Andrew Sa - Love Songs - "American Rough" Record Release Show - The Hideout - Chicago - 06/26/26

The full set video is in my playlists – June 26, 2026 – Andrew Sa and his amazing band brought Andrew's glorious new album “American Rough” to life at a sold out record release show at The Hideout in Chicago, playing the album in it’s entirety. One of the record’s producers. H.C. McEntire opened the show with a great set and also joined Andrew on his song “Fightin’ To Be Fightin’” the closing track on his magnificent album. If you have a chance to see Andrew live I highly recommend it, he’s a singularly unique talent and voice! . "Andrew Sa steps confidently into the spotlight with his debut album American Rough, out on June 26 via Bloodshot Records. After growing up in the Bay area learning to sing along to classic country hits, Sa eventually moved to Chicago to further his songwriting education through a class at the Old Town School of Folk Music, and went on to meet the collaborators that shaped his musical career in Chicago for the years to come: Liam Kazar and Sully Davis. It was Davis who first invited Sa to open for the legendary queer country band Lavender Country at The Hideout and also tapped him for the brilliantly campy music revue Cosmic Country Showcase, started by Davis and Dorian Gehring in 2018. It was largely through Cosmic Country that Sa became a sought-after voice in Chicago’s independent music scene, enveloping audiences with his signature, siren-like croon and delectable charm. . Sa’s ever-evolving relationships with his collaborators, the city of Chicago, and his own songwritership paved the way for this impressive debut. Produced by North Carolina-based H.C. McEntire, American Rough is an intimate, aching, sweet-toned showcase of country-colored indie-folk songs that serve as a cinematic portal into Sa’s relationships with men, the city, and his own pulsing heart. Across its 10 sparkling tracks, we find Sa navigating the complicated dance of masculinity as it’s brought to its most tenuous limits. Sa’s evocative poetry and hypnotic, sultry, lilt captivate and charm, held together throughout by McEntire’s pristine and resplendent musical production recalling Roy Orbison, Randy Newman, Waylon Jennings, and the Everly Brothers. In the world of American Rough, men hold each other close and sway along to the radio. Rugged voices coo, sunlight filters through half-opened windows, hard bodies find each other in the dark and soften, dreams linger, springs bloom taunts. By album closer “Fightin to be Fightin”, we feel the complicated weight of masculinity’s sour burden, but still trust in Sa’s vision of a gentler kind of manhood." . BAND MEMBERS Andrew Sa (@lonesomeandrew) - Vocals Sam Cantor (@minormoon - Guitar and Vocals Jeremy Jon (@_jeremyjon) - Piano and Vocals Sarah Weddle (@sarahweddlemusic) - Drums and Vocals Aunt Kelly (Kelly Hannemann) (@auntkellymusic) - Bass and Vocals Jess Baldissero (@jess__baldissero) - Fiddle and Vocals . H.C. McEntire (@h.c.mcentire) - Vocals . SETLIST 1. American Rough 2, Under You 3. Lavender Cowboy 4. Follow 5. Your Whisper 6. Gorgeous Things 7. You Turned Me On 8. Love Songs 9. Where It Lands 10. Fightin To Be Fightin 11. Crazy . WEBSITES Homepage: https://www.andrewsamusic.com/ Bloodshot Records: http://bloodshotrecords.com/andrew-sa Instagram:   / lonesomeandrew   Facebook:   / lonesomeandrew   Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lonesomeandrew YouTube:    / @lonesomeandrew   TikTok:   / lonesomeandrew   . . . #andrewsa #americanrough #bloodshotrecords #thehideout #chicago #samcantor #jeremyjon #sarahweddle #auntkelly #jessbaldissero #hcmcentire #patsycline #chicagomusician #chicagomusicians #americana #country #altcountry #rock #countryrock #cosmiccountry #queercountry #concertvideo #livemusic #musicislove #musicislife #musicishealing #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtqpride #thereisstillkindnessandgoodness