Freedy Johnston w/ Tin Roof Echo at The Grey Eagle

Name: Freedy Johnston w/ Tin Roof Echo at The Grey Eagle
Start: 2025-02-02T20:00:00-05:00
Location: The Grey Eagle

Schedule

Sun Feb 02 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Grey Eagle | Asheville, NC

Freedy Johnston
Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 8:00 PM
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FREEDY JOHNSTON
Freedy 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 Johnston’s 9th album, Back on the Road to You. It’s 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 have imbued the album’s 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 Stone named 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 songwriters—Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Elvis Costello—whose brilliant pop compositions turn magical with the addition of a defiantly idiosyncratic singing voice.”
Freedy Johnston has taken an unpredictable path throughout his 30-year career. It’s a true underdog story. He has a wicked gift for turning a melodic phrase with equal parts’ heart on his sleeve’ troubadour and weaver of mysteries. The Kansas native released his first two records with the widely respected indie label Bar/None. Can You Fly made many ‘Best of the Year’ lists, including, The New York Times, Billboard, and Spin Magazine, to name a few. Robert Christgau for The Village Voice called it “a perfect album,” and Playboy declared it “the best album by a new male singer-songwriter in at least a decade.” Can You Fly was also cited in music critic Tom Moon’s book, 1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die.
Back on the Road to You is 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.

TIN ROOF ECHO
Although originally hailing from the musically rich city of Macon, Georgia Joe Hooten has called Asheville, North Carolina home since the late 90's, more permanently in 2007.
Since his 2014 debut, The Original Plan, six studio albums have been released under the Tin Roof Echo moniker-each demonstrating the DIY recording style that ultimately allows his uniquely introspective songwriting production to be highlighted along with his varied influences. In 2021 he released Mornings Are For Singing an exceptionally unique live album captured in various stairwells at his day job. Hooten has recently released his seventh studio album, Flowers Falling.
Secretly recorded between September 2023 and April 2024, Flowers Falling marks a departure from Tin Roof Echo's previous DIY ethos, as Hooten opted to collaborate with producer Kevin Boggs at Loc-Level Sound in Asheville, NC. Featuring appearances by members of Steep Canyon Rangers, Drive-By Truckers, Amy Ray Band, and more, the album was mastered by the renowned John Keane (R.E.M., Indigo Girls, Widespread Panic) at his studio in Athens, GA, Flowers Falling is poised to captivate audiences with its infectious blend of impassioned country-tinged melodies and heartfelt songwriting.