Raise The Rent

Raise The Rent started their life as a band called Roadside Attractions, and put out a CD of Americana that was sublime. A cease and desist from a carny exhibit forced a change in name to Raise The Rent- but the charm and musicianship remains the same. Wrung from the rags of New London's speakeasies, Dame Calico & Raise the Rent stir together a wicked musical cocktail, drawing from the deep well of the American songbook. Fusing honky-tonk torch vocals with swing and gypsy fiddling, swirling jazz-pop, and zydeco and ragtime harmony singing, they bring together the gems of their own original songs with a top-shelf selection of beloved American songbook. Fusing honky-tonk torch vocals with swing and gypsy fiddling, swirling jazz-pop, and zydeco and ragtime harmony singing, they bring together the gems of their own original songs with a top-shelf selection of beloved American broadsides of a bygone age. Raise The Rent will raise the roof on The Food Tent Stage on Saturday from 5:00-6:00pm.