Alabama 3 (Acoustic) + Drum Club

Alabama 3 play St Leonard's Church on Saturday 14 November, an acoustic set with a DJ set from Drum Club's Lol Hammond. It's a one-night performance put on by local promoter Dan Wiltshire, who describes it as a rare, intimate show with the band up close and stripped back inside the church.

Alabama 3 formed in Brixton in the mid-1990s as a genre-defying band whose sound collides country and blues with gospel, dub, electronica, spoken word and acid house. Their track 'Woke Up This Morning' became the opening theme of the HBO series The Sopranos, and since then they've become fixtures of British festival culture, taking their music from clubs and theatres to major outdoor stages. This particular night sees them in a different setting, playing acoustic rather than the full electric setup they're known for.

Opening the evening is Lol Hammond, who emerged from the early-1990s British electronic underground as one half of Drum Club. He'll be on DJ duties before the main set, so the night starts with the electronic side of things before Alabama 3 take over with the acoustic performance. Between the two, you've got the acid house and electronic roots of the band's early days sitting alongside the country, blues and gospel that have always been part of their sound.

It's a one-off date in one of Hastings' most distinctive venues, with the band playing stripped back and close to the crowd. Alabama 3 are at St Leonard's Church on Saturday 14 November, with Lol Hammond on the decks to start the night.