Daniël Lohues has a new album out, called Aosem, and there’s a story behind the title. He was travelling through the US, and in a hotel bar in Albuquerque, some couple asked did the usual How you doin’? and so he told them that he was travelling around, catching a breath, so to speak. Awesome,… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Seen live
Seen Live: Mister & Mississippi
It took Mister and Mississippi just one song at a book presentation to get us interested in seeing a full show. Nearly two years later, we finally managed to catch them at Amersfoort’s new venue, FLUOR. Support act Postcards from Mars was nice enough, especially when the harmony vocals were on. Mister and Mississippi –… Read more »
Seen Live: Le Bal des Vampires
My favorite vampires (the non-sparkling, dancing ones) descended on Paris, France. I hadn’t seen an official version since 2011 (Seinajöki, Finland), the missus not since 2004 (Hamburg), the boy wonder and my brother hadn’t seen the show at all, so a road trip was in order. It took a taxi, an early train to Rotteram,… Read more »
Seen Live: Vellamo
Once upon a time, there was time to kill in Almere, and a folkgroup called Vellamo (Pia Leinonen on vocals and Joni Tiala guitar) were playing a gig in the library. That’s about all I have. They, however, have a video for one of their songs, which should give you an idea. Seen live Vellamo,… Read more »
Seen Live: Daniël Lohues
As the British philosophers quartet Led Zeppelin once said, the song remains the same. Another year, another album and tour by Daniël Lohues. Together with Bernard Gepken (guitars, banjo, mandoline, vocals) and Guus Strijbosch (upright bass), he plays a large swath of his new album, “D”, and a section of his earlier work, while telling… Read more »