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.
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Saturday June 23 7:30 pm
"The Solstice Show"
with
The Rough & Tumble
CD Release Tour
Saturday June 23 7:30 pm
"The Solstice Show"
with
The Rough & Tumble
CD Release Tour
The Rough and Tumble is Pennsylvania-born Mallory Graham and California-born Scott Tyler who have lived in their 16’ camper since 2015, making tire tracks nationwide since 2011 as a folk-Americana duo.
They stopped here last year on an off-night and opened for Rod Picott. We were very impressed with their talent and their warmth as human beings and as soon as they left the next morning we began thinking about the best way to get them back again.
Since they were last here, Mallory and Scott launched and completed a successful Kickstarter campaign and have produced their first album: We Made Ourselves a Home. They are already working on a sophomore double CD which they plan to release in 2019.
"The debut full-length from The Rough & Tumble...is as cozy, comfortable and inviting as a well-worn couch."
--Bill Kopp, Mountain Xpress
They stopped here last year on an off-night and opened for Rod Picott. We were very impressed with their talent and their warmth as human beings and as soon as they left the next morning we began thinking about the best way to get them back again.
Since they were last here, Mallory and Scott launched and completed a successful Kickstarter campaign and have produced their first album: We Made Ourselves a Home. They are already working on a sophomore double CD which they plan to release in 2019.
"The debut full-length from The Rough & Tumble...is as cozy, comfortable and inviting as a well-worn couch."
--Bill Kopp, Mountain Xpress
Appearing with The Rough and Tumble:
The Soul Proprioters
The Soul Proprioters
The Soul Proprioters, a progressive folk rock band founded by Dave Parsh in 2007, features a big band sound including a full horn section and violin. An originals only band initially, in 2010 Soul Proprioters released their CD "Individuality" and are currently finished up a brand new album. They have added their interpretations of of classic rock and folk-rock tunes. The "Soul Pros" are regulars at Riverdog and always play the Saturday closest to the summer solstice. We always pair them up with another band to keep things exciting.
Both The Rough and Tumble and the Soul Proprioters will have their own sets and we will finish out the evening with everyone on stage together. Always a great time!
$15 per person suggested donation at the gate. Full-time students: $5.
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
Most guests will have a table, but it is first-come, first-served, so get your request in early.
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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Thursday July 12 7:30 pm
Front Country
Thursday July 12 7:30 pm
Front Country
An acoustic band born in the land of tech innovation, Front Country was unlikely to be accepted as an authentic American roots band out of the gate. Cutting their teeth in progressive bluegrass jams in San Francisco’s Mission District and rehearsing across the bay in Oakland, They fashioned their own take on roots music and Indie Folk with the tools they had on hand.
A mandolinist with a degree in composition and classical guitar. A guitarist trained in rock and world music. A bassist equally versed in jazz and newgrass. A violinist with technique that could seamlessly hop between honky tonk and electropop. And a female lead singer with grit and soul that was also a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. In a wood-paneled country dive barn the shadow of the San Francisco skyline, Front Country forged a sound hell bent on merging the musical past with the future. The result lies somewhere between Indie Folk and Americana...in a nether region the have come to embrace as their own.
Everyone in the band is a stelar musician (Jacob Groopman is a Jazz Studies graduate of Oberlin College) and Melody Walker has one of the most powerful voices in Americana. We are expecting a big crowd for one of the finest Americana bands touring today so reserve early!
A mandolinist with a degree in composition and classical guitar. A guitarist trained in rock and world music. A bassist equally versed in jazz and newgrass. A violinist with technique that could seamlessly hop between honky tonk and electropop. And a female lead singer with grit and soul that was also a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. In a wood-paneled country dive barn the shadow of the San Francisco skyline, Front Country forged a sound hell bent on merging the musical past with the future. The result lies somewhere between Indie Folk and Americana...in a nether region the have come to embrace as their own.
Everyone in the band is a stelar musician (Jacob Groopman is a Jazz Studies graduate of Oberlin College) and Melody Walker has one of the most powerful voices in Americana. We are expecting a big crowd for one of the finest Americana bands touring today so reserve early!
$17 per person suggested donation at the gate. Full-time students: $5.
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
Doors open at 6:00 pm.
Most guests will have a table, but it is first-come, first-served.
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 July 20 7:30 pm
The Sea The Sea
CD Release: "FROM THE LIGHT"
Friday July 20 7:30 pm
The Sea The Sea
CD Release: "FROM THE LIGHT"
THE SEA THE SEA is an Upstate New York based indie folk-pop duo-fronted band featuring what HuffPost calls, “Two of the loveliest male-female voices you might ever hear this or any other year.” Their 2014 debut release, Love We Are We Love, received praise from NPR, American Songwriter, and No Depression, among others, gathering over 15 million streams on Spotify. The animated video for their song "Waiting" sparked viral interest including Buzzfeed, Pitchfork, and inclusion at the international TED 2015 conference. Their 2016 release, the six-song EP In the Altogether, earned features on Apple Music’s ‘Best of the Week’ and ‘A-List Singer/Songwriter’ lists. The band is gearing up to release their sophomore full-length album, From The Light, on June 1 (2018) and is currently touring the US as a four-piece with the addition of Cara May Gorman (vocals, synthesizer) and drummer and percussionist Stephen Struss.
This terrific ensemble is back for the third time at Riverdog and we will be a stop on their national CD Release Tour for "FROM THE LIGHT".
$15 per person suggested donation at the gate. Full-time students: $5.
Gate opens a 6:00 pm
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
Many guests will have a table, but it is first-come, first-served, so get your request in early!
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 July 28 7:30 pm
Wild Ponies
Saturday July 28 7:30 pm
Wild Ponies
Wild Ponies is Doug and Telisha Williams who are returning to Riverdog for the third time. The Nashville-based couple will be bringing a full band to support music from their latest release, Galax. Their music bounced between folk, rock-and-roll and country but is really rooted in "old-time" music. For a little backstory on the couple, see: huffingtonpost.com
$15 per person suggested donation at the gate. Full-time students: $5.
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
Most guests will have a table, but it is first-come, first-served, so get your request in early.
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.
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
Most guests will have a table, but it is first-come, first-served, so get your request in early.
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 August 4 7:30 pm
an evening with
Heather Maloney
EP Release Tour
“HER MUSIC IS RIVETING, HER VOICE ADVENTUROUS, HER LYRICS THOUGHT-PROVOKING…”
– NO DEPRESSION
Saturday August 4 7:30 pm
an evening with
Heather Maloney
EP Release Tour
“HER MUSIC IS RIVETING, HER VOICE ADVENTUROUS, HER LYRICS THOUGHT-PROVOKING…”
– NO DEPRESSION
Heather Maloney returns to Riverdog to celebrate the release her 2018 EP, Just Enough Sun. The six songs (five new originals and a cover of Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall") were recorded as mostly single-take, live performances in a room where instruments bled into vocal mics and vocals into instruments. The result is a raw and deeply vulnerable collection songs that follow Maloney's literate and often heartbreaking exploration of family history, childhood dreams and the adulthood realities that butt-up against them; loss, misogyny, unrequited love, poverty and even the moral dilemma of sending monkeys into space for the sake of science. The daughter of a psychotherapist and a carpenter, Heather's songwriting is equal parts introspective and relatable.
JUST ENOUGH SUN is released by the celebrated indie record label, Signature Sounds and co-produced by accompanist Ryan Hommel. The recording effortlessly captures Hommel and Maloney's dynamic live performances, with subtle instrumentation that lifts the songs up to new places without ever shifting the focus too far from Maloney's stunningly visceral voice and thought-provoking lyrics.
Heather's show last summer drew our largest crowd of the year and no one was dissapointed so it was a no-brainer to ask her back for an encore.
$15 per person suggested donation at the gate. Full-time students, $5.
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.
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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Thursday August 9 7:30 pm
The Steel Wheels
Thursday August 9 7:30 pm
The Steel Wheels
Photo by Sandlin Gaither
One of the finest roots bands touring these days...we have been trying to book The Steel Wheels since we began presenting shows here at Riverdog. We finally made it!
The Steel Wheels are a roots and Americana band, writing and playing music in the closely related but unique styles of blues, bluegrass, old-time music, and fiddle music. Trent Wagler is lead vocalist and the band's primary songwriter. Jay Lapp (mandolin, guitar, vocals) had been touring in several bands throughout the Midwest when he and Trent met in Harrisburg, Virginia. The musical partnership formed, and it was the first incarnation of The Steel Wheels. Later, the two were joined by Brian Dickel (upright bass) and Eric Brubaker (fiddle), and The Steel Wheels were born. They have rececently added a percussionist.
$20 per person suggested donation at the gate. Full-time students, $10 with ID.
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
For free seat/table 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 Steel Wheels are a roots and Americana band, writing and playing music in the closely related but unique styles of blues, bluegrass, old-time music, and fiddle music. Trent Wagler is lead vocalist and the band's primary songwriter. Jay Lapp (mandolin, guitar, vocals) had been touring in several bands throughout the Midwest when he and Trent met in Harrisburg, Virginia. The musical partnership formed, and it was the first incarnation of The Steel Wheels. Later, the two were joined by Brian Dickel (upright bass) and Eric Brubaker (fiddle), and The Steel Wheels were born. They have rececently added a percussionist.
$20 per person suggested donation at the gate. Full-time students, $10 with ID.
BYOB. Picnics and coolers welcome.
For free seat/table 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 August 17 7:30 pm
Brent Kirby
with
Ray Flanagan &The Authorities
Friday August 17 7:30 pm
Brent Kirby
with
Ray Flanagan &The Authorities
"A restlessly creative dynamo"
-John SoederPlain Dealer
Brent Kirby is a night's stroll with a rock n' roll romantic. This does not mean Kirby's merely a smitten troubadour, or a bard for the wayward but colorful life of musicians. Though his own songs bring up those immortal topics, Kirby's romanticism is much bigger than that. His songs start with the introspective stir of strum and voice, but just like his performances, quickly move outward and embrace the listener. Kirby, who grew up in Wisconsin and has lived playing music in places as varied as Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis, Milwaukee and Cleveland, has acquired a keen narrator's eye. Playing bars and clubs since his early teens, his lyrics dictate life in the moment, not as nightly grinds, but as places where dreams really come to life in gritty color.
Brent Kirby’s been called by many of his peers one of Cleveland’s hardest working musicians and his actions prove that. In 2013, Brent Kirby was voted “Best Singer” and also “Best Male Vocal” by the Cleveland Scene, and 2012, he was voted “Best Musician”.
This year, Brent is bring in a guest band headed by his friend Ray Flanagan.
-John SoederPlain Dealer
Brent Kirby is a night's stroll with a rock n' roll romantic. This does not mean Kirby's merely a smitten troubadour, or a bard for the wayward but colorful life of musicians. Though his own songs bring up those immortal topics, Kirby's romanticism is much bigger than that. His songs start with the introspective stir of strum and voice, but just like his performances, quickly move outward and embrace the listener. Kirby, who grew up in Wisconsin and has lived playing music in places as varied as Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis, Milwaukee and Cleveland, has acquired a keen narrator's eye. Playing bars and clubs since his early teens, his lyrics dictate life in the moment, not as nightly grinds, but as places where dreams really come to life in gritty color.
Brent Kirby’s been called by many of his peers one of Cleveland’s hardest working musicians and his actions prove that. In 2013, Brent Kirby was voted “Best Singer” and also “Best Male Vocal” by the Cleveland Scene, and 2012, he was voted “Best Musician”.
This year, Brent is bring in a guest band headed by his friend Ray Flanagan.
$15 per person suggested donation at the gate. Full-time students, $5.
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.
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 August 25 7:30 pm
Sisters in Song
Saturday August 25 7:30 pm
Sisters in Song
We are pleased to have Sisters in Song return to Riverdog, one of our most popular shows of 2017.
Kristine Jackson, Becky Boyd and Rachel Brown, accompanied by Emma Shook from the Cleveland Orchestra on violin.
$15 per person suggested donation at the gate. Full-time students, $5.
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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Wednesday August 29 7:30 pm
Dawn and Hawkes
Wednesday August 29 7:30 pm
Dawn and Hawkes
Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes met when he crossed an Austin barroom floor and asked her to dance. The first time they sang together they found a sound Texas Monthly calls "undeniably intimate".
Their initial duo effort, Golden Heart, climbed to No. 25 in Billboard’s Folk chart and landed at No. 2 in iTunes singer-songwriter albums kicking off a whirlwind of cross-country touring performances with influential artists Alison Krauss & Dan Tyminsky, Patty Griffin, Old 97s, Robert Earl Keen, and showcases at festivals like Austin City Limits, Folk Alliance, AmericanaFest, South By Southwest and TEDx.
Acoustic Guitar hails the musicality of their first full-length, Yours and Mine, as "Impeccable vocal harmonies and instrumentation” Huffington Post summarizes "Transcendent alternative-folk — you will find yourself craving more from this amazing, dynamic duo."
The duo stored their possessions and lived on the road, drawing inspiration from American deserts and mountains to the South Australian coast while navigating a shared journey through mortality, grief, the after-life and compassion for differing perspectives. Upon returning to Austin, they set upon building a new home and recording a new album. The Other Side chronicles a new chapter of life paths they've traveled and is set to release Summer of 2018.
The duo also had a successful run on The Voice in 2014, check it out at 3:34: youtube.com "That was my favorite performance I have ever seen — ever — on 'The Voice'" said Adam Levine.
Their initial duo effort, Golden Heart, climbed to No. 25 in Billboard’s Folk chart and landed at No. 2 in iTunes singer-songwriter albums kicking off a whirlwind of cross-country touring performances with influential artists Alison Krauss & Dan Tyminsky, Patty Griffin, Old 97s, Robert Earl Keen, and showcases at festivals like Austin City Limits, Folk Alliance, AmericanaFest, South By Southwest and TEDx.
Acoustic Guitar hails the musicality of their first full-length, Yours and Mine, as "Impeccable vocal harmonies and instrumentation” Huffington Post summarizes "Transcendent alternative-folk — you will find yourself craving more from this amazing, dynamic duo."
The duo stored their possessions and lived on the road, drawing inspiration from American deserts and mountains to the South Australian coast while navigating a shared journey through mortality, grief, the after-life and compassion for differing perspectives. Upon returning to Austin, they set upon building a new home and recording a new album. The Other Side chronicles a new chapter of life paths they've traveled and is set to release Summer of 2018.
The duo also had a successful run on The Voice in 2014, check it out at 3:34: youtube.com "That was my favorite performance I have ever seen — ever — on 'The Voice'" said Adam Levine.
$15 per person suggested donation at the gate. Full-time students, $5.
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.
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 September 7 7:30 pm
The Howlin' Brothers
Back for their third tour of duty at Riverdog, The Howlin’ Brothers are a Nashville based string band composed of Ian Craft, Dan Swan and Jared Green. Anchored in a bed of old-time blues and bluegrass, their upbeat shows are heavy with original and traditional music, featuring the sounds of slide banjo, harmonica and old-time fiddle. Sounding like what would happen if a bunch of Appalachian punk rockers formed a jug-band, The Howlin’ Brothers play with a ferocious energy that drags you in and finds you boogieing along in spite of yourself.
Along with their attachment to Southern roots music, the boys display some really fine songwriting skills.
$15 per person suggested donation at the gate. Full-time students, $5.
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.
Along with their attachment to Southern roots music, the boys display some really fine songwriting skills.
$15 per person suggested donation at the gate. Full-time students, $5.
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 September 21 7:30 pm
Woody Pines
Friday September 21 7:30 pm
Woody Pines
Our old pal Woody Pines will return once again to the Riverdog Barn!
"If you’re wondering where the music of Nashville troubadour Woody Pines comes from, look to the streets. It was on the streets as a professional busker that Woody first cut his teeth, drawing liberally from the lost back alley anthems and scratchy old 78s of American roots music, whether country blues, jug band, hokum, or hillbilly. Heavy rollicking street performances are the key to some of today’s best roots bands, like Old Crow Medicine Show (Woody and OCMS’ Gill Landry used to tour the country in their own jug band), and they’re the key to Woody’s intensely catchy rhythms, jumpy lyrics, and wildly delirious sense of fun. Woody traveled all over the streets of this country, road testing his songs, drawing from the catchiest elements of the music he loved and adding in hopped-up vintage electrification to get that old country dancehall sound down right."
$15 per person suggested donation at the gate. Full-time students, $5.
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 October 6 7:30 pm
Alex Bevan
with
Sands and Hearn
Saturday October 6 7:30 pm
Alex Bevan
with
Sands and Hearn
photo by Tom Apathy
The dean of Northeast Ohio singer-songwriters, Alex Bevan returns for his third visit to Riverdog.
Forever known as "that skinny little boy from Cleveland, Ohio" Alex is really a great deal more than that. For over 40 years he has chronicled his thoughts and feelings about life and the region he loves in a rich array of songs...actually poems put to music. Also, his lyrics are so good that people don't realize what a great guitar player he is. Come and experience one of those rare musicians who didn't have to tour to be successful.
Alex's latest recording, 2017's True Meridian will be available at the show.
Read PD music critic, Chuck Yarborough's recent in-depth article on Alex's career:
https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/01/clevelands_musical_storyteller.html
Forever known as "that skinny little boy from Cleveland, Ohio" Alex is really a great deal more than that. For over 40 years he has chronicled his thoughts and feelings about life and the region he loves in a rich array of songs...actually poems put to music. Also, his lyrics are so good that people don't realize what a great guitar player he is. Come and experience one of those rare musicians who didn't have to tour to be successful.
Alex's latest recording, 2017's True Meridian will be available at the show.
Read PD music critic, Chuck Yarborough's recent in-depth article on Alex's career:
https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/01/clevelands_musical_storyteller.html
Opening for Alex: Sands and Hearn
Husband and wife Richard Hearn & Quinn Sands have been writing and performing together since 2015. Both grew up on the southwest side of Cleveland Ohio, but never met until decades later at the legendary Barking Spider Tavern on the campus of Case Western Reserve University. Similar life experiences led to each of them following the muse out of difficult times and toward one another. Their style is a unique blend of their musical backgrounds and influenced by the roots of American music, with an emphasis on the story. Their first CD “Time is a Line” was released on May 28, 2017.
$17 per person suggested donation at the gate. Full-time students, $5.
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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Thursday October 11 7:30 pm
Phoebe Hunt and the Gatherers
$18 per person suggested donation at the gate. Full-time students, $5.
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 December 14 7:30 pm
Olivia Millerschin and Her Band
"Our Holiday Show"
$17 per person suggested donation at the door. Full-time students, $5.
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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Come catch a show at the "Dog"...you won't regret it!
