Tunesday: Johnnie Newman

One of our favorite artists to play when beginning a night of drinking is Johnnie Newman.  His song-writing, performance and vocals are damn good.  His lyrics are pretty dark, but played over a Steely Dan-ish, 70's-esque vibe.  (I almost typed Steely Danish... that's either a cover band that changes all the songs to have food topics or a mineral-rich pastry.)

We've seen him perform live a few times at the Hotel Café and his live shows are quite fun to watch.  Johnnie's band are all very talented musicians and both fun to watch and listen to perform.

Go search this dude out.  I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.  Find him on itunes, I think that's the easiest way to get a hold of his music.

With lyrics like this, how can you go wrong:

Nothing's ever gonna be the same

times are hard and people are crazy

We all know that the world is dangerous

but it's funny how they call it the city of angels

Some days things are going great

then you catch a bullet to the side of the face

left for dead in the midnight rain

they set you up man, you got made

I left out video on this one since you can find it at his site:  www.johnnienewmanmusic.com