Switchback to host live show July 21 in Lansing

Event will mark band’s first local performance since 2019

Brian FitzGerald and Martin McCormack, collectively known as Switchback, will perform Friday, July 21 at TJ Hunters, Lansing. Joining the event is percussionist Nick Hirka of Decorah.

Advance online tickets are at www.waygoodmusic.com; advance printed tickets are at Carquest Auto Parts and Riverland Expressions, Lansing; Village Farm & Home, Waukon; and Oneota Community Co-op, Decorah. The first 200 sales include a free collector’s t-shirt and entry into an event drawing for what the duo has termed “Serious Switchback Swag.” T-shirts will be available for pick-up at the event.

FitzGerald and McCormack have termed the event the “Switchback Family Reunion” in homage to the inspiration, friendship and relationships they’ve built in northeast Iowa in the past nearly-30 years. The duo became a familiar fixture on the tri-state area music scene due to the Fitzgerald family’s relocation to Lansing in the mid-1990s.

“There’s nothing like the Driftless area,” note these Chicago-area natives. “Our fans here are our family.”

Local sponsors for the event are Riverland Expressions, Carquest Auto Parts and D&J’s Expresso, Lansing; Elliott Jewelers, Nightingale Drug, Bieber Insurance & Real Estate and Clark Tire Pros, Waukon; LA Communications, Weis GMC, inc. and Nick Wilz, Farm Bureau Financial Services, Decorah.

Those not familiar with the mix of “American Roots and Celtic Soul” that Switchback has come to be defined by may learn more at waygoodmusic.com. This local event marks Switchback’s first northeast Iowa performance since 2019.