CHICAGO, IL. (Top40 Charts/ Western Publicity) Restless touring powerhouse
Brett Newski and seasoned singer/songwriter Pete Donnelly (of the Figgs) are hitting the road together for their Get A Real Job Tour. The tour includes stops in 5 states along the East Coast. Newski is playing in continued support of his second solo album American Folk Armageddon, while Donnelly will debut songs from his latest solo effort, Face The Bird. These two songwriting talents, who happen to be labelmates on Good Land Records, are poised to be an excellent pairing for a dog-days-of-summer tour.
"He has shed his band and is going the solo route with his latest, the superb acoustic punk album American Folk Armageddon. Part Frank Turner, part Billy Bragg, the ten songs that make up this record are often witty and always charming." Blurt Magazine
Brett Newski found himself job-less, girl-less and band-less in 2011. He bought a one-way ticket to Bangkok. He ended up spending two years in Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong and the Phillipines, supporting himself composing music for Vietnamese tampon ads. During this period he wrote almost 100 power-folk songs…one tenth of those are on American Folk Armageddon, out May 13th on Good Land Records. Helmed by Jonny Phillip, drummer for Trapper Schoepp & the Shades, Tommy Stinson and others, he handpicked Newski and ultimately began managing him. Newski's solid Midwestern roots anchor songs with super catchy melodies and melancholy lyrics with subtle wit. Newski is DIY to the core, designing his own site, drawing all his own artwork for the CDs, posters and web as well as writing copious amounts of music.
www.brettnewski.com
"If you know Pete Donnelly, it's likely as a member of one of the world's best rock bands, the Figgs. But Donnelly has always had a lot going on outside of that, including a career as a solo artist that started over a decade ago..."--
Boston Globe
New Jersey/Philadelphia-based songwriter Pete Donnelly has played with everyone from Tommy Stinson (Replacements, Guns & Roses) to
Soul Asylum and Graham Parker during his solo career and as the bass player for long-running rock & roll band the Figgs. He also spent several years as a member of the legendary NRBQ. Donnelly's career as a solo artist started over a decade ago. He's now touring in support of his recent album Face the Bird, which was recorded in an unused storefront in Ocean City, New Jersey, just before Hurricane
Sandy flooded the island. The record represents a return to the exploratory side of "home" recording and displays the pop-driven eclecticism that Donnelly and his Figgs mates have been offering up for more than 25 years.
www.petedonnellymusic.com
