As another year slowly begins to wind down, I reflect on the lessons learned. Loss of a father and another brother took me to a deeper place of reflection than I've ever ventured before. It took me closer to the people I love most and closer to the friends I’ve made all over the world, in large part thanks to music. Friends who've shared my tears night after night, show after show. Words cannot express how fortunate I feel to have had this opportunity to share both the burden of grief and the joy of life with so many of you. Our collective tears make an ocean of nectar which we can dive right into and explore, or upon which we can float peacefully, as we ride the waves both gentle and thrashing. Thank you.
Now it’s time to go out in an achingly scorching blaze of fury and glory with a bang that’s been a brewin’ in me all year. In other words, LET’S ROCK! Here’s what’s going down...
For starts, I welcome to the band one of my first friends in NYC, the amazing Craig Dreyer on organ, piano and tenor sax. Craig is a NYC legend who has played with Greg Allman, Warren Haynes, Joan Osborne, Dispatch, to name just a few!
Here’s what one critic wrote, "Craig Dreyer brings his heavy, blues-rock organ, barrelhouse piano and howling tenor sax to the Dana Fuchs Band's already big, powerful sound – and the result is pure excitement."
After blowing away all of our audiences in the states since January of this year, I decided it was time to make it official and add Craig to the band. I feel such a magical, musical and soulful connection with him, and on stage he makes me feel like a kid on playground again. You’ll simply have to see for yourselves.
And for some more exciting news… I’M BREAKING DOWN, after years of your requests, we are finally releasing our first acoustic CD, “Broken Down". Some of you have seen the acoustic show over the years and it’s YOU who planted this seed.
"Broken Down" is a compilation of stripped down versions of previously released and never before released songs. It started with me and Jon Diamond going through our vast number of demos. A couple of the tunes on "Broken Down" are the very first demo we created before going into the studio with the band. For instance, "Keepsake", "So Hard to Move", "Baby Loves The Life", "Misery", and others were demos of songs for producers and potential studio albums that still haven’t seen the light of day. Plus, there is a healthy exploration of me creating new music with some different songwriting partners, such as, Ricky Ross (Deacon Blue), Jack O'Hara and Jon's brother, Pete Diamond. We ice the cake with a cover version of "Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City" made famous by Bobby Bland!
While this body of material has been “in the can” I just wanted the time to be right to release it.
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| Dad, Don, Donna and Dan |
The title says it all, "Broken Down". It is not only reflective of how the songs are recorded but also speaks to the heartache and perseverance of the last two decades of my music career.
A career that thanks to you all, has steadily built over these recent years of touring non-stop and gives me a place to let it all out! The album has been officially dedicated to my late family members and to all of you who celebrate life with me at every show.
That’s why, starting September 4th in Erfurt Germany, "Broken Down Acoustic Sessions" will be sold EXCLUSIVELY from the stage so all of you, who essentially made this album with me, can have it first before the actual release date of November 9th.
And if you can’t make a show, fear not, just check the Dana Fuchs Store for details on how to get it.
I hope you’ll come celebrate life with me one last time before the year ends.
AS ALWAYS, I thank you with all my heart and soul and love and tears and joy!
Love, Dana
Click here to see where I’ll be and to get your tickets: TOUR DATES
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