The Reverend Shawn Amos + New Family Dog

Join us for an extraordinary evening of music that bridges generations, genres, and storytelling at Roots Music Project. On May 24th, we're thrilled to present a lineup that embodies the spirit of musical exploration and authentic expression.

Full bar on premises; Plenty of free parking; Lyft and Uber friendly!

Celebrated recording artist and NAACP Image Award-winning author Shawn Amos, best known as joyful bluesman The Reverend Shawn Amos, is an astute storyteller of multiple mediums. Shawn invests his unique creative vision and business savvy in both his own work and the endeavors of countless collaborators. He first honed these skills—and a restless entrepreneurial spirit— as a child of 1970s Hollywood, helping his father Wally “Famous” Amos launch a now-iconic cookie brand on then-gritty Sunset Boulevard.

Following a stint at NYU film school, Shawn wrote scripts for A & M films by day, recording and performing original music focusing on race and identity by night. As a record company executive, he conceived and produced multiple releases for both Rhino Entertainment and Shout! Factory, including Grammy-nominated box set Rhapsodies in Black: Music & Words From the Harlem Renaissance and Q: The Musical Biography of Quincy Jones. The legendary Jones subsequently enlisted Shawn to oversee his Listen Up Foundation.

He is executive producer of the animated series, Cookies & Milk (based upon his debut book), in development at Disney, and author of middle-grade novel, Franklin and the Fabulous 5ive (2026 publication). The Reverend Shawn Amos Dance Party, an album of originals and 1960s dance classics, is forthcoming. Blackbox, the jazz and blues series he curates for Santa Monica performing arts center BroadStage, is in its sixth year.

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New Family Dog, hailing from Nederland, CO, are not committed to any one genre of music. With influences of blues, funk, jazz, bluegrass and even country, there is something for almost any fan of music, With father-son duo, Jon and Miles Ridnell, being the core members for years they are now touring with vocalist Brittney Wagner and drummer Scotty Llewellyn. Jon Ridnell shows his years of music study and experience with his creative guitar licks and Miles Ridnell shows his talent and versatility on the bass, switching from upright to electric. Brittney joins the blood harmonies to create a beautiful sound but has pipes of her own giving heart and soul on the vox. Scotty holds it all together with his funky and jazz influenced percussion. Together all members bring a unique but cohesive sound straight from the mountains, sure to have you dancing and leaving with a song stuck in your head.

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