Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Holy land
McComb, MS
Today I woke up in Mississippi, Delta land. Today I feel like I am a long way from home. This is where Robert Johnson himself sold his soul to the devil. Here is the Jackson that Johnny Cash was singing about. Names like Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Tammy Wynette…even Elvis Presley was born here before moving to Memphis. This is one powerful state. Lucky is still sleeping and I am sipping cup after cup of coffee, working on a new tune. Everything as it should be. Today I woke up in Matt and Sara's house in McComb, MS. This lovely people invited us yesterday to play a bonfire show in their backyard. But.. I need to start from Nashville..
After leaving our lovely friends Eileen Rose and Rich Gilbert in Nashville we took a greyhound to Memphis. And from that first step into that terminal, new friendships were rapidly developing. Leo picked us up, drove us to Stash House where we played a show, met Michaela Caitlin and a bunch of other awesome people. Also playing that night was Joshua Cosby (Star & Micey) and Jesse Davis. Me and Josh talked for a long time and connected on a level that i can't explain. Suddenly he told me he wanted to give me his first guitar. Cracked up and beautiful with a picture of his dad on it and Abe Lincoln, who Josh shares his birthday with. It was one moving night and I felt like Bob Dylan when Johnny Cash gave him his guitar...
Susan Dalton is our Memphis hero who got all this started, took us into her house and set us up with the Stash house show. That way we also met Vania and Spencer. We all had a beautiful time hanging out in Memphis, went down to the Mississippi River and threw in a stone for Jeff Buckley. When we had to leave to go south Spencer, Vania and Leo decided to join us! So we all went roadtripping down through Mississippi yesterday. I am overwhelmed with all these people who wants to take part in whatever us Swedes are trying to do.
Next stop: New Orleans.
/G
Today I woke up in Mississippi, Delta land. Today I feel like I am a long way from home. This is where Robert Johnson himself sold his soul to the devil. Here is the Jackson that Johnny Cash was singing about. Names like Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Tammy Wynette…even Elvis Presley was born here before moving to Memphis. This is one powerful state. Lucky is still sleeping and I am sipping cup after cup of coffee, working on a new tune. Everything as it should be. Today I woke up in Matt and Sara's house in McComb, MS. This lovely people invited us yesterday to play a bonfire show in their backyard. But.. I need to start from Nashville..
After leaving our lovely friends Eileen Rose and Rich Gilbert in Nashville we took a greyhound to Memphis. And from that first step into that terminal, new friendships were rapidly developing. Leo picked us up, drove us to Stash House where we played a show, met Michaela Caitlin and a bunch of other awesome people. Also playing that night was Joshua Cosby (Star & Micey) and Jesse Davis. Me and Josh talked for a long time and connected on a level that i can't explain. Suddenly he told me he wanted to give me his first guitar. Cracked up and beautiful with a picture of his dad on it and Abe Lincoln, who Josh shares his birthday with. It was one moving night and I felt like Bob Dylan when Johnny Cash gave him his guitar...
Susan Dalton is our Memphis hero who got all this started, took us into her house and set us up with the Stash house show. That way we also met Vania and Spencer. We all had a beautiful time hanging out in Memphis, went down to the Mississippi River and threw in a stone for Jeff Buckley. When we had to leave to go south Spencer, Vania and Leo decided to join us! So we all went roadtripping down through Mississippi yesterday. I am overwhelmed with all these people who wants to take part in whatever us Swedes are trying to do.
Next stop: New Orleans.
/G
Roadtripping through Mississippi
Powerful. Holy.
Bonfire show in McComb, MS
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Honky-tonkin.....
Writing from Nashville while sipping on some good old Tennessee bourbon, Eileen Rose (our host) is performing at one of the legendary downtown honky-tonks tonight, that´s where all the hardcore country musicians spend their time when not on tour, her drummer played with some of the greatest like Merle Haggard and Lorretta Lynn and every now and then one of the big stars shows up and sits in with the band for a couple of tunes, really excited about it, too bad her boyfriend Rich "Legendary" Gilbert won´t be able to play with them tonight since he´s doin a video shoot with Wanda Jackson!!
Last week has been quite hazy and hectic cause of traveling and playing shows almost everyday we´ve been to Washington D.C., Fredricksburg VA, Charlotte NC, Greenville NC, Asheville NC and we arrived here yesterday and played a crowded dive bar….. good times….
Hell! you really notice that we´re getting further down in the south when you see the "No guns allowed" signs in bars and you realize it´s no joke……. people actually wear them onstage…. /L
Last week has been quite hazy and hectic cause of traveling and playing shows almost everyday we´ve been to Washington D.C., Fredricksburg VA, Charlotte NC, Greenville NC, Asheville NC and we arrived here yesterday and played a crowded dive bar….. good times….
Hell! you really notice that we´re getting further down in the south when you see the "No guns allowed" signs in bars and you realize it´s no joke……. people actually wear them onstage…. /L
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Hitchhiker's guide to Charlotte, NC
So, we are in Charlotte, NC. Just had a big breakfast with our dear friends Don, Laurie and Dana Koster - this rock n roll family IS the Charlotte music scene. At least what i have seen so far. Browns and Panthers are playing and our host, who moved to Charlotte from Cleveland, is rooting for both teams..
We made some miles this week, Boston to Charlotte, North Carolina, thanks to some excellent people. To start where Lucky ended in the previous post, we played a full-band show in Boston. Thank you Nick and Harrison. We were also happy we got to hangout with the Tallahassee boys one last time before before we went to see Boy Without God play an awesome show at The Middle East.
The main character this week has been Anna Fish. We met during a Friendsgiving party and she offered to give us a ride to DC. We spent a night at her mother's house before we went to Dave and Elise's house to celebrate Thanksgiving and play a show at their house. Unfortunately I fell asleep and lost the game of Scrabble.
Since we can't buy a car and since we haven't met anyone yet who wants to join us on the road trip, me and Robert both got greyhound passes…..everyone is telling us not to go with greyhound but right now we don't have much choice..although we didn't have to use it yet… Lovely Anna Fish decided to come with us to Fredericksburg, VA and sing harmonies. It's been a week with many surprises, for sure. From Fredericksburg we got a ride with our new friends in Friction Farm to Charlotte. So…Boston to Charlotte was quick and intense.
Today I am going guitar shopping, we got a guitar for Lucky but I am still looking..hm..thinking about playing a Bob Hund cover next show…have a few new songs in my head…already planning a USA full band tour next year…. been listening to the band Tulsa and the book East of Eden...we made a lot of excellent new friends this week.
/G
We made some miles this week, Boston to Charlotte, North Carolina, thanks to some excellent people. To start where Lucky ended in the previous post, we played a full-band show in Boston. Thank you Nick and Harrison. We were also happy we got to hangout with the Tallahassee boys one last time before before we went to see Boy Without God play an awesome show at The Middle East.
The main character this week has been Anna Fish. We met during a Friendsgiving party and she offered to give us a ride to DC. We spent a night at her mother's house before we went to Dave and Elise's house to celebrate Thanksgiving and play a show at their house. Unfortunately I fell asleep and lost the game of Scrabble.
Since we can't buy a car and since we haven't met anyone yet who wants to join us on the road trip, me and Robert both got greyhound passes…..everyone is telling us not to go with greyhound but right now we don't have much choice..although we didn't have to use it yet… Lovely Anna Fish decided to come with us to Fredericksburg, VA and sing harmonies. It's been a week with many surprises, for sure. From Fredericksburg we got a ride with our new friends in Friction Farm to Charlotte. So…Boston to Charlotte was quick and intense.
Today I am going guitar shopping, we got a guitar for Lucky but I am still looking..hm..thinking about playing a Bob Hund cover next show…have a few new songs in my head…already planning a USA full band tour next year…. been listening to the band Tulsa and the book East of Eden...we made a lot of excellent new friends this week.
/G
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Tour Journal #4: From Bed-Stuy to Winter Hills
From Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, where sirens and loud hiphop echoes throughout the day and the lovely smell of BBQ is all over the place to quiet suburb Winter Hills, Boston.
Last week in NY was really cool, we performed a song for balcony TV on the rooftop of a Manhattan skyscraper in the afternoon, needless to say the view from up their was quite amazing. We played a venue called Bar 4 in Brooklyn with the band Aunt Martha, groovy dudes, lovely music.
Paid a visit to Brooklyn Bowl, a classic american diner place with concerts and bowling.... The Beets with that irresistible couldn't care less attitude and a couple of really good tunes got me hooked, really recommend it..... Crystal Stilts were even better, the perfect combination of noise and pure rock&roll.... and they played a Gun Club tune.... hauntingly Jeffrey Lee Pierce like.... that's about all it takes to get me in the right mood at a concert or a club.....
So after lots of endless nights in running 'round Brooklyn it feels good to be in a quieter place. Spent the weekend at Nics and Lucys house in Winter Hills, they arranged a living room show with four bands including Case Conrad, saturday we had a little jam session with Nic on the double-bass and as the evening sky grew dark we headed over to a friendsgiving party with a lovable crowd of artists and musicians, great party which ended with Neutral Milk Hotel songs by the bonfire in the backyard....
Tonight we play at the Hallway Gallery (/w Tallahassee + Mister Sister) as a four-piece band with Nic on double-bass and his friend Harrison on drums.... looking forward to it!
/L
Last week in NY was really cool, we performed a song for balcony TV on the rooftop of a Manhattan skyscraper in the afternoon, needless to say the view from up their was quite amazing. We played a venue called Bar 4 in Brooklyn with the band Aunt Martha, groovy dudes, lovely music.
Paid a visit to Brooklyn Bowl, a classic american diner place with concerts and bowling.... The Beets with that irresistible couldn't care less attitude and a couple of really good tunes got me hooked, really recommend it..... Crystal Stilts were even better, the perfect combination of noise and pure rock&roll.... and they played a Gun Club tune.... hauntingly Jeffrey Lee Pierce like.... that's about all it takes to get me in the right mood at a concert or a club.....
So after lots of endless nights in running 'round Brooklyn it feels good to be in a quieter place. Spent the weekend at Nics and Lucys house in Winter Hills, they arranged a living room show with four bands including Case Conrad, saturday we had a little jam session with Nic on the double-bass and as the evening sky grew dark we headed over to a friendsgiving party with a lovable crowd of artists and musicians, great party which ended with Neutral Milk Hotel songs by the bonfire in the backyard....
Tonight we play at the Hallway Gallery (/w Tallahassee + Mister Sister) as a four-piece band with Nic on double-bass and his friend Harrison on drums.... looking forward to it!
/L
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