ABOUT      

Founded in 2019 by songwriter and guitarist Coleman Rigg, the band has grown from a local spark to a rising force in Philadelphia. Their debut self-titled record, Coleman Rigg & The Ridge Runners (2021), captured their raw beginnings, while 2023’s A Place I Thought I’d Never Be showcased a matured sound that helped the band mature. Their most recent 2026 LP Keep the World Away gave way to the most polished, well-rounded version of this up & coming rock band. While releasing music consistently for five years, the band has hit milestones like performing on Alt 104.5’s Brewery Tour, playing The Philadelphia Zoo festival, and hitting the road for short tours to bring their records to new audiences.

In an era crowded with imitation, revival, and nostalgia packaged for easy listening, Ridge Runners are forging their own path. Drawing from decades of sound like early 2000s indie, ’70s classic rock, ’90s alt-radio, grunge, and dozens more splintered sub-genres, they're weaving it all into something unmistakably their own.

Rock has never stopped growing. It has branched, twisted, and sprawled in every direction. Ridge Runners don’t try to trim it back or stay on one limb, carrying the same spirit as the founders of the genre. Their music feels both timeless and alive, forward-thinking yet haunted by the ghosts of the past. Just when a song feels familiar, they introduce a guitar lick, vocal melody, or synth hook that takes their sound to the genre-room next door.

While others try to go back in time, Ridge Runners offer something more vital: that rush of discovering your favorite band for the first time. Not just the sound, but the feeling. Like being seen and heard in the chaos of life; being a part of something new and upcoming.

Ridge Runners: revelation, not revival.

Coleman Rigg – vocals, guitar

Brett Harder – keyboards

Leo Fain – bass, backing vocals

Jared Kensinger – guitar

Netto Battera – drums