By Brent Thompson

Highlighted by an album release (Bitter Words), a headlining WorkPlay show and an appearance at Sloss Fest, 2017 was an eventful year for hometown favorites Riverbend. On Friday, January 5, the quartet – Stanton Langley, Price Pewitt, Sims Ruffino and Max Simon – returns to WorkPlay Theatre with The Essentialists opening the 8 p.m. show. Advance show tickets are $10 and can be purchased at www.workplay.com.