Little Eden: A Film About The Bevis Frond
Little Eden: A Film About The Bevis Frond at The Crescent, York
About the show
Doors 7pm, Film 7.30pm, Q&A 8.30pm an acoustic set from The Bevis Frond!
This is a seated show with all seating unreserved
The extraordinary story of independent music pioneers The Bevis Frond, told over a single semi-fictional day in the life of songwriter Nick Saloman - and how he achieved his goal of never having to get a regular job.
"An English institution" - Uncut Magazine
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.
Their unclassifiable music folds dissonant pop melody, punk aggression and propulsive guitar into folk, blues and neo-psychedelic rock. It has been covered by The Lemonheads, Teenage Fanclub, Elliott Smith and Juliana Hatfield, while Pavement and Dinosaur Jr. point to the band as pioneers of independent distribution.
From the directors of The Ballad of Shirley Collins, this playful documentary follows singer-songwriter and guitarist Nick Saloman through a semi-fictionalised day in Hastings. Moogs, badgers, septuagenarian footballers, seagulls and window cleaners all feature, alongside an explosive, transcendental and exquisite soundtrack drawn from 35 often-double albums spanning four decades.
Above all, Little Eden is a timeless example of how to succeed in music on your own terms.
Featuring - The Bevis Frond
The music of the Bevis Frond is sometimes described as progressive rock, psychedelic rock or neo-psychedelic. Formed and fronted by Nick Saloman, their music is influenced by the early Pink Floyd, Cream, Jimi Hendrix and The Byrds, and the band's music is a unique and original as the bands just mentioned.