Brian Lisik & Jeremy Porter
Don’t miss this one folks! An up-close-and-personal evening with Brian Lisik and Jeremy Porter, two of the Midwest’s finest rock-n-roll frontmen, as they strip down their songs and tell the stories behind them. Chances are nothing will get broken…but hey, ya never know.
This show also marks the kickoff of Lisik and Porter’s Solo Together fall tour, with stops scheduled throughout Ohio and Michigan.
Jeremy Porter is a Detroit, Michigan-based guitarist, singer/songwriter, and producer. He’s best known for fronting his Detroit Rock and Roll band Jeremy Porter and The Tucos, and touring solo-acoustic between Tucos’ album cycles.
JP&T have toured the US, Canada, and the UK extensively, released four albums, and opened for the likes of everyone from Soul Asylum, Cracker, and American Aquarium to Lydia Loveless, Supersuckers, and Jesse Malin.
As a solo-artist, Jeremy strips his songs down to the bone, with an acoustic guitar and a voice, which lends itself perfectly to listening rooms, breweries, dive-bars, music-friendly grills, and small theatres. He’s played `em all and then some, balancing the entertainment/audience aspect with the craft of songwriting and performance, adjusting as he goes to fit the mood of the room.
Brian Lisik conjured the ghosts of its collective musical past while making his latest studio album, appropriately dubbed Nu Wreckard. The short, smart, snotty and irreverent seven-song collection traverses an ocean of genres – from raw ‘50s rock and 90s grunge to campy ‘70s TV cop show sounds and features appearances by Lisik’s long-time bassist, vocalist and songwriting partner Steve Norgrove, saxophonist Ian Early (Cherry Poppin’ Daddies), and Akron rock legends The Bizarros.
The album follows Brian Lisik & Hard Legs’ 2022 release, the intentionally unvarnished live album Hotsy Totsy! American Songwriter placed “Monk,” a searingly profane non-single from that album, among its Top 24 songs of the year. Hotsy Totsy! was also named one of the Canton Repository’s “Best of 2022” releases.
Lisik has shared the stage with artists including Tim Easton, Waylon Payne, Wade Bowen, Ass Ponys, Jesse Malin, Chris Knight, Tommy Womack, Nicole Atkins, Patrick Sweany, Two Cow Garage, The Chamber Strings, Eddie Money, and Roger McGuinn.
No Depression called Lisik’s music “a winning formula of catchy phrasing, jangly guitar riffs and great pop hooks.” The Seattle Post Intelligencer said the songs make “A rough and tumble garage-y sound…soaked deep in an ocean of chunky guitars.” Music writer Lee Zimmerman said “Lisik writes songs that resonate almost immediately…sharp, smart and full of edgy intensity…bold, assertive and flush with full tilt rock ‘n’ roll.”
The Rialto Living Room opens at 5pm!
Doors: 7:00PM / Showtime: 7:30PM