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Ryley Walker

Folk & acoustic band from Rockford, IL · formed 1989

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
57
Cities
43
Releases
30
Last show
Sep 2, 2026Fox Cabaret

About

Ryley Walker is a band from Rockford, IL, formed in 1989, tagged acoustic, folk, folk rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2015 to 2026, across 57 rooms in 43 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60+ on record · Songkick, archive etree
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Shows per year

  1. 20152 shows
  2. 201610 shows
  3. 20175 shows
  4. 20184 shows
  5. 201916 shows
  6. 20211 show
  7. 202214 shows
  8. 20231 show
  9. 20251 show
  10. 20266 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 2, 2026Fox Cabaret · VancouverSupportwith My New Band Believe
Aug 31, 2026Polaris Hall · PortlandSupportwith My New Band Believe
Aug 29, 2026Starlet Room, Harlow's · SacramentoSupportwith My New Band Believe
Aug 27, 2026Lodge Room · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith My New Band Believe, Eliana Glass
Jul 11, 20262220 Arts + Archives · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Foodman, Sun Araw
Mar 13, 2026Public Records · New York (NYC)Supportwith My New Band Believe
Nov 18, 2025Night Club 101 · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Lily Talmers, Wendy Eisenberg
Aug 19, 2023From The Ground Brewery · Red HookSupportwith Glyders, Sunwatchers, 75 Dollar Bill, +3
Dec 16, 2022Le Poisson Rouge · ManhattanSupportwith Lambchop
Oct 22, 2022Outpost Artist Resources · RidgewoodSupportwith 75 Dollar Bill, William Parker, Eve Essex, +8
Sep 25, 2022Waiting Room, Omaha, NE · OmahaHeadliner
Aug 30, 2022Brudenell Social Club · LeedsSupportwith Deerhoof, Gwenifer Raymond
Aug 11, 2022Milwaukee -- Cooperage · MilwaukeeHeadliner
Mar 16, 2022Songbyrd Music House · WashingtonHeadliner
Mar 6, 2022The Loving Touch · FerndaleHeadlinerwith Bitchin Bajas
Mar 5, 2022The Empty Bottle · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Bitchin Bajas
Mar 4, 2022Cactus Club · MilwaukeeHeadliner
Mar 3, 2022The Racoon Motel · DavenportHeadlinerwith Bitchin Bajas
Mar 2, 20227th St. Entry · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith Bitchin Bajas
Mar 1, 2022Reverb Lounge · OmahaHeadlinerwith Bitchin Bajas
Mar 1, 2022Reverb Lounge, Omaha, NE · OmahaHeadliner
Jan 23, 2022Gallery 5 · RichmondHeadliner
Nov 16, 2021930 Club · Washington DCHeadliner
Nov 13, 2019The Black Cat · WashingtonHeadliner
Nov 7, 2019Hotel Vegas · AustinSupportwith Pink Mountaintops
Nov 4, 2019Sister · AlbuquerqueSupportwith Black Mountain, Helms Alee
Aug 29, 2019Club Congress · TucsonSupportwith Bill Callahan, Gatecreeper, LSDXOXO, +14
Aug 24, 2019Polaris Hall · PortlandHeadlinerwith Wild Pink, MAITA
Jul 3, 2019MTELUS · MontrealSupportwith Lou Doillon
Jun 22, 2019Trans-Pecos · RidgewoodHeadlinerwith Rosali, Levon Henry, Wilder Maker, +4
Feb 20, 2019Teragram Ballroom · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith The Richard Thompson Electric Trio, Richard Thompson
Feb 19, 2019Teragram Ballroom · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith The Richard Thompson Electric Trio, Richard Thompson
Feb 13, 2019Boulder Theater · BoulderSupportwith Richard Thompson
Feb 10, 2019The Wilma · MissoulaSupportwith The Richard Thompson Electric Trio, Richard Thompson
Feb 8, 2019Bing Crosby Theater · SpokaneSupportwith Richard Thompson
Feb 5, 2019Moore Theatre · SeattleSupportwith The Richard Thompson Electric Trio, Richard Thompson
Feb 4, 2019Revolution Hall · PortlandSupportwith The Richard Thompson Electric Trio, Richard Thompson
Feb 2, 2019Crest Theatre · SacramentoSupportwith Richard Thompson, The Richard Thompson Electric Trio
Feb 1, 2019The Fillmore · San FranciscoSupportwith Richard Thompson
Dec 16, 2018Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe · WashingtonHeadliner
Dec 6, 2018El Club · DetroitHeadliner
Sep 30, 2018Downtown Artery · Fort CollinsHeadliner
Feb 27, 2018Reverberation Vinyl · BloomingtonSupportwith Bill MacKay, Bitchin Bajas
Oct 27, 2017Grimey's · NashvilleHeadliner
Sep 8, 2017Codfish Hollow Barnstormers · MaquoketaSupportwith Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Nathaniel Rateliff, Israel Nash, +15
Feb 3, 2017The Back Room @ Colectivo Coffee · MilwaukeeHeadliner
Jan 29, 2017Theater, West Virginia Culture Center · CharlestonSupportwith Andrew Bird, Blind Pilot, The Flat Five
Jan 29, 2017Culture Center Theater · CharlestonHeadliner
Oct 16, 2016Joshua Tree Retreat Center · Joshua TreeSupportwith Desert Daze, Primus, Television, +68
Oct 15, 2016Joshua Tree Retreat Center · Joshua TreeSupportwith Desert Daze, Primus, Television, +68
Jun 22, 2016Lucerna Music Bar · PragueSupportwith Destroyer
Jun 20, 2016WERK2 - Kulturfabrik Leipzig e.V. · LeipzigSupportwith Destroyer
Jun 16, 2016Dok · GhentSupportwith Destroyer
Jun 15, 2016Oval Space · LondonSupportwith Destroyer
Jun 14, 2016Rockhal · Esch Sur AlzetteSupportwith Destroyer
Jun 12, 2016Reflektor Club · LiègeSupportwith Destroyer
Jun 11, 2016Palace · St. GallenSupportwith Destroyer
Apr 20, 2016Union Pool · New York (NYC)Supportwith Jaye Bartell, Charles Rumback
Jun 24, 2015Boot & Saddle · PhiladelphiaHeadliner
Jun 20, 2015Mod Club Theatre · TorontoSupportwith Angel Olsen, Frog Eyes

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

57 rooms in 43 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Los Angeles (LA)4 shows
  • Milwaukee3 shows
  • New York (NYC)3 shows
  • Omaha3 shows
  • Portland3 shows

and 38 other cities

Releases

30 releases, 2011–2026

  • Theme For Two Twerks

    2026

  • Reine Fiske/Ryley Walker

    2024 · Album

  • Yankee Doodle Stuck A Feather In His Bucket Hat (Live In Manchester)

    2024

  • It'll Sound Different Once We Get Some Bodies in the Room

    2023 · Album

  • Live In Malmo

    2023 · Album

  • Belladonna Garnish

    2022 · Album

  • Untitled

    2022

  • So Certain

    2022

  • A Tap on the Shoulder

    2021 · Album

  • Course in Fable

    2021 · Album

  • Deep Fried Grandeur

    2021 · Album

  • Post Wook

    2021 · Album

  • Drzwi Doors

    2021

  • Bozo in Big Smoke

    2020 · Album

  • For Michael Ripps

    2020 · Album

  • Papaya in a Hound's Tooth

    2020 · Album

  • Flops In New York

    2019 · Album

  • Sliders

    2019 · Album

  • Deafman Glance

    2018 · Album

  • Running & Ryley Walker

    2018 · Album

  • The Lillywhite Sessions

    2018 · Album

  • Hypnotic Pulse of the Reindeer Range

    2017 · Album

  • Cannots

    2016 · Album

  • Golden Sings That Have Been Sung

    2016 · Album

  • Lagniappe Sessions

    2016 · Ep

  • Land of Plenty

    2015 · Album

  • Primrose Green

    2015 · Album

  • All Kinds of You

    2014 · Album

  • Of Deathly Premonitions

    2011 · Album

  • Land of Plenty

    Album

Lineup

  • Crazy Bread
  • Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 43+ plays, 2015-06-09–2025-09-10 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Abbie) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (Evie Stokes, Marco Collins) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Kevin Cole) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Ryley Walker — Sister, 2019-11-04
Poster · Sister, 2019-11-04 — Songkick
Ryley Walker — Crest Theatre, 2019-02-02
Poster · Crest Theatre, 2019-02-02 — Songkick
Ryley Walker — Theater, West Virginia Culture Center, 2017-01-29
Poster · Theater, West Virginia Culture Center, 2017-01-29 — Songkick
Ryley Walker — Union Pool, 2016-04-20
Poster · Union Pool, 2016-04-20 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Ryley Walker on Last.fmArtist facts
Ryley Walker on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
archive etreeShow history
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.