The Robert Hill Band tore it up on the main stage at Towne Crier on New Year’s Eve! Featuring the deeply soulful voice of  Simone Ayers, the band includes veterans, Frank Pagano on drums, Ed Alstrom on keys, and Steve Gelfand on bass! These fine musicians have played, recorded and toured with some of the biggest names in the business including: Bruce Springsteen, Hall & Oates, Donald Fagen, Al Green, Blondie, Gladys Knight, Richie Havens, Janis Ian, Smashing Pumpkins, Levon Helm, Dr. John, Chuck Berry, Odetta, Al Cooper, Steven Van Zandt…the list goes on and on. They have also performed in countless Broadway productions. In addition, Ed Alstrom has been the organist for all the home games at Yankee Stadium for the past 20+ years!

The band adds their own unique interpretations to traditional blues classics, as well as performing many of their own compositions. With searing slide guitar, exceptional vocals, and a rhythm section of seasoned veterans, they are known for jaw-dropping, entertaining performances. More info at: https://roberthillband.com/

Acclaimed raconteur Ray Bonneville strips his bluesy Americana to its essentials and steeps it in the humid grooves of the South, creating a compelling poetry of hard living and deep feeling. His ninth release, At King Electric, delivers more than his trademark grit and groove. Rich guitar and harmonica lines resonate over spare but spunky rhythms, while Bonneville’s deep, evocative voice confesses life’s harsh realities.

Whether performing solo or fronting a band, playing electric or acoustic guitar, Bonneville allows space between notes that adds potency to every chord, lick, and lyric. Often called a “song and groove man,” he began writing his own music after two decades working as a studio musician, playing rowdy rooms with blues bands, and living hard. He’s since released nine albums, won Canada’s Juno award and other prestigious honors, earned wide critical acclaim, and garnered an enthusiastic following in the U.S., Canada, and Europe