Boss Caine, Andrew Oxley, The Farewell State @ The Grapes, May 8th

[Amsterdamned]

On Saturday May 8th, WagonWheel Presents... brings another fine triple bill of live music to The Grapes. With their long awaited debut album in tow will be Boss Caine, we welcome back Andrew Oxley and their's a WagonWheel debut for The Farewell State. Doors open at 8pm. Advance tickets priced at £3 are available from Wegottickets.com (http://www.wegottickets.com/event/74395) or entry will be £4 on the night.

 

 

***BOSS CAINE***

 

Boss Caine are a folk/Americana collective from York, England. A tight knit, but evolving, line-up of local musicians centred around the songs of front man and 'Yorkshire Cowboy' - Daniel Lucas (aka GT Turbo), a man described as 'having a voice that makes Louis Armstrong sound kinda girly'.

Boss Caine release their debut album: ‘The Ship That Sailed', on independent label Little Num Num Music, in April 2010. The record contains a selection of tunes written by Lucas over the last few years; a time that saw him leave his home town for London, before returning to York and putting together the line-up of local musicians that would become Boss Caine. Years of hard living, hard drinking and love turned sour inform an album that at times visits some quite dark places, but is ultimately carried along by a healthy dose of Northern positivity and stoicism.

 

The album was recorded in the North Yorkshire countryside at 'The Factory of Unprofessional Sound' and sees Boss Caine's core team of Lucas, Andy Gaines and Sam Forrest joined by many of the musicians who have played in the band over the last few years.

 

They've played with the likes of Arlo Guthrie, Sam Baker, Alabama 3, The Handsome Family, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Guillemots, The Deadstring Brothers, Great Lake Swimmers, and many many more. Producing Americana and Alt-Country at it's finest, GT Turbo has always proved to be captivating on his previous solo jaunts at The Grapes.

 

"...Tom Waits singing Ryan Adams if they had both had the good fortune to grow up in Yorkshire...." Fibbers, Barfly.

 

"Boss Caine are the real deal. They will rip your heart out and toss it back to you many songs later doused in whiskey, soul and more emotions than you know how to handle!" Northern Music.

 

" These dark disciples of the damned drag the awestruck audience into their warped world of whisky, women and lost love, with a piece of pure, blues-drenched Americana." The Talk Magazine.

 

http://www.myspace.com/bosscainemusicuk

 

 

***ANDREW OXLEY***

 

Andrew Oxley makes music he describes as "raw, aggressive, melodic, from the heart". You may also recognise him from the band Crowley's Dead. His solo material explores a more folk/rock sound that has been compared to the acoustic offerings of Pete Townshend and takes influence from the likes of Rory Gallagher and Richard Thompson.

 

http://www.myspace.com/aoxleymusic

 

 

***THE FAREWELL STATE***

 

Take one voice from local widescreen rock outfit The Letter, throw in influences ranging from the likes of Fugazi and Afghan Whigs to Sparklehorse and My Morning Jacket, chuck in an acoustic guitar and you have the current incarnation of The Farewell State. Much more than just another singer/songwriter.

 

http://www.myspace.com/thefarewellstate

 

 

Facebook Event page:

 

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116143945073400

 

 

Last.fm Event page:

 

http://www.last.fm/event/1510553

 

 

[Amsterdamned]

This is tomorrow folks, from 8pm. Live music kicks off at 8.30.