ROSTER
Updated July 19, 2010
(bold: representation for all of Europe)

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)
AFRIKA BAMBAATAA (USA)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Bambaataa
Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three originators of breadk-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)
ASTRID SWAN (FIN)
www.myspace.com/astridswan
rock extravaganza
current album "Better than Wages" (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
current album "Blue Eyed Black Boy" (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)
Dutch americana
debut album "Born To Love" out now! (Bone Records/Coast to Coast)
bookings for all of Europe (by Hilde)
BELLERUCHE (GBR)
www.myspace.com/belleruche
turntable soul music
new album due October (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)
THE BOSSHOSS (DEU)
www.myspace.com/thebosshoss
hard rockin' city-country-cowboys with great live show
current album "Stallion Battalion" (Universal-Universal)
The BossHoss have just released their 5th album "Low Voltage": The BossHoss like you've never heard them before!
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 "Devil's Bridge" (Red Eye Music-Bertus)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
DE BRASSERS (BEL)
www.myspace.com/debrassers
Flemish new wave pioneers return at full force
compilation double-album (2 x LP, on vinyl!) out since April 2010
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)
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)
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)
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)
EMILY JANE WHITE (USA)
www.myspace.com/emilyjanewhite
new mystic American songwriting
current album "Victorian America", new album due October (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
current album "Captain Boogie" (Bang!-PiaS)
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 with a vengeance with the 5-star album
new album "Your Future Our Clutter" (Domino-Munich Records/Bertus)
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)
GIULIA Y LOS TELLARINI (ESP)
www.myspace.com/giuliaylostellarini
Spanish folk/rock/jazz, soundtrack to Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", and soundtrack to new Woody Allen film "You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger", release in fall!
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
new album due August! (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
current album: "I Muvrini & Les 500 Choristes" (Sony)
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)
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)
LONELY DRIFTER KAREN (BEL)
www.myspace.com/lonelydrifterkaren
Pan-European trio crafting unique cross-genre songs that mix beautiful shades of folk, jazz, rock, indie pop and more ...
new album "Fall of Spring" (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)
MARCO CALLIARI (CAN)
www.myspace.com/marcocalliari
singer-songwriter from Quebec discovers his Italian roots
current album "Marco Calliari" (Casa Nostra)
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...", new album "Song of Distance" out soon! (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)
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)
MYCALE (USA)
www.myspace.com/mycalevocalgroup
four of the most creative female singers from different countries and cultures sing John Zorn a cappella
new album "John Zorn - The Book of Angels 13" (Tsadik-Challenge)
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
new album "American Ghetto" out now! (Equal Vision-import)
bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
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)
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...
new album in October '10 (Munster Records-Sonic Rendezvous)
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" out this month! (Blue Rose Records-Sonic Rendezvous)
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)
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)