VIA PRESS RELEASE | To celebrate the life and heartbreaking loss of Jill Sobule in early May 2025, a series of tribute events—Jillith Fair – Loving Jill Sobule—was launched to celebrate her life, music, and enduring spirit. In honor of Sobule’s birthday this year, a Jillith Fair will take place at City Winery in New York on Friday, January 16 at 7:30pm to benefit the Jill Sobule Legacy Fund. Join us for Jill’s Birthday Bash for an evening of music, memories, and love to keep the good life going. Tickets available here.
The event will be hosted by Tammy Faye Starlite & Richard Barone and will additionally feature Antigone Rising, BETTY, Tracy Bonham, The Chapin Sisters, John Cowsill & Vicki Peterson, Marshall Crenshaw, Vance Gilbert, Jill’s Jagoffs, Jenni Muldaur, Judith Owen, Madeleine Peyroux, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Wesley Stace, Vance Gilbert, Tony Trischka, Loudon Wainwright III, and a surprise guest.
The Jill Sobule Legacy Fund was established to carry on Jill’s legacy, keep her songs alive, and help raise funds for the charities Jill championed. Jillith Fair – Loving Jill Sobule events are designed to be annual events going forward during her birthday month and during Pride Month. This month’s “Birthday Bash!” shows are happening in Nashville, TN at The Bluebird Cafe (Jan 16th), Northampton, MA at The Parlor Room (Jan 17th), New Orleans, LA at FAI International Conference (Jan 23rd, private), Philadelphia, PA at The Fallser Club (Jan 24th, WXPN welcomes).
Additionally, a “Jews Do Jill” event is happening in Denver, CO at Swallow Hill Music (Jan 24th). Pride Month shows will be announced this Spring for June in Cambridge, MA, Los Angeles, CA, Minneapolis, MN, New York, NY. Seattle, WA, Woodstock, NY, and many other US cities. A Pittsburgh, PA Jillith event will happen in October.
