Nuala Honan & Stevie Toddler

About

The Pound is proud to be taking part in Independent Venue Week 2024 (a 7-day celebration of independent music & arts venues and the people that own, run and work in them) with this special double bill of extraordinary live music featuring two amazing talents. Opening the evening will be bass guitarist Stevie Toddler, delivering a solo set of her super contemporary mix of jazz and pop. Then, romantic storyteller and songwriter Nuala Honan takes to the stage for a set full of post-punk rawness.

Stevie Toddler

Bristol-based bassist / singer / songwriter Stevie Toddler creates utterly unique soundworlds, drawing from a whole range of genres – pop, jazz and classical – and a broad palette of artists – Pixies, St Vincent and Radiohead amongst many others. Boasting high profile fans such as Jamie Callum and Guy Garvey, Toddler's songwriting and sound are brilliantly idiosyncratic, her bass and vocals intertwiningly magically and unexpectedly with Harriet Riley's vibraphone, Jon Clarke's drums and Danny Tryani's synths. Alt-pop at its heart, but really something beautifully and completely one-off.

Nuala Honan

Originally from rural outback Australia, Nuala Honan is a romantic storyteller, with an astonishing voice and a gift for timeless songwriting. Scaling new heights of noise and pop production, the Bristol-based songwriter is driven by post-punk rawness, yet still lets fly with moments of audacious, operatic singing over the tumultuous drums. With a reputation for highly charged live sets, Honan leads a killer band in a pop-drama, exploring the strength in vulnerability and human connection.