THE NEW MENDICANTS FT. NORMAN BLAKE AND JOE PERNICE AND THE O’S
Celtic Connections presents
The New Mendicants ft. Norman Blake and Joe Pernice and The O's
Sat 25 Jan 2014 | 7pm-10pm | £15 + booking fee
The New Mendicants (featuring Norman Blake and Joe Pernice) and The O’s play The Arches as part of Celtic Connections festival 2014.
Meeting as adoptive Ontarians in 2012, having each moved to Toronto for love, US indie-rock troubadour Joe Pernice (Pernice Brothers) and Scotland’s Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) discovered an instant musical rapport and personal camaraderie – and thus, having recruited drummer Mike Belisky (The Sadies), The New Mendicants were born. Blending bittersweet introspection with honeyed melodic allure, on tracks from both frontmen’s back catalogues alongside co-written material, they release their debut album in early 2014.
Support comes from Dallas-based roots-rock power duo The O’s, combining folk, blues, country and pop with twin lead vocals and multi-instrumental prowess.
14+ (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over; ID will be required)
Please enter through Argyle Street entrance
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Legendary international acts, cult festivals and the most exciting new bands collide at one of the city’s most eclectic live venues.
It’s perhaps natural that, as one of the nation’s most unusual live music venues, our programme spans rock, pop, indie, electronica, soul, jazz, country, metal, folk, and the many sub-genres inbetween. The unique atmosphere and space of the building means it’s often used for anything from intimate acoustic gigs to stage-diving, sweaty rammies and slick, spectacular international concerts.
Supporting the best examples of the known and the not-so-known, the Arches stage is host to everything from the latest stars of leftfield pop, such as Grimes and Chvrches, to alternative indie rock acts such as Peace and Yeasayer, prog and rock heroes such as The Fall, Swans and Dinosaur Jnr, and cutting edge electronic talent, from Rustie to James Blake.
We also regularly plays host to international legends – from Martha Reeves to Ben E. King to Jane Birkin – and provide the perfect multi-room setting for various festivals, from Celtic Connections to the Glasgow Jazz Festival. In 2012, the hallowed arches played hosted to the UK-wide Africa Express tour, featuring Damon Albarn, Baaba Maal and a trainload of world music stars, and in 2013, the building was transformed into a sonic Cineplex for our own co-curated cult event the Glasgow Music and Film Festival, featuring live film scores and AV sets from Jeff Mills, Dieter Moebius and Raime.
“A classical gig in the vaults of Scotland’s dance mecca might sound an odd prospect, but the Arches proved the perfect setting”
Sunday Mail
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Contact us:
General queries:
The Arches Box Office | 0141 565 1000 | boxoffice at thearches dot co dot uk
Club and gig bookings (promoters only):
Scott Forrest | Music Programme Manager
scott@thearches.co.uk
Andrew Maitland | Music Programmer
andrew@thearches.co.uk