Big Hogg

Little is known about the saga of Big Hogg. Those who have looked
into its soul and lived to tell the tale suggest it has roamed these
Isles since time immemorial, bearing the imprint of the Canterbury
scene, but also branded with the hot funk of Hendrix. Legend has it
that Captain Beefheart tried to tame the terrifying ruminant, but no
amount of polyethylene bags full of octopi could rein it the beast's
wild fits of the Blues, interspersing moments of terrifyingly candid
jazz introspection with mad, bulging-eyed charges of rock. Reports
suggest it has mellowed in recent years, seeking refuge near the
country retreat of Steve Hillage.

The musical extravaganza planned for the 22nd of July at the Admiral,
and the album it launches - "Bears In The Attic" - are the psych-jazz-
pop-rock brainchild of guitarist Justin Lumsden, who - having cut his
teeth in Aberdeen's oft-overlooked fusion scene of a few years back
(alongside such luminaries as pre-Polar Bear Seb Roachford) - brings
his considerable experience and diverse influences to bear on this
group, united not only by a single-minded pursuit of the groove, but
the deeply-felt need to bear witness to their transcendental
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