The Band of Holy Joy

Johny Brown and The Band Of Holy Joy made three superb, critically acclaimed albums for Rough Trade, and more recently, having reformed, released more albums via superb post punk heritage specialists Tiny Global Records. The band's music includes elements of post-punk, folk rock, European cabaret, reflective instrumentation and epic pop, with Jacques Brel, Bertolt Brecht, Coleridge and David Peace identified as influences. They have also been likened to David Bowie and Pere Ubu and Jhnny's songs have been identified as "urban folk".Rob Young, in the book Rough Trade, described his music as "a bohemian mix of inner city guignol, Brechtian street song, and soaring romanticism". Left Ventricle-On first impression a heavy grunge band with a slomo Nirvana meets Sabbath approach that works well?only with slinky neo blues lead git twiddling on top. Then they go all jazz chords and skipping riddims. Strange concoction but an interesting and compelling one . Mick Lewis is currently recording his 2nd LP with Khari Mateen (film composer, cellist, and producer with The Roots, Jill Scott, Son Little), Arjun Agerwala (sound engineer for Smashing Pumpkins & Fountains of Wayne) plus the vocal talents of Joshie Jo Armstead and her daughter Chandra (toured with Whitney Houston), plus horn arrangements by Broadway veteran Mark Thrasher (toured with Barbara Streisand), and drums from Lemonheads/Swervedriver drummer Mikey Jones. So we're stoaked to have Mick come play this wee Xmastide hinterland show with us tonight. Mick just performed at The Bowery Electric in NYC opening for singer-songwriter-actor Peter Salett (Wet Hot American Summer; Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Keeping the Faith) Bloody Bollocks - and now for something completely different, but still right up our Strasse. Spiritual Khristmas brothers to The Kunts perhaps, expect an incisive set of Satirical, Comical punk rock, as evinced by their rather wonderful album on Bandcamp, Now That's What I Call Bollocks. Superb. We Got Killers - drawing the musica lines between all the above and taking it to the dancefloor 11pm to 2am.