Skyway Man – “The Holding On”
James Wallace’s pseudonym could easily be JAMS Wallace, but he opts for Skyway Man, whom he describes as ” a superimposed image, always flickering in and out of existence, different each time. One Skyway Man chased love across dimensions, another followed death through the underworld, this Skyway Man is reckoning with the reliance of his past memory.” Memory and telepathy are major themes on his upcoming album, Flight of the Long Distance Healer, featuring friends like Andy Cabic and Erin Rae, out 11.32.23 on Mama Bird Recording Co. Watch the short film for the first track and pre-order the album on Bandcamp.
The Holding On is a dream song: like at least three others on this album, it was conceived immediately after waking up. In my dream, I cannot tell a lie, it was performed to me by a friend in the style of Merle Haggard at a karaoke dive. The whole thing is kind of a lonesome plea best suited for Country, however I decided to pull it away anyhow into a smoother Supertramp vehicle to serve the desperation needed in it’s Big-Star-Badfingery-glammed-out ending. I recorded this song in Oakland at the aptly named SKYLINE studios with the same lineup used on the Mikayla Mcvey album Time Turns Everything that I produced the previous year. Sam Doores of The Deslondes plays drums, Miles Lassi shook percussion and engineered, Danny Vitali on bass.
Skyway Man’s live show is vibrant and memorable, catch him on tour soon!
~ TOUR DATES ~
Sep 27 • Denver, CO • Lost Lake Lounge *
Sep 30 • Portland, OR • Mississippi Studios *
Oct 01 • Seattle, WA • Sunset Tavern *
Oct 03 • Healdsburg, CA • Little Saint *
Oct 04 • Oakland, CA • Thee Stork Club *
Oct 06 • Los Angeles, CA • Club Tee Gee *
Oct 09 • Washington, DC • Songbyrd Music House ^
Oct 10 • Philadelphia, PA • Johnny Brenda’s ^
Oct 11 • Brooklyn, NY• Baby’s All Right ^
Oct 13 • South Burlington, VT • Higher Ground ^
Oct 14 • Boston, MA • The Red Room at 939 Cafe ^
Oct 15 • Bennington County, VT • Billsville House Concerts ^
Oct 17 • Montreal, QC • Cafe Campus ^
Oct 18 • Toronto, ON • Monarch Tavern ^
Oct 19 • Ferndale, MI • The Magic Bag ^
Oct 20 • Evanston, IL • SPACE ^
Oct 21 • Davenport, IA • Racoon Motel ^
Oct 22 • Minneapolis, WI • Turf Club ^
Oct 24 • Milwaukee, WI • Cactus Club ^
Oct 26 • Bloomington, IN • The Bishop ^
Nov 02 • Nashville, TN • The Blue Room ^
Nov 03 • Atlanta, GA • Center Stage ^* w/ Erin Rae ^ w/ Tré Burt
