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We may be getting ready to kick 2019 to the curb, but the folks at the Rams Head On Stage have been busy making sure 2020 is coming in with a bang!
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Scroll down and grab a few tickets to one or more of the shows that catch your eye! And if you want to try your luck at a freebie, make sure you are subscribed to our Daily News Brief every Tuesday because we always have a pair of tickets to give away!
Rams Head On Stage brings more than 400 shows a year right to our backyard. They are a great, locally owned business that I am proud to recommend.
Hopefully we'll see you at Rams Head On Stage soon!
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Eric Benet | December 23
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From barefoot dreadlocked troubadour to suave standard-bearer for contemporary R&B. Eric Benét may have changed his look, but one thing has remained consistent: his dedication to crafting authentic music that engages the soul.
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Jimmie's Chicken Shack
December 26
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Jimmie's Chicken Shack emerged through MTV as one of the first post-grunge bands of the era. Blending funk-metal with elements of ska and reggae but also a surprising acoustic prowess.Â
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Musiq Soulchild | January 1
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Musiq Soulchild is a hip-hop soul artist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He built a reputation for being musically gifted, beat boxing for MC’s, free styling on the open-mic circuit or just performing a capella for strangers on the
streets.
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Big Bad VooDoo Daddy | January 14
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Since its formation in the early nineties in Ventura, California, Big Bad VooDoo Daddy has toured virtually nonstop, performing on average over 150 shows a year, and has produced a sizable catalog of recorded music, with sales of over 2 million albums to date. Early on, during their legendary residency at the Derby nightclub in Los Angeles, they reminded the world, in the midst of the grunge era no less, that it was still cool to swing. The
band, cofounded by singer Scotty Morris and drummer Kurt Sodergren, was at the forefront of the swing revival of that time, blending a vibrant fusion of the classic American sounds of jazz, swing, and dixieland, with the energy and spirit of contemporary culture.
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Comedian Colin Quinn
January 23
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Colin Quinn is a stand-up comedian from Brooklyn (okay, Park Slope). From MTV's “Remote Control” to “SNL” to Comedy Central's "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn,"
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G Love & Special Sauce | January 28
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G. Love & Special Sauce is an alternative hip hop band from Philadelphia known for their unique, laid back blues sound that encompasses classic R&B. The band features Garrett Dutton, better known as G. Love. They released their self-titled first album in 1994 and on
the strength of the single "Cold Beverage", the album nearly went gold.
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Ray Parker Jr. | February 7
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One of Parker's biggest hits and best loved songs, "Ghostbusters" was initially submitted for the background score of the Dan Aykroyd/Harold Ramis/Bill Murray/Ernie Hudson comedy. Director Ivan Reitman thought that the song should be released as a single.The "Ghostbusters" music video is one of the funniest and
star-studded videos ever made (breakdancing Bill Murray style). "Ghostbusters" parked at the number one R&B spot for two weeks and the number one pop for three weeks on Billboard's charts in summer 1984.
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Gaelic Storm | February 11 & 12
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After nearly two decades and more than 3,000 live shows, Gaelic Storm — the chart-topping, multi-national Celtic band — is looking sharper than ever with their latest release, Matching Sweaters. The new album mixes traditional Irish music with modern influences, creating a sound that's as wide-ranging as the band's own
audience.
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Mike Doughty | February 21
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Mike Doughty, the force behind seminal 90s band Soul Coughing, accomplished solo artist and author, will tell your future on tour this February. Doughty, along with long time collaborator Andrew “Scrap” Livingston, will test the limits of their clairvoyance as they interact with the crowd and respond to online submissions
unique to each show. Expect an exceptional full set each night, celebrating Doughty’s vast repertoire spanning 25+ years.
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Rome & Duddy –Friends & Family is a special project from Rome Ramirez of Sublime with Rome and Duddy of Dirty Heads. Both artists collaborated on 2008’s Lay Me Down, which would go on to be the first song in history from an independent label to reach #1 on Billboard’s rock songs chart. The song would remain on Billboard’s alternative chart for 11 weeks. The Friends & Family Tour will be a stripped down and intimate version of the Sublime and Dirty
Heads live experience fans know and love –each concert will include separate acoustic sets by Rome and Duddy, and both artists will perform together to close the show.Micah Brown of Iration will open on select dates, making it an all-star night with some of the scene’s favorite artists.
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The Fifth Dimension | March 22
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In 1967, a little-known vocal group called the 5th Dimension recorded the song “Up, Up and Away” which catapulted the group to instant stardom. Countless magazine covers, world tours and several Grammys later, the 5th Dimension is recognized as one of the most prolific soul, R&B groups in musical history.
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Marc Broussard | April 8 & 9
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Marc Broussard is an artist with a unique gift of channeling the spirits of classic R&B, rock and soul into contemporary terms. This gift has been a matter of common knowledge since 2002, when Broussard released his debut album, Momentary Setback, which he recorded and released independently at age 20.
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Since scoring a worldwide smash with her debut album 'Eye To The Telescope' in 2004, which went on to sell over 5 million copies, KT Tunstall has remained at the forefront of UK singer-songwriter talent. Over the next decade, three further critically acclaimed albums followed; 'Drastic Fantastic', 'Tiger Suit' and
'Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon' in 2007, 2010, and 2013 respectively, keeping the platinum sales rollin and cementing the Scottish singer-songwriter's reputation as a major recording talent, as well as a mesmerizing live artist
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AND OVER IN THE TAVERN...
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Formally called “The Crown and Dial” and “Sign of the Green Tree” in the late 1700’s, this historic location was purchased by the Muehlhauser family in 1989. Originally seating only 30 customers in the original pub, the Rams Head Tavern Annapolis has expanded over the course of nearly 30 years to the bustling location that it is today.
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