Nashville songwriter Jonny Fritz is bringing his new brand of “Dad Country” to SxSW, announcing showcases as well as additional performances in Austin, TX. Jonny will support Heartless Bastards for March West Coast dates and will join The Devil Makes Three for a month of shows taking him through mid-April (scroll down for a complete tour schedule). The tour includes an LA show on March 26 at the Troubadour and an NYC show on April 18 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Accompanied by fiddler/ vocalist Josh Hedley, Jonny will be performing songs from his albums I’m Not Ready to Be a Daddy and Down On the Bikini Line as well as from his upcoming release, Dad Country, out April 16 on ATO Records. Recorded at Jackson Brown’s Los Angeles studio and in Jonny’s hometown of Nashville, TN, the album was co-produced by Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes and features Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith, Tay Straithairn and Wylie Gelber along with Spencer Cullum Jr. and Joshua Hedley.
 

JONNY FRITZ on tour:
+ 3/19, 3/23, 3/24, 4/7, 4/9 Co-headline with THE WEEKS
# 3/21-22, 3/25- 4/2 Supporting HEARTLESS BASTARDS
* 4/17-5/11 Supporting DEVIL MAKES THREE
 

3/09 TUPELO, MS – BLUE CANOE w/The Kernal
3/13 AUSTIN, TX – Billy Reid Party
3/13 AUSTIN, TX – Red Bull Sound Select Presents: “120 Hours in Austin”
3/14 AUSTIN, TX – Bangers
3/14 AUSTIN, TX – ATO / Red Light Party – Maggie Mae’s (Official SxSW Showcase)
3/15 AUSTIN, TX – The Treehouse Diddly – South By Sapporo at Cheers Shot Bar
3/15 AUSTIN, TX – Ground Control Touring Party @ Mohawk Outdoors (Official SxSW Showcase)
3/16 AUSTIN, TX – Sony SIX Lounge
3/19 DALLAS, TX @CLUB DADA +
3/21 SAN ANTONIO, TX @SAM’S BURGER JOINT #
3/22 EL PASO, TX @TRICKY FALLS #
3/23 TUCSON, AZ @PLUSH +
3/24 FLAGSTAFF, AZ @THE GREEN ROOM +
3/25 SAN DIEGO, CA @THE CASBAH #
3/26 LOS ANGELES, CA @TROUBADOUR #
3/28 SANTA ANA, CA @CONSTELLATION ROOM #
3/29 SANTA BARBARA, CA @SOHO #
3/30 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL #
3/31 SACRAMENTO, CA @HARLOW’S #
4/01 FELTON, CA @DON QUIXOTE’S #
4/02 SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA @SLO BREWING COMPANY #
4/07 PORTLAND, OR @HOLOCENE +
4/09 BOISE, ID @NEUROLUX +
4/17 RIDGEFIELD, CT @RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE *
4/18 BROOKLYN, NY @MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG *
4/19 BUFFALO, NY @TOWN BALLROOM *
4/20 TORONTO, ONT @THE OPERA HOUSE *
4/21 GRAND RAPIDS, MI @PYRAMID SCHEME *
4/24 CLEVELAND, OH @HOUSE OF BLUES – CAMBRIDGE ROOM *
4/25 INDIANAPOLIS, @IN DELUXE *
4/26 MILWAUKEE, WI @TURNER HALL *
4/27 MADISON, WI @MAJESTIC THEATRE *
4/28 DAVENPORT, IA @THE REDSTONE ROOM *
4/30 KANSAS CITY, MO @THE RECORD BAR *
5/02 NORMAN, OK @OPOLIS *
5/04 AUSTIN, TX @ANTONE’S *
5/05 HOUSTON, TX @FITZGERALD’S UPSTAIRS *
5/08 LITTLE ROCK, AR @REVOLUTION MUSIC ROOM *
5/09 MEMPHIS, TN @THE HI-TONE CAFÉ *
5/10 ST. LOUIS, MO @BLUEBERRY HILL *
5/11 LOUISVILLE, KY @HEADLINERS MUSIC HALL *