A strange and beguiling recommendation today. If you're one of the many people drawn to 'Alice In Wonderland' at the cinema for no reason other than the involvement of Tim Burton, you'd be well advised to consider another option: the unusual, inventive, invented-world of Thomas Truax rolls into town at the Freebutt this evening.Truax is a New-York based troubadour whose shows constitute pure spectacle; a true one-off, he creates his own instruments, including Mother Superior (a pedal powered drum-machine) and The Hornicator (a trumpet-like instrument constructed from the horn from an old gramophone player), and with the aid of a guitar and a loop pedal, crafts extraordinary, dark, music-box madness. It's easier, somehow, to think of cinematic rather than musical comparisons - Truax's most significant reference point is shared-spirit David Lynch - but his sound is precious in its own right, channeling folk, rockabilly and the adventurer attitude of the wonderful Tom Waits.
Thomas Truax brings his absurdist, surreal cacophony to The Freebutt tonight, supported by Woodpecker Wooliams and Dug Champion. Tickets are £5.50 and doors open at half-seven.
