Reviews

Amy Lowe is a consummate performer, polished and pure in her commitment … Her enthusiasm is inspiring." -Moira McCormick, Family Fun Magazine
"Amy Lowe is a talented songwriter with a definite bent for variety in her original material." -Dan Kenning, The Illinois Entertainer
"We just got back from an amazing Amy show at the Mayne Stage in Rogers Park. IL. I would like to come again and wondered if there are any planned future performance dates? Loooved the 11:30. Timeline so looking for similar. Thanks so much in advance." -Dori Lehman, Audience Member, Show at Mayne Stage, Chicago
"If you missed Amy Lowe and company, you missed a fabulous show." Aaron Capeland Illinois Institute of Technology News
"… Not only does Lowe draw on all the right contemporary sounds … but she cleverly uses them to illuminate the characters and situations." -Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
"Amy Lowe has a wonderful way of telling a story with music that reaches people of all ages. She is a talented musician with a powerful yet sweet voice that can sing a song or tell a story with passion, poignancy, and feeling. She has the unique ability to reach into the soul of her subject and share it with her audience." -Marshall Trimble, Arizona State Historian, Award-Winning Author & Storyteller
"Good storytelling with music made it fun to follow." -Audience Member, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Arizona
"Outstanding! We were thoroughly captivated by Amy Lowe's performance." -Laura Kamedulski, Assistant Educator for School Programs, Chicago Historical Society
" I found Amy Lowe's combination of personal story, songs, and poetry enlightening, creative, and one of the most moving experiences I have found in theater." - Dr. Arlene Crewdson, Executive Director, Pegasus Players

Reviews of Shows & Recordings

Amy Lowe Performing Fire in Boomtown is engaging, entertaining, and educational." -Illinois Entertainer
The Journey of Estenvanico (aka) Voices of Arizona\ "Mucho social implication. As a Catholic-Native American, I've struggled with gold and spirit. The performance was great … pure romance … I loved the rhythm and the movement." -Audience Member, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, Arizona
Opening Weekend of the 55th Summerfest was a Blast - Shutter 16 Magazine - written by: - Lee Ann Flynn ( Sweet Music Chica) It is pretty significant to note 2023 marks the 55th Anniversary of the largest music festival. Milwaukee’s Summerfest remains my favorite of all music festivals and I am excited to share with you how the first weekend unfolded for me. I sprang out of my day job to head to Henry Maier Festival Grounds, which is located right off Lake Michigan. Opening night was all about the blues for me, and it really doesn’t get better than to have Chicago blues legend himself, Buddy Guy, headline on the Uline Warehouse stage, especially as his worldwide retirement tour is underway. Before we get to his show, I need to tell you about Chicago Blues Supersession, which is a fantastic assortment of Chicago blues musicians, who set the Uline Warehouse stage at 5:30 pm. Chicago Blues Supersession performers included Grammy award winner and WI Area Music Awards Association Hall of Fame inductee, Billy Flynn (guitar), Grammy award winner and second generation blues musician Kenny “Beady Eyes” Smith (drums), multi-music award winner and 92 years old Bob Stroger (bass and singer), late Koko Taylor band member Melvin Smith (bass), all around ringleader of Chicago Blues Supersession Dave Katzman (guitar), heavily recorded session musician and wildly sought after to perform in a variety of blues and gospel bands “Mad Hatter” Roosevelt Purifoy Jr. (keys), soulful singer and harmonica player Omar Coleman, singer and songwriter Amy Lowe, and beloved Alligator Records recording artist known as Mr. 43rd Street aka Oscar Wilson (singer). This band performed classic Chicago blues including “Mannish Boy” and “My Turn, My Time.” The audience grew and grew as the Supersession really gave Summerfest a mini Chicago Blues Festival.
Amy Gets Her Gum & Sings About It
Aug.16, 2007By MYRNA PETLICKI, ContributorAmy Lowe's not ashamed to admit she has a fondness for gum. The Chicago songwriter even sings about it in her Parents' Choice Award-winning album, "I Like Gum." Her crystalline voice, honesty and clever original songs are a few of the reasons why families look forward to Lowe's performances. She will share her musical wit and wisdom, backed by guitarist Dave Katzman, at Jewett Park, Deerfield.
Lowe's selections will include a silly song called "Lickety Split" which she said is about "a character that lives in a land far away where everything is made out of feet." Despite its playful title, Lowe's "Miles Be-Boppin Hoppin" has a serious message. It's about "how sometimes being different can actually be a way to lead people to a new way of looking at life," she said.
Amy Lowe, a Chicago singer-songwriter, brings her silly songs for kids to Deerfield. Lowe, who has a diverse career, declared that she enjoys performing for family audiences because "I love the energy of all ages. Kids are so honest and adults appreciate the joy and humor."
"I Like Gum: Her laughing voice is well suited to this material. A mixture of original songs that highlight environmental awareness, neighborhood diversity, and the ability of every child to make her or his own music. The words are easy to understand and the unusual sound effects particularly on Haunted House are very well done." -Booklist
"I Like Gum: Those are very self-affirming songs that do not talk down to children, rather, the songs engage every child's natural sense of humor and pleasure in the absurdities, mishaps, and broken rules. I particularly like the strong narrative and quality in these songs." -Bonnie E. Litowitz, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Rush Medical School
"I Like Gum: Simple pleasures can be pleasant indeed as exemplified in this sweet unassuming acoustic album from Chicago singer songwriter Amy Lowe. Lowe encourages kids to tune in to life's little moments and to find music in the sizzle of bacon on the stove as well as the sound of running water and does so with charm and appeal." -Family Magazine