Master
Storyteller David Olney Stacks the Deck on New Studio Album, When the Deal
Goes Down, Coming July 8 on Deadbeet Records
Singer/Songwriter Will Celebrate New Disc with Grimey’s
Too/Howlin’ Books In-Store on July 8 and Special CD Release Show on July 9 at
The End in Nashville
NASHVILLE, TN – Master storyteller David Olney announces a
July 8 release date for his latest studio album, When the Deal Goes
Down, on Deadbeet Records. Produced by David Olney and Mark Robinson and
recorded/mixed at Guido’s Studios South in Nashville, When the Deal Goes
Down presents a dozen tales of roots music mayhem and delight, with the
acclaimed singer/ songwriter backed by a cadre of some of Music City’s most
creative players, including long-time Olney compadre Sergio Webb on guitar. The
new album is the first time Olney and Robinson have worked
together.
Olney will offer his hometown Nashville fans a special treat
with a double-dose of performances to celebrate the new album: on July 8, a free
in-store show and CD signing at Grimey’s Too/ Howlin’ Books (1702 8th Ave.
South); and on July 9 a full-blown CD release show (with special guest RB
Morris) at The End (2219 Elliston Place). Later this summer, David Olney will
make his debut as a Shakespearean actor in the annual Nashville Shakespeare in
the Park Festival. During the extended run engagement (August 14 – September 14)
at Nashville’s Centennial Park, Olney will play the part of Lord Amiens in a
modern version of As You Like It, and also contributes new
original music to the play.
Bolstered by Olney’s wicked sense of humor, counterbalanced
with his knack for writing both dramatic and insightful lyrics, When the
Deal Goes Down takes listeners on a wild ride of emotions from love and
hope to fear and despair, all the while being entertaining as-hell. From the
comedy of “Mister Stay at Home” and “Servant Job” to the tragedy of “No Trace”
and “Scarecrow Man,” the new CD convincingly covers both the bitingly funny and
chillingly stark sides of the street – and doing a fair bit of jaywalking in
between them, too.
“I thought it might be helpful to God if I told him (or her)
what I wanted from him (or her),” he says about the origin of the album’s title
track. “God answered with a lightning bolt that just missed my head. What a
kidder!”
On When the Deal Goes Down, he once again has
several co-writes with long-time collaborator John Hadley, including the song
“No Trace” “I pictured it in Africa, but it could also apply to West Virginia.
Or anywhere in North or South America. Or the land of Canaan. Or the planet
Earth. You get the idea,” Olney confides.” They pair up once more on “Mister
Stay at Home,” a tune Olney says “has a jug band feel with some Mills Brothers
thrown in. Grumpy old guy decides to go to town and have some fun. Hey, wait a
minute, I resemble that remark.”
One of the most visual and visceral tracks on the new album
is the mesmerizing “Scarecrow Man.” “There are any number of things in life that
can do us in but what really terrorizes us are the demons we create in our own
minds,” he says about the song. “They don’t disappear until we breathe our last
breath.” And then he adds, “This was originally a Cha Cha.”
David Olney’s music has been compared to Tom Waits and Johnny
Cash, and he has had songs recorded by Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Del
McCoury, Lonnie Brooks, Tim O’Brien and Steve Young, among many others. Over a
career that span four decades, he’s recorded more than 20 albums and toured
around the world. In 2013, his song, “Postcard from Mexico,” was prominently
featured in the hit ABC-TV series, Nashville. His YouTube channel
has become must-see destination for web fans every Tuesday with his “You Never
Know” video shorts featuring the story behind a song and its performance, along
with other personal observations, as well as music videos and classic poetry
recitations, such as “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”
“Olney brings to mind other acclaimed storytellers like Ray
Wylie Hubbard and Randy Newman and his work holds its own with this esteemed
company,” wrote Michael Berick in his Blurt review of an earlier
album, adding, “Olney has created such a memorable set of distinctive characters
and dramatic scenarios that this work seems like a soundtrack to a novella or
stage production.”
Fans can
pre-order
When the Deal Goes Down
in both digital download form as
well as CD, including immediate download of 2 tracks in the
high-quality format of their choice (MP3, FLAC, and more), plus unlimited mobile
access using the free Bandcamp listening app. They’ll also get the complete
album the moment it’s released. To find out all the information on this offer,
visit http://davidolney.bandcamp.com/album/when-the-deal-goes-down
DAVID OLNEY
ITINERARY
7/8 Grimey’s
Too/Howlin’ Books In-Store Show & CD Signing Nashville, TN
7/9 The End (CD
Release Show)
Nashville, TN
7/12 Private Concert
Whitefish, MT
7/17
Machinery Row (solo show)
Great
Falls, MT
7/18
KGLT-FM Presents Live from the Divide (w/Sergio Webb) Bozeman, MT
7/19
Waterworks Art Museum (w/Sergio Webb)
Miles City, MT
7/20
The Murray Bar (w/Sergio Webb)
Livingston,
MT
8/2 Musical
Heritage Center @ Fiddle & Pick
Pegram,
TN
8/6
Music City Roots
Franklin, TN
8/14-9/14
Shakespeare in the Park – Centennial Park
Nashville, TN
8/20 The 5 Spot (Band) -
Residency
Nashville, TN
8/27
The 5 Spot (Band) - Residency
Nashville,
TN
9/3 The 5
Spot (Band) - Residency
Nashville, TN
9/9
Public Library Concerts (w/ Marshall Chapman, RB Morris)
Nashville, TN
9/10
The 5 Spot (Band) - Residency
Nashville,
TN
9/17 Idaho
Songwriters Ass/Sapphire Room (w/Sergio Webb) Boise,
ID
9/20 Challis
Arts Council Presents: (w/Sergio Webb) Challis,
ID
10/25
Huntington Hill Concert Series (w/Sergio Webb)
Rochester, NY
10/26
East Village House Concert Series (w/Sergio Webb)
New York, NY
11/1
Balsam Mountain Inn (w/ RB Morris, Brennen Leigh)
Balsam, NC
11/12-11/25 The
Netherlands & Germany
12/12
Pinetop Mystics Presents: (w/Sergio Webb)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/13 Red Dragon Concert Series
Baton
Rouge, LA
Additional dates forthcoming ….
