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Sun 19th The Luminaire presents PICTUREBOX + The Chandeliers + Matt Dolphin + Rebel Jane + DJs - Doors 7.30, £5 advance via WeGotTickets An evening of acoustic romanticism and dark, deliciously gothic splendour [and possibly necrophilia. See below...], headlined by Picturebox, who use songwriting as storytelling and weave tales of twisted love wrapped up in pitch black melancholy, continuing a lineage that has so far included the Dirty Three, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and the Tindersticks. Picturebox describe their sound as 'Cabaret Noir' and play many instruments, such as Squeezebox, Ukelele and a Percussive Shopping Trolley!) augmenting the darkly seductive arrangements and melodies laid down by Piano, Double Bass, Acoustic 12 String Guitar and Violin. Support from The Chandeliers. Sometimes they sound like a building falling down or a big piano being catapulted into a giant packet of metal spaghetti, but usually they sound more like a corrupt Burt Bacharach having sex with Johnny Cash [when alive, presumably. We don't condone necrophilia here] whilst Morrisey tries to run down Joey Ramone outside with Syd Barett strapped to the bumper. Or rather, they sound like how a big chocolate trifle with almonds and cherries would sound if it was something you listened to instead of something you, er, would eat... Look, just come to the gig. Before that, we've the velvet-voiced folk noir from debonair crooner Matt Dolphin and fiddle maestro Stephen Carter. And before that we've Rebel Jane. Described as being "as melodious, romantic and striking as Jeff Buckley yet as melancholic, gritty and dark as Radiohead", Rebel Jane's acoustic sets usher in the ambience of artists like Tom Waits and Bright Eyes without losing the feel of their original material. RSS |
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