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David Thomas Broughton live at The Rum Shack, Glasgow.
Twenty years after his debut, The Complete Guide to Insufficiency, David Thomas Broughton continues to craft music that intertwines beauty and discomfort, spanning solo projects and diverse collaborations.
His discography includes 2007’s one-take album with jazz-folk quartet 7 Hertz, 2010’s Outbreeding produced by Andy Ramsey (Stereolab), the feedback-laced UnAbleTocassette from 2013, and 2014’s Sliding The Same Way with vocal trio Juice. In 2016, he collaborated remotely with various artists on Crippling Lack. The next release will be an improvised trio recording with and pianist Matthew Bourne and drummer Neil Turpin.
Broughton’s performances are known for their spontaneity and improvisation, moving between intimacy, humour, improvisation and abstraction.
“Broughton’s live shows are miniature spectacles… He layers sounds in slightly haphazard ways, as though his songs weren’t so holy that he couldn’t subject them to chance” - Pitchfork
“The most brilliant and baffling show I'm likely to see this year.” - Timeout NY
“Straddling the line between music hall turn and avant-garde performance artist, Broughton’s live show is not to be missed.” - MOJO magazine
Doors: 7pm
Curfew: 1030m
Advance: £18
Over 18 only