interesting music promotions present:
JACKIE LEVEN with special guest JOHN HEKERT (GREEN PONY)
Wednesday 5th December 2007
The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen, AB10 1BF. (01224) 211121
Doors 8.00pm Entry £5
FREE ENTRY WITH LEMON TREE TICKET STUB FROM DAMON & NAOMI GIG ON 22nd NOV.
http://www.thetunnels.co.uk
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JACKIE LEVEN
Jackie Leven made his first forays into the music business in the late 1960s under the pseudonym "John St Field" and recorded one album Control in 1971.
In the following years he travelled, but enthusiastic about punk he formed the band Doll by Doll in 1978 who, despite having a unique and powerful live act, never broke through to the mainstream. They released four albums between 1979 and 1982. Blending LSD visions, folk, blues, celtic, psychedelic and punk influences the band, who featured Leven as main songwriter, often explored the darker side of human nature (Butcher Boy/Sleeping Partners/The Palace of Love) contrasted by the tough almost macho tenderness of Stripshow/Chances/Janice/Highland Rain/Hey Sweetheart.
After Doll by Doll disintegrated in 1983 Leven embarked on his solo career. However following a vicious and unprovoked attack in the street during the recording of his first solo album in 1984, Jackie was left unable to speak for nearly two years - the after effects of near strangulation. During that time he slid into heroin addiction. Despite that he, with fellow ex-Doll by Doll's Joe Shaw and David Macintosh plus ex-Sex Pistol Glen Matlock, released a single Big Tears under the name "Concrete Bulletproof Invisible" which was a Melody Maker single of the week in 1988. He eventually cured himself of his addiction though a mixture of acupuncture and psychic healing, this led him to form the CORE trust, which favours a holistic approach to the treatment of heroin addiction.
In 1994 his solo career started in earnest with the release of the album The Mystery of Love is Greater than the Mystery of Death, which earned much critical praise. Since then he has been extremely prolific, releasing another 12 official solo albums and a number of fanclub only releases, including a joint album with crime writer Ian Rankin Jackie Leven Said, featuring the keyboards of Michael Cosgrave. His most recent release, in 2007, is the album Oh What a Blow That Phantom Dealt Me!
http://www.myspace.com/thejackieleven
JOHN HEKERT
Dutchman John Hekert has lived in Aberdeen for 3 years now. Part Welfare Mother and Tupelo Town Assembly member - playing lap steel, slide guitar and what ever else he can get his hands on. His solo output can be found under the aliases Green Pony and The Jannes Van Der Wal Appreciation Society. Tonight will see an overlap of the 3 main areas of obsession: blues guitar, songs and soundscapes.
Influences: Ry Cooder, Smog, Tape.
Key words: lap steel, slide guitar, banjo, toy piano, soundscapes, blues, singer songwriter, delay.
http://www.myspace.com/ridethatgreenpony