Heathen Apostles
05 – 07 AUG 2024
05 – 07 AUG 2024
The Voodoo Rooms and Blond Ambition present…
An Evening of Gothic Americana
Born of the voices of past lives and baptized in the dust-bowl dirt, the Gothic Americana music of Heathen Apostles harkens back to a bygone chapter of American history.
Using contrasting influences such as Bauhaus, Nick Cave and theBad Seeds, The Pogues, along with Howlin’ Wolf, LorettaLynn and Bessie Smith, Heathen Apostles have created a style of music that will conjure both angels and demons and will enlighten a darkened soul.
“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
“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 include ex-members of Radio Noir (Mather Louth), The Cramps (Chopper Franklin), and Kings of Nuthin’ (Thomas Lorioux) in its ranks. That is one hell of a lineup. And their collective musical output is equally impressive.”
James Carlson, No Depression
“The crowd erupted in jubilant cheers as the Heathen Apostles, giants of Gothic Americana, took the stage. Under the sonic leadership of the completely mesmerizing Mather Louth, with her stirring vocals and rhythmic guitar, they came alive. They dominated the stage as if they were vampire outlaws in a confrontation that could only end one way. Their performance, laced with elements of the surreal and the mysterious, unraveled like a vividly illustrated Nathaniel Hawthorne poem, with each musician playing a key part. Chopper Franklin’s fiendishly intricate guitar work, Thomas Lorioux‘s firm upright bass, and Luis Mascaro’s evocative violin added a rich depth to their sound.”
1st 3 Magazine, London
DATE: 05 – 07 Aug 2024
VENUE: The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh EH2 2AA
TIME: 20:30 (05 Aug) / 22:30 (06/07 Aug)

Sandi Thom