WORCESTER: Marrs Bar

Thursday 22nd November, 2018

8:00pm

Event information

Amy Rigby‘s first solo album in a dozen years, The Old Guys, has received ecstatic reviews in the US. After playing a few English dates in March 2018, Amy returns to the UK for a solo tour in November. A UK album release coincides with new studio version single of “The President Can’t Read” heard on BBC 6 Music’s Marc Riley show.

The Old Guys measures the weight of heroes, home; family, friends and time. Philip Roth and Bob Dylan, CD/cassette players, touring, the wisdom of age and Walter White, groupies, Robert Altman, egg creams, fellow musicians and mentors are paid tribute. Twelve songs written unmistakably by Amy and recorded by Wreckless Eric in upstate New York, The Old Guys is the sound of a good girl grown up, never giving up.

“One of America’s greatest songwriters” Nashville Scene

“Her whimsical, often autobiographical songs are masterful. Funny and enticing, she is up there with the likes of Paul Simon and Randy Newman.” New York Times

“…keenly observant songs about growing up, growing older and keeping the rock and roll flame alive.” Philadelphia Inquirer

“Her smart, thoughtful songwriting has been knocking the wind out of listeners since her 1996 debut Diary Of A Mod Housewife.” No Depression

“…one of the most inventive songwriters of her generation.” Jersey Beat

Amy Rigby has made a life out of writing and singing about life. With bands Last Roundup and the Shams in eighties NYC East Village to her solo debut Diary Of A Mod Housewife out of nineties Williamsburg; through a songwriting career in 2000s Nashville and during the past decade with duo partner Wreckless Eric, she’s released records on visionary independent labels Rounder, Matador, Signature Sounds and reborn Stiff Records as well as her and Eric’s own Southern Domestic Recordings. Her songs have been covered by Laura Cantrell, Ronnie Spector, They Might Be Giants’ John Flansburgh and Maria Doyle Kennedy.

For the last twenty years Amy has toured the US, Canada, UK and Europe, appearing on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Janice Forsyth and Tom Morton shows on BBC Scotland; Hello Goodbye on Resonance FM, and BBC Radio 6 Music’s Marc Riley Show. She lives with Wreckless Eric in New York state. Her record “Dancing With Joey Ramone” is a staple of Little Steven’s Underground Garage radio show, and “Keep It To Yourself”’ (co-written with longtime MOJO contributor Bill DeMain) was recently the inspiration for a short story by renowned crime fiction writer John Harvey

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