Live@The Grapes, 10th Nov, 8pm: Pete David & The Payroll Union+Men Diamler

[sneekypete]

Pete David & The Payroll Union + Men Diamler + Mat Wale, 10th November, 8pm @The Grapes

 

Join us for one last hurrah at The Grapes, as we say a fond farewell to this wonderful Sheffield institution. Inbetween the tears, you'll be hearing from this lot...

 

Pete David & The Payroll Union

 

"The 4 men in The Payroll Union are all suited and bearded and, while playing their acoustic murder ballads, could be seen as a bunch of Southern, God-fearin', gun-totin' brothers (who brought along their little sister for the ride). The... songs are peppered with exhortations to the Lord, whisky, hanging, heartbreak and evil deeds. Pete's vocal delivery veers from hushed whispers to impassioned sermons and, similarly, the music changes on a dime from reverential faithfolk to uptempo secular hoedown and back again."

http://www.counterfeitmag.co.uk

 

Men Diamler

 

Travelling up from the West Country badlands, Men Diamler brings his blues moans, urban field hollers and evangelical existential angst back to Sheffield once more. As though raised by Blind Willie Johnson and Scott Walker in a backwoods shack and sent forth upon his age of maturity with the mission of saving us from boredom, you may well find yourself lured into his magical but crazed imaginarium. If you ain't caught him on his few visits up here previously, I implore to grasp this opportunity with both your grubby little paws. Mad, Bad, Sad, glad and bloody good fun.

 

http://www.myspace.com/mendiamler

http://www.mendiamler.com/

 

Mat Wale

 

Mat Wale has been writing, producing and recording with various band projects since 2004. His current output includes the albums 'Head aches, Heartbreaks and Drink problems', '17' and 'Les Album Arrogante' (with Arrogant Whale) plus a handfull of EP's including 'The Wilderness and Back Home Again', 'Viva Las Misery', 'God Hates Us All' and The 'All Time Space Cadet' EP. He also produced the 'Medieval Death Folk' EP for Mexican Kids At Home which remains to this day their definative work. In 2008 Mat Wale toured the US and UK with experimental indie band 'avanGaad'. In 2009 Mat Wale provided the soundtrack for Welsh indie film 'Big Font, Large Spacing'.

 

http://www.myspace.com/matwale

 

All this wondrous music for a mere £4 and if you happen to pick up one of flyers around town and bring it along, we'll knock a quid off. Super.

[ugyla]

Oh, the sad demise of a grand institution...

I'll be there to revel in your fine music!

x

[randomguy]

Ruddy ace!

That's gonna be a top night.

I've seen that Men Diamler and he's a ruddy nutter and top ace to boot.

 

Top!

[Banjo Griner]

Yes! Top ruddy ace indeed.