GTG Records announces the release of Dynamite Alley, the new solo album from Jeremy Porter - the Detroit-based singer/songwriter and front-man for Jeremy Porter and the Tucos. The album is his first solo release since 2019’s 1987 EP and his first full-length solo album since Party of One (Mag Wheel Records, 2010). The album, named after a 1980 episode of the motorcycle cop-dramedy “CHiPs” (s03e23), with a nod to Rod Stewart’s second solo album Gasoline Alley, includes ten songs ranging from sparse acoustic numbers to cowpunk-rocking classics and country-rock tear-jerkers.
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The album took a year and a half from the first sessions to release, after some direction changes and a busy touring schedule with The Tucos. “There were periods of great productivity, and there were periods where it sat for weeks on end. Sometimes life happens and you gotta dodge curveballs, but we got there in the end.” Porter says.
The album features a multitude of contributions from friends David Below (Jennifer Westwood, India Green) on drums, Jake Riley (The Tucos, Big Shoals, Matt Woods Band, The Social Workers) on upright bass, Fritz Van Kosky (The Regulars, Pete Moss & The Fungis) on electric bass and beats, Nick Raeon on banjo, Jay Gonzales (Drive-By Truckers) on piano, Wurlitzer, and organ, Doug McKeon (GC5, Bedroom Legends, Magpies) on vocals, acoustic guitar, and mandolin, Chris Yohn (Boys From the County Hell) on violin/fiddle, Noreen Porter on castanets, Harry Brish on accordion, Gabriel Doman (The Tucos, The Hotwalls) on bongos, Rachel Goldsmith on cello, and Liz Fornal (The Orbitsuns) on harmony/backup vocals. GTG Records label-mates, touring partners, and collaborators The Wild Honey Collective are featured prominently with Tommy McCord on mandolin, Danille Gyger on harmonies, and Adam Aymor on pedal steel guitar.
“It’s an all-star cast! Everyone brought their A-game and elevated it way beyond anything I had planned.” Jeremy boasts. “It wasn’t always easy to wrangle everyone, but they were all very generous with their time and talent, and again, we got there in the end.”
The album was recorded primarily by Gabriel Doman (JP & The Tucos drummer/producer) at his Pharmhouse Studio in Dearborn, Michigan and Porter’s studio The Basement in Plymouth, Michigan. Tim Patalan (Sponge, Watershed, The Fags) mixed it at The Loft in Saline, Michigan, and Dan Coutant (War on Women, Jawbox, The Sword) mastered it at SunRoom Studios in Windsor, NY.
The first video from Dynamite Alley is “Big Spender” - directed and filmed around southeastern Michigan by Noreen Porter and featuring many of the key players from the album and one super-cool 1998 Chevy Silverado pickup truck. Check it out!
Dynamite Alley will be released on limited-edition 180g vinyl, CD, and digitally on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms. Jeremy will spend the fall touring behind Dynamite Alley in a solo-acoustic setting across the midwestern and western US and Canada. The record release show will be a unique, 1-off (?) performance by the Jeremy Porter Band (JP, Below, and Van Kosky) and there are a couple Tucos’ shows supporting Watershed in there too!
JEREMY PORTER - DYNAMITE ALLEY SOLO-ACOUSTIC TOUR - FALL 2024
Thu 29 August………..Detroit, MI…………………….…………………….Lager House
Wed 4 September…..Tilsonburg, ON……………………..The Mill Underground
Thu 5 September……Toronto, ON..................................…............Lola (a)
Fri 6 September……..Montréal, QC.......................…....................Barfly (a)
Sat 7 September…….Triton-Ouest, QC……….....….................Thirsty Boot (a)
Thu 19 September….Akron, OH.....………...….....…....….......Rialto Theatre (b)
Fri 20 September……Dayton, OH.........………….……….....South Park Tavern (b)
Sat 21 September….Ypsilanti, MI...........…...….……................…...Ziggy's (c)
Sat 28 September….Columbus, OH..……………………................Rumba Cafe (d)
Thu 3 October………..Maumee, OH............………..................Village Idiot (e)
Sat 5 October…………Hamtramck, MI...........……............….....Ghost Light (d)
Thu 10 October………Portland, OR................……......The Guilded Raccoon
Fri 11 October.……….Boise, ID...........……......…...Spring Creek Brewing Co.
Sat 12 October……….Salt Lake City, UT...…...……….............Tailgate Tavern
Sun 13 October………Palasade, CO..........……..……......Palasade Brewing Co.
Mon 14 October……..Boulder, CO.....……….....…......................Marietta Hall
Tue 15 October……...Laramie, WY………….........…..........The Great Untamed
Wed 16 October……..Bozeman, MT...……….........…..................Tune Up Bar
Thu 17 October……..Spokane, WA.…………..........……......Jackson Street Bar
Fri 18 October……….Vancouver, BC.....…..............……..…......Tree’s Organic
Sat 19 October..…..Seattle, WA7......................................Blue Moon (f)
(a) w/David Picco
(b) w/Brian Lisik
(c) Record Release Show - The Jeremy Porter Band w/Brian Lisik and The Needmores
(d) Jeremy Porter and The Tucos supporting Watershed
(e) Jeremy Porter and The Tucos all night
(f) w/Joe Reineke, Mike Spine Band, Moving in Slow
Record Release Show! Ziggy’s in Ypsilanti, Michigan, September 21, 2024.
GTG Records is an indie-label/community based in Lansing, Michigan and led by Tommy Plural. They’re home to The Plurals, The Wild Honey Collective, Jeremy Porter and The Tucos/Jeremy Porter solo, and many, many more. Visit their website and follow their bands. Tell your local record store to stock their titles, distributed by Recess-Ops.
