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Amy Rigby

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Memoir, Music

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Amy Rigby has established herself as one of America’s enduring underground/cult/indie artists, combining the insight and humor of country and folk songwriting with classic rock craftsmanship and punk DIY spirit. She started bands Last Roundup and the Shams in NYC’s East Village before launching a solo career with 1996 classic album Diary Of A Mod Housewife. Her most recent album Hang In There With Me (2024) was called “…an absolute masterpiece, a career best” in Louder Than War. Rigby writes on Substack at Diary Of Amy Rigby. Her first book, GIRL TO CITY: A Memoir, was published in 2019. The follow-up, GIRL TO COUNTRY, comes out in Fall 2025. She and husband and sometime duet partner Wreckless Eric recently relocated from New York to Norfol ...more

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	Girl To City: A Memoir 4.33 avg rating — 196 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girl To Country: A Memoir 4.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diary of a Mod Housewife by Rigby, Amy (1996) Audio CD it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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If It’s Thursday, It Must Be Birmingham

I’m standing in a club in Birmingham England —the Hare & Hounds—watching a band perform. The room is full: mostly men from twenty to sixty, but enough women that I don’t feel uncomfortable. The band is a trio. The guitarist/singer is magnificent. He’s got a beautiful voice, chops, songs; looks. Charisma! The drummer is ace. Focused and powerful without overdoing it. The bass player is deft and sou

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White Girls

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Big Little Lies (Big Little Lies, #1)

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