Thursday, July 10th @ The Woodshop Listening Room
Jerry is a Folk Blues and Country Soul artist from Wildwood, Georgia, blending southern roots with avant-garde edges. His songs carry the weight of memory, faith, and transformation—rich in imagery, grounded in soul, where the blues meet the backroads and every chorus feels like a prayer whispered through smoke.
Featuring:
Gordon Inman - Clarinet | Given Graber - Bass
John Hooker - Drums | Craig Pratt - Guitar
Jerry Holliday
Signs
Following
&
Jaron Utt
Wednesday, July 30th
We’re gonna gather to celebrate how far we’ve come trying to fund Ray’s, and get lost in sound together.
Signs Following and Jaron Utt will take us down some quiet and rarely visited places in song and connection.
We’re planning some other fun surprises too. Don’t miss this party!
Featuring:
John Hooker | Cooper Twit
Ben Johnson | Kari Mays
Dixon Blake Callahan | Hampton Peay
Gordon Inman
Twice monthly at Ray’s
Clarinetist Gordon Inman leads a monthly jazz residency at Ray’s, gathering a handpicked, rotating ensemble to reimagine standards and chase spontaneous discovery. With deep respect for jazz’s soul and endless curiosity, Gordon crafts richly immersive nights where familiar melodies meet bold improvisation, inviting audiences into an intimate, exploratory musical journey.
Iggy’s Loudmouth cypher
Monthly at Ray’s
Podcaster and rapper, Iggy is bringing Chattanooga a monthly cypher! Sign up and show the room what you’ve got, or come enjoy the city’s newest voices.
Sign up list posted one week before the event!
Monthly at Ray’s
Maria Jordania brings her MAX PRESSURE series to Ray’s. Each month she’ll assemble a band of some of the best soul and R&B players in the city. Sometimes they’ll work from a tight setlist, other times they’ll play from a blank page, discovering and improvising under max pressure.
Watch LVNDR’s Tiny Desk Submission
LVNDR
New Old time
W/ John benjamin davis
Twice monthly at Ray’s
Each month John Benjamin will build nights around connecting our folk and old time community. A rotating cast of characters will share the stage and floor with John. We’ll get to hear old stories reinterpreted in the moment, as well as new stories about being alive today. This is a night to slow down and breathe.
Open mic
Twice monthly at Ray’s
Sign up and share your songs in a space built for listening. We always welcome songwriters who love language, melody, and connection. No pressure, just honest expression among friends. Come explore, create, and be heard.
The archive:
Films & discussion
Monthly at Ray’s
Each month we’ll host The Archive: a night of films and conversation. Just curiosity, great movies and good company.
Grab your favorite take out, find a spot to get comfortable, and let’s watch something rad.
Wanna play ray’s?
If you want to put on a show, or book your band -
Let’s chat!