31/10/2026 – 19:00
Dropa House
Cassex Tapes and SiM/Oorstof present the restless guitar explorations and unparalleled fingerpicking elegance of Glenn Jones (Cul De Sac) and Liam Grant at Dropa House.
Glenn Jones first made a name for himself with Cul De Sac, a band that played with Can-singer Damo Suzuki more often than Can itself. Since then, he has become one of the most important American Primitive guitarists of the 21st century. Over the course of ten albums, Jones has developed an undeniably unique style of fingerpicking. His music forms a deeply personal melodic grammar: witty, reflective and rooted in memory. Sketches of John Fahey, his friendship with John Jackson, early visits to 78 rpm collector Joe Bussard and his bond with Jack Rose all leave their mark on his work.
Jones’ compositions feel like living memories, shaped by curiosity, dedication and the fleeting beauty of everyday life. Over the years, he has remained a vital figure in the underground scene, someone who continually refines and reinvents the steel-string tradition. His pieces carry emotional power without sentimentality and are anchored in experience, yet always open to surprise.
Liam Grant is a guitarist and improvisor from New England, moulded in the American Primitive tradition. His modal epics, restless improvisations and driving ragas echo Takoma Records and the path laid out by pioneers like John Fahey, Robbie Basho, Peter Walker and (later on) Glenn Jones and Jack Rose.
Grant draws deeply from the landscape in which he grew up: memoires of the Merrimack, Amoskeag and the waters flowing toward the great flood of Dead River. He has toured extensively in the US and beyond since 2021 and regularly works with Glenn Jones and fiddler Mike Gangloff. His debut album Amoskeag (2023) confirmed his place as a rising voice within the steel-string tradition. Grant’s most recent album Prodigal Son (2025), a lo-fi statement for 12 string, 6 string and lap steel guitar, was praised by NPR’s Viking’s Choice and featured among The Quietus’ and Wilco’s favorite albums of 2025. He is among the young players revitalising the American Primitive vocabulary, rooted in tradition and yet reshaping the genre by curiosity.
