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One Night, No Overdubs, No Safety Net
Dana Fuchs In October 2025, Dana Fuchs stood before an audience at Godset in Kolding, Denmark, and hit record. No second takes, no overdubs, no post-production. The result: "Live In Denmark", out March 27, 2026 on Ruf Records – 10 songs in 57 minutes, from the politically charged opener "Double Down On Wrong" through Gil Scott-Heron's "Home Is Where The Hatred Is" to a gritty "Sympathy For The Devil" by The Rolling Stones.
Fuchs herself describes the session as having "no safety net, no second chance" – and that's exactly what you hear.
From Janis Joplin to a Beatles Film
If you don't know Dana Fuchs, here's the backstory: this woman played Janis Joplin in the Off-Broadway production "Love, Janis" (2001–2003). That landed her the lead role as Sadie in Julie Taymor's Golden Globe-nominated Beatles film "Across the Universe" (2007), where she performed "Helter Skelter" and "Don't Let Me Down." Classic Rock Magazine described her voice as "juke-joint dirty, evoking Joplin, Jagger, and a cigarette bobbing in a glass of bourbon."
For over 20 years she's been releasing uncompromising blues-rock albums – from "Lonely for a Lifetime" (2003) through the critically acclaimed "Bliss Avenue" (2013, Billboard Blues Top 10) to the studio album "Borrowed Time" (2022).
Live in Dortmund on April 5
The spring German tour brings Dana Fuchs straight to NRW:
The intimate Piano is exactly the right setting for an artist who works without a net.
