Name: Heathen Apostles
Start: 2026-07-07T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-07-07T22:30:00+01:00
Location: Down By Here

HEATHEN APOSTLES
Born of the voices of past lives and baptized in the dust bowl dirt, the Gothic Americana music of the Heathen Apostles harkens back to a bygone chapter of American history. Using contrasting influences such as Bauhaus, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and The Pogues along with Howlin’ Wolf, Loretta Lynn (the band covers her classic Fist City) and Bessie Smith, the Heathen Apostles have created a style of music that will conjure both angels and demons, and will enlighten a darkened soul.
Forming the band together in 2013, Mather Louth (Radio Noir) and rock n roll veteran Chopper Franklin (The Cramps, Mau Maus, Nick Curran & the Lowlifes) quickly uncovered a mutual appreciation for murder balladry, Americana, and memento mori. The landscape was further tilled with the addition of Luis Mascaro on violin.
Their 6 critically acclaimed albums, along with their many EPs and singles (their release The Fall was named Best EP of 2018 by Folk n Rock magazine), capture the essence of the Heathen Apostles modus operandi: Southern Gothic Americana imagery surrounded by haunting, minor-chord melodies, musical influences including Gothic Roots music, Bluegrass, Blues, and Gypsy Jazz, all deftly bound together by the band’s dark and sometimes brooding sense of a bygone age.
Most recently, the band completed tours of both mainland Europe as well as the UK in support of their latest release, The In Between, with plans to return for two tours in 2026 in support of their forthcoming EP.
“If there is such a thing in the current fringe roots genre as a supergroup, it would certainly be the Los Angeles-based dark roots and alt-country band Heathen Apostles, whose participating artists have included ex-members of Radio Noir (Mather Louth), The Cramps (Chopper Franklin), Kings of Nuthin and Christian Death in its ranks. That is one hell of a lineup. And their collective musical output is equally impressive.” - James Carlson, No Depression
“If you’re familiar with the gritty western TV show Deadwood, you could imagine The Heathen Apostles as the ideal inhouse band for Al Swearengen’s Gem Saloon.” - Chris Broom, The Portsmouth News
“With their iconic blend of Gothic aesthetics and Americana influences, Heathen Apostles set out to create a sound that’s easy to describe as one-of-a-kind. The group’s music is as charismatic as the band’s lush dark aesthetics, bringing a cinematic edge to their sound.” - Folk n Rock Magazine (Awarded the Heathen Apostles’ album “Dust to Dust” 2019 Album of the Year)