{"id":40952,"date":"2023-04-18T10:27:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T14:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=40952"},"modified":"2023-04-20T09:19:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T13:19:52","slug":"on-stage-extra-jordy-brings-new-music-to-the-fillmore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=40952","title":{"rendered":"On Stage Extra: Jordy brings new music to the Fillmore"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

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Jordy<\/p><\/div>\n

April 21 is a day pop music fans have been looking forward to for quite some time.<\/p>\n

It is the release date for Jordy\u2019s sophomore album, \u201cBoy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jordy is already touring in support of the new album \u2013 a tour that makes a local stop on April 18 at Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal Street, Philadelphia, www.thefillmorephilly.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first single was in 2018,\u201d said Jordy, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from a tour stop in Columbus, Ohio. \u201cIt was called \u2018Be With Me.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first EP was \u2018Welcome to the Friend Zone\u2019 in 2019. I made another EP in 2020 and I\u2019ve released a lot of singles over the last few years.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2018, Jordy broke through with the\u00a0independent single, \u201cJust Friends,\u201d tallying 18+ million streams and counting.\u00a0He maintained his momentum with\u00a0\u201cClose To You,\u201d reeling in another 13+ million streams. <\/p>\n

His 2021 full-length debut, \u201cMind Games,\u201d spawned the relatable \u201cLong Distance,\u201d\u00a0which lit up TikTok. In its wake, he made his national television debut with an impressive performance on The Today Show and later earned a nomination at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in the \u201cSocial Star\u201d category.<\/p>\n

In the 2020s, Jordy has performed sold-out shows across the U.S. \u2013 including one at LA\u2019s legendary club, the Troubadour. He also has made major festival appearances including Lollapalooza, BottleRock, Washashore, and Corona Capital). Importantly, he has earned critical praise in the press for his candid, heartfelt songs.<\/p>\n

Jordy, an openly gay singer-songwriter, has collaborated with fellow rising indie-pop acts such as Emma L\u00f8v, Joy Oladokun,\u00a0and Loote<\/a>. The Chicago native even\u00a0earned a nomination for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist at this year\u2019s GLAAD Media Awards.<\/p>\n

Getting his fans primed for the release of a new album, Jordy hit paydirt with his recent single, \u201cStory of a Boy.\u201d The song puts an LGBT spin on Nine Days\u2019 \u201cAbsolutely: Story of a Girl,\u201d which was a mainstream hit more than 20 years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis song \u2013 and most of my songs \u2013 provide music that queer kids can identify with,\u201d said Jordy. \u201cI didn\u2019t have a lot of openly queer artists to listen to as a kid.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always listened to pop \u2013 Spice Girls, Michelle Branch, NSYNC, the Backstreet Boys. I would have loved to have had a queer artist to look up to when I was young.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first concert I went to was by Avril (Lavigne). She was so cool \u2013 and such a badass. While I loved pop, my dad loved rock. Avril was in the middle, so he took me to her concert.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jordy lists one of his goals as saying things that are on his mind even if he\u2019s not comfortable saying them. He also feels that queer artists have a place not just in the queer community but in the mainstream.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came out when I was 15,\u201d said Jordy. \u201cMy main influence at my time of coming out was Adam Lambert. That was so powerful \u2013 also Sam Smith. Also, I remember when Ricky Martin came out. It was a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

The level of acceptance for LGBT artists has risen in a huge way over the last five-to-10 years (except maybe in Kid Rock\u2019s backyard).<\/p>\n

\u201cI got bullied a lot when I was younger,\u201d said Jordy. \u201cBeing onstage is when I started to become visible. I come from a really loving family and supportive community. So, I\u2019ve been able to speak for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jordy speaks volumes \u2013 especially on his new album, \u201cBoy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI cut the album in L.A. and Nashville over the last one-and-one-half years,\u201d said Jordy. \u201cI\u2019ve been working on these songs since the last album. I\u2019m always writing. I have over 100 songs ready now.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor this tour, I\u2019m with my band \u2013 drummer and guitarist. The set list is about 50\/50 with songs from each album.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I\u2019m writing, my goal aways is to make a good pop record. When I\u2019m writing music, it is inherently queer. Anything I write is from a queer perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Jordy \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/Rztr2-9498w<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show on April 18, which has Spencer Sutherland as the headliner, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22.<\/p>\n

On April 19, Brooklyn Bowl (1009 Canal Street, Philadelphia, www.brooklynbowl.com\/philadelphia<\/a>) will host a show featuring Fruit Bats as the headliner with H.C. McEntyre as the opening act.<\/p>\n

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Fruit Bats<\/p><\/div>\n

Eric Johnson, the man behind Fruit Bats, is on tour in support of his upcoming album, \u201cA River Running to Your Heart,\u201d which will be released on April 14.<\/p>\n

Despite Johnson\u2019s nomadic lifestyle, this album explores the importance of what it means to be home, both physically and spiritually, and how home can take on many forms. The lead single off the album, \u201cRushin\u2019 River Valley,\u201d sets the stage for Johnson\u2019s upcoming release.<\/p>\n

Fruit Bats\u2019 10th full-length release finds the artist in the middle of a people-powered climb leading to the biggest shows and most enthusiastic new fans in Fruit Bats history. It\u2019s hard to pinpoint a single reason for this mid-career resurgence, but after two decades of making music, hard-earned emotional maturity has clearly seeped into Johnson\u2019s already inviting songs, resulting in a sound that\u2019s connected with audiences like no other previous version of the band.<\/p>\n

As a kid growing up in the Midwest, Johnson\u2019s family moved around a lot, but it wasn\u2019t until he became a touring musician years later that motion became a central part of his identity. That transient lifestyle stoked an enduring reverence for the world he watched pass by through a van window.<\/p>\n

According to Johnson, \u201cThere\u2019s always been motion in my life between one place and another.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt weighs heavily on me — the notion of place — the places I\u2019ve been and the places I want to go. The songs exist in a world that you can sort of travel from one to another. There are roads and rivers between these songs.\u201d
\n\u201cA River Running to Your Heart\u201d represents the fullest realization of Johnson\u2019s creative vision to date. It\u2019s a sonically diverse effort that largely explores the importance of what it means to be home, both physically and spiritually.
\n\u201cWe lost some time \/ But we can make it back \/ Let\u2019s take it easy on ourselves, okay?\u201d sings a world-weary but ultimately reassuring Johnson in the song\u2019s opening lines.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson is an avowed \u201cDeadhead\u201d (fan of\u00a0The Grateful Dead).\u00a0Fruit Bats have covered the songs “Wharf Rat” and “They Love Each Other” in concert.\u00a0Johnson has appeared several times as a guest on several Grateful Dead related projects. In August 2019 he joined Joe Russo’s Almost Dead for several songs at Los Angeles\u2019\u00a0Greek Theatre,\u00a0and once again in July 2021.<\/p>\n

In October 2021, he played three shows at the\u00a0Capitol Theatre\u00a0in Port Chester, New York as part of\u00a0Phil Lesh and Friends.<\/p>\n

Video link for Fruit Bats — https:\/\/youtu.be\/xqEkvpetUbY<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show on April 19 at Brooklyn Bowl will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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