David Garrett - Peer Gynt

This great Violinist came to Sweden last week, his skill with his hands were fantastic. I was totally amazed, one tune really got to me, it was a tune from Jimi Hendrix it was awesome!!!

Garret plays all kinda music, all from Peer Gynt stop by at Nirvana and Led Zeppelin to Metallica and he does it good. And on the top of it he is handsome as well :D He and his musicians had a good time under the gig, doing jokes and laughed a lot.

The tune Ive choosed for today is one of my favorites when I was a child, I loved Edward Grieg tunes, all from "Spring" to this Peer Gynt, I know it as "Berga Kungens Sal" or Mountain Kings Hall in English. Peer Gynt, Op. 23 is the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's 1867 play of the same name, written by the Norwegian composer Grieg in
1875.

On the 4th of November Garret released his new album "Legacy" its a Beethoven album.

Here are some pics I took,

I also took a video, that I have to get in here at a later time.

Ladys and Gents here he is, David Garret!

Love, Thetania



Another tune from David,


More info @

Official David Garrett Web

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Triggerfinger - All This Dancin’ Around

 

Yesterday, did Stockholm got visited by no less than Within Temptation who played in a nearly sold-out Arenan here in Stockholm, but more on that tomorrow. Today we check out the support act which was a pleasant surprise. A fiery threepiece Dutch band called "Triggerfinger" consisting of a trio of guitarist and singer Ruben Block, drummer Mario Goossens and bassist Paul Van Bruystegem. Now, it takes some grit - and style - to be dubbed “the loudest band in Antwerp”, and in some ways the moniker is a testament to their past efforts; which have built up a considerable and loyal following in the Lowlands. (If you have any doubts about the powerful and multidimensional sound they can command, just give their live LP Faders Up (2007) a spin). But sights are now being set further afield from this great Flemish city, especially with the release on Excelsior Recordings - on the 15th of November 2010 - of their third album: All This Dancin’ Around, the follow up to the successful What Grabs Ya? And 2004’s Triggerfinger.

This is a band that have developed the hard way; years of touring the clubs, pubs, festivals and dives of Europe have bred a fierce and uncompromising sound.

Photo by Godi

Photo by Godi

Photo by Godi

Todays tune is the title track of "All This Dancin’ Around". The album was recorded at the famous Sound City studio in Los Angeles, where Nirvana’s Nevermind was produced. Recording sessions, under the aegis of producer Greg Gordon (a man who has turned his talents to the sounds of Oasis, Wolfmother, Slayer and Soulwax amongst others). Enjoy!

Triggerfinger playing All this dancin' around live in Club 69 of Studio Brussel (2011-02-03)


For the Podcast Triggerfinger recorded a live version of the title track from their latest album 'All This Dancin' Around'.



Triggerfinger Tour:

2 November, 2011
Bremen (D) MS Treue
3 November, 2011
Berlin (D) Comet
4 November, 2011
Dresden (D) Puschkin Club
7 November, 2011
Amsterdam (Nl) Melkweg Sold Out
8 November, 2011
Amsterdam (Nl) Melkweg
9 November, 2011
Amsterdam (Nl) Melkweg Sold Out
10 November, 2011
Oberhausen (D) Zentrum Altenberg
12 November, 2011
LIEGE (B) CASERNE FONCK
13 November, 2011
Tilburg (NL) 013
15 November, 2011
Weinheim (D) Café Central
16 November, 2011
Munster (D) Gleis 22
17 November, 2011
Koln (D) Yard Club
18 November, 2011
Groningen (NL) Oosterpoort
19 November, 2011
Charleroi (B) Eden
19 January, 2012
Glasgow (UK) Barrowlands Support Thin Lizzy
21 January, 2012
Newcastle (UK) City Hall Support Thin Lizzy
23 January, 2012
Leicester (UK) City Hall Support Thin Lizzy
24 January, 2012
York (UK) Barbican Support Thin Lizzy
25 January, 2012
Cambridge (UK) Corn Exchange Support Thin Lizzy
27 January, 2012
Wolverhampton (UK) Civic Hall Support Thin Lizzy
28 January, 2012
Manchester (UK) O2 Apollo Support Thin Lizzy
29 January, 2012
Sheffield (UK) City Hall Support Thin Lizzy
31 January, 2012
Plymouth (UK) Pavilions Support Thin Lizzy
1 February, 2012
Cardiff (UK) St Davids Hall Support Thin Lizzy
3 February, 2012
Brighton (UK) Dome Support Thin Lizzy
4 February, 2012
London (UK) HMV Hammersmith Apollo Support Thin Lizzy

More info @

Official Triggerfinger Web


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Patti Smith - Smells Like Teen Spirit

 

Patti Smith and US string group Kronos Quartet have received the 2011 Polar Music Prize.

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden presented both artists with their one million Swedish kronor (150752.25 USD) prize at the ceremony in Stockholm yesterday (August 30).

The Polar Prize, the highest award in Swedish music, is usually shared by a pop artist and a classical musician.

Official announcement of the Polar Music Prize 2011 - Patti Smith



Smith, generally considered the godmother of punk, thanked her fans and band members, said she was "humbled and inspired" to receive the prize. She also appealed for the audience to "turn their hearts, minds and resources" to the famine in Africa.

San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet incorporate avant-garde rock and elements of world music into their sound. Smith, meanwhile, describes her music - including the landmark album 'Horses' - as "three chord rock merged with the power of the word". Her best-known song is perhaps 'Because The Night', co-written by Bruce Springsteen.

The Polar Music Prize was founded by Stig Anderson, the manager of Swedish pop group ABBA, in 1989.

It is awarded to individuals, groups or institutions in recognition of exceptional achievements in the creation and advancement of music. Last year's prize was shared by Ennio Morricone and Bjork.

Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Stevie Wonder are among past winners.

Todays tune "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (A cover of Nirvana) is taken from the album "Twelve", released April 17, 2007. As the title suggests, the album contains twelve tracks, all of which are cover versions. The Tune also includes in Pattis latest release "Outside Society" that was released a few days ago, Aug 23 to be more precise.

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Patti Smith raises the curtain on "Outside Society", a new collection of her signature songs on the Arista and Columbia labels. The landmark 18-song release marks the first single-CD collection to span Patti's entire body of recorded work. The chronologically arranged tracks move from 1975 (her debut album, Horses, with "Gloria" and "Free Money") through 2007 (Twelve, with her cover of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"). Also released on vinyl as a double-LP set, "Outside Society" is available everywhere.

The music on "Outside Society" is newly remastered by award-winning engineer Greg Calbi and Patti Smith band member Tony Shanahan. The CD booklet will feature brief recollections of each song written by Patti, who personally supervised the choices.

Of "Because The Night," for example, Patti writes: "Bruce Springsteen gave me a great gift in allowing me to lend verses to his beautifully constructed anthem. My contribution was written for my future husband, Fred 'Sonic' Smith. Though we have performed it hundreds of times, the strong response it draws always makes it fresh and exciting to sing."

This evening she and her band will perform at Stockholms Konserthus, im sure it will be an fantastic evening. Doors at 19:30 in the Big Hall.

Patti Smith visits Ljusgården on Sept. 1 at. 12:30 to exclusively in Sweden sign hers acclaimed and award-winning autobiography, Just Kids, and her new compilation album Outside Society.

Just Kids is a vivid portrayal and a unique chronicle of New York's diverse cultural scene in the early '70s, with artists like Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Andy Warhol and Jimi Hendrix who all give their impressions of the story.

Patti Smith opens in a personal way up a window into her life as a young, struggling artist, and depicts a beautiful way of his friendship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe.

The book and the compilation album will be on sale in Ljusgården.

More info @ Official Patti Smith Website

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Earth - Father Midnight

Tonight in Stockholm at Strand! Earth and Sabbath Assembly! The fact that they play in the evening has completely passed me until I checked out a blog colleague's blog, crap, was my first reaction, hell was my second. Realizing that I will miss this. Actually bought their latest works on Vinyl during Record Store Day, the band are relatively new in my world but has been played a lot in the recent days, an awesome album simply. It will certainly be a cruel evening for those who get there.

So who are Earth?

Earth is an American musical group based in Seattle, Washington, formed in 1989 and led by guitarist Dylan Carlson. Earth’s music is mostly instrumental, and can be divided into two distinct stages. Their early work grew out of the Seattle-area grunge scene and is recognized as pioneering the genre of drone doom — an experimental offshoot of doom metal, characterized by droning, minimalist, lengthy, and repetitive structures. Earth's early albums were often recorded as a duo (Carlson and a bass guitarist), and could be seen as a variation of the experimental doom-influenced metal of The Melvins. Following a hiatus due to Carlson's personal problems, Earth reappeared with a markedly different sound. Their music was still slow-paced and lengthy, but now with a drummer and featuring strong elements of country music and jazz.

Earth’s brand new studio album, ”Angels Of Darkness, Demons of Light 1″, a fine testament to the fact that they have come a long way since 1989. Drawing on inspiration from both British Folk-Rock bands the Pentangle and Fairport Convention and the North African Tuareg band Tinariwen, the new material, while still ‘heavy’ is much more fluid and melodically oriented, less dense and more textured and nuanced. It contains greater improvisatory interplay between the musicians.

On one hand the new album acknowledges previous recordings, sonically it cultivates the jazz infused Americana presented on The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull and as a further nod to the past, Earth returned to Avast studios to work with producer Stuart Hallerman (Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Built To Spill, and Earth2!) again. On the other hand, there have been some significant changes which have given birth to yet another new sound, the main change being the line up and so joining Dylan and Adrienne on the album is cellist Lori Goldston (Nirvana, David Byrne, Black Cat Orchestra, Laura Veirs) and Karl Blau (K Records, Laura Veirs, Microphones) on electric bass.

Songs ‘Father Midnight’ and Hell’s Winter’ definitely retain some of their former glory on the Bees Made Honey… whilst the cello, though subtle at times, adds a more haunting tone to songs ‘Old Black’ and ‘Descent to the Zenith’ which are so powerful that they have the ability to move one to tears. It is the album’s closer and title track which is the boldest step in a new direction for Earth, utilizing the complimentary tones of cello, electric bass and Dylan’s guitar, leaving the notes to hang contemplatively in the air before Adrienne’s drum beats finally emerge. The repetition throughout the song is seemingly simplistic, though as we all know by now, there is absolutely nothing simple about holding a note or beat for as long as Earth do.

There are many breaths of fresh air in this new record, many hopeful tones and drones as well as more eerie ones. One thing is for sure, this incarnation of Earth excels all expectations.
Angels of Darkness, Demons Of Light 1: Arrived on February 2011.

Earth is:

• Adrienne Davies – trap kit and percussives featuring sea hooves and satans’ knuckles
• Lori Goldston – cello and devices
• Dylan R. Carlson – electric guitar and devices
• Karl Blau – electric bass guitar

The touring band will feature Dylan Carlson, Adreinne Davies, Lori Goldston, and Angelina Baldoz on bass.

Todays tune ”Father Midnight” is a track from the latest and sixth full-length studio album ”Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I”. Cello is introduced as a new instrument, along with the usual ones being used since the album Hex. Dylan Carlson describes the album as more melodic and riff oriented. The second part of the album will be released in 2012. The album illustrations were created by Stacey Rozich.



Here is a live clip with Earth live at Molotow, Hamburg, April 06 2009



Hear 'Father Midnight’ [12 min 11 sec]

Here can you download it!

Sabbath Assembly

Tourplan:

Apr 20, Strand, Stockholm, SWE, with Sabbath Assembly
Apr 21, Tavastia, Helsinki, FIN, with Sabbath Assembly
Apr 22, Friction Festival, Berlin, GER, with Sabbath Assembly
Apr 23, Dude Fest, Karlsruhe, GER, with Sabbath Assembly
Apr 24, Impetus Festival, Lausanne, SWI, with Sabbath Assembly
Apr 26, Spazio 211, Torino, ITA, with Sabbath Assembly
Apr 27, Init Club, Rome, ITA, with Sabbath Assembly
Apr 28, Locomotiv, Bologna, ITA, with Sabbath Assembly
Apr 29, Unwound Padova, ITA, with Sabbath Assembly
Apr 30, MC Velenje, Velenje, SLV, with Sabbath Assembly
May 1, Arena, Vienna, AUT, with Sabbath Assembly
May 2, Feierwerk, Munich, GER, with Sabbath Assembly
May 3, Beatpol, Dresden, GER, with Sabbath Assembly
May 4, Gebaeude9, Koln, GER, with Sabbath Assembly
May 5, Stadsschouwburg, Bruges, BEL, with Sabbath Assembly
Jun 8, Mayne Stage, Chicago, IL, with Ô PAON
Jun 9, Mad Planet, Milwauke, WI, with Ô PAON
Jun 10, Magic Stick, Detroit, MI, with Ô PAON
Jun 11, The Strutt, Kalamazoo, MI with Ô PAON
Jun 12, The Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH, with Ô PAON
Jun 13, Johnny Brendas, Philadelphia, PA, with Ô PAON
Jun 14, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT, with Ô PAON
Jun 15, Middle East Downstairs, Boston, MA, with Ô PAON
Jun 16, Le Poisson Rouge, NYC, NY, with Ô PAON
Jun 17, Otto Bar, Baltimore, MD, with Ô PAON
Jun 19, Historic Southgate House, Newport, KY with Ô PAON

ps… Last year they were in LA on this very day with Wolves in the Throne room …ds

More info @
Official WebSite
Official MySpace
Earth at Facebook

None Spotify on this, will update as soon as it arrives.