(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – American roots music outfit Roosevelt Dime brings its self-styled “Steamboat Soul” – a blend of Appalachian string band, Memphis and New Orleans soul, and West Coast alt-country, to the Garage at the Colonial on Friday June 6, 2014, at 8pm.

Andrew Green (banjo, guitar) and Eben Pariser (guitar, bass, harmonica) honed their chops in the bar rooms of Northeast Ohio while attending Oberlin College, and continued their musical collaboration and co-writing after settling in Brooklyn. Tony Montalbano added his dynamic drumming to the mix to form the core of the group, and Roosevelt Dime’s debut album “Crooked Roots” was released shortly after.

While continuing to explore a wide range of influences, they spent their early days busking in the streets and subways with NYC’s top horn players. It was there they learned what it took to stop a stranger in their tracks, turn them from a commuter into a listener, and from a listener into a sidewalk lindy-hopper. Those lineups yielded “Steamboat Soul” (2011) and “Live at the Filter Bubble” (2012). With the recent addition of Craig Akin on upright and electric bass, the band continues to refine its sound while keeping their expert songwriting, stirring vocal harmonies, and electric live show at center stage.

Roosevelt Dime has performed at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, Caramoor American Roots Music Festival, and was selected as an Emerging Artist showcase winner at the 2013 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. They were also chosen as official Showcase Artists at the International Folk Alliance conference in 2011 and 2013.