PO'GIRL + JT Nero

Fri 14th May 2010

Pull Up The Roots presents
PO'GIRL
+ JT Nero


7.30 doors
8.00 JT Nero
9.00 Po' Girl

£12 at WeGotTickets, TicketWeb (08444 771 000) 
and SeeTickets (0870 264 3333)
£14 door
 
Po'Girl have become one of the most successful bands ever to emerge from Canada, weaving a blend of musical influences, sweetness, grit & soul. These urban minstrels pen harmony drenched melodies you'll find yourself humming, wowing audiences across the globe with their powerful, passionate and spirited live show.

The beauty and mystery of Po'Girl music, a sound that has beguiled fans the world over, springs from the dynamic, improbable, mesmerizing bond shared by its two principal singers and writers, Allison Russell and Awna Teixeira. Hailing from Montreal and Toronto respectively, both women left untenable home situations at fourteen, found music instead of bad ends, and lived to sing the tales. The interplay between these two stunning performers is truly something to behold. After honing it relentlessly in 13 countries in the last 24 months, the ladies are set to release a true testament to their bond and to their tremendous growth as writers in the last years. Casual Po'Girl fans may not be ready for what they will hear.

"Americana can seem like a language from a forgotten era, but Po'Girl's sentiment never feels forced, the lyricism never cliché or false. They manage to maintain that traditional and nostalgic sound while breathing fresh life into an old-fashioned genre." Rolling Stone 

"The lovely Allison Russell …. her soaring, at times ethereal vocals, have so much character and feeling that she took the spellbound audience through the whole gamut of emotions. There are elements of folk, country and blues all played with a strong jazzy feel. All in all a highly accomplished band…world beaters who could even start a new genre" Maverick Magazine July 2009

Main support is JT Nero who has single-handedly re-invected the spiritual matrix of early 21st Century Chicago. With one single hand he has harnessed his own sadness, love of intercourse and super-acute awareness of human frailty into 'Demons/Demons', his first release. With his other hand, he continues to make rhetorical gestures that at first seem effeminate but are totally not. Part Shaka Zulu, part Handmaidens Tale, this sad, sweet music will hurt you in the worst way.

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