Devastatingly soulful vocalist, dynamic harmonica master and superlative songwriter Chris O’Leary will celebrate the Jan. 12 release of his Alligator Records debut album, The Hard Line, with a live performance at the Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton on Sunday, Jan. 21.

O’Leary’s keenly written songs come directly from his colorful and sometimes harrowing life experiences, as a Marine veteran, ex-federal police officer and former lead singer of Levon Helm’s Barn Burners.