If you know Abilene Bar & Lounge, you already know: a 200-person room on Liberty Pole Way is going to feel exactly right for an artist billed as “the Wednesday Addams of country music.” If you haven’t made it to Abilene yet, this is a solid reason to fix that.
India Ramey plays Rochester on Wednesday, August 26 — a $15 Low-Dough Show, doors at 4 PM, music at 7:30. That $15 is not a typo. For a career this deep and a record this good, it’s a steal.
About India Ramey
Georgia-born, Alabama-raised, Nashville-based. Ramey grew up with a grandfather who was a Sand Mountain bluegrass and gospel singer, and she carries that in her bones alongside a decade spent as a domestic violence prosecutor before leaving law to pursue music full-time in 2010.
Her fans call her “The Woman In Black.” Saving Country Music put it plainly: “With India Ramey, you think she’ll actually haul off and do it.” Her 2017 debut Snake Handler earned a spot on Rolling Stone’s “10 New Country Artists You Need to Know.” Her 2020 record Shallow Graves — described as a “post-apocalyptic western” — debuted at #6 on the Euro Americana Chart.
Her sixth album, Villain Era, is out May 8 on Copaco Records/Blue Élan. She pitched the vision to Grammy-nominated producer Eric Corne as “Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn rising from the grave to score a Quentin Tarantino film.” Ten songs. Cinematic honky-tonk. Personal and unflinching. It’s the kind of record that makes a Wednesday in August worth driving for.
About Abilene Bar & Lounge
Abilene Bar & Lounge is a 200-capacity room at 153 Liberty Pole Way in downtown Rochester. From Syracuse, it’s about 90 minutes on I-90 — doable as a standalone night out, or bookend it with a Finger Lakes wine country run if you’ve got the weekend free.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets are $15 through Abilene’s Low-Dough Show series. Doors open at 4:00 PM, showtime is 7:30 PM. Grab tickets at the link below or at abilenebarandlounge.com.