Most people know Detroit-based singer/songwriter Jeremy Porter from his band, Jeremy Porter and The Tucos, who’ve made a name for themselves releasing albums and touring across the US, Canada, and the UK since 2011, but Jeremy is an accomplished solo-acoustic performer too. Since the release of his latest solo album Dynamite Alley (GTG Records, 2024), he’s been all over, playing songs from that album, The Tucos, and more. When describing his sound, Nashville Gab magazine perhaps said it best: “…the hooks from your favorite Cheap Trick record and the dark humor from a Tom Waits ballad soaked in a puddle of beer next to Paul Westerberg’s amp.” It’s honest, original, and heartfelt music.
Jeremy Porter & The Tucos are a rock and roll band from Detroit, Michigan. They sound like guitars and whiskey, hooks and heartache, energy and passion. You’ll find everything from Cheap Trick to Gram Parsons, Hüsker Dü to Uncle Tupelo, Merle Haggard to AC/DC on their turntables. The racket they make is a little bit of each. It’s Detroit rock and roll, even if Detroit isn’t quite ready for it.
Jeremy Porter grew up in Marquette, a small town in Michigan’s upper peninsula, where he was a founding member of one of the UP’s first punk bands - The Regulars. He moved to Detroit and tore through the 90s and 00s fronting bands like SlugBug, The OffRamps and Fidrych (as well as a solo stint) though 2 decades of recording and touring before forming The Tucos in 2009. Gabriel Doman (Hotwalls) and Jake Riley (Big Shoals, Matt Woods Band) round out the trio.
• JP & The Tucos have released 4 full-length LPs, 5 7"s and a slew of contributions to comps.
• They’ve toured the US and Canada multiple times - playing festivals, theaters, clubs, corner bars and coffee shops pretty much everywhere east of the Rockies. They toured the UK in 2018, playing nine shows in nine nights, including two in London and an appearance at the Swansea Fringe Festival in Wales.
• They’ve become one of the go-to support acts for national acts coming through Detroit, opening for Soul Asylum, Lydia Loveless, Beach Slang, Supersuckers, Jesse Malin, Deadstring Brothers, Two Cow Garage, Whitey Morgan, American Aquarium, Tim Barry, Old Man Markley and many more.
• “Bottled Regrets: The First Ten Years” available now on 3xCD individually and as a collection. • • Bottled Regrets: The Best of the First Ten Years • • Castaways: Rarities and B-Sides from the First Ten Years • • Patty’s Not Impressed: Live in Toronto