Heathen Apostles London: Fourth Time, New Territory – In London on July 1st, the Heathen Apostles make their fourth descent upon the city, and this time the stage is somewhere that suits them as well as a well-worn black suit — Paper Dress Vintage, 352a Mare Street, Hackney.
If you’ve never been, Paper Dress is the kind of place that shouldn’t exist but absolutely does: a treasure trove of hand-sourced vintage clothing from the 1900s to the 1980s by day, and by night a two-level live music venue and bar with craft beers, cocktails, and a backyard open to the dark East London sky. Part thrift store séance, part neighborhood haunt — history on the racks and music in the walls.
Last year saw the Heathen Apostles opening for the legendary Fields of the Nephilim at the O2 Forum Kentish Town — gothic rock royalty and a night soaked in fog and riffs. July 1st is something different; intimate and up close. A room where the music nails you in the chest and Mather Louth’s murder ballads find nowhere to hide.
Opening the night are The Red Barn — a band whose pedigree runs deep through the veins of British avant-garde music. With members drawn from Miranda Sex Garden and the Puppini Sisters, expect something dark, lush, and utterly unlike what came before.
Vintage threads on the racks, bloodgrass in the air, it’ll be a night that won’t sit quietly. London, July 1st. Come dressed accordingly.
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