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"Cerebral electro-organic singer-songwriting from emerging Sweden-via-Bristol shapeshifter bonVILLE. Her melding of 60s folk sensibilities with über-contemporary, synth-soaked art pop promises to unspool the unsuspecting Louisiana ... there’s a ghost in the wires FFO: Caroline Polachek, Laurie Anderson, Dean Blunt, Chanel Beads, the RMC scene."
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A gig held at The Louisiana on Monday 11th August. The event starts at 20:00.
BonVILLE + Shadow Stevie + Mimi Jones (Dogsbody) live at The Louisiana, Bristol. Monday, 11th August 2025
bonVILLE is an art-pop project by Swedish singer and songwriter Vendela Lofbom. She writes ambiguous folk-influenced alternative music for people who like the moon and crying in public.
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Frome-based 'Shadow Stevie’ arrives with a raw, stormy yet colourful, dream-like sound, rousing layers and flashes of wistful '90’s sad core combining beneath hooky pop tunes that channel early Tegan & Sara and Mazzy Star.
Yet it’s her unique Buckley / Liz Fraser esque-tinged vocals, strong melodies and distinctive sounds that also draw comparisons with Clairo and The Sundays .
There's a charm to the bruised honesty of her songwriting: emotionally-wrenching lyrics that are vulnerable yet facetious, charged by a cinematic sound that is brooding though often bright.
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Mimi Jones
“ Do autumn early,
Listen to my humble songs,
I might wear my cap. “
Entry requirements: 16+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
bonVILLE is an art-pop project by Swedish singer and songwriter Vendela Lofbom. She writes ambiguous folk-influenced alternative music for people who like the moon and crying in public.
-
Frome-based 'Shadow Stevie’ arrives with a raw, stormy yet colourful, dream-like sound, rousing layers and flashes of wistful '90’s sad core combining beneath hooky pop tunes that channel early Tegan & Sara and Mazzy Star.
Yet it’s her unique Buckley / Liz Fraser esque-tinged vocals, strong melodies and distinctive sounds that also draw comparisons with Clairo and The Sundays .
There's a charm to the bruised honesty of her songwriting: emotionally-wrenching lyrics that are vulnerable yet facetious, charged by a cinematic sound that is brooding though often bright.
-
Mimi Jones
“ Do autumn early,
Listen to my humble songs,
I might wear my cap. “
Entry requirements: 16+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
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