ROSTER
Updated January 16, 2012
(bold: representation for all of Europe)

22-Pistepirkko (FIN)
www.myspace.com/22pistepirkko
musical journey with rock, blues and folk
brand new album "Lime Green DeLorean" out now! (Bone Voyage-Konkurrent)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
Afrika Bambaataa (USA)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Bambaataa
Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three originators of break-beat deejaying, and is known as the "Grandfather" and "Godfather" and The amen Ra of Universal Hip Hop Culture as well as The Father of The Electro Funk Sound
(Tommy Boy Records)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
AlascA (NLD)
www.myspace.com/alascamusic
authentic indie-folk in which melancholic melodies, poetic lyrics and close-harmony vocals, "the promise for 2012" (Leo Blokhuis)
debut album "Actors & Liars" due February (King Forward-Rough Trade)
bookings worldwide (by
Hilde)
Athena Reich (USA)
www.myspace.com/athenamusic
singer-songwriter brings quirky pop

special act for all LGBT-events like Pride Parades
current album "Little Girl Dreams"
bookings for all of Europe (by
Hilde)
Aucan (ITA)
www.myspace.com/aucan, http://soundcloud.com/aucan
live rock and with an innovative electronic production sound, ranging from modern dubstep and jarring broken riffs to desolate ambient landscapes; intense melodies are combined with dark, psychedelic harmonies and rap-influenced styles
new album "Black Rainbow" (Africantape-Sonic Rendezvous)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
Balkan Beat Box (USA)
www.myspace.com/balkanbeatbox
Balkan rhythms mixed with rock, dub and mediterranean music
new album "Give" due February 2012! (Crammed Discs-Coast to Coast)
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)
Bedroom Monkees (NLD)
www.myspace.com/bedroommonkees
Dutch americana by Bert Smeets
current album "Born To Love" (Bone Records/Coast to Coast)
bookings for all of Europe (by
Hilde)
Belleruche (GBR)
www.myspace.com/belleruche
turntable soul music
current album "270 Stories" (Tru-Thoughts Records-Rough Trade)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Hilde)
Bomb the Bass (GBR)
www.myspace.com/bombthebass
a.k.a. Tim Simenon, who made 21st century electronic music in the '80's already
current albums "Future Chaos" (2008) and "Back To Light" (2010) (!K7 / Electric Tones-Play It Again Sam)
bookings for the Netherlands (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)
The Builders & The Butchers (USA)
www.myspace.com/thebuildersandthebutchers
from Alaska to Portland, indie from punkrock to roots, channeling the 'old America'
current album "Where the Roots All Grow"
bookings for the Netherlands (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 "Heart on Fire" (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 now
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
The Deadstring Brothers (USA/GBR)
rough alt-country / americana from Detroit
current album "Sao Paulo" (Bloodshot Records-Bertus)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Hilde)
Delinquent Habits (USA)
www.myspace.com/delinquentxhabits
latin hiphop
current 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 "Royal Variety Show" (On-U Sound Records), brand new studio album expected in spring 2012!
bookings for all of Europe (by
Rob)
Easyway (PRT)
www.myspace.com/easyway
Heavy Big Rock sound rooted in punkrock
current album "Laudamus Vita" (Funtime-Suburban)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
Ed Laurie (GBR)
www.myspace.com/edlaurie, www.facebook.com/pages/Ed-Laurie/135609294466
singer-songwriter, gentle melodies, subtle instruments and a haunted voice
new album "Cathedral" out now! (V2)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Hilde)
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
current album "Elliott Murphy" (Blue Rose Records-Sonic Rendezvous), new album early '12
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
Emily Jane White (USA)
www.myspace.com/emilyjanewhite
new mystic American songwriting
current album "Ode to Sentience" (Talitress-Munich Records)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Hilde)
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 "Liquid Love" due February '12 (Jaune Orange-Excelsior)!
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Hilde)
The Fall (GBR)
www.guardian.co.ukmusic/musicblog/2010/apr/21/fall-album-your-future-our-clutter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Future_Our_Clutter
The Fall (Mark E. Smith) is back
new album "Ersatz G.B." out now, with rave reviews everhwhere! (Cherry Red Records-Suburban)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
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)
Gang Of Four (GBR)
www.myspace.com/gangoffour
Gang of Four are widely considered one of the leading bands of the late 1970s/early 1980s post-punk movement. They play a stripped-down mix of punk rock, with strong elements of funk music, minimalism and dub reggae and an emphasis on the social and political ills of society
new album 'Content' (Groenland-Rough Trade)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters (USA)
www.myspace.com/theoriginalgodsandmonsters
Gary Lucas was guitarist for Captain Beefheart (r.i.p.) before (and after) he started his own career.  With Gods and Monsters, Gary Lucas is accompanied by Billy Ficca (drums; Television) and Ernie Brooks (bass and vocals; Modern Lovers).
New album out now
bookings for all of Europe (by
Rob)
Gentlemen & Assassins (USA)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gentlemen-Assassins/127298247327946
(Brian Viglione, Elyas Khan, Sxip Shirey, Martin Bisi)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
Giulia y los Tellarini (ESP)
www.myspace.com/giuliaylostellarini
Spanish folk/rock/jazz, sknown from the oundtrack to Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", and "You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger"
new album "L'Arrabbiata" out now! (Harmonia Mundi)
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
current album "Midnight Soul Serenade" (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
new album due February '12! (Tapete Records/Sonic Rendezvous)
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
new album "A té Corsica" out now! (Edel-V2)
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)
Joe Lally (USA/ITA)
www.myspace.com/josephlally, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Lally
co-founder and bass player of Fugazi; his own records are rocky but also jazzy, hypnotic, hushed, about resistance; review on the new album
here
new album "Why Should I Get Used to It" (Dischord-Konkurrent)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
KRS-One (USA)
www.myspace.com/templeofhiphop, www.myspace.com/krsoneandbuckshot, www.duckdown.com/krsbuckbook, www.templeofhiphop.org
hip-hop pioneer never afraid to do his own thing while continuously delivering the goods
new album "Survival Skills" (KRS-One & Buckshot) has received rave reviews (Duck Down Records-Rough Trade)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
La Kinky Beat (ESP)
drum&bass, dub, reggae
current album "Massive Underground" (Kasba Music-Xango)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Hilde)
Leningrad Cowboys (FIN)
www.myspace.com/leningradcowboysrussianredarmychoir, www.facebook.com/leningradcowboys
Leningrad Cowboys cover the fields of rock from all angles, but punk rock, polka and progressive rock are always at hand; neither are humor and, indeed, fun; and vodka
new album "Buena Vodka Social Club" (SPV-Suburban)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
Lonely Drifter Karen (BEL)
www.myspace.com/lonelydrifterkaren
Pan-European trio crafting unique global cross-genre songs that mix beautiful shades of folk, jazz, rock, indie pop and more ...
new album due February 2012! (Crammed Discs-Coast to Coast)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Hilde)
Magnum Band feat. Francine van Dam (HTI)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyEEW_Jhnt8, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53fkvfU62vw
The best compas band van Haiti, the only one that mixes strong zouk rhythm with full jazzy horn section
current album "La Seule Difference" (Hibiscus Record)
bookings for all of Europe (by
Hilde)
Mark Stewart (GBR)
www.myspace.com/markstewartmusic.com, www.facebook.com/markstewartmusic
political industrial noise-dub with a massive influence on the Bristol music scene
current album "Edit" and documentary-dvd "ON/OFF: Mark Stewart - from the Pop Group to the Maffia" (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
current album "Song of Distance" (Fading Ways-Sonic Rendezvous)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Hilde)
Mosquito-B (CAN)
www.myspace.com/mosquitob, http://goo.gl/wFeVa, www.facebook.com/pages/Mosquito-B/350984231840
another gem from Canada!
band around French Canadian Dan Louis. "There is something about the pure sound of this band that can be raw and incisive, yet remaining smooth and mellow".
Current CD-album "RAID", current vinyl album "Killing Mars"
bookings for all of Europe (by
Rob)
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)
New Found Land (SWE)
www.myspace.com/ournewfoundland
singer-songwriter with jazzy, cheerful deathdance
current album "The Bell" (Fixe-Dying Giraffe Recordings)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Hilde)
Pharaoh's Daughter (USA)
www.myspace.com/pharaohsdaughter
smart blend of folk and Middle Eastern influences
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Hilde)
Rakim (USA)
www.myspace.com/rakim
Rakim (Ra) is a rapper, an author and a poet, and was part of Eric B. & Rakim. Rakim's rapping, which pioneered the use of internal rhymes in hip hop, set a higher standard of lyricism in the genre and served as a template for later rappers
current album 'The Seventh Seal' (Ra Records/TVM/SMC Recordings-import)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
Royal Baths (USA)
slow methodical drum beats support psychedelica reminiscent of Velvet Underground and Spacemen 3
current album "Litanies" (Woodsist-Konkurrent), new album "Better Luck Next Life" (Kanine Records) due February '12!
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
Sass Jordan (CAN)
www.myspace.com/sassjordan
'country gone wrong', 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" (Elvair Entertainment)
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)
Sean Riley & the Slowriders (PRT)
www.myspace.com/seanrileymusic, www.facebook.com/pages/Sean-Riley-The-Slowriders/47527314825
rock, pop, folk, country, americana
played Eurosonic 2011 and were one of the few new bands recorded there by German TV "Rockpalast" for their special "
25 years Eurosonic"
new (3rd) album "It's Been a Long Night" (NorteSul/Valentim de Carvalho-Sonic Rendezvous)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
The Situations (NZL)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Situations/49647285920
guitar-rock with a sixties feel, influenced by Bo Diddley, Velvet Underground, White Stripes, The Fall...
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
Skip 'Little Axe' McDonald (USA/GBR)
www.myspace.com/littleaxesound, www.facebook.com/littleaxe
blues, with a touch of ambient and dub
brand new album "If You Want Loyalty Buy a Dog" (On-U Sound-Konkurrent)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
the slummers (USA)
www.myspace.com/theslummers
Former Green on Red frontman/songwriter Dan Stuart and producer/musician JD Foster (Calexico, Marc Ribot, Richmond Fontaine, Richard Buckner, Vinicio Capossela etc.) join forces to embrace the "love of the amateur" that lies within us all. Co-conspirators in this inspiring and very beautiful musical journey include the producer/multi-instrumentalist Antonio Gramentieri and the percussionist Diego Sapignoli.
debut album "Love Of the Amateur" (Blue Rose Records-Sonic Rendezvous)
"Love of the Amateur" is #8 of best albums of 2010 at
Little Lighthouse
bookings for all of Europe (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)
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)
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)
Them Bird Things (FIN)
www.myspace.com/thembirdthings
classic folksy singer-songwriter rock with the unique voice of Sella Day
new album "Wildlike Wonder" due summer! (BB Island-Konkurrent)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Hilde)
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)
The Ultramagnetics / The Ultramagnetic MC's (USA)
Kool Keith, TR Love, Ced Gee, DJ Moe Love
www.myspace.com/ultramagneticmcs
The Ultramagnetic MC's is a hip hop group made up of Kool Keith, Ced Gee, TR Love, and Moe Love.
the group's work has always been associated with unorthodox sampling, polysyllabic rhymes, and bizarre lyrical imagery
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Rob)
Waines (ITA)
www.myspace.com/3waines
Psycho-blues from Palermo, Sicily, on its way to become cult
new album "Sto" out in Holland now! (Dying Giraffe Records-Munich/V2)
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
new album "For The Wolf, A Good Meal" out in May! (Haldern Pop-Konkurrent)
bookings for the Netherlands (by
Hilde)
Wu-Tang Clan (USA)
in cooperation with Eva Ries Inc.
www.myspace.com/wutang
MTV ranked Wu-Tang the fifth greatest hip hop group of all time; About.com ranked them the number one, and stated: "no weapon in hip-hop history can rival the chaotic cohesion of the Wu-Tang Clan"
new album "Legendary Weapons" (E1 Music-Universal)
bookings for Europe in cooperation with Eva Ries Inc. (by
Rob)