Description
Event Details:
Date: Friday, November 28th, 2025
Time: 8PM
Venue: MUSE Sturgeon Bay
Directions: 330 Jefferson Street, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin 54235. On the corner of Third Avenue and Jefferson Street in downtown Sturgeon Bay.
Phone: 920-333-2859
Email: tickets@musesturgeonbay.com
About Ruby James:
Breaking Hearts & Defying The Limits of Genre
If the ghosts of soul divas were smoking and playing poker, the record spinning through the smoke and cackling laughter would sound like Ruby James—timeless spirit, modern heart. Whether live or recorded, she’s an experience, like velvet on fire.
Channeling the golden-hued nostalgia of ‘60s pop through a sharp eye with a smudgy edge, Ruby James is a kind of audio alchemist, a matchmaker for aching melodies in search of phantom soundwaves who both enjoy collecting rare gems and walks at sunset, on the moon. The kind of artist a producer like Phil Spector would label ‘Desirable.’
Sound Waves are Forever
Imagine the sugar-dusted heartbreak of The Ronettes colliding headfirst with the unfiltered soul of Dusty Springfield—all backed by a band of Southern-seasoned song slayers.
Eerily familiar melodies echo through valleys and ascend hillsides of harmony, while sneak-attack tones—cosmic-glued to rhythm and rhyme—tick-tock in time with the human heart. Each track, a ‘hello, darling,’” melts into a cinematic farewell.
But don’t mistake the sweetness for softness. Behind the pinkish-golden glow, there’s grit making pearls, ache making love songs, and all the essential pieces of a real person navigating the human experience.
The Road So Far
From the notable nightclubs of Nashville to multiple festival stages across the South, Midwest, and Southwest, Ruby James has earned a reputation for performances that leave a mark. Whether commanding intimate spaces or sending heartbreaker anthems soaring over festival grounds, her live show is a holistic, full-body experience—part confession, part catharsis.
“I’ve built a real career, I’ve worked with professionals at every level. And I’ve still got so much magic inside me that I want to share. I’m not any one thing, I’m a whole experience – on and off the stage. It was a hard road but I am fully, unapologetically me… just show me to the stage.” – Ruby James
About TEN (excerpts from the interview with Shoutout Atlanta, “Meet Tenette Smith: Indie-preneur/Recording Artist”):
Hi Tenette, what led you to pursuing a creative path professionally?
I pursued a artistic creative career because it was a natural living energy within my spirit. I could not contain it, so I decided to act on it and doing that open so many doors where I started to create value with my talent and also making a living off of it Became easy. I didn’t have to work that hard for any opportunities.,They would just come to me because of my talent so I decided this was my calling and my purpose.
Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Born & raised in the hood on the west side of Chicago forced me to be strong, It birthed a creative force, It also molded & cultivating a new brand for me! Through my company, Ettenet Music Group. I seek to bring a renaissance of exciting energy with my her soul sista, superwoman-inspired style! growing up i used to mimic some the the greatest soul singers in the 70’s those artist inspired me to be a singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. My vocal style is fluid and ever-evolving. My musical roots run deeply into blues, gospel, soul, and funk. I sings from the heart, and has been inspired by artists such as the late Aretha Franklin, James Brown, and Whitney Houston, while bringing a colorful, new, modern spin to the genre.
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