The next chance to catch Forbert, who kicked off his current run November 10 at Schubas in Chicago, is November 16 at Tin Angel in Philadelphia.

Other upcoming shows include November 30 at The Palms in Winters, Calif., December 2 at The Rhythm Room in Phoenix, December 6 at Stanhope House in New Jersey, January 10 at Gravity Lounge in Charlottesville, Va., February 1 at One Longfellow Square in Portland, Maine, and May 16 at Outpost In The Burbs in Montclaire, N.J.

Tickets for a few shows are available at Ticketmaster.com.

The guitarist/songwriter has been making records since he was discovered in the late ’70s during the New Wave scene in New York City. Like Loudon Wainwright III, John Prine and other songwriters, he initially had to escape the cursed “New Bob Dylan” label, then a well-documented battle with his record company that kept him from recording in the ’80s.

Forbert’s latest disc, Strange Names & New Sensations, was released in June. The album’s twelve tracks, including a new rendition of “Romeo’s Tune,” were recorded over the course of a year and feature Paul Errico on keyboards, Robby Turner on pedal steel, Roger Clark on drums, multi-instrumentalist Marc Muller, Garry Tallent on bass and Anthony Crawford on various instruments and backing vocals.

Produced by Forbert and Tim Coats, with some help from Marc Muller and Anthony Crawford, the collection includes “Middle Age,” “Simply Spalding Gray,” which is something of a tribute to the late actor/monologist, and “Strange Names (North New Jersey’s Got ’em).”