EC-CHAP Acoustic Artist Series: Amy Rigby in Concert (Indie)
Tickets $20.00 in Advance (ONLINE) / $25.00 at the Door
EC-CHAP MEMBER DISCOUNTS & FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAM AVAILABLE
Special Note: We are pleased to welcome Amy Rigby to The Packing House stage. We attempted to schedule her performance prior to the COVID 19 Pandemic, but as things go, we had to pause... Consider Amy’s debut performance as a fine wine… certainly worth the wait!
A teenage denizen of CBGB who fell in love with country songwriting, AMY RIGBY is best known for her album Diary Of A Mod Housewife. She started bands Last Roundup and the Shams in NYC’s East Village before launching a solo career. From a Nashville publishing deal to Little Steven’s Underground Garage Coolest Song (“Dancing With Joey Ramone”) to guest on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, World Cafe and Mountain Stage, Amy Rigby has never outgrown her manifesto from that 1996 debut: “She still wants to rock, and still knows how. She understands compromise, but she’s not…ready…to…give in…yet.”
Amy tackles themes often associated with country and folk— getting by; getting older— from an ardent rock music fan’s perspective. Her passion for punk, psychedelia, garage and good old songcraft spill out on record and across the stage.
A longtime online diarist and podcaster, Rigby has contributed writing to the Village Voice, Talkhouse and Slate. Her first book, Girl To City: A Memoir was published in 2019. She lives, writes and records in Catskill, New York with her husband and sometime bandmate Wreckless Eric and tours regularly in the US and UK.
“Singer-songwriter…doesn’t fully describe Rigby’s immense gifts and her devotion to the kind of pop and rock music that singer-songwriters often neglect." — 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
“Rigby combines formidable aural craftsmanship with blunt, self-deprecating honesty.” — Village Voice
Join us for an evening of original music by our long awaited guest artist! This special program will include stories and songs of today and yesterday. This program is hosted by the "Eastern Connecticut Center for History, Art, and Performance" (EC-CHAP). Doors 7:00pm / Show 7:30pm. Tickets $20.00 Advance (Online) / $25.00 Door.
Soft drinks and snacks available. We are pleased to offer our exclusive "BYOB&F" TM model - Bring Your Own Beverage & Food (Wine & Beer Only - I.D. Required). You can also bring your paid ticket to Willington Pizza House (or WP Too) for eat-in or take-out the night of the show and receive 15% off your meal purchase. Ask for "The Packing House" pizza! Click HERE for secret recipe.
For more information, please visit: www.thepackinghouse/upcoming or call 518-791-9474.