the varden vault project

Fitzgerald’s Nightclub - Chicago, IL

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:35:36 -0500

The band called this the birthday celebration show. Everyone in the band had an October birthday, i

The GRalley Street Fest - Chicago, Illinois

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:23:57 -0500

The band returned to the second annual GRALLEY Street Festival put on by the fine folks at the Uncom

Martyrs’ Restaurant and Pub - Chicago, Illinois

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:10:01 -0600

About a year and one-half after the Martyrs’ “Panic Bell” record release show (March 2007) the band

Uncommon Ground (Devon) - Chicago, Illinois

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 19:30:01 -0500

Stripped down to their trio format, with just Steve, Diane and Mark, the band takes the stage at the

Schubas Tavern - Chicago, Illinois

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:34:14 -0500

Matt Thobe makes his first live Chicago appearance behind the drum kit since the album release party

Twangfest XI - The Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill - St. Louis, MO

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 14:53:51 -0500

On a very special Friday night in June 2007, Dolly Varden headed back to St. Louis for yet another T

Twangfest X - Schlafly Bottleworks - Maplewood, Missouri

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 08:56:34 -0500

As the band left Chicago that morning it was cold and rainy drove. As they drove down I-55 the wea

Ribfest - Northcenter - Chicago, Illinois

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 07:20:34 -0500

On Lincoln Avenue in the Northcenter neighborhood just blocks south of the Old Town School of Folk M

Martyrs’ Restaurant and Pub - Chicago, Illinois

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 12:36:12 -0600

This is the release show for the band’s long awaited “The Panic Bell” album. They played a diverse

Uncommon Ground - Chicago, Illinois

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 13:09:02 -0600

At the end of his Winter 2006 song writing class that Steve taught at Chicago’s Old Town School of F

Uncommon Ground - Chicago, Illinois

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:50:06 -0600

In 2005 Steve started teaching song writing classes at Chicago’s renowned Old Town School of Folk Mu

KDHX (88.1 FM) - St. Louis, Missouri

Fri, 9 Sep 2005 12:30:49 -0500

In the middle of the tour behind his solo album, Steve and Diane traveled down to St. Louis and visi

Radio One - WLUW (88.7 FM) - Chicago, Illinois

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 11:44:03 -0500

Just prior to the release of his solo album, Steve and his band appeared on the Radio One program on

Live at Lunch - WCBR - 92.7 FM - Arlington Heights, IL

Fri, 14 Apr 1995 10:47:06 -0500

On a Friday in April 1995 on the heels of recording their debut full-length album the band traveled

Big Goddess Pow Wow IV - Metro - Chicago, Illinois

Sat, 21 May 1994 02:52:28 -0500

Another great 1994 soundboard from the Metro. The band returned to metro just two months after thei

Razor and Di Show - WLUW - Chicago, Illinois

Thu, 2 Mar 2006 00:14:27 -0600

A quick visit to the WLUW studios on the North Side of Chicago during the station’s pledge drive. T

Uncommon Ground - Chicago, Illinois

Sat, 8 Jul 2006 08:18:56 -0500

During the Summer of 2006 the band returned to one of the best coffeehouses in the world where they

Club de Wash - Madison, Wisconsin

Wed, 4 Oct 1995 15:00:48 -0500

A few months after the release of their debut album “Mouthful of Lies” the band played their first s

Schubas Tavern - Chicago, Illinois

Fri, 18 May 2007 13:43:16 -0500

This was the first time the band had headlined at Schubas in a few years. This was the second show

The Bradburn Home - Downers Grove, Illinois

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:36:12 -0600

On a cold and snowy January night Dolly Varden invited their fans to attend an intimate house concer