Yesterday nite we dragged our souls down to Pustervik and the magical world of Woody West. The almighty double header of Israel Nash and Midlake was up for grabs.
750 people (sold out) joined in for a great show, one to remember. Mr Nash started out with his buddy Eric Swanson on pedal steel. The bearded voice of the Texas man reflects greatness of Neil Young and John Fogerty and the setting was beautiful. Bone-chillin stuff, distinct, heartwarming and very present.
Moments later Midlake turned their psychorock-volume up. Singer Eric Pulido have turned out a perfect front man for the gang of fuzzy vividness. The audience played a great part and the love from the band to the city of Gothenburg is for real. The flute orchestra marched on and yes, Roscoe is still the perfect song.
Israel Nash came upon stage for a wonderful Fearless together with the band, Friday complete. Check out Israel’s song Rexanimarum from his 2013-album ’Israel Nash’s Rain Plans’, out on Loose Records – and have a great weekend.
Shakey Graves is one of the most badass Austin songwriters and musicians around. Kentuckyseven absolutely adore the man also known as Alejandro Rose-Garcia – and his bootdrummin-hobostyle-moonshining excellence.
Take a minute of this almighty Wednesday and check out his song Dusty Lion live from SXSW. It´s worthwile.
Whiskey Myers got their brand new album Early Morning Shakes out Feb 4. It´s a southern rock classic.
The album got sweet shades of Led Zeppelin, Blackberry Smoke, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Oak Arkansas, Allman Brothers Band and Black Crowes – and they cover a David Allen Coe-song.
This hard working outlaw-countryband is from Tyler, Texas and it´s their third full-lenght LP. I´m pretty sure the record will take them to the moon and back, it´s pretty amazingly awesome.
Willy Mason, a 30 year-old guitarman from White Plains, New York, aint that famous here in the Norhtern Quarters of Europe. Well, acting longtail, we give you a chance of resurrection.
Mr Mason latest album Carry On (2013) is an alt. country gem, check out the song Show Me The Way To Go Home.
From time to time you stumble upon greatness. Like this fella, Zebastian Swartz, a swedish singer-songwriter. He has been blessed with a voice made in heaven.
This video, where he plays his new single was recorded at a subway station in Stockholm. The sound. The ambiance. The voice. Listen and enjoy. Instant love. The single was released yesterday on 100 SONGS, check it out.
No Sinner is a awesome Canadian bluesrockband heading right back to the roots. Self-described as ”hard-singing, hard-loving, hard-drinking and hard-working” you got the blueprint.
Singer Colleen Rennison is a regular powerhouse, a rocker on a mission with the voice knocking me down and out. Check out the song Boo Hoo Hoo, and have a good one.
This Friday of love, passion and devotion we present Robert Stjernberg and his hypnotic new song Valentine. Dark, minimalistic, passive-aggressive. Very likable.
His debut album Tasers & Headshots, recorded in the classic Svenska Grammofonstudion in Gothenburg, hit the streets March 12.
I met a great alt-country band down in Copenhagen. Sink Ships are two Australians, one Swede and two Danes with the darling ”rocking chair on the porch”-vibe . They got a low-key colour impossible to resist, with the pitch-black violin by Emilia Olson being way out wonderful.
Sink Ships are even better live. They deliver the goods; very impressive, very lovely. The bands debut EP Half The Boy (2012) was followed by Sink Ships (2013). Do check them out, start out with songs On My Way and Woke Up Laughing below and imbibe the brilliance.
Hero Bruce Springsteen played Perth, Australia yesterday Feb 8th. On a 3-day-stint, his first ever in the remote Westlands, The Boss opened up the show in a breathtaking manner. This is absolutely the perfect first song on any setlist down under. Or anywhere, anytime.
Perth is also where Bon Scott (RIP) was born. The legendary rock’n’roll singer got a statue in Freemantle, just outside of town. Note that it takes four E-street:ers to fill the shoes of an Angus Young guitar solo. Respect!
