Ken Pomeroy’s next New York stop arrives with a record built around the music that helped form her. Michael J. Media Group’s October 9 tour alert places the singer-songwriter at Town Hall on December 3, supporting Jim James, and points to Tonight’s News, her new Rounder Records EP. The pairing gives the campaign a useful frame: a performer looking outward toward her influences while bringing those choices into the room with her current band.
A circle of musicians, one day of recording
According to the supplied campaign materials, the EP was recorded in a single day in Chicago with Tom Schick. Pomeroy describes live performances without overdubbing, with the players seated together in a circle. Dakota McDaniel produced the release, which also features touring musicians Ramsey Thornton, Coleton Holleyman and Michael Rose. Those details make the session’s method central to the story. The record documents a shared performance, with decisions made together rather than assembled later from isolated parts.
The songs reach across several strands of American songwriting. The tracklist includes “Look at Miss Ohio,” credited to Welch and Rawlings; Woody Guthrie’s “Deportee”; John Denver’s “This Old Guitar”; Jackson Browne’s “Late for the Sky”; and “Sentimental Lady,” credited to Welch. Placing these choices side by side makes the EP a map of influences rather than a survey organized around a single decade or style.
An original inside the conversation
Pomeroy’s own “Bound to Rain” supplies the title through one of its lines. The campaign notes that the song was previously featured, along with Pomeroy, in the FX series The Low Down, and appears on vinyl for the first time here. Its position among the covers gives readers a concrete way to consider the project: inherited songs and original writing belong to the same continuing conversation.
The release also marks a year since Cruel Joke, according to the announcement. This is a campaign introduction based on the supplied materials, rather than a listening review; the recording process and repertoire are the reasons to investigate it.
The New York date
The alert lists an 8 p.m. performance at Town Hall on December 3, with all ages admitted. As the date approaches, use Pomeroy’s official site for current tickets and touring information. Our linked artist profile keeps this release and the campaign source together for readers following her next steps.
