• Max and I are excited to announce that we will open for Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman at the Old Town School of Folk Music. If you don't know the beautiful banjo playing and singing of Nora Brown, or the wonderful old-time fiddling of Stephanie Coleman, you can check out their NPR Tiny Desk concert here.

    Nora Brown with Stephanie Coleman
    with special guest Max & Otto Allard

    Old Town School of Folk Music
    4545 N Lincoln Ave
    The Myron R. Szold Music & Dance Hall
    Friday, June 28, 2024
    8:00 PM

    Buy tickets here.

    We're always happy to return to the Old Town School, to the familiar halls and supportive community where we practically grew up. We hope to see some of you there.

  • Max and Otto will open up for the Hackensaw Boys at Judson & Moore Distillery. If you haven’t been to this wonderful spot, come check it out, enjoy a Chicago made whiskey in the beautiful distillery, located in a former leather tannery along the Chicago River.

    About the Hackensaw Boys:
    For over 20 years, the Hackensaw Boys have plowed the asphalt, bringing their raw, gritty version of American roots music to the venues and streets that originally inspired them.

    Born in Virginia, along the same routes as fellow road warriors/street buskers Old Crow Medicine Show, the Hackensaw Boys have at times operated more as a collective than a band, sometimes boasting up to twenty members. What’s kept them together is a burning hot vision of American roots music brought kicking and screaming into a new age, fueled as much by a rowdy punk spirit as by the traditional masters that first inspired them.

    Known best for their rowdy, energetic live shows, the collective has played all over the globe and at some of the top festivals including Bonnaroo, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, All Good Festival and Bergenfest, to name just a few.

    Judson & Moore Distillery
    3057 North Rockwell Street, Chicago
    Doors at 8 pm

    Tickets here.

  • Max and Otto
    Northbrook Public Library
    1201 Cedar Lane
    Northbrook, Illinois
    7-8 pm
    FREE

    Max and Otto will play a set at the Northbrook Library in Northbrook Illinois.

  • Max and Otto
    Uptown Farmers Market
    Sunnyside Mall
    4500 N Magnolia Ave
    Chicago
    4-7 pm

    Our favorite market to play! Come have a beverage and take advantage of the dance floor in front of us (mostly kids, but anyone can join in!). And of course, shop for your weekly produce and locally made products from all the awesome vendors.

  • Max and Otto
    Uptown Farmers Market
    Sunnyside Mall
    4500 N Magnolia Ave
    Chicago
    4-7 pm

    Our favorite market to play! Come have a beverage and take advantage of the dance floor in front of us (mostly kids, but anyone can join in!). And of course, shop for your weekly produce and locally made products from all the awesome vendors.