Solo Albums 2015 - 2019
“I hate saying this, but it’s all about me. I write the poetry, write the music, Play the instruments, record and master everything, create the art, design the project (some have books or comics or fold-outs), burn the CDs, stuff them into sleeves, sticker ‘em, then do my best to pitch podcasts, poetry radio shows, and places like that. I’ve used the earnings to support mini tours throughout the western United States, for 30 years.
Each project is basically DIY, hand-crafted, multimedia units of action and fun, in limited quantities that are only available for a short time.”
Oral Foibles III - Audio Jollities
John Dooley’s Oral Foibles - III – Audio Jollities has, like its predecessors, two tracks dedicated to my reoccurring story, Misery Loves Amy, a little social commentary, and in the middle of it all; A little monkey.
So thanks for being here. You’re the best. Come see me live! I’m one of Portland’s longest surviving poetry and music guys, remaining hidden until the moment is ripe.
John Dooley's Oral Foibles II - The Jackening!
John Dooley's poetry recounts raunchy fables with a surprising tenderness (but don’t tell Dooley). You wonder if you should jump out of your seat and strangle the social incorrectness or fall out of your chair with laughter. On one hand, you want somebody to get the hook ready to yank him off the stage, but on the other hand, you want him to go on so you can see where he will go and how it will end.
Oral Foibles
WHAT: “Oral Foibles – John Dooley”
WHAT? A collection of spoken-word poetry and humorous prose accompanied by music
I’m sorry, WHAT?
Hi it’s me, John!
I’m pitching my new audio collection, called Oral Foibles. It’s a 10-track album available on iTunes, Amazon, Billboard Music, and a bunch of other places. Amazon, though, is the only place to get a CD, until I start doing summer shows where I’ll be shilling a fancy-pants box set with CD, illustrated chapbooks, and whatever else I can stuff in there.
Oral Foibles (who doesn’t like a little Oral?) is my first solo album, after recording six full albums as half of the duo, Hydropods. I’m not always the best person to babble ad nauseam about my quirky exploits. That’s why I carry around this handy quote to give people a better idea of what the hell Oral Foibles is.
"John Dooley somehow makes me simultaneously love and despair for humanity. In “Oral Foibles,” John’s first solo album, he reveals himself to be a cross between Salvador Dali and Charles Bukowski, but with a sharper-edged sense of humor than either. These tracks break-dance their way across our pop culture landscape and psychoses without a moment of mercy. Through John’s lens, human existence is just so freakishly absurd that laughing at it and enjoying the ride is probably our only valid option. He’s a joy and a wonder, and one of the most insightful performance artists working today. Listen and love. Listen and despair."
Wess Mongo Jolley, President, The Performance Poetry Preservation Project
Bough to Satanta
WHO: JOHN DOOLEY
WHAT: SATIRICAL HOLIDAY EP
WHEN: RELEASED NOVEMBER 1, 2016
WHY: DARK TIMES CALL FOR DARK HOLIDAYS
HOW: An antidote to crass commercialism and false gods.