Allen Stone, a soul/R&B luminary, has enraptured global audiences with his electrifying
performances and soulful melodies, embodying the essence of classic soul legends. His
genre-defying style, blending funk, gospel, folk-rock, and soul, has garnered critical
acclaim and a devoted following. Stone’s journey to musical stardom commenced in
Chewelah, Washington, where his upbringing immersed him in gospel music as a
pastor’s son. Relocating to Seattle, he tirelessly toured the West Coast in his ’87 Buick,
swiftly gaining acclaim for his dynamic live shows, often playing up to 200 dates
annually alongside luminaries such as Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Dave Matthews Band,
Erykah Badu, and Gary Clark Jr. Notably, Stone recently hit the road with Chris Stapleton,
further solidifying his status as a tour de force in the music industry. Alongside his
prolific touring schedule, Stone has graced national television screens and mentored on
ABC’s American Idol, underscoring his esteemed position in the music realm. Stone
continues to garner critical acclaim with his latest body of work, Mystery, featuring the
title track in collaboration with PJ Morton. This release brings infectious rhythms and
emotional depth, solidifying Stone’s place as a powerful voice in modern soul music.
Back in the studio, you can expect more music in 2025 along with festival dates and
supporting Chris Stapleton.
Bio: Ripe remembers sweating to hell in a basement underneath a Subway sandwich shop,
building their very first songs in a concrete cube that smelled like fresh bread. They remember
selling their first tickets by hand outside the coffee shop that their friends worked at, holding
court like twenty-something impresarios trying to move like 50 tickets to a bar that was willing
to let you keep the ticket sales if they kept the bar.
In a world where we constantly feel the loving pressure to “tell our story”, where so many of our
friends that have found success as artists have done it alone, Ripe is using their bio to tell you
that at the center of everything is collaboration and community, a friendship that has become a
bond as strong as family, a constantly spinning object that cannot be properly captured by any
single still photograph.
This moment, the two songs already out and the new songs coming, catches the band in a
moment of intense joyous swelling energy. Working in dream studios, in a city they spent years
trying to take a proper chance on, with a producer that had made albums we loved in our
formative years, alongside the closest musical relations we’ve formed. This is our love letter to
complicated nostalgia, to relentless empowering change, to realizing that making dreams come
true (just like a crisis) only fully makes sense when it is shared.
Joy in the wild unknown let us tell you who we were. Bright blues had us ripped apart so we
could start again. What comes next is the band swinging for the fences, all in at the table,
risking everything for a shot at feeling connected to you. Thank you for being here.
