A teenage denizen of CBGB who fell in love with country songwriting, Rigby started bands Last Roundup and the Shams in NYC’s East Village before launching a solo career with 90's classic concept album Diary Of A Mod Housewife. Her song Dancing With Joey Ramone is a staple on Little Steven's Underground Garage. She lives, writes and records in Catskill, New York with her husband and sometime bandmate Wreckless Eric, and tours regularly in the US and UK. Amy has contributed writing to the Village Voice, Talkhouse and Slate. Her first book, Girl To City: A Memoir was published in 2019.

“Singer-songwriter…doesn’t fully describe Rigby’s immense gifts and her devotion to the kind of pop and rock music that singer-songwriters often neglect.” —Nashville Scene

“…one of the country’s best songwriters, with a mordant wit and keen eye for emotional detail.” —Chicago Reader