Music
The Magic Band: The Music of Captain Beefheart
- Artists
- Captain Beefheart, The Magic Band
Former Captain Beefheart musical director and drummer, John ‘Drumbo’ French leads out the latest version of The Magic Band for one final tour of the UK. A faithful rendition of the best of Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band’s music is guaranteed. John French was nicknamed ‘Drumbo’ by Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart. British Underground commentator and DJ John Peel described Beefheart as ‘the most important figure to emerge from the Rock era of the 1960s and 1970s.’ Rolling Stone magazine included John French in their 100 Best Drummers Ever (at #48) and declared: ‘(his) toms-heavy, polyrhythmic style would become as integral to the group as Don Van Vliet’s modernist-blues croak.’
Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart was a visionary in the field of music. In 2013, the lineup of The Magic Band has changed with the inclusion of Andrew Niven on drums, Craig Bunch having decided to pursue other interests. In 2015, Denny Walley left the band, to be replaced by Grandmothers of Invention guitar hero, Max Kutner. John French considers this line-up to be one of the most accomplished versions of The Magic Band ever.
7.30pm, £20.
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