Scott Lavene

Scott Lavene plays Artisan Tap on Friday 20 November, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. He's touring My Kinda Girl, the third single in a run leading up to his debut album.

Lavene's a singer-songwriter with a bit of a wandering history. Born in Essex, he grew up on power ballads, punk and swearing, and has been in bands since his teens. He spent a couple of years in France and a brief stint in New York, which included a gig at the infamous CBGB's, before returning to London. There, he came close to a major label deal with his sordid songs, then disappeared for five years onto a rusty old boat — a floating shed, as he puts it.

He eventually returned to the studio, releasing a self-titled album with the band Big Top Heartbreak and signing to Funnel Music as a solo artist. His first single, 'It's All Gonna Blow', got airplay from Steve Lamacq on BBC 6Music, and he went on to a residency at the Brighton Fringe and a sell-out show at Crofters Rights in Bristol. My Kinda Girl is the third in the series of singles paving the way for the debut album, and that's what he'll be playing here.

Tickets are £16.50, and the set runs from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Artisan Tap, 552 Hartshill Road, Stoke, ST4 6AF.