The Black Diamond Heavies

The Black Diamond Heavies hail from Nashville, Tennessee but spend most of their time in van unleashing their punk-ass blues all over the world, ‘This Tennessee-Hailing Duo have produced a debut of filthy Southern blues that makes the Black Keys seem like choirboys’.

Wesley Myers and Van Campbell baptise you in beatific raptures of Hammond, Rhodes and Drums, literally stripping the sound down to its scantily-clad soul. Almost too perfectly Myers is the literal son of a (Baptist) preacher man, whereas Campbell descends from a Bourbon-distilling family.

Their live show has been described as both ‘Pentecostal’ and ‘Demon-Possessed’. Most of the material is original, although covers are sometimes thrown in as tribute to gods, generals, heroes, and vampires such as John Lee Hooker, T-Model Ford, Muddy Waters, Nina Simone, and Tom Waits.

The Heavies tour internationally and constantly and have shared the stage with many notable acts including Son Volt, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, The Immortal Lee County Killers, Thee Shams, Jimbo Mathus, Kenny Brown, and Scott H Biram.

Allez les Filles have organised this gig as the Deep Blues Tribal Garage. Other acts on the night include, Left Lane Cruiser (USA) & Henry’s Funeral Shoe (UK).

When: Tuesday, 10th August @ 7pm
Where: Place St Michel, 33000 Bordeaux
Cost: Free!