Jim White plus Ben de la Cour

Jim White plays The Kitchen Garden Café in Kings Heath on Tuesday 11 May 2027, with Ben de la Cour opening the night. White is a Southern Gothic singer-songwriter who grew up in Pensacola, Florida, where he spent his early years on the outskirts of a deeply Pentecostal community. He's spent a fair bit of his life working menial jobs, including thirteen years driving a taxi in New York City — it was there he met David Byrne and signed to Byrne's Luaka Bop label.

There was a point when his music seemed like it might not happen. A bandsaw accident maimed his left hand, and for a while it looked like his hopes were over. But a collection of simple songs led to a demo that reached Byrne, and the re-recorded result became his debut, Wrong-Eyed Jesus!, a gathering of atmospheric, oddly spiritual country-folk. Since then he's released seven eclectic albums and six side projects, produced records for other songwriters, exhibited visual art across the US and Europe, and published award-winning fiction.

His production has also found its way into film and television. 'Word-Mule' appeared in the 'Heisenberg' episode of Breaking Bad, and 'Static on the Radio', a duet with Aimee Mann, runs through the closing credits of El Camino. The music he's known for sits in that Southern Gothic territory — sparse, atmospheric, and rooted in the gospel sounds he grew up with in Florida.

Doors open at 7:30 pm, with the music starting at 8:00 pm. Tickets are £22, which includes the booking fee.