NOTE: Please restrict reservation requests to 4 seats unless everyone in the party is a member of the family. Additional guests may ask to be seated with you, but they should make their own separate reservation. (Large groups are difficult to count on and we have limited space.) If you wish to pre-pay you may reserve as many seats as you wish under one name or email address.
Please consider your reservation request a commitment to attend. If you are coming with others, make sure they are on the same page with you before you book.
Bring your dogs???
Unless your four legged friends have been here and are friends with our dogs, it would be best to leave them at home. They will be happier and so will we.
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Sunday February 10
7:30 pm
Nellie McKay
“The one thing certain about Ms. McKay is the size and range of her talent..”
– The New York Times
nelliemckay.com
Playing Music from her Brand New CD "Sister Orchid"!
Singer Songwriter, Pianist, Ukuleleist and Comedienne
You should know that Nellie McKay is hard to categorize. She’s done Brecht on Broadway, opened for Lou Reed at Carnegie Hall, sung Woody Allen movie songs at the Hollywood Bowl, duetted with Eartha Kitt and Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, played Hilary Swank’s sister on the big screen, paid tribute to Doris Day and released seven acclaimed albums of original music.
Nellie’s music has been heard on Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Weeds, Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS, Nurse Jackie, and SMILF, and she has appeared on TV shows including The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan, Ferguson, and The View. Nellie has made numerous radio appearances on NPR’s Mountain Stage, A Prairie Home Companion, eTown and Marion McPartland’s Piano Jazz.
Her music is as tuneful and clever as the best of the Great American Songbook—part cabaret, part sparkly pop. But beneath the charming melodic surface is a wit that cuts, and a sharply tuned social conscience.
“..funny and touching, ceaselessly clever and scarily talented.” – The New Yorker
Nellie’s music has been heard on Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Weeds, Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS, Nurse Jackie, and SMILF, and she has appeared on TV shows including The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan, Ferguson, and The View. Nellie has made numerous radio appearances on NPR’s Mountain Stage, A Prairie Home Companion, eTown and Marion McPartland’s Piano Jazz.
Her music is as tuneful and clever as the best of the Great American Songbook—part cabaret, part sparkly pop. But beneath the charming melodic surface is a wit that cuts, and a sharply tuned social conscience.
“..funny and touching, ceaselessly clever and scarily talented.” – The New Yorker
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Lorenzo's wood-fired pizza oven on-site.
All seats: $20 per person at the door.
Complementary snacks.
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
For free reservations:
contact
NOTE: Please restrict reservation requests to 4 seats unless everyone in the party is a member of the family or you wish to pre-pay. Additional guests may ask to be seated with you, but they should make their own separate reservation.
We consider a reservation to be a commitment to attend...if part of your party does not show up, we expect the person making the reservation to cover the cost of the empty seat.
This concert is being presented in association with Jim Wadsworth Productions.
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Sunday February 24
7:30 pm
Lula Wiles
Smithsonian Folkways album release tour
Lula Wiles is a band deeply rooted in traditional folk music, but equally deep is their devotion to modern songcraft. They deliver love songs that are at once defiant and heartsick, as well as new contributions to the folk ballad canon and timely explorations of what it means to live in America today. Drawing from the deep wells of traditional old-time and bluegrass, classic country, and contemporary indie-folk-rock, Lula Wiles melds diverse influences to create a harmony-driven sound all their own. The three band members deftly swap instruments and frontwoman duties, each contributing singularly expressive vocals, instrumental lines, and songwriting. Onstage, the band gathers tightly around a single microphone for a spirited and emotionally resonant live show, anchored by their powerful three-part harmonies. Currently based in Boston, Lula Wiles released their debut album in May 2016.
Ellie Buckland (vocals/acoustic guitar/fiddle)
Isa Burke (vocals/acoustic and electric guitar/fiddle)
Mali Obomsawin (vocals/acoustic guitar/bass)
"This album is a stunning collection of self-penned songs about love, loss, and drinking – the perfect blend of modern and timeless. From rich swells of fiddles to powerful honky-tonk guitar, all anchored by rocking bass, this album delivers one gem after another. In an age where so much music feels trite and phoned in, Lula Wiles emerges with their own unique blend of honest lyrics and gorgeous singing. Do yourselves a favor and listen to this record. Or better yet, see a live show." – Aoife O'Donovan (I'm With Her)
Lula Wiles was signed by Smithsonian Folkways and their second album is scheduled to drop on January 18, so Riverdog will be among the first venues to host an album release show for this exciting young band's sophomore album:
Ellie Buckland (vocals/acoustic guitar/fiddle)
Isa Burke (vocals/acoustic and electric guitar/fiddle)
Mali Obomsawin (vocals/acoustic guitar/bass)
"This album is a stunning collection of self-penned songs about love, loss, and drinking – the perfect blend of modern and timeless. From rich swells of fiddles to powerful honky-tonk guitar, all anchored by rocking bass, this album delivers one gem after another. In an age where so much music feels trite and phoned in, Lula Wiles emerges with their own unique blend of honest lyrics and gorgeous singing. Do yourselves a favor and listen to this record. Or better yet, see a live show." – Aoife O'Donovan (I'm With Her)
Lula Wiles was signed by Smithsonian Folkways and their second album is scheduled to drop on January 18, so Riverdog will be among the first venues to host an album release show for this exciting young band's sophomore album:
More info: folkways.si.edu
Their story: No Depression
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Lorenzo's wood-fired pizza oven on-site.
All seats: $17 per person at the door.
Complementary snacks.
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
For free reservations:
contact
NOTE: Please restrict reservation requests to 4 seats unless everyone in the party is a member of the family or you wish to pre-pay. Additional guests may ask to be seated with you, but they should make their own separate reservation.
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Saturday March 2
7:30 pm
Upstate
CD release tour: "Healing”
Upstate first emerged from New York's Hudson Valley in 2015 with their critically acclaimed debut, "A Remedy". The Poughkeepsie Journal raved that the group needs nothing more than their voices to channel rhythm and stoke your emotions, while Chronogram hailed their infectiously sunny organic stew and The Alt
called them “toe-tapping, contagious and fun".
Gorgeous harmonies, eclectic arrangements, and unforgettable performances typify this six member band and their adventurous blend of folk, R & B, gospel, and rock and roll. It will be a night of high-energy fun!
Melanie Glenn, Mary Kenney, Allison Olender - Vocals
Harry D'Agostino - Bass
Ryan Chappell - Mandolin
Dean Mahoney - Cajón
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Lorenzo's wood-fired pizza oven on-site.
All seats: $17 per person at the door.
Complementary snacks.
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
For free reservations:
contact
NOTE: Please restrict reservation requests to 4 seats unless everyone in the party is a member of the family or you wish to pre-pay. Additional guests may ask to be seated with you, but they should make their own separate reservation.
called them “toe-tapping, contagious and fun".
Gorgeous harmonies, eclectic arrangements, and unforgettable performances typify this six member band and their adventurous blend of folk, R & B, gospel, and rock and roll. It will be a night of high-energy fun!
Melanie Glenn, Mary Kenney, Allison Olender - Vocals
Harry D'Agostino - Bass
Ryan Chappell - Mandolin
Dean Mahoney - Cajón
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Lorenzo's wood-fired pizza oven on-site.
All seats: $17 per person at the door.
Complementary snacks.
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
For free reservations:
contact
NOTE: Please restrict reservation requests to 4 seats unless everyone in the party is a member of the family or you wish to pre-pay. Additional guests may ask to be seated with you, but they should make their own separate reservation.
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Friday March 15
7:30 pm
Amy LaVere & Will Sexton
Friday March 15
7:30 pm
Amy LaVere & Will Sexton
amylavere.com
Memphis-based Amy LaVere is becoming renowned worldwide for her songwriting, bass playing and vocals. She sings with a sweet, haunting voice that can turn on a dime from innocent to lusty. It was that unusual voice that first drew us to Amy and we have since come to appreciate all aspects of her musicianship. Although she’s a singer and songwriter first, Amy is also an actress. In 2005 she was cast in the role of Wanda Jackson in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line (Twentieth Century Fox). Since she has appeared in a variety of independent and studio productions: Black Snake Moan (Paramount, 2006), $5 Cover (MTV, 2009), Woman’s Picture (2011) The Romance of Loneliness (2012) and most recently with Grace Zabriski in Only Child(2015).
Husband, Will Sexton, a former fixture in the Austin music scene also possesses a terrific voice and is a stellar guitar player. He Signed with MCA at 16 and went on to carve out a distinguished career as a musician and songwriter, collaborating with Waylon Jennings and Stephen Stills, among others. Will was recently inducted into the Austin Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Amy and Will, now living in Memphis, are two of our favorite people in the music business and we will be so happy to have them here at Riverdog for the fouth time.
Lorenzo's Pizza on site!
All seats $17 per person suggested donation at the door.
Complimentary sweet and savory snacks.
BYOB. Coolers and picnics welcome. Door opens at 6:00 pm.
For free reservations:
contact
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Saturday April 13
7:30 pm
Seth Grier
Saturday April 13
7:30 pm
Seth Grier
Seth Glier’s new album Birds is steeped in conflict and contradictions. There’s grief and loss, but also strength and resilience; doubt and dismay, but also a sense of optimism as Glier confronts heavy topics and wrestles them into the daylight.
Glier (pronounced “Gleer”) recorded Birds in an airy loft in western Massachusetts outfitted with a grand piano and floor-to-ceiling windows. Birds roost just outside those windows, on the roof of the converted mill building where he lives, and they became his sympathetic audience while Glier made the album. “I felt a tremendous amount of comfort talking to the Birds,” he says “I’d check in with them regularly to see how they thought things were going so far.”
Birds is Glier’s fifth album, and the latest entry in a burgeoning career that has included a Grammy nomination and a pair of Independent Music Awards while touring with artists including Ani DiFranco and Ryan Adams.
Glier (pronounced “Gleer”) recorded Birds in an airy loft in western Massachusetts outfitted with a grand piano and floor-to-ceiling windows. Birds roost just outside those windows, on the roof of the converted mill building where he lives, and they became his sympathetic audience while Glier made the album. “I felt a tremendous amount of comfort talking to the Birds,” he says “I’d check in with them regularly to see how they thought things were going so far.”
Birds is Glier’s fifth album, and the latest entry in a burgeoning career that has included a Grammy nomination and a pair of Independent Music Awards while touring with artists including Ani DiFranco and Ryan Adams.
All seats: $17 per person at the door.
Complementary snacks.
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
For free reservations:
contact
NOTE: Please restrict reservation requests to 4 seats unless everyone in the party is a member of the family or you wish to pre-pay. Additional guests may ask to be seated with you, but they should make their own separate reservation.
Complementary snacks.
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
For free reservations:
contact
NOTE: Please restrict reservation requests to 4 seats unless everyone in the party is a member of the family or you wish to pre-pay. Additional guests may ask to be seated with you, but they should make their own separate reservation.
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Friday April 19
7:30 pm
Hayley Reardon
EP Release Tour: "Where I Know You"
Boston-based Hayley Reardon performed at Riverdog about 4 years ago when she was 18 and heading to Nashville's Belmont University as a performance student. She was already a seasoned pro by that time. (15 year-old "pre-Voice" Emily Keener was her opening act.) We were delighted when she reached out this year to see about including us on her upcoming EP tour.
The idea behind her new EP, Where I Know You was born after Hayley embarked on an unique tour of intimate spaces and non-traditional venues across the UK in 2017. With the help of London based production company, Webb Street Studios, Reardon created “The Handwritten Sessions,” subsequently releasing a candid live video series and tour documentary. “On that tour there was nothing to hide behind,” Reardon explains, “it was just me in a living room or a barn or a backyard, sometimes even without amplification. All I had were these stories of my life and the people who have shaped it — and for the first time that felt like enough.”
Once back in the US, Reardon collaborated with longtime friend Ryan Hommel (who is Heather Maloney's go-to guitar side man) at a beautiful studio in rural Vermont to bring these intimate, personal songs to life. The full EP will be available on all platforms in March of 2019.
All seats: $15 per person at the door.
Complementary snacks.
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
For free reservations:
contact
NOTE: Please restrict reservation requests to 4 seats unless everyone in the party is a member of the family or you wish to pre-pay. Additional guests may ask to be seated with you, but they should make their own separate reservation.
The idea behind her new EP, Where I Know You was born after Hayley embarked on an unique tour of intimate spaces and non-traditional venues across the UK in 2017. With the help of London based production company, Webb Street Studios, Reardon created “The Handwritten Sessions,” subsequently releasing a candid live video series and tour documentary. “On that tour there was nothing to hide behind,” Reardon explains, “it was just me in a living room or a barn or a backyard, sometimes even without amplification. All I had were these stories of my life and the people who have shaped it — and for the first time that felt like enough.”
Once back in the US, Reardon collaborated with longtime friend Ryan Hommel (who is Heather Maloney's go-to guitar side man) at a beautiful studio in rural Vermont to bring these intimate, personal songs to life. The full EP will be available on all platforms in March of 2019.
All seats: $15 per person at the door.
Complementary snacks.
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
For free reservations:
contact
NOTE: Please restrict reservation requests to 4 seats unless everyone in the party is a member of the family or you wish to pre-pay. Additional guests may ask to be seated with you, but they should make their own separate reservation.
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Friday April 26
7:30 pm
Ray Bonneville
raybonneville.com
“Combining New Orleans-influenced blues with folk, Juno Award winner, Ray Bonneville grooves like no other, telling tales of shadowy characters drifting through a mysterious America.”
“an absolute master…one of the most skilled songwriters of that dark slow smoldering yet fiery blues/roots music” — FAME
This will be Ray Bonneville’s fifth concert here at Riverdog. His 7th album Ray Bonneville at King Electric was released just after his show last year so this time it will be available for purchase.
Of all the great musicians we have had at Riverdog, Ray may be the most complete: great songwriter/instrumentalist/storyteller. We are honored that he has taken a shine to Riverdog and keeps returning.
Opening for Ray:
Sands and Hearn
“an absolute master…one of the most skilled songwriters of that dark slow smoldering yet fiery blues/roots music” — FAME
This will be Ray Bonneville’s fifth concert here at Riverdog. His 7th album Ray Bonneville at King Electric was released just after his show last year so this time it will be available for purchase.
Of all the great musicians we have had at Riverdog, Ray may be the most complete: great songwriter/instrumentalist/storyteller. We are honored that he has taken a shine to Riverdog and keeps returning.
Opening for Ray:
Sands and Hearn
All seats: $17 per person at the door.
Complementary snacks.
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
For free reservations:
contact
NOTE: Please restrict reservation requests to 4 seats unless everyone in the party is a member of the family or you wish to pre-pay. Additional guests may ask to be seated with you, but they should make their own separate reservation.
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Friday May 31
7:30 pm
Stable Shakers
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Thursday June 13
7:30 pm
Front Country
Thursday June 13
7:30 pm
Front Country
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Saturday June 22
7:30 pm
Dave Boutette & Kristy Davis
Saturday June 22
7:30 pm
Dave Boutette & Kristy Davis
with
The Soul Proprioters
The Soul Proprioters
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Thursday August 22
7:30 pm
Abby the Spoon Lady
and
Chris Rodrigues
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Saturday August 30
7:30 pm
Rachel and the Beatnik Playboys
Saturday August 30
7:30 pm
Rachel and the Beatnik Playboys
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