Artists pay tribute to Justin Townes Earle (Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Billy Bragg & more)
Robyn Hitchcock, Frank Turner, The Decemberists' Colin Meloy, The Hold Steady's Craig Finn, Stephen King, Kevin Morby, and others have also paid tribute...
Jonny Corndawg
Jayhawks, Bonnie Raitt & more playing free Americana Fest NYC this weekend
It's the finale for this year's Lincoln Center Out of Doors festival, and it also features a tribute to Chuck Berry, Memphis soul legened Don Berry, Amanda Shires, roots supergroup Traveller, and more. And it's free.
Jonny Fritz raised money for a new hip; Middle Brother playing Newport Folk Fest
Jonny Fritz (fka Jonny Corndawg) recently launched a GoFundMe campaign to help pay for his hip surgery, and he passed his goal of $10,000 in two days!
Jonny Fritz touring, playing 2 NYC shows: one w/ Langhorne Slim, one w/ a secret guest (dates)
Jonny Fritz (formerly Jonny Corndawg) is heading out on tour this year. First he'll play a few dates with Nikki Lane in February (before she tours with Shakey Graves), and then in March he makes his way to NYC for two shows here...
Jonny Corndawg changed his name, expands tour, plays Union Pool tonight (dates)
(via @JRB3000)
"Y'all can still call me whatever the hell you want. I just cannot get the words to come out of my mouth anymore. We are now Jonny Fritz and The In-Laws" -- Jonny Fritz...
Jonny Corndawg touring; NPR streaming Newport Folk Fest
Jonny Corndawg at Red Hook Park in June (more by Tracy Allison)
Jonny Corndawg is touring the US and Canada in the upcoming weeks, and after that run brings him to Newport Folk Festival, he'll make his way to NYC for a show at Mercury Lounge on August 1...
Deer Tick & Jonny Corndawg played Red Hook Park (pics)
Not long after Action Bronson and Das Racist did it, Deer Tick played a free show in Brooklyn's Red Hook Park last week (6/21) with Jonny Corndawg, courtesy of Summerstage...
Deer Tick, Turbo Fruits, Corndawg, Diamond Rugs & David Letterman (pics, dates & a bunch of shows tonight)
Deer Tick played a free show in Red Hook Park last night (6/21) with Jonny Corndawg. During their set, they honored the Beastie Boys with a cover of "Fight For Your Right," which you can watch a video of below...
June shows in Red Hook Park (Deer Tick, Das Racist & more)
Deer Tick (more by Tim Griffin)
As part of SummerStage 2012, Red Hook Park in Brooklyn will host free shows for a week in June including, AraabMUZIK, Das Racist, Deer Tick, and a Comedy Central showcase featuring Hannibal Buress, Kevin Barnett, and Josh Rabintowitz...
Jonny Corndawg, Robert Ellis & Shovels and Rope played Mercury Lounge (pics)
Of all the unique characters at the South by Southwest Music Conference last week, few stood out like Jonny Corndawg.
A twangy song picker from rural Virginia -- "I never really quite fit in there, which explains a lot," he says -- the real-life Jonny Fritz made a striking figure physically in Austin, with his rail-thin frame under a wide-brimmed cowboy hat...