Evan Dando (of The Lemonheads) recently spoke of The Bevis Frond during his art exhibit at Farsight Gallery in London, documented in the video below Evan noted the genius of songwriter Nick Saloman and recommends the upcoming documentary ‘Little Eden – A Film About The Bevis Frond’, of which the world premiere will be held at the Rio Cinema in London (hosted by Stewart Lee) on the 3rd November, followed by Brighton at Duke Of York’s Picturehouse on the 4th November. Both will feature a Q&A with Nick Saloman and a stripped back acoustic set from The Bevis Frond themselves. Final tickets on sale now.
“Despite almost complete disinterest from the wider music industry, The Bevis Frond have spent the best part of 40 years maintaining a thriving recording-and-touring career, supported by an avid and ever-growing, global fanbase. An unclassifiable mix of dissonant pop melodies, punk aggression, propulsive guitar licks, folk, blues and neo-psychedelic rock, their music has been covered by a host of musicians including The Lemonheads, Teenage Fanclub, Elliot Smith and Juliana Hatfield, while iconic bands like Pavement and Dinosaur Jr. all point to them as pioneers of indie distribution models. This playful documentary from the directors of The Ballad Of Shirley Collins, tells the extraordinary story of the band over the course of a single, semi-fictionalised day in the life of the band’s singer-songwriter and guitarist Nick Saloman, and serves as a timeless example of how to succeed in the music industry on your own terms. All shot in the English coastal town of Hastings, the film features moogs, badgers, septuagenarian footballers, seagulls and window cleaners, but most of all, it folds together an eclectic soundtrack of in-turn explosive, transcendental and exquisite music drawn from the band’s catalogue of 35 (often double) albums, spanning four decades.”
Additionally Evan covered The Bevis Fronds’ ‘Lights Are Changing’ from their 1988 album ‘Triptych’ – watch his blistering rendition below. He is currently on a solo tour of UK & Europe.
The Bevis Frond ‘Little Eden’ Film Screenings
03 Nov: Little Eden – A Film About The Bevis Frond, Rio Cinema, London, UK
04 Nov: Little Eden – A Film About The Bevis Frond, Duke Of York’s Picturehouse, Brighton, UK
Evan Dando Tour Dates
26 Oct: The Gate, Cardiff, UK, w/ Ella Raphael
27 Oct: Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK, w/ Ella Raphael
28 Oct: O2 Institute 2, Birmingham, UK, w/ Ella Raphael
30 Oct: Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK, w/ Ella Raphael
31 Oct: De Vorstin, Hilversum, Netherlands
01 Nov: Vera, Groningen, Netherlands
02 Nov: Pop Up!, Paris, France
04 Nov: La Nau, Barcelona, Spain
05 Nov: Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao, Spain
06 Nov: El Sol, Madrid, Spain
07 Nov: Loco Club, Valencia, Spain
09 Nov: Arci Bellezza, Milan, Italy
10 Nov: Schuur, Lucerne, Switzerland
11 Nov: Das Bett, Frankfurt, Germany
12 Nov: Nochtspeicher, Hamburg, Germany
14 Nov: Voodoo Club, Warsaw, Poland
15 Nov: Nuu, Berlin, Germany
16 Nov: Rolling Stone Beach, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
17 Nov: Gebaude 9, Cologne, Germany
18 Nov: Depot, Leuven, Belgium
