JODY STEPHENS is the sole surviving member of iconic early ’70s power pop legends Big Star, and the only man other than Alex Chilton to play on all three of their peerless original albums. He was also a member of pioneering alt-country supergroup Golden Smog, alongside members of Wilco and the Jayhawks.
LUTHER RUSSELL is an acclaimed singer/songwriter and producer (Richmond Fontaine amongst others) who formed his first band as a teenager with Jacob Dylan (before the son of Bob formed The Wallflowers). Luther has made a handful of solo records, having first come to attention as a member of The Freewheelers in the ’90s, during which time his songs were described as having “the appeal and personality of those by Randy Newman and Harry Nilsson“.
Together, Jody Stephens and Luther Russell are THOSE PRETTY WRONGS, who combine the lyrical and soulful harmony and jangle of both Big Star and classic ’90s alt-country with the sort of folky, summery feeling that will warm anyone who has ever copped an earful of ‘Thirteen’ or ‘Way Out West’.
Touring Australia on the back of their new album Holiday Camp, Those Pretty Wrongs will be joined by some special friends and perform their own gorgeous material as well as some classic Big Star.
THOSE PRETTY WRONGS
(Jody Stephens & Luther Russell)
+ A Celebration of the Music of BIG STAR
Sat. 5-Aug | MEENIYAN TOWN HALL, MEENIYAN
Sun. 6-Aug | THE GREAT CLUB, SYDNEY
Wed. 9-Aug | THE ELTHAM HOTEL, ELTHAM NSW
Thur. 10-Aug | STRANDED, BRISBANE
Sat. 12-Aug | BRUNSWICK BALLROOM (Matinee)
Sun. 13-Aug | MEMO MUSIC HALL