Commander Cody’s 2009 Comeback

Twenty years after his last studio recording, and over forty years since first forming “His Lost Planet Airmen”, Commander Cody is back at full strength with “Dopers, Drunks and Everyday Losers” (Blind Pig). If you’re tired of the almost obligatory Americana crystal meth references, Commander Cody is rocking and rolling to a different drug and a different time on “Roll Your Own” and “Stems and Seeds”. “Wine Do Your Stuff” and “Last Call For Alcohol” keep the party mood alive and a truckin’ tune, “Semi-Truck”, and a cover of Hiatt's "Tennesse Plates" are thrown in for good measure. The disc closes with the Commander covering Hoyt Axton’s mellow pre-Nancy Reagan anti-drug “No No Song” (Ringo recorded it, he did not write it). George Frayne aka Commander Cody pounds the piano and handles most of the lead vocals on “Dopers, Drunks and Everyday Losers” and it sounds like he’s finally found a replacement for “His Lost Planet Airmen” with Steve Barbuto (drums), Mark Emerick (guitar), Randy Bramwell (bass), Chris “Tiny” Olsen (pedal steel) and Professor Louie (organ and accordion). If there was an Americana “Comeback Of The Year” award, Commander Cody would win hands down. Recommended.

Tour dates:

Jun 12, 2009 Tuolumne, CA Black Oak Casino

Jun 13, 2009 San Francisco, CA Biscuits & Blues

Jun 19, 2009 Austin, TX Threadgill's

Jun 21, 2009 Denison, TX Loose Wheels

Jun 26, 2009 Toledo, OH Desimone's

Jun 27, 2009 Chillicothe, OH Cardo's

Jun 28, 2009 Buffalo, NY Sportsman's Tavern

Aug 7, 2009 Woonsocket, RI Chan's

Aug 8, 2009 Constantia, NY Wander Inn Hotel

Aug 12, 2009 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
w/ New Riders of the Purple Sage

Aug 15, 2009 Delhi, NY Delhi Park

Aug 20, 2009 Saratoga Springs, NY Siro's

Aug 21, 2009 Somers Point, NJ Somers Point Municipal Beach

Sep 5, 2009 Condor, NY Turkey Trot Acres

Sep 12, 2009 Hull, MA C Note

Oct 9, 2009 Rochester, NY California Brew Haus

Oct 10, 2009 Wellsville, NY Wellsville Arts Center

Nov 28, 2009 Bay Shore, NY Boulton Center

Dec 19, 2009 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall