Urban + Eastern presents a unique musical collaboration between punk maven Eric, and country chanteuse Amy.

Urban and Eastern Presents: Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby

Wreckless Eric...

Along with Elvis Costello, Ian Dury and the Damned, Wreckless Eric was one of the original Stiff Records signings, an oddity even amongst his peers. Releasing the legendary Whole Wide World back in 1977, he's since made countless albums in different guises, touching on bubblegum pop, grunge, psychedelia and country - but always remained true to the DIY spirit of his early Stiff days.

Amy Rigby...

Amy Rigby started a country band in eighties New York City, when such a thing would get your ass run out of town. Her solo career included the hit album Diary Of A Mod Housewife, and the Washington Post called her 'one of rock's most distinctive and consistently excellent songwriters'.

Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby...

Meeting one night at a gig in Hull (Amy was singing, Eric was DJing), they've followed it up with marriage and a cracking new album on the revitalised Stiff Records. It's a beautifully raw and touching album: vocal harmonies, crackling, buzzing atmospheres and the upbeat/downbeat lyrics of a couple that have been one too many times around the dance floor.

Two excellent Support bands

• Mush

Newcastle legends, long term mates of Wreckless (their myspace here)

• Les Cox Sportifs
  

A band who have taken Eric's shambling DIY humour and melancholy to heart (their myspace here)

More info...

Tickets £10 (advance tickets from alt-vinyl)

Check out Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby's website here

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