Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul

Last year, Little Steven not only re-launched his long dormant solo career with Soulfire, but he also brought a gargantuan 15-piece band out onto the road to replicate what he had done in the studio for the album, a wonderfully retro trip through the back pages of his past work. The project grew out of something which was supposed to be a one-off gig in London. Instead, Van Zandt, in the process of rehearsing the retrospective setlist of material, heard something that “sounded like an album right away” and took advantage of the momentum and went straight into the studio to capture the album that he was hearing in his head. Expect to hear songs from it at tonight's gig. (Matt Wardlaw)