First Fridays in The Canal District presents: Muddy Ruckus live on The Crompton Place Patio
MUDDY RUCKUS (Portland, Maine) - Live on The Crompton Place Patio (inside White Room if rain)
Free and open to the public, Friday, August 4, 5-8pm
(The White Room will be open with Art Gallery and Cash Bar)
Crompton Place shops open late till 8pm.
-- About First Fridays in The Canal District:
The Canal District is the nightlife hub of Central Mass, any given night find bars and restaurants teeming with life, live music, food and good spirits. Visit the Canal District on First Fridays to sample all this vibrant, walkable and stimulating neighborhood has to offer!
At The Crompton Place Building (138 Green Street) retail shops will be open late till 8pm for late night shopping fun; Crompton Collective, The White Room Art Gallery, Bedlam Book Cafe, Seed to Stem, Haberdash Worcester, BirchTree Bread Co.
-- About Muddy Ruckus
Muddy Ruckus is a “darkly inventive” rock duo according to the New York Music Daily. Guitarist Ryan Flaherty and drummer Erika Stahl of Portland, Maine play a grungy style of railroad indie punk blues. This stripped-down power-duo blends rootsy guitar and edgy percussion on a suitcase drum kit, and is known for a full rock band sound.
The band just released their 4th album, Vacationland, featuring tracks with legendary blues harmonicist James Montgomery and low-rock saxophonist Dana Colley of Morphine. The album is packed with 14 red hot tracks that blend psychedelic rock, punk blues and fiery lyrics into a sound that’s uniquely Muddy Ruckus.
"Using the striking, heavy language of romanticism, the emotional impact of the words is not so much overwhelming as it is effective. Rare that a song can accomplish what classic literature sought to - Gas Mask Magazine
“Legit dance hall crashers” - Glide Magazine
"Their music is down and dirty, steeped in the mud of the Mississippi delta and the Louisiana swamps, but also in the mud and grime of Woodstock and the mosh pit at an outdoor punk show." - Maine Today
"Infectious, foot-stomping Americana tunes. Similar to the White Stripes in duo power, Muddy Ruckus delivers a full-bodied sound with nothing but a guitar and suitcase drums.” -The Sound
“The White Stripes of Delta Blues” - James Montgomery