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Thursday, April 4, 2013

portions for foxes presents: Jeffrey Lewis and Peter Stampfel @ The Cluny, Byker Newcastle June 3rd

 An awesome one off show from the man Jarvis Cocker describes as the finest song-writer of his generation, and a beatnik legend from the generation previous.
 
The Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel Band hits the UK in May 2013, with a new album in tow!  Songwriter and visual artist Jeffrey Lewis is renowned for his six albums of twisted garage-indie-folk on Rough Trade, while Grammy winner Peter Stampfel now celebrates 50(!) years of making totally off-the-wall folk music, most famously with the Holy Modal Rounders and the Fugs (in addition to being featured on the Easy Rider soundtrack, and more notable albums and collaborations than you'd care to count).  Although forty years apart in age, these two New Yorkers share an obsession with both comic books and songs, as well as a collaborative history that has spawned some of the most unexpected and delightful music of recent years! A tour from this pair (and their full 5-piece band, w/ guest-star Franic of the Wave Pictures on mandolin) is an event not to be missed. 
 
 "…it's a gig of equals. [...] they are quite a duo, this mismatched but perfectly compatible pair of New Yorkers." - **** - The Guardian 
 
"Jeffrey Lewis continues to amaze in 10,000 ways... Peter Stampfel is a name that should drop some jaws if you’re into important figures in psych-folk history. Stampfel even contributed to the liner notes for Harry Smith’s Anthology of Folk Music, for Pete’s sake!."  Tiny Mix Tapes

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