• Howie Day & Serena Ryder - Late Show
• 10:00pm Seating / 10:30pm Show

Like Patty Griffin before him, Howie Day emerged from the country quietude of Bangor, ME, into Boston's coffeehouse scene and the world of folk music, proving his talent on his first release, Australia. Singer/songwriters come a dime a dozen, but the truly eloquent ones are priceless, and like Griffin, Day found a place in that lineage. Day started playing piano as a youngster and eventually took hold of a guitar when he was about 14. By the next year, he had his first live gig at Captain Nick's. Within another two years, Day was touring full-time in support of his independently released debut. Citing the likes of Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, and Dave Matthews among his influences, Day incorporated these artists' defining characteristics into his style while still striking out an original sound. Being without the resources of a major label's backing never hindered his touring schedule, as Day opened for everyone from the Wallflowers and Shawn Mullins to Remy Zero and David Gray.

He issued the Australia LP in 2000 through his own Daze imprint, and continued gigging relentlessly, both in Boston and beyond. The strong word of mouth found its way to Sony, who put Day on the payroll and re-released a slightly cleaned-up Australia in June 2002. "Ghost" was a minor hit at modern rock radio, and the exposure only strengthened Day's college-age constituency. The Madrigals EP appeared in April 2003; it featured demo and live material and acted as a setup man for Day's official Sony bow. When Stop All the World Now appeared that October, it was an ambitious, richly produced record that revealed a newfound maturity in Day's voice and songwriting. Singles like "Perfect Time of Day" and "Collide" did pretty well, and Day continued to tour in support of the album through 2005. Toward the end of that year he released the Live From...EP.

A hiatus of a few years has seen Day’s songwriting mature without eroding the inherent freedom of his lyrical style. 2009’s Sound the Alarm is a triumphant return for a skilled and evolving artist.

ABOUT SERENA RYDER

Pure raw amazing talent is what has garnered Canada’s own Serena Ryder such great success and genuine accolades so early in her career. After a couple of challenging years of heartache and heartbreak, she has pushed herself as a songwriter and performer to make a uniquely personal and very honest album entitled, is it o.k.

EMI Music Canada released is it o.k on November 11, 2008, with a U.S. release in February 2009. Produced by John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Jason Mraz), she recorded the album in the Santa Monica studio complex Village Recorder, where her all-time favourite album, Fleetwood Mac's Rumors was recorded. "I was in Stevie Nicks’ vocal booth with candles all around and stained-glass windows and mirrors everywhere. It was totally fabulous. I definitely felt the energy. I wanted to tap my veins into the walls, you know?" says Ryder.

Known for her powerful vocal range, Ryder who hails from the small town of Millbrook, Ontario, has logged some serious tour miles going across Canada multiple times, as well as the U.S. (including Bonnarroo, Lollapalooza, South by Southwest and Denver’s Mile High Music Festival), Australia and Europe. She has already earned a Canadian GOLD record, the 2008 JUNO Award for New Artist of the Year, a #1 holiday single for ‘Calling To Say’ and been part of Bravo! TV's highfalutin ‘Live at the Rehearsal Hall’ series.