Classic Rock

Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse

“Therewasno definitivechatupline, though IdidcastGreta astheleadin a Buckcherry videoIwas directing.”

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.

[Laughs] Ourfrom our first album 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.

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