Bridge City Sinners

On 1 October 2026, Bridge City Sinners play Rescue Rooms in Nottingham. Led by singer Libby Lux, the Portland group shapes an acoustic folk-punk that tugs at old-time folk, bluegrass and rough-edged street jazz, carried by banjo, fiddle, upright bass and horns. They call it death folk: a dark tint where narratives twist religious imagery, drift through outsider lives and brush against the macabre with a dry sense of humor.

Years of DIY touring feed a stage dynamic that stays close to the crowd, more like a roaming street band than a classic rock setup. Sets often shift from brisk picking to slow waltzes, leaving space for tight instrumental turns and unvarnished harmonies. The repertoire puises across their catalogue — the self-titled debut (2016), Here’s to the Devil (2019), Unholy Hymns (2021) and In the Age of Doubt (2023) — charting their path from busking grit to more sculpted recent songs while keeping that direct street-corner feel. Around Lux, a rotating lineup trades instruments and textures, keeping the show mobile and unpredictable.