John Doe

“The minute I walked into this place, I thought of this song-it's a murder ballad, I'll leave it at that!” said John Doe as he surveyed a packed Hangar on the Hudson on Friday night before launching his trio into “Destroying Angels” from his fine new release Fables in a Foreign Land.

In fact, he has enjoyed a long career, principally with his main gig of being one of the founders of X since way back in 1977 and the dormant country band The Knitters.

Brighton Music Hall, Boston, USA

Nor can we expect him to start raiding the vaults of long-gone vocalists to record cyber duets of old chestnuts with singers no longer around (to defend themselves.

From there, he dove straight into a set no less inspired than the brand of punk rock he created when he co-penned and released X’s first album, Los Angeles, back in 1980.

John Doe Folk Trio at Shank Hall

Mini-John Doe Trio at Hangar on Hudson in Troy