Comprising Louisiana-born singer and musician Greta Valenti and guitarist and British Blues Hall Of Fame inductee Robin Davey, California-based Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse are taking their blend of blues, rock, country and soul around Britain on a 19-date tour.
You must be sick of explaining the band’s name, but… please spill the beans.
Valenti: [Laughs] Our song What’s My Name from our first album Love & Murder semi-explains that had I been a boy my name would have been Beaux Gregory, and that my dad always liked his boy children much better than me [laughs]. Also, I wanted a band that was all about Louisiana, where I’m from, and the beautiful gumbo of cultures that make up that incredibly unique place.
In these ADD-affected days, people scroll past something they don’t recognise. Has the name’s obscurity had any negative impact?
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