Musical maverick Johnny Dowd has added more shows in his home state New York to promote his latest album Homemade Pie: "Dowd has always been a genre of his own, exploring the alleys connecting blues, country, vaudeville, funk, rock and maybe of dozen more. His songs are populated with losers, disgruntled, lovers, con men, players, and small time crooks. Thankfully they never show any signs of regret or remorse, which makes for far more interesting stories than gratuitous happy ending. Exhibit A the title track Homemade Pie: the story of a sketchy salesman who gets shot and crucified. Exhibit B Shack: his Dad made every stupid mistake a man could possibly make, but he stands by his deeds, porudely proclaiming that he would do it all again, if he had the chance. Ladies is a lascivious, one-word rave-up that will get him cancelled by radio stations without a sense of humor. And there is Uncle Jimmy, who was a fun character taking him on fishing trips and let him smoke fags - he lifted the intro of Allen Toussaint's Fortune Teller to set the mood for this one".
He will be on tour in Europe in September.
NY State dates:- 03/27 Brooktondale, NY @ Brookton Market
- 04/01 Ithaca, NY @ The Downstairs
- 04/09 Beacon, NY @ Quinn’s
- 05/14 Newfield, NY @ Stone Bend Farm
- 06/10-12 Rochester, NY @ Abilene Bar & Grill (supporting Amy Lavere & Will Sexton)
- 06/15 Hector, NY @ Lucky Hare Brewing (supporting Amy Lavere & Will Sexton)
- 06/16 Marlboro, NY @ The Falcon
- 07/01 Ithaca, NY @ Lucky Hare At Press Bay
- 07/xx Trumansburg, NY @ Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival (exact date TBA)
- 09/01 Haarlem, Netherlands @ Patronaat
- 09/03 House concert, Netherlands
- 09/04 Karlsruhe, Germany @ Kohi
- 09/07 Sheffield, UK @ Greystones
- 09/08 Newcastle, UK @ The Cluny 2
- 09/09 Glasgow, UK @ The Hug & Pint
- 09/10 Low Mill, UK @ The Band Room
- 09/11 London, UK @ West Hampstead Arts Club
HCTF review of Homemade Pie.
