Band Of Holy Joy

Band Of Holy Joy ? Johny Brown and his current crack band express much joy and holiness it must be said. Last time they came to play the DC it was a fabulous performance shot thru with poetic intensity, conjuring a remarkable atmosphere. Back tonight with a new album entitled Scorched Jerusalem coming out on Tiny Global Productions. The band?s music includes elements of post-punk, folk rock, European cabaret, reflective instrumentation and epic pop, with Jacques Brel, Bertolt Brecht, Coleridge and David Peace identified as influences. They have also been likened to David Bowie and Pere Ubu and Johny?s songs have been identified as ?urban folk?. Rob Young, in the book ?Rough Trade?, described his music as ?a bohemian mix of inner city guignol, Brechtian street song, and soaring romanticism?. The Intransigents ? Thee Moot, cool Sixties psych and baroque pop specialists have got a side band and these be they ? think CBGBs/Paisley Underground/UK Post-Punk. Mainly covers, but not ones you?ll hear anyone else play! The North ? Strident and anthemic indie rock, sounds a tad like Embrace via Oasis and The Music ?rocked up indie, with nicely soaring vocals in the choruses. DJs We Got Killers ? keep the party going til 2am.