Crime & the City Solution

Black Gate Presents

Crime & the City Solution

opening act: Joshua Murphy

An Taibhdhearc
8pm Friday, May 17th
Tickets: €20 + booking fee

Doors at 7:30pm

Crime & the City Solution are excited to announce a series of shows in Ireland featuring the 3 piece acoustic incarnation of the band. Born of a want to play the material in the style that many of the songs were first born, to enjoy an intimate atmosphere that captures the simple joy of friends playing together for friends, unmediated by technology. Crime (Acoustic) will feature Bronwyn Adams (violin and vocals), Simon Bonney (vocals) and Joshua Murphy (acoustic guitar and vocals). Performing songs from the Crime back catalogue as well as selected songs from Simon’s solo recordings.

Formed in Sydney by Simon Bonney at the age of 16, Crime & the City Solution’s early performances from 1977-1979 had a big impact on key figures of the early Melbourne art-punk/post punk scene. In 1984, Bad Seed, Mick Harvey brought Bonney to England to form the London based Crime with their friend, the brilliant and ever influential ex-Birthday Party guitarist Rowland S Howard, with his brother Harry Howard on bass and Epic Soundtracks on drums. Two years on, having toured Europe, the UK, Australia, and the US and released several EPs and an album, this lineup reached its zenith with a historic swan-song performance in Wim Wenders’ cinematic masterpiece ‘Wings of Desire’.

https://crimeandthecitysolution.bandcamp.com/music
www.Joshuamurphy.net