Brett Westgrove at the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center -- September 19.
Thursday, September 19, 8 p.m.
University of Dubuque's Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett Street, Dubuque IA
Performing a special concert event with a fresh style all his own, rising country singer/songwriter Brett Westgrove performs a September 19 engagement in the John & Alice Butler Hall of the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center, an evening that will find the headliner sharing his journey from aerospace engineering to Nashville, and detailing how he overcame the challenges to pursue his musical dream.
Westgrove has toured across the country and shared stages with country music’s biggest acts including Luke Bryan, Jon Pardi, Travis Tritt, Tyler Hubbard, Walker Hayes, Neal McCoy, Eli Young Band, and more. His first album Somewhere Town was released in 2019 and gained regional radio success with “Somewhere Town” and “Sugar Honey Iced Tea,” followed by continued success with single releases “Truck Bed’s Good For” and “Beautiful Crazy.” His newest single “Memory Burns Like Whiskey” hit country and top-40 radio earlier this year.
The Nashville artist from rural Wisconsin spent his youth writing and playing music while also teaching himself the art of audio engineering. Westgrove moved to California shortly after high school and became a chief engineer and record producer. He then made the trek to Colorado where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and began to command NASA spacecraft. But music kept calling him, so Westgrove sold most of his belongings and headed toward Nashville to begin paving his way through the country music industry.
With only a few dollars to his name, Westgrove began his life in the Music City living in his car with no heat in sub-freezing conditions. He showered at local gyms and spent his days writing, playing shows, and networking. It didn’t take long for Westgrove to become an in-demand artist at Nashville’s top honky tonks and to start touring the country with his new band.
Brett Westgrove plays the John & Alice Butler Hall of the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center on September 19, admission to the 8 p.m. concert is $10, and more information and tickets are available by calling (563)589-3267 and visiting Dbq.edu/heritagecenter.
