Jonny Fritz is used to being out of his element. The Montana-born country music performer has spent a good chunk of the past decade touring, but his stops aren¡¯t the usual destinations for someone calling Nashville home. He has played every state in America, as well as shows across Europe, Argentina and India.
¡°Even though my music is pretty acutely American in its content, it¡¯s really much more fun to bring that to the rest of the world, to see which parts of which songs resonate with which people,¡± he says. ¡°It¡¯s a lot more fun for me, knowing that my audience doesn¡¯t understand me.¡±
He¡¯ll feel right at home next week when he plays gigs around Tokyo, in intimate venues in Shimokitazawa and Golden Gai. It¡¯s a rare chance to catch country music in the capital from an artist who recently played California¡¯s Stagecoach festival, the country music-equivalent of Coachella.
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