MACOMB, Ill., Sept. 9 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release:

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MACOMB/MOLINE, IL - - Chicken Wire Empire will hit the stage for the first show in the Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts (GCPA) on the Western Illinois University Macomb campus, Wednesday, Sept. 16, as part of the "A Season of Joy" opening season.

"We are thrilled to bring this dynamic bluegrass sensation to the Goldfarb Center kick-off of Macomb's Al Sears Music Fest. Their music and their sound are authentically timeless," Mick Cumbie, WIU GCPA Interim Director said.

Chicken Wire Empire is a Wisconsin-based bluegrass band known for their dynamic musicality, thorough arrangements, and true-to-life songwriting. The band emerged in...