LONDON: The Slaughtered Lamb

Monday 9th December, 2019

7:00pm

Event information

Cult alt-rock icon Chris Cacavas is coming to London for a very special, intimate solo show at The Slaughtered Lamb.

Chris Cacavas secured his position in the annals of alt-rock many years back as a founding member of the legendary Green On Red from Arizona / California. Alongside Dan Stuart's and Chuck Prophet's driving, jangling guitars, Cacavas' characteristic frenetic, quivering organ sound - often drawing comparisons to The Doors' Ray Manzarek - provided one of the defining features of the seminal first GOR albums.

It was during this era that Cacavas advanced to one of the most in-demand studio musicians for countless "desert rock" sessions between Tucson and Los Angeles. Deserving of special mention are his close collaborations with Howe Gelb / Giant Sand and Steve Wynn / The Dream Syndicate, who have recruited him as keyboardist while touring... he has just finished a European tour with TDS.

Chris has also had a highly productive and acclaimed solo career, either on his own or with his backing band Junkyard Love, producing a string of superb albums, including ‘Pale Blonde Hell’, ‘Self Taut’ and ‘Love’s Been Discontinued’. His folk-tinged rock songs, delivered with naked emotion and honesty, have garnered favourable comparisons to Neil Young (and indeed he appeared on a Neil Young tribute album in the late ‘90s).

It's a rare thing that Chris makes it to London to play solo, and this promises to be a very special evening!

Support comes from Hammo Mat; and Matt Hayes.

Hammo Mat spent nearly twenty years playing, recording, and touring across the USA with two well renowned and critically acclaimed bands, “Living Daylytes”, and the three-piece mod outfit “Eurovox”. Now, back home in the UK, Hammo is performing in support of his debut solo release, “On The Day That I Am King” and continues to showcase his versatility and dynamic songwriting to audiences at every opportunity.

Matt Hayes has been writing and recording for nearly 30 years, either solo or in collaboration with others. His first original band CRYSYS was a mixture of rock and electro, which led to many other projects, most notably Empire Kill, who won Best New Act at Sonisphere Festival 2014; and the bizarre, but catchy stylings of Lickspittle, whose songs have gained radio play world-wide, even reaching number one overseas. Other bands have included: the acclaimed Esoterica; Blacksnake; Saints and Sinners; and Randy and the Rockets. Matt will be performing a selection of songs from his varied projects on the night.

Photo credit: Paul Needham

34-35 Great Sutton St
Clerkenwell
London
EC1V 0DX

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