Everyone I know in the music industry does more than one thing – multitasking is the norm. But few do it as well as Tatjana Rüegsegger. At the tender age of 23, Tatjana has been living and breathing music since her early teens, and is now in the enviable position of occupying two very desirable … Continue reading »
So, here we are at the tail end of the year, and what better way to sign off the gig season with an evening of gorgeous, heart-warming folk, courtesy of ex-Slowdive and Mojave 3 folkster Neil Halstead. Halstead has had a long, genre-spanning career. After forming seminal shoegaze band Slowdive in the early 90s when barely … Continue reading »
As far as mentors and collaborators go, one could do worse than revered auteur David Lynch, he of Eraserhead, Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet and Lost Highway fame. So even though Texan singer-songwriter Chrysta Bell has been singing professionally since the age of 11, and has shared the stage with the likes of Willie Nelson, Donovan … Continue reading »
Oh, November…you kill me. So many good bands to see, so little time! Cloning technology, where are you? Coming up on Sunday is Canadian indie rock/pop band Hey Rosetta!. Hailing from the rocky, cold northeastern Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Hey Rosetta! are on tour with their Polaris Prize/Juno Award-nominated third album, Seeds. Produced by … Continue reading »
Sometimes you just feel like listening to something warm, sweet and beautiful, the sonic equivalent of a steaming hot mug of hot chocolate with marshmallows in front of a roaring fire. Well, I’ve got just the thing – Danish indie dream pop band The Rumour Said Fire, who have just released their brand new second album … Continue reading »
A couple of weeks ago I was accosted, plied with free drinks and interviewed by Bewegungsmelder Zürich, the monthly entertainment guide (there are also Bern, Basel and Romandie editions). They asked me all sorts of sordid questions, such as why I like going to concerts, and why I started going in the first place. Oh … Continue reading »
Dutch indie folkster Blaudzun (Johannes Sigmond) hits up the This Is Tigerr festival tonight at Papiersaal, ZH – think Arcade Fire, Bon Iver and Antony and the Johnsons: Blaudzun plays with Nadine Carina tonight, Monday 24.09.12 at Papiersaal, ZH as part of the This Is Tigerr festival. Continue reading »
Gird your loins, Swiss music lovers! The inaugural edition of the This Is Tigerr newcomer festival is about to roll into a town near you, and what a behemoth it is. 40+ bands, 95+ shows, 17 venues, in 9 cities, all in the space of one week. Phew! The majority of the artists and bands … Continue reading »
At the brilliant One Of A Million festival earlier this year in Baden, one of the most talked about gigs was the Nigel Wright showcase – people were buzzing about this young indie folk singer-songwriter from the mountains of Georgia, USA. I missed the showcase, but I was determined to catch him at the next … Continue reading »
Since the release of her critically acclaimed self-titled debut album in 2007, Norwegian singer-songwriter/pianist Susanne Sundfør has done nothing but collect awards and praise. The follow-up to Susanne Sundfør, 2010′s darkly folkloric and forboding The Brothel, went platinum in Norway and was nominated for the 2011 Nordic Music Prize. Phew! That’s quite a series of … Continue reading »
