Dean Johnson is apologetic about some of the songs on his sophomore album, “I Hope We Can Still Be Friends,” which was released on August 22nd by Saddle Creek Records. Johnson has gained a steadfast ...

For the better part of 10 years, Dean Johnson was one of Seattle music’s best-kept secrets. I first heard him sing in 2016, during a time in my life when I’d make almost nightly outings to Ballard to ...

Sometimes, the best possible news lands in your inbox. Dean Johnson, one of the best damn songwriters we’ve got, has just signed with Saddle Creek, a label that’s helped propel the likes of Indigo De ...

Dean Johnson, at his home in Seattle, rejects comparisons to the Everly Brothers. “Maybe I’m like a very unrefined back-porch Roy Orbison,” he says. Credit: Luis Arellenas Dean Johnson says that there ...

In 2023, Seattle's Dean Johnson shared his debut album Nothing For Me, Please on his 50th birthday and became an Americana darling. Today, he's sharing his new song "Blue Moon" and announcing his ...

Picture a witty bartender, late at night, recounting to you tales of his reckless youth, all while his salt and pepper moustache twitches with every punchline. He has a bit of a self-deprecating charm ...