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Newcastle England's songwriting legend will play his first Berlin show! Expect poetic insight into the beauty of humdrum daily life, humour, welcome rambles, and the occasional moment of transcendence...“a legendary songwriter” - Marc Riley, BBC
“the finest songwriter I know” Richard Dawson
For over a quarter of a century, Nev Clay has been cultivating a reputation as Newcastle’s best-kept secret. After two albums at the turn of the millennium, Nev held back on further LPs for over twenty years. During this time, he garnered a devoted following of fans and musicians who would utter his name with reverence: a songwriter’s songwriter and one of the country’s underrated gems.
In 2024, Clay released his first album in over two decades, the aptly titled ‘So Little Happened For So Long’.
Nev’s eye for lyrical detail recalls the likes of John Cooper Clarke and Jarvis Cocker, but his low-key, lo-fi approach initially reminds the listener of Rich(ard) Dawson. In fact, it might be the other way round: Dawson’s earliest music was honed on the same live circuits that Nev Clay frequented, and the two remain close friends to this day, with Dawson providing backing vocals on last year’s album.
https://nevclay.bandcamp.com
PAPER BEAT SCISSORS
Paper Beat Scissors is the project of dislocated Canadian-Brit Tim Crabtree. He weaves delicate and intricate tapestries of songs threaded through by an unmistakable haunting voice. Alongside 3 albums and 4 EPs the Montréal/Berlin-based Brit has featured on the cover CD of Rolling Stone and been labelled "startling and beautiful" by "Whispering" Bob Harris. Crabtree has shared the stage with Martha Wainwright, Sun Kil Moon and Great Lake Swimmers amongst many others.
Crabtree will be joined on cello by Kristina Koropecki
https://paperbeatscissors.bandcamp.com/
The event is by donation, FIRST COME FIRST SERVED and takes place in the BACK ROOM of the Alter Roter Löwe in Rixdorf (Richardstraße 31, 12043, Neukölln, Berlin)
This show is part of the monthly "Paper Beat Scissors & Friends" series taking place the second Tuesday of every month
UPCOMING SHOWS
10th November - Nev Clay
8th December - Ben Osborn
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Event venue
Alter Roter Löwe Rein, Richardstr. 31,Berlin, Germany
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