Announcements
Seasons Change
It feels like Wooden Rings is in a chrysalis along with a couple tombones, an oboe, a drum kit and waves of distortion. I’m really excited to share this vision with the world #wrheliocentric
Jonny Drake, Wooden Rings | Webster’s Wine Bar
WEBSTER’S | Monday, Sept 8th 2014 FREE | 8:00PM | All Ages
I am wonderfully excited to share some great new songs and a night with this interesting fellow. I will be performing a ton of new solo work, so come have some wine and olives! JONNY DRAKE (Jon Drake & The Shakes) Jonny’s unique banjo and acoustic focused neo-folk sound recalls that of Roy Orbison, Neil Young, Grandaddy, Kurt Vile, and at times The National. Simple and dark, analog and tape driven, the new material is hypnotic and addictive. Drake will be joined by Ann Marie Meyers and Christine Chung Kenny on vocals as well as Daniel Villarreal (Jaime Rojo, Brother George, Amy Saraiya & The Outcome) on cajon. “[Drake’s] fist single, “Lies For No One”, shows off the strengths of simplicity in its ability to get into your head and stay there.” -Midwest Action https://jonnydrake.bandcamp.com/
Last Three Shirts
We have only 3 shirts left after the free-for-all after the last show.
1 Large Female Green
1 Small Female Green
1 Medium Male Light Blue
First ones to respond with FB messages to Ramah get them half-off.
Chillfest in West Town
After a fantastic EP Release concert at an amazing space at Old Town School of Folk Music, we will be bring our music to Wicker Park’s own MGO Fashion Boutique, where we will play selection from the new EP Twisted & Tangled as well as a new song on Ukulele! Come listen while explore Wicker Park’s nooks and crannies and pick up an EP to take home.
Location
MGO Fashion Boutique 1754 W Division (between Hermitage Ave & Wood St) Chicago, IL 60622 Neighborhood: Wicker ParkDate
Saturday, November 16th Time: 1:00pm Price: Gratis
Free Music
Win music from Wooden Rings and We/Or/Me!
On WLUW 88.7 FM Tonight!
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a cloud, that says the name of the radio station we will be broadcasting from ton at 7pm! Tune in! Nice Things To Say
The Examiner had some nice this to say about our music recently:
October 2, 2013
Wooden Rings is so much more than the typical chamber pop ensemble, and their unique approach to arranging has quickly attracted the local media. ‘Finding Me’ left us breathlessly searching for answers. That and other introspective tracks from 2012’s self-titled debut inspired interviews on WXRT’s Local Anesthetic, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight and WBEZ’s Morning Shift with Tony Sarabia.
Part of the allure is the lyrics — “Well worn, engraved, familiar but strange, the rings we wore everyday…” it’s that ability they have to take the everyday object and turn it into something tangible and communicative, that is memorable. It’s the translucent beauty of acoustic strings that introduce so many of their soulful ballads as well as the collection of instruments that blend and deepen the theme: xylophone to reed, nylon string to electric bass. We’re whipped through a myriad of emotions when vocalist /songwriter Ramah D. Jihan Malebranche sings the chilling refrain in ‘When I Knew.’
With four tracks on their current EP, which was recorded at Electrical Audio here in Chicago and will be released this month at Old Town School of Folk Music, Wooden Rings is eager to share more of their bounty.
WHO: Wooden Rings
WHAT: EP Release
WHERE: Old Town School of Folk Music, 4545 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago.
WHEN: Thursday October 24, 8 PM, $15
Lamplight Festival-Grand Rapids MI
We are very honored perform at the 2nd annual Lamp Light Music Festival!
Continuing with tradition, this is a “House Show Music Festival” featuring music performances, workshops, visual art, and food in five different houses in the Eastown neighborhood of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Music begins on the Friday night of November 1st, and continues throughout the weekend, dovetailing on Novemeber3rd.
If you live near Grand Rapids and plan to share this warm weekend with us, please check out our music before hand so you get a feeling for what we do. Can’t wait to wee you there!
Wooden Rings on CHIRP Radio!
“Twisted & Tangled” EP Release Party at Old Town School
Friends, this is going to be a wonderful show!!!
“Wooden Rings, an eclectic and ambitious ensemble from Chicago, have managed to encapsulate a sound so uniquely diverse, it quickly finds roots in the hearts of any honest music fan. Although their sound is self-described as “acoustic chamber pop,” the amount of honesty and emotion expelled through their music creates such a direct connection to the listener that it’s as if their songs were being written just for you.”-Old Town School of Folk Music
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Hungry Brain with Bone & Bell
Wooden Rings is very excited to perform with the beautiful Heather Smith of the beloved group, Bone & Bell. Come chill back with us. We will perform a new song and break down the details for our EP Release show in Oct.
Dear Portland
Wow, what a great city and show. The hiking, the people, and trees, and the music…Portland is alive.
Thank you all so much for the extreme enthusiasm, support, and love you shared with us. Hope to see you all again soon.
Ramah
Wooden Rings in Portland, OR
Yeah that’s right! Wooden Rings is heading to Portland, OR later this month to do some wedding stuff and sing to all the fine folks out west. If you are in Portland and know us or want to know us come and bring a date. We will be a trio though, heads up. Share this with your Portland friends is you are lucky enough to have any.
Thanks,
Ramah of Wooden Rings Lamp CD Release with Wooden Rings
PHANTOM NOTE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS!!
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Doors: 9:00pm
Show: 10:00pm
21+
$5
Ticket Link:
http://www.yourticketstand.net/tickets/1044
LAMP (RELEASE SHOW!!)
http://www.Facebook.com/lampband
BASTARDGEIST
http://www.bastardgeist.bandcamp.com/
WOODEN RINGS
http://woodenrings.bandcamp.com/
Show up early at 8pm to catch Party Room, a night of improv comedy with:
The High Ceilings
https://www.facebook.com/TheHighCeilings Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wooden Rings will perform at Circle A Cafe, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Friday, June 14th at 8pm. We are very interested to see what Milwaukee has to say about these songs that we hold so dear. This will be the quartet’s first road trip. WBEZ 91.5 FM: The Morning Shift with Tony Sarabia
Chicago’s Wooden Rings are gearing up for a new release this summer. The band’s 2012 self-titled debut received some lofty praise, locally. The four-piece is sometimes described as a chamber quartet, though a more rustic, sometimes folky sound seems to shine through more often than anything else. That rusticism, married with confessional lyrics, makes for melancholy songs drenched in the eternal longing for one’s better days. The band features Ramah Jihan (nylon-string guitar, lead vocals, songwriter), Justin Rodig (supporting vocal, clarinet, banjo, bells), Brett Bakshis (electric bass) and Marissa Deitz (cello). Wooden Rings stop The Morning Shift by for a preview of their forthcoming record, Twisted & Tangled, and chat a little bit about their music. The rustic confessional of Wooden Rings by WBEZ’s Morning Shift is licensed under a Creative Commons License.Wooden Rings just played The Morning Shift today and Tony Sarabia was so easy to talk to. Thanks to Tony and to all the crew for listening. It’s such an amazing complex at Navy Pier. Take a listen: https://soundcloud.com/morningshiftwbez/wooden-rings-plays-songs-from
