
It’s almost time for the Cosmic Songwriter Festival in Bloomington, May 14 – 17. Grammy winner Rodney Crowell will headline the festival, playing at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Friday, May 16.
Sam Moss, She Returns From War, Tommy Prine, and Rachel Bainman will round out the festival playing in Bloomington’s best music venues.
The schedule for the festival will be:
- Orbit Room – Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – Reece Sullivan & Sarah Grain, Thomas Csorba & Sam Moss. www.orbitbtown.com.
- The Bluebird Nightclub – Thursday, May 15, 2025 – She Returns From War & TAE and the Neighborly, Tommy Prine & John Baumann (of The Panhandlers). www.thebluebird.ws. TAE and the Neighborly host All-Star Jam AFTERPARTY at Orbit Room! The After Party shows at Orbit Room offer a chance to see more special songwriter moments – you never know who may get on stage to jam!
- Buskirk-Chumley Theater – Friday, May 16, 2025 – Elle Hodge & Jesse James DelConto (The Pinkerton Raid), Laurel Lewis & Rodney Crowell. www.buskirkchumley.org. Jesse James DelConto & The Pinkerton Raid host the All-Star Jam AFTERPARTY at Orbit Room!
- Blockhouse Bar – Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Rachel Baiman & Elizabeth Moen, Jordan Smart & Father Kentucky. www.blockhousebar.com.
All performances begin at 7 p.m. and doors at 6 p.m. For more information: cosmicsongwriter.com/festival.

