Amy Rigby, Live at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse

Name: Amy Rigby, Live at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse
Start: 2025-04-09T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Old Franklin Schoolhouse

Schedule

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Old Franklin Schoolhouse | Metuchen, NJ

Amy Rigby, Live at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse!
Amy Rigby, Live at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse! Special guest opener, Barbara Endes of Girls on Grass (solo).
All tickets are will call, and you will receive a confirmation email after purchase from oldfranklinschoolhouse@gmail.com.
Parking is along Middlesex Avenue and across the street at Borough Hall.
The historic Old Franklin Schoolhouse, built ca. 1807, is owned and carefully maintained by the Borough Improvement League (BIL). Founded in 1901, the BIL is a non-profit, 501(c)3 tax exempt charity devoted to community service, supporting the arts, preserving the Schoolhouse, and more.
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Amy Rigby has established herself one of America’s enduring underground/cult/indie artists, combining the insight and humor of country and folk songwriting with classic rock craftsmanship and punk DIY spirit. Raised in Pittsburgh, schooled in late 70s lower Manhattan, she formed pre-Americana country band Last Roundup and Richard Hell’s favorite girl group the Shams in NYC's East Village before launching a solo career with 90s classic album Diary Of A Mod Housewife.
Amy’s honest, kinetic songwriting has earned her praise from critics (“pithy wisdom, acerbic pen and sterling American guitar classicism” MOJO) and other artists: “Think Randy Newman and Loudon Wainwright, at their best,” says Steve Earle. Her songs have been covered by Laura Cantrell, Ronnie Spector and John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants. Her 2019 memoir Girl To City was called “an instant classic” by The Big Takeover. “You can smell the damp, see the clothes, hear the guitars!” says Goldmine.
New album Hang In There With Me (Tapete) is eleven up to the minute songs written by Amy and recorded by husband Wreckless Eric. Hang In There With Me is a bracing look at life inside the vortex of the last few years. Mortality, aging and youthful missteps refracted through Amy’s insightful lyricism emerge not wistful but resolute —even triumphant.
Like some people turn to the moon and stars for inspiration, Amy Rigby looks to creative heroes like Bob Dylan and Mike Leigh. She finds poetry in haircuts, live chat boxes, bartending, and bookselling. Her music is the sound of everyday people getting by, just like the country artists she loved and learned to write songs from.
Amy spent Autumn 2024 touring the US and UK and looks forward to a few more Northeast US shows this April with husband Wreckless Eric on bass/guitar and drummer Sam Shepherd.
Praise for Hang In There With Me:
“…a triumph of wit, guts and perseverance over the forces of death, chaos, passing time and worldly misfortune.” —Shindig
“…a rollercoaster ride of a record, full of off-the-wall lyrics, angst and humour amid jagged guitars, thumping drums and electronica yet with a melodic, poppy underswirl. —Record Collector
“…still one of the true masters of her craft.” —No Depression
“Nearly 30 years after the landmark Diary Of A Mod Housewife, Rigby’s ingenuity, pensiveness, and drollery are as intact as ever.” —ArtsFuse
“Hang In There With Me is an absolute masterpiece, a career best, a stand-out within and outside its genre.” —Louder Than War
Videos for Hang In There With Me singles
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