ROSTER
Updated February 23, 2010

22 PISTEPIRKKO (FIN)
www.myspace.com/22pistepirkko
musical journey with rock, blues and folk
current album "(Well You Know) Stuff Is Like We Yeah!" (Bone Voyage-Konkurrent)
in 2010, 22 Pistepirkko celebrates its 30th birthday!
bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
ALEX CHILTON (USA)
www.myspace.com/lxchilton
singer-songwriter extraordinaire (Box Tops, Big Star, Alex Chilton Band)
current album "Live In Anvers" (Last Call Records; Rykodisc)
bookings for all of Europe (by Rob)
ASTRID SWAN (FIN)
www.myspace.com/astridswan
rock extravaganza
new album "Better than Wages" out now! (Cargo-Suburban)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
BALKAN BEAT BOX (USA)
www.myspace.com/balkanbeatbox
Balkan rhythms mixed with rock, dub and mediterranean music
new album "Blue Eyed Black Boy" out now! (Crammed Discs-Coast to Coast)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
BANDABARDÒ (ITA)
www.myspace.com/bandabardo
folk-ska-reggae-rock from Florence, 'bring joy to the world and party to the people'
current album "Ottavio" (ORTlive)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
BARKMARKET (USA)
ultimate and legendary wall-of-sound noise-rock featuring Dave Sardy
available for special events and for festivals only
bookings for all of Europe (by Rob)
THE BOSSHOSS (DEU)
www.myspace.com/thebosshoss
hard rockin' city-country-cowboys with great live show
current album "Stallion Battalion" (Universal-Universal)
mid April The BossHoss will release their 5th album "Low Voltage": The BossHoss like you've never heard them before!
bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
THE BOX TOPS (USA)
(feat. Alex Chilton and founding members)
sixties Memphis-soul/pop with hits like: The Letter, Cry Like a Baby, Neon Rainbow, Soul Deep
bookings for all of Europe (by Rob)
BRIAN BORCHERDT (CAN)
www.myspace.com/brianborcherdt
sad, victorious, melancholic, triumphant, passionate, alive, an orgasm of rock
Holy Fuck's Brian Borcherdt with his original singer-songwriter/alternative rock material
bookings for all of Europe (by Rob)
BRONCO BUSTERS (NOR)
www.myspace.com/broncobusters
all-girl punkrock band
(Big Dipper-Sonic Rendezvous)
bookings for all of Europe except NOR (by Hilde)
BUZZCOCKS (GBR)
www.myspace.com/buzzcocksofficial
purveyors of ultimate pop-punk since 1977
current album: 2CD-re-release of their first three albums, plus bonus-material (EMI Music-EMI Music)
booking for The Netherlands (by Rob)
CARDIACS (GBR)
www.myspace.com/cardiacs
happysad sympho punkpop - there's nothing like it!
bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
CHRISTOPHER REES (GBR)
www.myspace.com/christopherrees
dark americana from Wales
current album "Devil's Bridge" (Red Eye Music-Bertus)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
THE CLIKS (CAN)
www.myspace.com/thecliks
"rock with primal, stylish ferocity reminiscent of the early Pretenders" (Boston Globe)
current album "Dirty King" (Tommy Boy Silver Label)
special act for all LGBT-events like Pride Parades
bookings for all of Europe (by Rob)
DE BRASSERS (BEL)
www.myspace.com/debrassers
Flemish new wave pioneers return at full force
compilation double-album (2 x LP, on vinyl!) out April 2010
bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
THE DEADSTRING BROTHERS (USA/GBR)
www.myspace.com/deadstringbrothers
rough alt-country / americana from Detroit
current album "Sao Paulo" (Bloodshot Records-Bertus)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
DEAR READER (ZAF)
www.myspace.com/dearreadermusic
fairytale indie pop with a touch of folk
current album "Replace Why With Funny" (City Slang-V2)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
DELINQUENT HABITS (USA)
www.myspace.com/delinquentxhabits
latin hiphop
new album "The Common Man" (Intergroove - Suburban)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
DUB SYNDICATE (JAM)
www.myspace.com/dubsyndicateartist
The ultimate On-U dub-band, formed around Style Scott and Adrian Sherwood
current album "The Rasta Far I" (Collision - Konkurrent)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
THE DUNES (CAN)
www.myspace.com/thedunesrock
heartfelt songs based in muscular, catchy rock; Radiohead-inspired dynamics and a Beatles-esque knack for harmony laid over Clash-styled boisterous, energetic backbeats
current album "Subject to Change" (Curve Music-Bertus Distribution)
bookings for The Netherlands (by Rob)
ELLIOTT MURPHY (USA/FRA)
www.myspace.com/elliottmurphy
singer-songwriter, on his most recent studio album Elliott Murphy goes back to the style of his classic 70's albums, that often brought him comparisons to Bob Dylan
new album "Alive In Paris" (Last Call-Sonic Rendezvous)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
eX-Girl (JPN)
all-girl poppy avant-garde-noise
current album "Endangered Species" (Alternative Tentacles)
bookings for all of Europe (by Rob)
THE EXPERIMENTAL TROPIC BLUES BAND (BEL)
www.myspace.com/theexperimentaltropicbluesband
dirty rock'n blues
new album "Captain Boogie" out beginning of March! (Bang!-PiaS)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
FEHLFARBEN (DEU)
www.myspace.com/fehlfarben
kings of the 'Neue Deutsche Welle' from the 80's, still to the point
new album "Glücksmaschinen" (Tapete Records-Sonic Rendezvous)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
FIREWATER (USA)
www.myspace.com/realfirewater
musical journey, rock with Asian influences, from Indonesia to Turkey
feat. Tod A, Erik Sanko, Uri Kinrot, Reut Regev, Jean-Marc Butty
current album "The Golden Hour" (Bloodshot-Bertus)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
GIULIA Y LOS TELLARINI (ESP)
www.myspace.com/giuliaylostellarini
Spanish folk/rock/jazz, soundtrack to Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
current album "Eusebio" (La Colazione)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
GORE GORE GIRLS (USA)
www.myspace.com/goregoregirls
garage rock girls from Detroit, 'mix Stooges spit with Supremes soul'
current album "Get The Gore" (Bloodshot Records-Bertus)
bookings for all of Europe (by Hilde)
GREG SAGE (USA)
www.myspace.com/gregsagesolo
from punk-rock though grunge and beyond; the ultimate wall-of-sound by the hero of the Seattle-grunge-scene and of many other musicians
(Zeno Records)
bookings for all of Europe (by Rob)
HEAVY TRASH (USA)
www.myspace.com/heavytrash
Jon Spencer + Matt Verta-Ray do to rockabilly what the Blues Explosion does to the blues
new album "Midnight Soul Serenade" out now! (Crunchy Frog-Sonic Rendezvous)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
HELLSONGS (SWE)
www.myspace.com/hellsongs
'lounge metal', heavy metal songs in a folk outfit
current album "Hymns in the Key of 666" (Despotz Records-Rough Trade)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
I MUVRINI (FRA)
www.terracorsa.info, www.imuvrini.nl
Corsican singer-songwriters since 30 years, combination of traditional polyphony with pop
current album: "I Muvrini & Les 500 Choristes" (Sony), new album due summer!
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
JIMI TENOR & Kabu Kabu (FIN)
www.myspace.com/myjimitenor
Tenor's smoking neo-bebop with Kabu Kabu's African rhythms
current album "Inspiration Information" Jimi Tenor & Tony Allen) (Strut-Rough Trade)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
LONELY DRIFTER KAREN (BEL)
www.myspace.com/lonelydrifterkaren
expressionist cabaret, singer-songwriter with captivating voice, accompanied by fiery piano and gentle guitar
new album "Fall of Spring" due March! (Crammed Discs-Coast to Coast)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
LOS MOCOSOS (USA)
www.myspace.com/losmocosos415
soulfull funk with conscious hiphop
(Six Degrees)
bookings in all of Europe (by Hilde)
LUC VAN ACKER (BEL)
www.myspace.com/lucvanacker
Belgian enfant terrible, from avant-anarcho-techno to 'slow jazz'
bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
MARCO CALLIARI (CAN)
www.myspace.com/marcocalliari
singer-songwriter from Quebec discovers his Italian roots
current album "Marco Calliari" (Indika Records)
bookings for all of Europe (by Hilde)
MARK STEWART (GBR)
www.myspace.com/markstewartmaffia
political industrial noise-dub with a massive influence on the Bristol music scene
new album "Edit" and documentary-dvd "ON/OFF: Mark Stewart - from the Pop Group to the Maffia" out now! (Crippled Dick Hot Wax/SPV-Konkurrent)
bookings for all of Europe (by Rob)
MAZGANI (PRT)
www.myspace.com/mazgani
Iranian-Portuguese young singer-songwriter in the lines of Tom Waits
new album "Ladies & Gentlemen, Introducing..." (Fading Ways-Sonic Rendezvous)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
MECANO (NLD)
www.myspace.com/mecanomusic
date back to the punk era, combine new wave with poetry, with art, and with remarkable arrangements
current album "Those Revolutionary Days" (Mutantjasz)
bookings worldwide (by Rob)
MIESKUORO HUUTAJAT (FIN)
www.myspace.com/mieskuorohuutajat
shouting men-choir
(Bad Vugum)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
MONSOON (BEL)
www.myspace.com/monsoon2
intense and sexy rock
current album "The King Of Eyes, Tits And Teeth" (LC Music)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
THE NOMADS (SWE)
www.myspace.com/the_nomads
the godfathers of the Swedish garage rock scene
current album: "Nomadic Dementia - The Best of the First 25 Years" (Bonnier Amigo)
bookings for all of Europe except SWE (by Rob)
PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER (USA)
www.myspace.com/pharaohsdaughter
smart blend of folk and Middle Eastern influences
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
PORTUGAL. THE MAN (USA)
www.myspace.com/portugaltheman
band around trio from Alaska, noisy/melodic mix from 60's psychedelic, 70's soul, 80's indie
current album "The Satanic Satanist", new album due September '10 (Equal Vision-Bertus)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
SASS JORDAN (CAN)
www.myspace.com/sassjordan
great blues rock lady, combination of power, warmth and passion, known from her hits: "Make You A Believer", "High Road Easy", "So Hard", and more
current album "From Dusk 'Til Dawn"
bookings for all of Europe (by Hilde)
SCOTLAND YARD GOSPEL CHOIR (USA)
www.myspace.com/scotlandyardgospelchoir
chamber-pop-collective, mix of rock'n'roll, garage rock and folk
current album "... and the horse you rode in on" (Bloodshot Records-Bertus)
bookings for all of Europe (by Hilde)
THE SITUATIONS (NZL)
guitar-rock with a sixties feel, influenced by Bo Diddley, Velvet Underground, White Stripes, The Fall...
current album "The Situations Get the Basics" (Beyond Your Mind-Clear Spot)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
SPEEDBALL BABY (USA)
www.myspace.com/speedballbaby1
blues and r'n'r, subtle yet rough, a unique mesmerizing blend
(In The Red)
bookings for all of Europe (by Rob)
STAFF (USA)
www.myspace.com/stafff
with Tim Prudhomme and Geoff Soule from "Fuck"
bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
THE STYRENES (USA)
www.myspace.com/thestyrenes
with Paul Marotta
a legend since 1975; punk, experiment, jazz, much more adventurous than Kings of Leon or The Hold Steady
current album: "City of Women" (Rent a Dog Records)
bookings for all of Europe (by Rob)
SWEATMASTER (FIN)
www.myspace.com/sweatmaster
raw minimalistic garage rock
(Fullsteam)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
TACKHEAD (USA/GBR)
www.myspace.com/mightytackhead
Keith LeBlanc, Bernard Fowler, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood and Doug Wimbish combine industrial sounds, dub techniques and hiphop into a unique sound
new album (covers, archive songs) due soon (Echo Beach Records)
bookings for all of Europe, non-exclusive (by Rob)
ULTIMATE POWER DUO (CAN)
www.myspace.com/ultimatepowerduo
true-punk-rock trio, 'masters and perveyours of demolition rock'
current album "New Normal"
bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
UNDERWATER SLEEPING SOCIETY (FIN)
www.myspace.com/uwssoc
dark atmosphere combined with psychadelia and melodic indie rock
current album "All Other Lights Go Out" (Backstage Alliance-Clearspot)
bookings for the Nehterlands (by Hilde)
WAINES (ITA)
www.myspace.com/3waines
Psycho-blues from Palermo, Sicily, on its way to become cult
new album "Stu" (ZYX Music)
bookings for The Netherlands (by Rob)
WENDY MCNEILL (CAN/SWE)
www.myspace.com/wendymcneill
with her accordeon she presents a blend of bold and vulnerable, hints of cabaret and spoken word
current album "A Dreamer's Guide to Hardcore Living" (Haldern Pop-Excelsior)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)