We are starting up a pretty much prestigious new publicity campaign to support a band on tour soon. Fasten your seatbelts my dear friends and get ready for a musical melting pot and culture clash. The band has it all and much more to come very soon. It is just like being in the middle of a second line at Mardi Gras. Welcome Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse welcome to the stable of JohTheMa PROMOTIONS.
Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse (pronounced \bo\ \gree-gree\ ) is a California-based blues rock Americana soul band created by Louisiana-born-and-raised musician Greta Valenti (Well Hung Heart) and UK British Blues Hall of Fame Inductee, Robin Davey (The Hoax, DVL, Well Hung Heart). Joined by the talents of musical heavyweights: Tom Rasulo (Dave Matthews, Gerard Way) Drums/Production in the UK & USA OR Alex Thomas (Anna Calvi, Bat For Lashes, Squarepusher) (UK) on Drums; Emma Jonson (UK) & Sam Robertson (USA) or Daniel Kirkpatrick (USA) on Keys, plus Stephen Mildwater (UK) and Chris Cunningham (USA) on Bass in the UK/USA respectively. To fully understand Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse is to experience the band live. Check out the below dates, more shows are to be announced soon…
THU, OCT 12 HERSELT, BE PALLIETER CAFE
FRI, OCT 13 HENGELO, NL SCHOUWBURG HENGELO (TICKETS)
SAT, OCT 14 BREE, BE RAGNAROCK (TICKETS)
SUN, OCT 15 DONGEN, NL BLUES CLUB (TICKETS)
WED, OCT 18 DEN HAAG, NL MUSICON (TICKETS)
FRI, OCT 20 VERDUN, FR FAUBOURG DU BLUES
SAT, OCT 21 OSS, NL GROENE ENGEL FESTIVAL (TICKETS)
Beaux Gris Gris and The Apocalypse’s debut album Love & Murder spurned Top 10 hits in genre charts across Europe. The album’s wide-reaching appeal earned it a #13 placement in the “Top 50 Albums of the Year” by Classic Rock Magazine, describing it as “A sensual, vibrant cocktail“
Guitarist Robin Davey was the youngest ever inductee into the British Blues Hall of Fame. He spent time as an artist on Atlantic and Interscope Records and has recorded with a wide spectrum of artists from Mick Jagger to Katy Perry. Multi-award-winning vocalist and songwriter Greta Valenti is Louisiana-born-and-bred creative with generations of her family dating back before the Louisiana purchase. Her rock outfit Well Hung Heart (OCMA’s Best Live Band) toured the USA opening for the likes of Fitz & The Tantrums, Twenty-One Pilots, Foreigner, and Offspring.
Having headlined festivals across Europe, including Upton Festival (UK), The Great British R&B Festival (UK), Moulin Blues Festival (Netherlands), and Blues Alive (Czech Republic), the band were nominated for Band of the Year at the European Blues Awards