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Tue 5th The Luminaire presents JOSH T PEARSON + Viarosa + Helene
Doors 7.30
In 2001 a band emerged from Denton, Texas with one of the most awe-inspiring debuts in recent memory. The band was Lift To Experience and their record was entitled 'The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads', a concept album about the end of the world where Texas is the Promised Land, and a record so epic and evangelical it almost made even the staunchest non-believers think there might really be a higher power. The band’s leader was the charismatic and enigmatic Josh T Pearson, son of a southern preacher who grew up listening to endless sermons of fire and brimstone. Listening to his music was akin to hearing Jeff Buckley fronting My Bloody Valentine, Godspeed! or Slint… a beautiful, intoxicating experience. Tonight, Josh T Pearson delivers his bourbon-fuelled, smoky Americana. “Vast and majestic… the most spectacularly handsome guitar-led rock music since the invention of the plectrum”. [Uncut Album of The Month. 5 stars] Viarosa are main support with their timeless accounts of sin, salvation and redemption. More Anglicana than Americana, they've been compared to Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen and Jim Morrison. Uncut magazine described their first album 'Porous', as "Outstanding. Sounds like The Birthday Party doing Johnny Cash." First on is Helene with their moody, hypnotic folk rock, their songs resonant with the cool, beguiling tones of Nico and the laconic edge of Nancy Sinatra. |
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