Our recent recommendations for Strange Brew
A true tenor innovator, Dave Brubeck’s right hand saxman brings his inimitable post-bop quartet to the Brew for a seated evening of jazz excellence and exuberance. A rare chance to commune with one of the greats!
Jerry Bergonzi Quartet at Strange Brew.
Virtuosic, otherworldly alt-folk from one of the world’s only Welsh triple harpists: Cerys Hafana transmutes traditional Celtic ballads into haunting sonic tapestries, full of cinematic scope and experimental textures. Ancient roots with modern resonance FFO: Lankum, Gwenno, Lisa Knapp, This Is The Kit.
Cerys Hafana at Strange Brew.
Sell out warning! Quicksilver avant-rap crew Cold Light coax a rare solo set from Portishead visionary Adrian Utley. He’s sitting stately atop an ear-watering gathering of experimental sounds from ethereal dreamer Bethany Ley, Eldon’s cosmic dread-cyphers, sultry astral-bass from Birthmark, Civilistjävel’s droning synth oblivions + way too much to mention. You’d be a fool to swerve this...
Adrian Utley +++ at Strange Brew.
Following on from their mirthful sold-out Bristol show last year, everyone’s favourite virtuosic radical folk collective return with their drone, improv and avant-garde explorations of folk by-and-for-the-people.
Schwet with Shovel Dance Collective at Strange Brew.
Sell out warning! Holy Tongue were already a righteous offering of instrumental post-punk transcendence animated by live dub alchemy. But now, by AM decree, you’ll witness them twisted and contorted into mystic polyrhythmical oblivion by the powers of Shackleton - forging a 4 headed beast rippling with impossible On U Sound / Skull Disco / NYC punk-funk brilliance. History in the making?
Holy Tongue & Shackleton, Elijah Minnelli at Strange Brew.