Blacks’ Myths / Inês Malheiro

From Washington, USA, Blacks’ Myths are a duo composed of Warren Crudup III (drums) and Luke Stewart (bassist, who many might recognize from the sublime Irreversible Entanglements). Somewhere between free-jazz, post-hardcore and noise, the duo, who’ve released two records already, have blown up preconceived notions of African-American musical heritage, reflecting in an explosive way the tensions and the inevitable historical baggage of this community. An immense pleasure to host a show from this band on their first time in Portugal.

Inês Malheiro is a musician from Braga who dazzlingly emerged over the last year with the wonderful “Deusa Náusea” and “Liquify, Spread and Float”, records that reflect a vision that’s simultaneously consolidated and open, where all roads still seem possible in the multiple intersections between rock, glitch and jazz, and something that can still be considered a song, and a pop song at that. A fascinating mirror of the Era of everything-all-at-once, with all the good things it can entail, the Barreiro premiere from this promising artist is not to be missed.