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FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB PRESENTS:FREEDY JOHNSTON seen HERE $25 General Admission / Reserved Tables AvailableFreedy Johnston is one of those rare singer-songwriters who counts critics among his biggest fans and whose heroes consider him a peer. Not bad for a self-proclaimed geek in glasses who never left his room.On September 9th, Forty Below Records will release Johnstons 9th album, Back on the Road to You. Its a record steeped in wit, humor, pathos, love, and friendship drenched with memorable, infectious melodies. Johnston recorded the album in Los Angeles with producer Eric Corne after setting up house in nearby Joshua Tree. The new surroundings seem to have imbued the albums mood and instrumentation with echoes of The Byrds, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, and Neil Young. Joining Johnston in the studio were Aimee Mann, Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles, and long time collaborator, Susan Cowsill, along with an all-star roots music band, including Doug Pettibone (Lucinda Williams), Dusty Wakeman (Jim Lauderdale), Dave Raven (Shelby Lynn) and Sasha Smith (Priscilla Ahn).In 1994 Rolling Stonenamed Johnston the Songwriter of the Year, describing him as A master storyteller, (who) sketches out full-blown tragedies in a few taut poetic lines. Adding, He joins that elite cadre of songwritersBob Dylan, Neil Young, Elvis Costellowhose brilliant pop compositions turn magical with the addition of a defiantly idiosyncratic singing voice.Lead-off single, There Goes a Brooklyn Girl is a case in point. Jangly hook-laden guitars tug at a heart beat drum pattern, propelled by intermittent finger snaps. Along withJohnstons uncanny lyrical charm and sweet sentimental harmonies it evokes the image of a never-ending love story. Shes the hip girl in the office who lives with her musician boyfriend out in Williamsburg. He tends bar until 4. It cant last. But at least a song comes out of it, Johnston quips.Back on the Road to Youis a return to grace for this gifted songwriter. It embodies the sound of an American original reminding us that he is still considered one of the best songwriters of his generation.Grab dinner before the show at BABYGOLD BARBECUEOr enjoy full service dining inside the club when doors open.
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