Crystal Bowersox at The Iron Horse on Tuesday, November 17 2026
Crystal Bowersox, a northwest Ohio native, has built her world around music. By the age of 10, she was performing in local clubs and venues. On the cusp of 18 and with a curious heart, Crystal moved to Chicago, IL, where she spent her days busking on subway platforms between working odd jobs and attending school.
Chicago’s rich musical history helped Bowersox to broaden her musical horizons. Ultimately, Bowersox auditioned for the ninth season of American Idol, and her time on the show proved to be well spent. In 2010, her debut album, “Farmer’s Daughter” was released on Jive Records and since, she has since released 3 LP’s, two EPs, several singles, and is currently developing a theatrical rock concert titled, "Trauma Queen". Crystal has recorded and performed alongside several notable names and additionally, has used her voice and talents to benefit several organizations close to her heart.
Jeffrey Martin has been reaching for quiet and stories since he was a kid hiding under the covers with a Discman. He wrote his way through a writing degree, a teaching degree, and years of high school English classes filled with unruly brilliance, all while making records andplaying shows whenever he could. Eventually, he left teaching to follow the same dream he encouraged his students to chase. After releasing Thank God We Left the Garden, he recorded Alive July 25, 2025, a no-edits live album captured in Portland with Sam Weber. Jeffrey toursfull time now, still missing teaching like an old friend he’ll meet again.
"My name is Timothy Steven Corey Parsons (my mom said she couldn’t decide so she named me all of them). A lot of folks call me coco. I was born in Bessemer, AL where Gucci Mane is from but doesn’t claim, got schooled in Hueytown, AL (hence the typos) where Bobby/Davey Allison of NASCAR fame called home, and spent my formative years in Birmingham, AL. I’ve been living in Nashville, TN for a long time. Spent some good times in Austin, TX. And I’ve spent a lot of my life traveling. I was raised by a single mom who worked her ass off to make sure I had a fair shot at life and I hope to one day buy her a Rolls Royce once this music thing takes off. I enjoy writing songs and singing them for people and lucky for me I get to do both of those things quite often. Finishing a song is one of my favorite feelings in the world and I feel it’s important because I believe that relating to other humans is the only way we’re gonna keep this thing going. And music, in my experience, is the easiest way to relate to people. I’ve been obsessed with music since I was a kid when my Uncle Larry played me a Fats Domino cassette in his eighteen wheeler. I thought his name was “Fat Snot Nose” for a very long time. Let me briefly stream of consciousness some of my influences: Fats Domino, Paul Simon, Roger Miller, Don Williams, Jerry Garcia, John Prine, Dylan, Neil, The Band, Ramones, The Last Mr Bigg, Modest Mouse, David Ball, Outkast, JJ Cale, Lucinda, Paycheck, Conway, Dire Straits, Three 6 Mafia, Willie, both George’s, Merle, Thin Lizzy, Bobby Charles, Rolling Stones
And I will take anybody on in 90’s country trivia. Come at me. My favorite color is Purple. My favorite number is 17. My favorite Ninja Turtle is Leonardo. I once won a raffle at Golden Corral to be a bat boy for the Birmingham Barons while Michael Jordan was playing for them. He thought I was cool. My Aunt’s house used to be haunted by a ghost named Keith. Not sure how any of that relates but figured it was worth mentioning. AND THAT’S HOW YOU WRITE A BIO.
