Watch Jonny Fritz Sing Sweet, Bizarre ‘Chihuahua Rescue’
Jonny Fritz sings songs of the underdog – whether he is peering beyond the curtains at a seedy hotel or praising the resolution of a newly sober friend. On “Chihuahua Rescue,” the closing track on his fourth album, Sweet Creep, he’s talking about an actual dog, turning the process of pet adoption into a sweetly bizarre ode that could only come from the king of Dad Country himself. Watch Fritz play the tune with ace fiddler and frequent collaborator Joshua Hedley in a session for live sound gear manufacturer LR Baggs above, “recorded live at somebody’s house in Nashville, TN at the last minute.”
Fritz’s follow-up to Sweet Creep looks to not be another solo project but an album from his supergroup Traveller with Cory Chisel and Robert Ellis. According to the band’s Instagram, the trio recorded at The Refuge in Appleton, Wisconsin, with Ellis taking production reigns. The Refuge, founded by Chisel alongside his wife, musician Adriel Denae, is former monastery that is now a non-profit, venue and artist retreat.
Fritz, with Hedley on fiddle, is currently on with Margo Price, and will continue his spring tour in Europe, ending with multiple dates in Australia.
Here are Fritz’s full tour dates:
February 28 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle (with Margo Price)
March 1 – Wilmington, NC @ Throne Theatre (with Margo Price)
March 2 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
March 3 – Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom (with Margo Price)
March 4 – Chattanooga, TN @ Revelry Room (with Margo Price)
March 5 – Birmingham, AL @ WorkPlay (with Margo Price)
March 22 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 ABC2 Glasgow
March 24 – Bristol, UK @ The Exchange
March 25 – Twyford, UK @ The Swiss Cottage
March 26 – London, UK @ The Moth Club
March 28 – Krefeld, DE @ Kulturrampe
March 29 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
March 30 – Utrecht, NL @ Molen de Ster presented by Ekko
March 31 – Rotterdam, NL @ V11 presented by Rotown
April 1 – Gent, BE @ Trefpunt
April 4 – Gothenburg, SWE @ Pustervik
April 5 – Orebro, SWE @ East West
April 6 – Oslo, NO @ Buckleys
April 7 – Malmö, SWE @ Folk å Rock
April 8 – Borlänge, SWE @ Broken Dreams
April 9 – Stockholm, SWE @ Southside Bar
April 13 – Sydney, AUS @ Porteno Restaurant
April 14 – Sydney, AUS @ Newton Social Club
April 15 – Bruzzy’s Farm, Tallarook, AUS @ Boogie Festival
April 16 – Bruzzy’s Farm, Tallarook, AUS @ Boogie Festival
April 19 – Melbourne, AUS @ Spotted Mallard
April 20 Melbourne, AUS @ Caravan Music Club
April 21 – Melbourne, AUS @ Meeniyan Town Hall
April 22 – Adelaide, AUS @ Silver Raven Festival
April 23 – Brisbane, AUS @ Triffid
April 24 – Byron Bay, AUS