Bio
Podunk Nowhere is a poetically lawless boot-brooding duo bred from the illegitimate schools of Ryan Adams, Jeff Tweedy, and Lucinda Williams (just to name a few). As fire starter vocals and thigh trembling emotional appeal batter over drearily beautiful and unusual guitar transitions, they brand the San Diego music scene with a fresh dose of alt-country originality, kicking up dust storms across Southern California stages and beyond.
“Heather Janiga and guitar wielding hubby Johnny J. are a formidable songwriting duo. Her airy voice has an indie vibe, at times hinting at a folky Portishead or P.J. Harvey. Their country songs’ sweet vocal arrangements are akin to Lucinda Williams and Wilco.”
-Derek E. Shaw of the San Diego Troubadour
“Since their fateful meeting years ago, the pair has become one of San Diego’s most popular acts on the singer-songwriter circuit.”
Bart Mendoza of the Peninsula Beacon
“Podunk Nowhere has such a wonderful sound you could easily, as a critic once wrote of Billie Holiday, listen to them perform the telephone directory.”
Jim Trageser of the North County Times
