Page 41 - ION Indie Magazine MarchApril 2024

“Playing Blue Ox Music Festival for the first time was really special,” Dougherty reminisced. “I've been
to that festival every year, I just went for my 10th time, but the first four years I attended only as a
patron. My fifth year there they invited Armchair Boogie to play, and I remember playing for this
awesome, huge, late-night crowd out in the woods.”

“It's been so amazing to watch that festival grow and to also be invited to be a part of it makes us feel
like such a huge part of the community,” he said gratefully. “Feeling connected to this community of
people is where I've personally felt the most welcome in my life. There's nothing better than the feeling
of playing not only your home state, but in front of people who are genuinely having fun to your music.
Music truly brings people together.”

Aside from performing around the Midwest and Wisconsin, Armchair Boogie has now ventured to more
states, making their way out to the East Coast for the first time in 2023. Though Dougherty is certain
Wisconsin is his favorite to return to because it is his home, he also found a great comfort in another
state.

“Another of our favorite places for sure is Colorado,” he smiled. “Performing for a Colorado audience
feels like performing for a Wisconsin audience because they both have this wide appreciation and love
for bluegrass. We’ve done a lot of festivals in Colorado, and it feels like home every time.”

As the band’s audience continues to grow and take them further across the country, it’s only a matter
of time before we see Armchair Boogie selling out shows in Ireland (also big bluegrass fans), Spain, or

even Japan! Until then, no matter what country you’re from and reside in, you can listen to Armchair
Boogie’s new full-length album “Hard Times & Deadlines” everywhere March 15, 2024.

“Listen along as life's realities press down on four goofball, bluegrass pickers from Wisconsin in our
new album ‘Hard Times & Deadlines’ -- learning what it's like to actually become adults and continue
to try and take this music thing seriously,” grinned Dougherty.

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