Join the Icehouse Amphitheater and A-Frame Entertainment for an evening with South Carolina’s own, The Blue Dogs. August 9 the “‘Alt-Country’ with a whiz-bang melding of roots-rock, rumble, bluegrass chicanery, and honky-tonk reverence” of the Blue Dogs will keep the crowd dancing all night long. Gates will open at 6:00PM, with Finnegan Bell opening the show. 

The tale of the Blue Dogs begins in South Carolina, where two lifelong friends formed a band that is now revered for their feel-good original songs, upbeat shows, and effortless blend of rock, pop, and country. That story continues with Big Dreamers, their long-awaited first album in 16 years. 

Founded in 1987 and based in Charleston, the group is still led by songwriters Hank Futch (bass) and Bobby Houck (lead singer, acoustic guitar), who grew up together in Florence, South Carolina. “We’re doing this to follow that dream of playing music and sharing our sound with whoever wants to listen,” Futch says. “We’ve probably been Americana before that became a term. But we didn’t feel like we had to be anything other then ourselves to write these songs.”