys-the-montvales-tickets-1981376936755 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 17.82, max: 17.82, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Urbana - **state**: IL - **country**: United States - **location**: The Rose Bowl Tavern - **lat**: 40.1128733 - **long**: -88.20872039999999 - **full address**: The Rose Bowl Tavern, 106 North Race Street, Urbana, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Rose Bowl Tavern (https://allevents.in/org/rose-bowl-tavern/19035167) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/d62b9717e8a4cf4cd1b43a8a3f38350fa6bf25b7f33cdefd01f0f236b05b0242-rimg-w1200-h675-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1770320105 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/2f5b7b4f1f90fbc7acb600e8eebaa121da09510c06c0c3e83fa8a46a06df3fb0-rimg-w400-h400-dc464646-gmir.jpg?v=1770320104 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? 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