Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby
Since their debut duo performance of “Je T’Aime” at the Yo La Tengo 2005 Hanukkah show fell apart and left the Hoboken crowd in stunned silence, Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby have been delighting and confounding audiences from Seattle to Walthamstow. "We've gotten a lot better since then," says Amy, with her trademark wit. Eric agrees."Now we only fuck it up half of the time."
Combining several decades of acclaimed records and failed relationships, Eric ("maverick genius" Record Collector) and Amy ("poet laureate of bohemian domesticity" Memphis Flyer) join together to play their should-be, could-be and has-been hits, accompanying each other with harmonies, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards and beatbox.
An album of ten new songs and one cover version is on its way, played and sung entirely by the courageous pair.
“Trading off guitars, jokes and sweet-yet-tough vocal harmonies, the duo
delivered a winning set. “ Los Angeles Times
"Wreckless Eric and American singer/songwriter Amy Rigby played with awe-inspiring energy and enthusiasm for more than two-and-a-half hours. ...they accompanied one another perfectly.” Bristol Evening Post
“As earth shattering late-1970s sorta-punk ballads go, I'd put Stiff Records alum Wreckless Eric's "Whole Wide World" on par with Johnny Thunders' "You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory" without reservation. Eric performs alongside his main squeeze, the deceptively domestic and equally funny pop singer-songwriter Amy Rigby. “ Willamette Week
“There've been some notable rockin' couples-as-performers: John Doe and Exene Cervenka, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Jack and Meg White. Now, there's Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby. Eric Goulden was among the original 1976-'78 Stiff Records posse (Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, the Damned) aiming to revitalize rock. Amy Rigby is a pop princess with five terrific folk-rock-meets-powerpop discs to her credit. Their meeting was pure rock 'n' roll - while Rigby was touring Britain, she performed Goulden's classic "Whole Wide World" and he came onstage to join her. ” San Francisco Weekly
“... do not miss these brilliant knuckleheads, together, double dynamite! “ UniversalTrendsetter.org
"Startling." Der Spiegel
"Adorable!" Scottish Herald
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