After a spring spent touring Europe with the brilliant Gories, Detroit musician Danny Kroha is doing a quick solo tour throughout the South in mid August— because he enjoys mosquitoes, we guess? He's joined by Jake Fussell, himself a super talented performer in the songster tradition. Tell your friends in Nashville, Chattanooga, Asheville and elsewhere to hit up these shows!
Weds, August 12th - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop
Thurs, August 13th - Nashville, TN - Fond Object
Fri, August 14th - Memphis, TN - MURPHY'S
Sat, August 15th - Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's
Mon, August 17th - Athens, GA - Normaltown Hall
Tues, August 18th - Chattanooga, TN - Barking Legs Theater
Weds, August 19th - Asheville, NC - The Mothlight
Thurs, August 20th - Lexington, KY - Willie's Locally Known
Locally in the Detroit metropolitan area, many months you can catch Danny performing at Lo & Behold's Folk Blues Night, who are currently in need of matching funds. So if you enjoy that spot or its good works, please visit that page to donate.
Metro Times music editor Mike McGonigal has written about music since 1984, when he started the fanzine Chemical Imbalance at age sixteen with money saved from mowing lawns in Florida. He's since written for Spin, Pitchfork, the Village VOICE and Artforum. He's been a museum guard, a financial reporter, a bicycle...