Working outside the confines of the traditional music industry, Adam Ezra and his bandmates – Corinna Smith (fiddle), Alex Martin (drums), Poche Ponce (bass) – built a community of fans through sheer grit and determination, regularly performing hundreds of shows a year for the past two decades without any major label or mainstream radio support. Fusing folk intimacy and rock energy with soul power and pop charm, the band first emerged from Boston in the early 2000s and quickly garnered widespread acclaim for their bold, insightful songwriting and interactive, euphoric performances. From hole in the wall bars and house concerts to sold-out headline shows and dates with the likes of Little Big Town, The Wallflowers, Gavin DeGraw, Train, and The Wailers, Ezra and his bandmates treated every single gig like their last, attracting a die-hard following that believed not just in the music, but in their commitment to activism and social change, as well.

After their tour was cancelled at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ezra brought the show online to continue this commitment and created The Gathering Series which to-date has reached a cumulative audience of 15 million viewers. The bands ongoing daily livestreams since March of 2020 stands as a testament not only to Ezra’s artistic endurance, but also his ability to connect with viewers and provide an accepting and supportive space for newcomers to join his tight-knit community of fans. Through his own experience with COVID, his move across the country, and even his wedding day, Ezra broadcasted without fail from wherever he found himself each night at 7pm Eastern. They brought The Gathering Series to the real world as they performed nearly 50 safe, socially distanced shows in parks and backyards around the United States to bring light to fans through music. Their annual homegrown festival, The Ramble, hosted together with RallySound, raises money and marshals resources to help homeless veterans find safe and dignified housing. While the band was unable to bring the festival to fans live in the year of COVID, they instead incorporated it into The Gathering Series and hosted a 24- hour, nonstop livestream where they raised enough money to help house 64 veterans.

The Adam Ezra Group hit their 500th Live stream show on July 25th, 2021. They have also played an additional 50 backyard socially distanced shows, and are touring heavily again in traditional and outdoor venues. At The Ramble in 2023, after an incredible day of music and community, an unprecedented effort from their volunteer army, and the generosity of their inspiring community that literally spans the globe, $143,000 was raised for our veteran heroes. As if this wasn’t enough to keep them busy, the band also embarked on an ambitious new recording series dubbed ‘The Album Project’ which will see the band releasing at least 19 new singles over the next few years. What comes next for the Adam Ezra Group? The future is anyone’s guess right now, and the only thing the Adam Ezra Group knows for sure, is they’ll be out there making music however and whenever they can.

Opening Act: Miss Emily 

Emily Fennell’s earliest memories are of the dusty Canadian fairgrounds of Southern Ontario. Accompanied by her parents, she pursued her love of performing at county fair singing competitions. As an adult singer/songwriter, her work ethic was honed in Southern Ontario’s juke joints, bars, and nightclubs.

The Kingston (Ontario) Standard has said of Miss Emily Fennell that she can bring the house down just as well as Janis Joplin could. It’s no wonder that she won Toronto’s Blues Maple Blues Festival’s New Artist of the Year award as well as Female Vocalist of the Year awards in both 2020 and 2022.

Fennell’s naked commitment to the truth has never been more apparent than in her recent studio album, Defined by Love. It’s a warts-and-all diary of a year filled with confusion and anger, lost relationships, and found humanity. As John Kereiff of Hot Wax Album Reviews commented, “When it comes to soulful singing, there aren’t many that can hold a candle to Miss Emily. … her soul-drenched gumbo of blues, old-school R&B, and jazz reaches right into your chest cavity to give the ol’ ticker a good squeeze.”

“An angelic voice with just a hint of sultry devilishness. This gal is a rocket ready to take off!” – Rob Baker, The Tragically Hip