Wednesday, August 7, 2013

HOT ON HEELS OF NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL SET & OPENING SLOT FOR JASON ISBELL, GRITTY, FAST-RISING SONGWRITER JOE FLETCHER TO MAKE AMERICANA FEST DEBUT SEPT. 20

'YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG MAN' ALBUM COMING THIS FALL

"RAW BEAUTY" – BOSTON PHOENIX

Fast-rising Americana songwriter Joe Fletcher will make his Americana Festival debut in Nashville, TN on September 20, following his Newport Folk Festival set July 27. His new album 'You've Got The Wrong Man' will be released this fall.

Fletcher, whose sound swirls blues, outlaw country, and gritty Americana influences, made his Newport debut last year. He has also opened for Jason Isbell, Deer Tick, The Low Anthem, John Doe, and Lucero and recorded with John McCauley (Deer Tick). Vanity Fair recently ran a Q&A with Fletcher and McCauley.

Earlier this year, he was featured in GQ and Refinery 29's 2013 SXSW fashion spreads. The Boston Phoenix called his 2011 album 'White Lighter' "raw beauty," continuing, "The listener can't help but be swept up in each of the 12 tracks. Lyrically, Fletcher bleeds George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Cash with first-hand accounts of barstool outlaws and the family man blues, while his acoustic skills invite comparisons to Townes Van Zandt."

DigBoston has praised his "raucous live shows."

No Depression says, "His signature brand of dark and lyrically driven honky tonk is interspersed with a softer side that would make Hagg or Jones proud."

WHO: Joe Fletcher & The Wrong Reasons, with Johnny Fritz, Caitlin Rose, Bottle Rockets, and Luella & The Sun
WHAT: Americana Music Festival at Mercy Lounge
WHEN: 8pm, Friday, Sept. 20, 2013
WHERE: Mercy Lounge, 1 Cannery Row, Nashville, TN
TICKETS: TBA

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