BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:22466@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:GLENN JONES (US) + LIAM GRANT (US) + 1 MORE TBA DTSTAMP:20260520T215616Z DTSTART:20261030T193000Z DESCRIPTION:AN EVENING FULL OF RAW AMERICAN PRIMITIVE FINGERPICKING\n\n\nDO UBLE BILL: GLENN JONES & LIAM GRANT + 1 MORE TBA\n\nGlenn Jones is a maste r of American Primitive Guitar\, a style invented in the\nlate 1950s by Jo hn Fahey. Jones\, who led the post-rock ensemble Cul de Sac\,\nbrings his own made-up tunings\, the use of custom-crafted partial capos\, and a\nhig hly skilled picking style on both banjo and guitar\, to create personal\nc ompositions that are lyrical\, emotive and elegant.\n\nhttps://glennjones. bandcamp.com/music [https://glennjones.bandcamp.com/music]\n\nLiam Grant ( Boston\, MA) is a New England guitarist with a punk ethos\, cut from\nthe American Primitive cloth. The restless guitar explorations\, modal epics a nd\ndriving uptempo rags recall the likes of Grant‘s pedagogue: Takoma Rec ords and\nthe path that was paved by his forebears John Fahey\, Robbie Bas ho\, Peter Walker\,\nMax Ochs and later Glenn Jones\, Steffen Basho-Jungha ns\, Jack Rose\, and others.\n\nhttps://liamgrant.bandcamp.com [https://li amgrant.bandcamp.com]\n\nGlenn Jones first made a name for himself with th e ‘rock band’ Cul De Sac\, a\nband that played with Can-singer Damo Suzuki more often than Can itself. Since\nthen\, he has become one of the most i mportant American Primitive guitarists of\nthe 21st century.\n\nOver the c ourse of ten albums\, Jones has developed an undeniably unique\nfingerstyl e voice. His music forms a deeply personal melodic grammar: witty\,\nrefle ctive and rooted in memory. Sketches of Fahey\, his friendship with John\n Jackson\, early visits to 78 rpm collector Joe Bussard and his bond with J ack\nRose all leave their mark on his work.\n\nEqually present are the ten der portraits of his mother\, Nora Smith\, and the\nsmall anchor points in daily life\, such as his beloved cats. Jones’ compositions\nfeel like liv ing memories\, shaped by curiosity\, dedication and the fleeting\nbeauty o f everyday life.\n\nOver the years\, he has remained a vital figure in the underground scene\, someone\nwho continually refines and reinvents the st eel-string tradition. His pieces\ncarry emotional power without sentimenta lity and are anchored in experience\, yet\nalways open to surprise.\n\nLia m Grant draws deeply from the landscape in which he grew up: memoires of t he\nMerrimack\, Amoskeag and the waters flowing toward the great flood of Dead River.\nHe has toured extensively in the US and beyond since 2021 and regularly works\nwith Glenn Jones and fiddler Mike Gangloff.\n\nHis debut album Amoskeag (2023) confirmed his place as a rising voice within the\ns teel-string tradition. His album Prodigal Son (2025\, VHF Records) – a lo- fi\nstatement for 12 string\, 6 string and lap steel guitar – was praised by NPR’s\nViking’s Choice and featured among The Quietus’ and Wilco’s favo urite albums of\n2025.\n\nGrant’s collaborations include releases with Gan gloff\, Sam Shalabi and members\nof The Three-Top Serenaders\, as well as contributions to compilations like The\nSun Is Not True. He is among the y oung players revitalising the American\nPrimitive vocabulary\, still roote d in tradition but driven by curiosity and\nshaped by the rivers and histo ry of New England.\n\n+ 1 more tba\n\nPresale/door prices adjusted: our ev ents are set up by volunteers in favour of\nsupporting DIY touring acts\, but it is getting ever more risky to plan and book\nevents – please suppor t the community and buy your tickets early! Presale closes\n18.00 on day o f the show. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/glenn-jones-us-liam-grant-us-1-more-tba GEO:52.354338;4.8553367 LOCATION:OCCII - Amstelveenseweg 134\, 1075 XL Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-zuid,books,community,music,punk,rock,schinkelbuurt X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

An evening full of raw American Primitive fingerpicking

Double bill: Glenn Jones & Liam Grant + 1 More TBA

Glenn Jones is a master of American Primitive Guitar, a style invented in the late 1950s by John Fahey. Jones, who led the post-rock ens emble Cul de Sac, brings his own made-up tunings, the use of custom-crafte d partial capos, and a highly skilled picking style on both banjo and guit ar, to create personal compositions that are lyrical, emotive and elegant.

ht tps://glennjones.bandcamp.com/music

Liam Grant (Boston, MA) is a New England guitarist with a punk ethos, cut from the < em>American Primitive cloth. The restless guitar explorations, modal epics and driving uptempo rags recall the likes of Grant‘ s pedagogue: Takoma Records and the path that was paved b y his forebears John Fahey, Robbie Basho, Peter Walker, Max Ochs and later Glenn Jones, Steffen Basho-Junghans, Jack Rose, and others.

https://liamgrant.bandcamp.com

Glenn Jones first made a name for himself with the ‘rock band’ Cul De Sac, a band that played with Can-singer Damo Suzuki more often than Can itself. Since then, he has become one of the most important American Primitiv e guitarists of the 21st century.

Over the course of ten album s, Jones has developed an undeniably unique fingerstyle v oice. His music forms a deeply personal melodic grammar: witty, reflective and rooted in memory. Sketches of Fahey, his friendship with John Jackson, early visits to 78 rpm collector Joe Bussard and his bond with Jack Rose all l eave their mark on his work.

Equally present are the tender portrai ts of his mother, Nora Smith, and the small anchor points in daily life, such as his beloved cats. Jones’ composit ions feel like living memories, shaped by curiosity, dedication and the fl eeting beauty of everyday life.

Over the years, he has remained a v ital figure in the underground scene, someone who continually refines and reinvents the steel-string tradition. His pieces carry emotional power wit hout sentimentality and are anchored in experience, yet always open to sur prise.

Liam Grant draws deeply from the landscape in which he grew up: memoires of the Merrimack, Amoskeag and the waters fl owing toward the great flood of Dead River. He has toured extensively in t he US and beyond since 2021 and regularly works with Glenn Jones and fiddler Mike Gangloff.

His debut album Amoskeag (2023) confirmed his place as a rising voice within the steel-string tradition. His album Prodigal Son (2025, VH F Records) – a lo-fi statement for 12 string, 6 string and lap st eel guitar – was praised by NPR’s Viking’s Choice and fea tured among The Quietus’ and Wilco’s fav ourite albums of 2025.

Grant’s collaborations incl ude releases with Gangloff, Sam Shalabi and members of The Three-Top Serenaders, as well as contr ibutions to compilations like The Sun Is Not True. He is among th e young players revitalising the American Primitive vocabulary, still root ed in tradition but driven by curiosity and shaped by the rivers and histo ry of New England.

+ 1 more tba

Presale/door prices adjusted: our events are set up by volunteers in favour of supporting DIY touring acts, but it is getting ever more risky to plan and book events – please support the community and buy your tickets early! Presale closes 18 .00 on day of the show.

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