mark william lewis + Tony Bontana, 30 October | Event in Bristol | AllEvents

mark william lewis + Tony Bontana

Strange Brew

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Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

10-12 Fairfax Street, BS1 3DB Bristol, United Kingdom

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Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm (GMT)

10-12 Fairfax Street, BS1 3DB Bristol

14 Fairfax Street, Bristol, BS1 3DB, United Kingdom

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mark william lewis + Tony Bontana
Strange Brew presents
mark william lewis
+ Tony Bontana
Wed 29th October
7pm - 10:30pm

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mark william lewis

mark william lewis is an artist that exists between the cracks. He eschews easy genre categorisation, plays with the traditional conventions of a songwriter, and creates music that is poetically sharp, visually vivid, yet texturally opaque. Writing songs that explore the intersection between intimacy and alienation, connection and disconnection, he is a singular and bold voice operating in a distinctly unique yet blurry space.

His recent track ‘Tomorrow is Perfect’ is the first release via A24 Music, a song that feels like the purest embodiment of him as a complete artist to date, blurring the boundaries of imagery, music and words pushed to the forefront.

Lewis has received praise from Pitchfork and The Fader for his previous releases Sparkles 22-24 and Living, as well as featuring on NYC rap figurehead MIKE’s “Let’s Have A Ball” and collaborating with Bar Italia’s Nina Crisante on the song “Thinner”.

Over the past few years, Lewis has become a fixture in more innovative spaces of London’s live music scene, with his performances and music becoming a word-of-mouth success. This led to sold out US debut shows at Elsewhere and Public Records (NYC) and The Echo (LA) last year and a full headline show at a sold-out ICA earlier this year. He has previously released music via Scenic Route, with the vinyl release of joint EP ‘God Complex/Pleasure Is Everything’ selling out in under 24 hours.

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Tony Bontana

Tony Bontana, a Birmingham based rapper, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, is a trailblazer in the UK’s experimental hip-hop landscape, renowned for his self-coined “Splayed” style—a distinctive blend of degraded, manipulated samples, non-linear rhythms, and deeply introspective lyricism, released through his independent label, Everything is Perfect Records.

His extensive discography, including emotionally charged works like L’Humanité (a tribute to his late mother), the mellow, left-field mixtape TUMPIT (2025), and collaborative projects such as The Beautiful Malaise (2025) with Psychedelic Ensemble, fuses abstract hip-hop, post-hardcore, indie rock, punk and soul influences, showcasing his genre-defying versatility.

Bontana’s production credits include work with prominent underground artists like Novelist, PREM, Lil B, Billy Woods, Jadasea, Goya Gumbani, Mary Sue and Cities Aviv, while his raw, evocative live performances have captivated audiences, notably as a supporting act for Nourished by Time’s 2024 UK tour with upcoming performances on their 2025 European tour, including Malmo (November 7, 2025) and Glasgow (November 24, 2025).

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mark william lewis + Tony Bontana, 30 October | Event in Bristol | AllEvents
mark william lewis + Tony Bontana
Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm