Performances

Wooden Rings at Raleigh Brewing 8/29/25

Poetry, Music, and Beer

Music By Wooden Rings, Living Earth Ensemble & Laketown Riots

Poetry by Anna Weaver

Raleigh Brewing on Neil Street
Raleigh Brewing
3709 NEIL STREET
RALEIGH, NC

$10 Donation at the door

Tags: @raleighbrewing, @woodenringsmusic, @laketownriots, @vitodito, @joshzaslowmusic

Say What?

Mark your calendars, Raleigh.

On Thursday, August 29, 2025 at 7 PM, we’re stepping into something special—and we want you there with us.

We’re thrilled to be headlining a unique evening of Poetry, Music, and Beer at Raleigh Brewing on Neil Street. It’s a $10 donation at the door, and every bit of that goes toward supporting local art and independent expression. No middlemen. No big stages. Just real people making real things.

We’ll be joining forces with some incredible artists for a night of intentional, genre-blurring creativity:

Anna Weaver will open the evening with live poetry—raw, thoughtful, and beautifully grounded.

Anna Weaver
Poet, Anna Weaver

Living Earth Ensemble and Laketown Riots will bring their own sonic landscapes to life, each offering a distinct voice that reflects the soul of our region.

Dmitri Glover is the mind behind Laketown Riots. This is the cover of Tyke, his 2022 release.

And then it’s us—Wooden Rings—bringing songs that live, combining folk intimacy, experimental sound, and emotional storytelling. This isn’t just a set for us—it’s a conversation with the room, with our fellow artists, and with you.

Considering it? Good!
Because it’s an evening of community. Of presence. Of poetry backed by melody and melody backed by meaning—all washed down with some of the best craft beer in the Triangle. But let’s be real, it’s indoors in Raleigh in the heat of August. It’s probably not safe for you to be anywhere else, lest you tempt heatstroke.

Listen to Living Earth at livingearth.bandcamp

Bring your friends. Bring your mind. Drink plenty of water with your beer.

-Your mom

We’ll bring the rest.

Wooden Rings at Bullhorn Festival: 10/19/2024 8:00 PM

Bullhorn Fest 2024, a home-grown microcelebration of Durham creativity featuring live music, art, and a few other things that are pretty great. This year will raise funds and awareness for a free Palestine through UNRWA!

When: 10/19/2024, 12pm-9:30pm
Where: Shadowbox Studio Bay Stage, 2000 Dominion St., Durham, North Carolina

Bullhorn Festival: https://bullhornarts.org/ bullhornarts.org, instagram.com/bullhorndurham, facebook.com/bullhornarts

Performers include:

  • Wooden Rings @woodenringsmusic
  • Dynamism @thisheretree
  • Uglow @uglow.uknow
  • Durham Ceasefire Chorus @durhamceasefirechorus
  • Living Earth @vito_dito
  • Son de Carolina @sondecarolina
  • Dozy Daisy @ira.lemonbalm
  • Ken Moshesh and Friends @mosheshken 
  • Lakeview Crew https://www.dpsnc.net/Lakeview
  • Lucas Brown @brightburningbedrock, and Dr. Fruit kidsforpresident.com
Bullhorn amplifies Durham, North Carolina-area music through Play, Performance, and Possibility
  • When you arrive at 2000 Dominion St., signs will direct you to the festival area
  • Bullhorn Fest takes place outside on a lovingly paved surface
  • We offer one accessible indoor bathroom for guests, two 10’x10’ shade tents, and about 40 uncushioned chairs available first-come-first-serve
  • We welcome blankets, umbrellas, canopies, chairs, coolers, and outside food
  • Water, snacks, and Taqueria Garcia food truck will be available on site. Many restaurants deliver to the festival and other food options exist within one mile of the festival  
  • For the kids and other creatives, we offer a DIY art station, tie-dyeing, a small bounce house, face painting by Wymzfae, and an instrument meet and greet from 12:30-1pm

Wooden Rings at Common Market 6/22/24

We are so excited to share the lush, intricate songs by Chicago transplant, Ramah Malebranche, for the Wooden Rings performing at Common Market in Durham, North Carolina on June 22nd a 7:00- 8:00 PM.

We are so excited to share the lush, intricate songs by Chicago transplant, Ramah Malebranche, for the Wooden Rings performing at Common Market in Durham, North Carolina on June 22nd a 7:00- 8:00 PM.

The chamber group is a “quieter” but in some ways more intricate version of band Wooden Rings, a progressive folk and rock group playing off-kilter sad-bastard music that is both foreign and familiar. The chamber group, composed of violinist Asa Jackson, upright bassist Gabe Sparrow, vibraphonist Andrew Munger, and Malebranche dig deeply into the mind and the heart, demanding attention and compassion from audiences in ways that leave you with more than you expected to find.

  • Date: June, 22nd 2024
  • Time: 7:00 PM
  • Location: Common Market: 1821 Green Street, Durham, NC
  • Cost: Entry and Parking are free and there is a bar downstrairs

Lakeview East Festival

Wooden Rings is really excited to play the Lakeview East Festival of the Arts on the main stage at 1:00 pm on 9/11.

By then, we’ll have some stirring new songs to share and will come pregnant with vinyl. We played the festival years ago and I have nothing but fond memories of the event.

You can also hear one of our songs, “A Bell”, on WHCM 88.3 FM in the northwest suburbs on the Local Music Show on Harper Radio. Play rotation will begin on 8/2.

https://lakevieweastfestivalofthearts.com/

We play 9/11 at 1PM on the main stage

Wooden Rings | Livestock at The Farm

We are beyond excited to play outside at dusk at The Farm in East Garfield Park, a true Chicago gem known for its DYI garden.

Wooden Rings takes the stage at 7 PM but there will be a variety of great bands who traveled to perform, a bonfire, and even a goat that it still living, to fill your heart with mush.

The show will be on Thursday, August 4th at 7:00PM.

The Farm is located at 3236 W Carroll Ave in Chicago and there will be donations collected, so bring some cheddar.

Wooden Rings at Montrose Saloon

Montrose Saloon is an easygoing Albany Park neighborhood watering hole offering local craft brews & spirits, plus regular live music. It’s roots and boozy, so come have fun!

Date: Thursday, July 14th

Time: We take the stage at 7:00 PM but music continue well into the night

Address: 2933 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

Cost: Suggested Donation

We rescheduled this show to a time when we didn’t have COVID

Werewolf Coffee Bar hosts Wooden Rings

We are very excited to share some of the music we have been working on and have only attempted to perform in a garden over the summer. We have a sleek new in-ear system we want to try out and some lovely harmonies to tickle your ear.

Werewolf Coffee Bar is at 1765 Elston Ave. in Chicago

The music starts at 7:00 PM and end before 8:00 PM

At this free show, there will be alcohol and of course … coffee!

Wooden Rings & Mporium Allstars

Wooden Rings & Mporium Allstars Friday, November 22, 2019 at 8 PM – 12 AM Mporium [Message for location] The night begins warmly with a potluck at 8:00 PM at Mporium in Champaign. Opening the night, Wooden Rings will weave lush, original blends of folk and rock from their upcoming full-length vinyl release, Heliocentric. The band is exploring a larger sound in this body of work but not large enough for the small, intimate rooms, where audience are ritualistic about listening. Closing the night, with the home court advantage, the Mporium Allstars trio will play an eclectic mix of punk, pop, and rock covers from the 60’s forward. woodenringsmusic.com Facebook Event

Last Day to Donate

We reached our goal and exceeded our expectations for our campaign with 3Arts Foundation to fund our first full-length vinyl record, Heliocentric!

We can’t thank our friends and family enough for their generosity and care. Check out our donor page and give them hugs at random when you wee them.

In other news: We complete our final vocals in two weeks and give the project away to mix and master at Coda|Room Audio. Once that’s done, we shop around for a company to press our vinyl and argue over the album art. I can’t wait!

Lastly, we are in the process of booking shows all over the midwest. If you know a place that we should play or live somewhere we should visit, especially if we can crash on your couch, hit us up via email.

Lamp Light Music Festival

We played Lamplight Festival years ago when it was just starting out and the energy is right- think with creativity with  positivism. Don’t just come for Wooden Rings, these bands are all are great!
The idea for Lamp Light was born in a warm living room in Eastown in 2012. After six years of nurturing, learning, and growing, we have collectively decided that it is time for Lamp Light’s next chapter. We are brimming with excitement as we welcome you to join us for the seventh year of Lamp Light, with this year’s main stage at the historic Wealthy Theatre. The decision for the festival to transition out of residential homes and into a public space came after many conversations surrounding the festival’s sustainability and goals to be inclusive of more communities.
We are working hard to have a release ready for you!
Music by: Sugar Candy Mountain • Ryley Walker + Bill MacKay • Cabildo • Dos Santos • Bong Wish • Last Gasp Collective • Wooden Rings • Yolonda Lavender • Turtledoves • Meadow Maker • Hoom • Van Rios • Madelyn Grant • Dave Kevin Adam (DKA) • Wisp • Los Gold Fires • Saltbreaker • Seth Beck • Sofie Jane• Maddie Jackson • Breathe Owl Breathe • And more!    
Lamp Light Music Festival 2018 – Teaser

Chicago Songwriters Alliance at Cafe Mustache

Tuesday Oct 16 9pm Chicago Songwriters Alliance at Cafe Mustache in Logan Square It’s not everyday that songwriters get to sit down in a cozy café and listen to one another’s work. I am prepared to share and be honest with listeners about the lyrics and emotions behind the music I write. The conversation after the song has settled is often the most rewarding and revealing on both sides. I appreciate the Chicago Songwriters Alliance for making these moments possible and look forward to the other writer’s thoughts and music as well. Join us. John Gargiulo, Sara Leginsky, Chris Rawlins, Ramah Jihan Malebranche and Christopher DeArcangelis. https://www.facebook.com/events/321684161929193/

Wooden Rings plays Birthday Show at DC Torium

Chip Ahoy it’s my BIRTHDAY SHOW! Wooden Rings is playing some new tunes and at the DIY space DC Torium on October 13th. Wooden Rings intricate energies interlock with the Chaos in Creation. There is something unique and special lurking under the surface of the Roalde Dahls. Clarence wants to dance, he just doesn’t know to what. But we all want to dance with you! D.C. Torium 3026 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647 Saturday, October 13 at 8 PM – 11:59 PM

Solo at Transistor

Ramah here: I’m back from a trip to Haiti where I revitalized my soul. I trip brought back a song I wrote in Haitian Creole that partially tells my immigration story. I want to tell that story at Transistor tonight during a solo set. So come out and we can get some ice cream afterwards.
Transistor//6:45-9:00pm// 5224 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640-2102, United States
You see I watched the Godfather 1-3 before a while back and really began to miss my large, wild, family on both sides and the drama, love, and support I get from them. I’ll post some pics when I after I get some work done.

Dinner with Wooden Rings

If you have ever had dinner at Uncommon Ground, you know you’re in for a treat. This is a farm to table restaurant in Edgewater with the only certified organic rooftop farm in the country. One of my favorite parts about this spot is the listening room. Uncommon Ground has a reputation for providing a quality platform for singer-songwriters, jazz musicians, and all sorts of genre bending projects leaning on the softer side.

We want to invite you, your family, and your friends to come have dinner with us at Uncommon Ground on Devon later this month, June 22nd from 8:00pm-10pm. We have some new music for you and some newer takes our favorite tunes. For those that haven’t seen Wooden Rings since before our year long hiatus, we have a couple new members and are stripping back down to our essence – just with some happier songs.

$15 – CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT IN THE MUSIC ROOM

As an appetizer, Danny Kulasik will be opening the show with some wild, mind-opening guitar ideas. Mán Cub, will then take the stage and sing his heart-out. We will also have some “cool” Wooden Rings TShirts.

Note You have to Reserve Your Table at Uncommon Ground in advance. If you love us, just do it now. If you don’t yet know us, don’t wait, because they do fill up.

Wooden Rings Open for Aidan Knight

We are honored to open for this great songwriter in a great sounding room. Just can’t wait to pair up for this. Please come out and enjoy your spring and spring break with us! AIDAN KNIGHT Wooden Rings, The Regular WEDNESDAY, APR. 20TH Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm This event is 21 and over Tickets $10.00 – $12.00 https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1082653?_ga=1.129402244.988200621.1460927269 Aidan Knight- https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=BLBXPaNSZpw Wooden Rings- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L1VXiuQbrA Beat Kitchen 2100 West Belmont 60618 Chicago, IL, US www.beatkitchen.com/