Pittsburgh native Amy Rigby’s ‘Diary of a Mod Housewife’ is a modern classic. It has never been available on vinyl. This will change Nov 18th when this wonderful album finally gets the vinyl release it deserves. Here’s what the press has said about it:
“..masterful. Funny and enticing, she is up there with the likes of Paul Simon and Randy Newman.” – New York Times
“Rigby’s solo debut remains a classic.” – Chicago Tribune
“An impressive debut. A-“ – Entertainment Weekly
“Concept album of the year. A” – Robert Christgau
“There are no maybes about Mod—this is a wonderful album” – People Magazine
“As liberating as the first Pretenders album” – Salon
“…one of rock’s most distinctive and consistently excellent songwriters.” – Washington Post
“…an instant classic” – UNCUT
Amy Rigby established herself as a solo artist in 1996 with debut album Diary Of A Mod Housewife, but had already been writing and performing her honest, intelligent and instantly-memorable songs for years as a member of early NYC alt-country band Last Roundup and girl group the Shams. Over the last two decades she has toured the US, UK and Europe and released four more acclaimed solo albums, as well as three duo records with her husband Wreckless Eric. Nov 18th, Diary Of A Mod Housewife will be released on vinyl for the first time and Amy is touring to revisit the classics and play new songs from her upcoming solo album due out next year. Here are the dates:
Sat 22 Oct 2016 Hudson, NY at Spotty Dog
Sun 23 Oct 2016 Cambridge, MA at Atwood’s Tavern 4pm
Wed 26 Oct 2016, Rochester NY at Abilene Bar & Lounge
Thu 27 Oct 2016 Cleveland, OH at Beachland Tavern
Fri 28 Oct 2016 Champaign, IL at A Sandwich Life House Concert
Sun 30 Oct 2016, Chicago, IL at Reckless Records In-store 4pm
Sun 30 Oct 2016 – Rockford, IL at Mary’s Place 8pm
Tue 01 Nov 2016 – Pittsburgh, PA at Club Café
Thu 03 -06 Nov 2016 – Harbor Springs, MI at Springfed Arts Lambs Retreat
Wed 16 Nov 2016 – New York, NY at The HiFi Bar
Thu 17 Nov 2016 – New York, NY at The HiFi Bar
Sat 19 Nov 2016 – Media, PA at Concerts @ Sixth St.
Sun 20 Nov 2016 – Vienna, VA at Jammin’ Java
Thu 01 Dec 2016 – Glasgow, UK at Admiral Bar
Sun 04 Dec 2016 – Hull, UK at Furley & Co
Sun 11 Dec 2016 – London, UK at Come Down & Meet the Folks 7pm
Tue 13 Dec 2016 – Brighton, UK at Prince Albert
Wed 14 Dec 2016 – Leicester, UK at The Musician
Here is a track from Diary of a Mod Housewife plus a live performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN-T8eXl_Cw
http://www.nyctaper.com/2015/07/amy-rigby-may-28-2015-hifi-bar-flacmp3streaming/
Pittsburgh Music Magazine 