
Riyen Roots
Soulful blues and roots combining original songs with southern soul and rock covers, sung with gritty vocals and punchy electric guitar. Veteran touring act playing 150–200 club and festival dates annually, including JazzFest.
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Smoky club blues and southern-soul sets blending slide guitar, gritty vocals, and roots-rock energy—original songs and rafter-shaking covers in a late-night club performance by a seasoned touring act.

Smoky club blues and southern-soul sets blending slide guitar, gritty vocals, and roots-rock energy—original songs and rafter-shaking covers in a late-night club performance by a seasoned touring act.
Smoky club blues and southern-soul sets blending slide guitar, gritty vocals, and roots-rock energy—original songs and rafter-shaking covers in a late-night club performance by a seasoned touring act.

Second line grooves and Curtis Mayfield like warmth fuse retro soul, New Orleans brass, and singer songwriter Americana into danceable, vintage tinged sets with intimate club energy.

Second line grooves and Curtis Mayfield like warmth fuse retro soul, New Orleans brass, and singer songwriter Americana into danceable, vintage tinged sets with intimate club energy.
Second line grooves and Curtis Mayfield like warmth fuse retro soul, New Orleans brass, and singer songwriter Americana into danceable, vintage tinged sets with intimate club energy.

Warm roots and blues acoustic duo delivering soulful guitar, harmony-driven songs, and nuanced storytelling in a relaxed brewery taproom atmosphere, perfect for evening pours and intimate, attentive crowds.

Warm roots and blues acoustic duo delivering soulful guitar, harmony-driven songs, and nuanced storytelling in a relaxed brewery taproom atmosphere, perfect for evening pours and intimate, attentive crowds.
Warm roots and blues acoustic duo delivering soulful guitar, harmony-driven songs, and nuanced storytelling in a relaxed brewery taproom atmosphere, perfect for evening pours and intimate, attentive crowds.

High energy female centric funk, soul, and blues ensemble revives late 1960s classics through modern grooves, delivering tight horns, syncopated rhythms, and soulful vocals in a lively barroom set.

High energy female centric funk, soul, and blues ensemble revives late 1960s classics through modern grooves, delivering tight horns, syncopated rhythms, and soulful vocals in a lively barroom set.
High energy female centric funk, soul, and blues ensemble revives late 1960s classics through modern grooves, delivering tight horns, syncopated rhythms, and soulful vocals in a lively barroom set.

Rich, soulful blues-rooted vocals and guitar-driven songwriting from a Grammy-winning veteran who co-wrote "Midnight in Harlem," delivered in an intimate music-hall setting emphasizing roots storytelling and electric-acoustic interplay.

Rich, soulful blues-rooted vocals and guitar-driven songwriting from a Grammy-winning veteran who co-wrote "Midnight in Harlem," delivered in an intimate music-hall setting emphasizing roots storytelling and electric-acoustic interplay.
Rich, soulful blues-rooted vocals and guitar-driven songwriting from a Grammy-winning veteran who co-wrote "Midnight in Harlem," delivered in an intimate music-hall setting emphasizing roots storytelling and electric-acoustic interplay.

High-energy New Orleans style brass and horn-driven jazz rooted in street-band traditions, delivering rollicking parade rhythms, call-and-response grooves, and speakeasy intimacy for late-night crowds craving danceable, festival-ready sets.

High-energy New Orleans style brass and horn-driven jazz rooted in street-band traditions, delivering rollicking parade rhythms, call-and-response grooves, and speakeasy intimacy for late-night crowds craving danceable, festival-ready sets.
High-energy New Orleans style brass and horn-driven jazz rooted in street-band traditions, delivering rollicking parade rhythms, call-and-response grooves, and speakeasy intimacy for late-night crowds craving danceable, festival-ready sets.

Guitar-driven roots sets blending funk, blues, bluegrass, and jazz with nuanced instrumental interplay and warm vocals, creating a relaxed, listener-focused duo experience in an intimate brewery taproom.

Guitar-driven roots sets blending funk, blues, bluegrass, and jazz with nuanced instrumental interplay and warm vocals, creating a relaxed, listener-focused duo experience in an intimate brewery taproom.
Guitar-driven roots sets blending funk, blues, bluegrass, and jazz with nuanced instrumental interplay and warm vocals, creating a relaxed, listener-focused duo experience in an intimate brewery taproom.
Groovy live-looping soul and folk heart-songs driven by keys, guitarlele, bass, and percussive loops, blending acoustic warmth with danceable funk and empowering call-and-response sing-alongs for an intimate, heart-opening set.
Groovy live-looping soul and folk heart-songs driven by keys, guitarlele, bass, and percussive loops, blending acoustic warmth with danceable funk and empowering call-and-response sing-alongs for an intimate, heart-opening set.
Groovy live-looping soul and folk heart-songs driven by keys, guitarlele, bass, and percussive loops, blending acoustic warmth with danceable funk and empowering call-and-response sing-alongs for an intimate, heart-opening set.
Fingerpicked Appalachian guitar and Bayou-soul inflected vocals blend into warm, rootsy singer-songwriter sets in an intimate taproom, ideal for fans of acoustic storytelling, folk traditions, and soul-tinged Americana.
Fingerpicked Appalachian guitar and Bayou-soul inflected vocals blend into warm, rootsy singer-songwriter sets in an intimate taproom, ideal for fans of acoustic storytelling, folk traditions, and soul-tinged Americana.
Fingerpicked Appalachian guitar and Bayou-soul inflected vocals blend into warm, rootsy singer-songwriter sets in an intimate taproom, ideal for fans of acoustic storytelling, folk traditions, and soul-tinged Americana.

Guitar driven power trio delivering high energy blues rock and extended jams in an intimate downtown music hall, ideal for fans of crunchy riffs, thunderous drums, and tight three piece interplay.

Guitar driven power trio delivering high energy blues rock and extended jams in an intimate downtown music hall, ideal for fans of crunchy riffs, thunderous drums, and tight three piece interplay.
Guitar driven power trio delivering high energy blues rock and extended jams in an intimate downtown music hall, ideal for fans of crunchy riffs, thunderous drums, and tight three piece interplay.

Horn-driven retro-soul and brass-band funk collide with plaintive singer-songwriter Americana, delivering danceable grooves, warm horns, and intimate storytelling; a soulful Valentine's-night show rooted's live-music scene.

Horn-driven retro-soul and brass-band funk collide with plaintive singer-songwriter Americana, delivering danceable grooves, warm horns, and intimate storytelling; a soulful Valentine's-night show rooted's live-music scene.
Horn-driven retro-soul and brass-band funk collide with plaintive singer-songwriter Americana, delivering danceable grooves, warm horns, and intimate storytelling; a soulful Valentine's-night show rooted's live-music scene.

Fuzz soaked southern rock crashes into twangy country and propulsive bluegrass, pushing songs to electrifying psychedelic peaks with high energy dynamics, ripping guitar leads, and rollicking banjo driven breakdowns.

Fuzz soaked southern rock crashes into twangy country and propulsive bluegrass, pushing songs to electrifying psychedelic peaks with high energy dynamics, ripping guitar leads, and rollicking banjo driven breakdowns.
Fuzz soaked southern rock crashes into twangy country and propulsive bluegrass, pushing songs to electrifying psychedelic peaks with high energy dynamics, ripping guitar leads, and rollicking banjo driven breakdowns.

Soulful Americana trio blends acoustic guitar, upright bass, and harmonica into warm folk rock originals and Avett Brothers style covers, delivering intimate, singalong ready barroom sets with earnest harmonies and driving rhythms.

Soulful Americana trio blends acoustic guitar, upright bass, and harmonica into warm folk rock originals and Avett Brothers style covers, delivering intimate, singalong ready barroom sets with earnest harmonies and driving rhythms.
Soulful Americana trio blends acoustic guitar, upright bass, and harmonica into warm folk rock originals and Avett Brothers style covers, delivering intimate, singalong ready barroom sets with earnest harmonies and driving rhythms.

High energy pop, rock, and funk sets anchored by Leeda Lyric Jones's standout soulful voice, blending originals and dynamic covers with vintage soul sensibilities and band tightness that recalls classic R&B headliners.

High energy pop, rock, and funk sets anchored by Leeda Lyric Jones's standout soulful voice, blending originals and dynamic covers with vintage soul sensibilities and band tightness that recalls classic R&B headliners.
High energy pop, rock, and funk sets anchored by Leeda Lyric Jones's standout soulful voice, blending originals and dynamic covers with vintage soul sensibilities and band tightness that recalls classic R&B headliners.

High-energy acoustic bluegrass—driving banjo, fiddle, and tight vocal harmonies—scores a relaxed Sunday noon brunch, creating a toe-tapping pub atmosphere for locals and visitors, and casual singalongs.

High-energy acoustic bluegrass—driving banjo, fiddle, and tight vocal harmonies—scores a relaxed Sunday noon brunch, creating a toe-tapping pub atmosphere for locals and visitors, and casual singalongs.
High-energy acoustic bluegrass—driving banjo, fiddle, and tight vocal harmonies—scores a relaxed Sunday noon brunch, creating a toe-tapping pub atmosphere for locals and visitors, and casual singalongs.

Guitar-driven rock and soul sets delivering danceable grooves and soulful vocals in an intimate wine bar with cocktail-friendly acoustics, crowd-pleasing energy, and late-evening vibes for sipping and dancing.

Guitar-driven rock and soul sets delivering danceable grooves and soulful vocals in an intimate wine bar with cocktail-friendly acoustics, crowd-pleasing energy, and late-evening vibes for sipping and dancing.
Guitar-driven rock and soul sets delivering danceable grooves and soulful vocals in an intimate wine bar with cocktail-friendly acoustics, crowd-pleasing energy, and late-evening vibes for sipping and dancing.
High-energy improvisational jams of Phish covers with extended guitar and keyboard-led explorations, bringing a jam-band vibe to a brewery taproom for dancing, singalongs, and late-night crowd engagement.
High-energy improvisational jams of Phish covers with extended guitar and keyboard-led explorations, bringing a jam-band vibe to a brewery taproom for dancing, singalongs, and late-night crowd engagement.
High-energy improvisational jams of Phish covers with extended guitar and keyboard-led explorations, bringing a jam-band vibe to a brewery taproom for dancing, singalongs, and late-night crowd engagement.

Electric, improvisational jams rooted in Grateful Dead songs with extended guitar leads, vocal harmonies, and singalongs in a relaxed brewery taproom atmosphere, creating a rowdy yet warm weekly Tuesday evening for deadheads.

Electric, improvisational jams rooted in Grateful Dead songs with extended guitar leads, vocal harmonies, and singalongs in a relaxed brewery taproom atmosphere, creating a rowdy yet warm weekly Tuesday evening for deadheads.
Electric, improvisational jams rooted in Grateful Dead songs with extended guitar leads, vocal harmonies, and singalongs in a relaxed brewery taproom atmosphere, creating a rowdy yet warm weekly Tuesday evening for deadheads.

Fearless collision of soul, rock, and punk with gritty vocals, snarling guitars, and propulsive rhythms in a taproom setting built for raucous, up close live shows.

Fearless collision of soul, rock, and punk with gritty vocals, snarling guitars, and propulsive rhythms in a taproom setting built for raucous, up close live shows.
Fearless collision of soul, rock, and punk with gritty vocals, snarling guitars, and propulsive rhythms in a taproom setting built for raucous, up close live shows.

Blues-tinged country and Southern soul with raw, story driven songwriting and groove-forward full band arrangements that balance grit and melody. $10 cover grants access to both rooms.

Blues-tinged country and Southern soul with raw, story driven songwriting and groove-forward full band arrangements that balance grit and melody. $10 cover grants access to both rooms.
Blues-tinged country and Southern soul with raw, story driven songwriting and groove-forward full band arrangements that balance grit and melody. $10 cover grants access to both rooms.