OLT Rivierenhof in Antwerp (BE) would probably be the most beautiful location to see Nils Frahm live. Well… OLT just announced a bunch of new names and Nils Frahm will be playing on August 22! Tickets go on sale tomorrow. If you want to go, I wouldn’t wait too long to buy tickets as previous shows sold really fast.
Looking for a perfect line up? Father John Misty and José Gonzalez share the same stage in Holland this summer. On August 5, both artist will perform at Caprera openluchttheater in Bloemendaal. José Gonzalez will also perform at Zuiderparktheater in Den Haag one day earlier.
More shows for both artists coming soon.
Tickets & info here.
Guy Van Nueten recorded a wonderful Toutpartout Session on a cold Sunday afternoon at De Handelsbeurs in Ghent. ‘Contact’ is by far the longest session we ever recorded but it’s a true beauty. Have a seat to enjoy this intimate piano composition in 4 chapters here.
Guy Van Nueten will be playing several shows in Belgium. Check here for tickets & info.
Marissa Nadler released two new songs today. One of them is ‘Poison’, a unique collaboration with the legendary John Cale.
“Sometimes it’s best not to know in advance; that’s what I continually remind myself about how this duet with legendary songwriter John Cale came together. Had I known that Justin [Raisen] and Lawrence [Rothman] would arrange for Cale to sing “Poison” with me before I wrote or recorded it, I cannot be certain I wouldn’t have become frozen with hesitations and second-guessing.”
Listen to this track and the second new song ‘If We Make It Through the Summer’ here.
Marissa Nadler will tour Europe and UK in April, check here for dates and tickets.
Kurt Vile has compiled the first-ever guest playlist on the Neil Young Archive. The 33 tracks he selected form the “Stumblin’ With Neil” playlist and can be found on the NYA website. “I’m inspired. I CAN’T FUCKING BELIEVE the good people at Neil Young Archives have presented me with the greatest of honors in a territory uncharted.” Read more about it in this Rollling Stone piece.
Kurt Vile & The Violators come back to Europe & UK in May/June for festivals and headline shows in. Info and tickets here.
Australian, psych-rock luminaries Stonefield, have hit the ground running with a busy, and very exciting 2019.
As they wrap up their first tour of the year, supporting King Tuff on his North American dates, the band has announced they will be entering the studio for the follow-up LP to last year’s Far From Earth (Flightless), as well as a UK/EU Tour in May and June. The tour includes several festival stops including Desertfest, The Great Escape, Maifeld Derby and Freak Valley Festival.
Check all tourdates here.
Xixa’s unique style is a combination of desolate Americana, gritty guitars, and cumbia. Today we celebrate the release of their new four-track EP, The Code. Read all about it in this Kerrang article.
“They sound like a soundtrack to a spaghetti western film — if that film was about a dustry, goth nightclub in the middle of the Sonoran desert.”
Shows coming up soon!
Ghent, Belgium-based experimental rock band RAKETKANON are pleased to announce they have signed to Alcopop! Records and will release their long-awaited third album RKTKN#3 on 5th April 2019!
As a special Valentine’s Day gift to fans, the band have revealed a suitably dark and disturbing video for lead single ‘Ricky’. Watch it here.
The band have also just announced a short run of UK headline tour dates and festival appearances in May 2019, with an additional stint of EU dates including sold out shows in Ghent and Brussels.
Finally the wait is over. Lala Lala kicks off their European & UK tour in Brighton tomorrow. Check out all dates here and get your tickets. The London show is almost sold out so don’t wait too long.
Lala Lala has recently finished her US tour with WHY? and took a bunch of amazing on-the-road photos. Take a look at them here.
Great news just came in: Phosphorescent will return to Belgium for two shows end of May. Tickets for Trix/Antwerp and De Kreun/Kortrijk are on sale now.
The band was already confirmed for Best Kept Secret Festival on June 1st.
Get your tickets here.