(Earlville, NY – April 2015) Roosevelt Dime will be heating up the historic main stage at the Earlville Opera House with the first show of the season on Saturday May 2 at 8 p.m. The band represents a melting pot American music combining the blues with the instrumentation of bluegrass, transforming struggle into celebration and taking the joyous beat from sidewalks and streetcars to backrooms and barrooms.
Poppy Galloway gave the band this rundown: “Inspired by Appalachian string bands, Memphis soul, New Orleans dixieland, and honky tonk harmonies, Roosevelt Dime describe their multi-faceted sound as “Steamboat Soul”…Singing songs born from whiskey and moonshine… with the perfect mix of talent and showmanship to make the audience feel they’re witnessing something special…rhythm and blues, rockabilly, bluegrass and soul…Full of sweet rhymes, finger-picking guitar and a foot-tapping, thigh-slapping rhythm…”
Andrew Green’s banjo is soulful and rhythmic, less claw-hammer and more crawfish boil, dixieland by way of the BQE, and he sings with a New York drawl softened by the rolling hills of Appalachia. Eben Pariser is the gunslinger, with guitar sensibility straight out of Abilene and a voice like a velvet tent revival, perfect for the church of the unrepentant. Underpinning the groove is Tony Montalbano’s laid-back Pacific-meets-Delta percussion, and Craig Akin’s bass, as sweet and complex as Kansas City barbecue.
Tickets are available online or by calling EOH at $20, $18 EOH members, $15 students. Premium seating applies in the first 4 rows with additional charges of $10 in the front row and $5 in rows b-c-d. The EOH Theater is wheelchair-accessible with a ramp and a lift.
During your visit, take advantage of the exhibits in the three EOH Art Galleries, the Artisan’s Gift Shop featuring New York artists.
For more information, or to reserve your seats, call 315-691-3550 or order online at www.earlvilleoperahouse.com. The Opera House is located at 18 East Main Street, in Earlville, NY.