Broken Spirits feat Reverend Deadeye @ Patronaat Haarlem 20 May

Last night saw the super cool Broken Spirits feat Reverend Deadeye for the first time and the impression from their live performance was massive, these rebel US of A boys play a powerful blues grass roots with the definite garage spirit that live sounds like a cracking speedy blues with the Reverend Deadeye muscled Gospel Punk vocals ... nothing but class my friends !!!!

Mp3 | Broken Spirits - Shake You



Go watch them live cause they are a blast !!!!!!

Saturday, May 21, 2011 Berlin, DE - Bassy Club
Sunday, May 22, 2011 Rostock, DE-JA
Monday, May 23, 2011 Berlin, DE - TBA
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Darmstadt, DE-Bessunger Knabenschule w/TONER LOW
Thursday, May 26, 2011 Geneva, CH-Brasserie Des Grottes w/HILLSTOMP
Friday, May 27, 2011 Lausanne, CH- Blues Rules Festival w/Bob LOG III, HILLSTOMP, Vermillion Sands, Kenny Brown & more...
Saturday, May 28, 2011 Bremgarten, CH-Kuzeb
Thursday, June 2, 2011 Bern, CH - Café Kairo
Friday, June 3, 2011 Glarus, CH- Veka Glarus
Saturday, June 4, 2011 Middelburg, NL-Kaffe t'Hof
Sunday, June 5, 2011 Groeningen, NL- Crowbar w/Sixty-Niner

Ringo Deathstarr 05 March @ Irrational Library Patronaat Haarlem

Ringo Deathstarr was a foking show, loud and noisy as f.ck, it was smashing.
Despite all the tec problems it was a blast, Elliot was trying to get sound but is guitar was dead, nothing was happening, someone brought a cable and reconnect pedals and amplifier and the sound came back with loads and loads of feedback, Elliot said to the sound guy, please can u make it louder ? there was a strident sound crawling the café and Elliot faced the public again: " Sorry, we are touring and this is the best we can do" and then BANG there was magic in the air !!!!! The audience went completely crazy, hectic jumping and shouting and incredibly part of the show, i was on stage banging on the tambourine, there was a dude playing bass and also saw lorelei on stage singing with Elliot the amazing Ringo frontman. EPIC !!!!!!! Probably one of the best concerts i've seen in Patronaat since Dutchess Says ... and if you no what that means !!!!! it was the best birthday present ever !!!!!

Ringo Deathstarr left a trail of love and noise in Europe and they are coming back around summer time ...

listen in full to their amazing dedut album "Colour Trip" here






Ps. The girl in white, Lorelei is a friend of mine and it looks like she's one Ringo's Deathstarr :)

Before Ringo was a very cool band with awesome looks and sound, Rockabiliers The Optic Nerves







And before the bands was my 39th birthday party. btw... got a fact to share: No hangovers with Golden Tequila !!!! Bang Bang Bang

Ringo Deathstarr @ The Irrational Library, Patronaat Haarlem

Noisy Texas Shoegazers Ringo Deathstarr in HAARLEM next Saturday as special Audiopleasures guest at the Irrational Library in the Patronaat !!! Many thanks to Joshua at the Library, Patronaat and Robin Allport at the Club AC30 Records London ... best birthday present ever

Listen | Ringo Deathstarr - Do It Every Time
Watch | Ringo Deathstarr - So High
Watch | Ringo Deathstarr - Imagine Hearts

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Fuz (NL), Thomas Truax (USA) and The Optic Nerves (UK)

Its also my birthday party
and its all for FREE !!!!

Katzwijm Records, Label Night at the Patronaat

uÁu, there's are a lot to tell about this two gentleman.
The Pignose Whilly's are Haarlem's Club Tarantula boys Joost Varkevisser and Pieter Kamp, both played in one of the Dutch greatest Garage bands Pussycat Kill Kill Kill, Joost is also the front man in my favorite Dutch Band ET Explore Me, Joost and Pieter also share the turntables under the name Pietertje Pep & Gijsbert Versgemalen celebrating the whole Dirty Trash Rock N Roll Blues Garage music.

Pignose Whilly is a raw, dirty and trashy Blues, its awesome fun to see them play together, that last Harmonica feedback from Pieter was epic and Joost as ever a stage monster, whatever they are into as a quality seal on it.

" Dirty down blues trash from the city streets of Haarlem."

Mp3 | The Pignose willy's - Bam Bam
Mp3 | The Pignose willy's - Woke up This Morning
Mp3 | The Pignose willy's - Hummingbird





Last night my head blew up with the Dutch Sonic Shoogazers Space Siren .
Before the how's and why's a little retrospective, Sonic Youth is, was and it will be one of my favorite bands, now the problem always was that their shoes were never filled properly, they were a couple of good bands, Autolux, Electro Group and Airiel that filled my head with sonic distortion but could neve replace the sacred monsters. Last year Autolux "Transit Transit" was quite a disappointment because they went to soft and forgot the noisy formula that made them a cult band.
Back to the blow my head of last night, Space "Sonic" Siren blasting in a small room and unloading their noisy striped out of any fancy flourish sounds supported with the wonderful shoogazing melting voice of Gwendolien that seriously sounded like Kim Gordon on stage, uffff u gotta love this !!!! Just straight forward laboratory psychedelic magic pills. These guys know what they are doing and a great future for this band fo shu, Just keep the noisy floating and everything will be alright !!!!

Mp3 | Space Siren - This radar
Mp3 | Space Siren - (wrong)
Mp3 | Space Siren - The next room

Mp3 | Electro Group - Bikini States
Mp3 | Airiel - Thinktank
Mp3 | Autolux - Plantlife



Avant-Garde Lushus make a combination of sounds that goes from Funked New Wave to almost Jazzy Punked, at same point i felt in the air a present of a Belgium ghost called Deus and their first album "Worst Case Scenario", not very often that i experience that ... two bass girls definitely entertaining

Mp3 | lushus - Bending knees
Mp3 | lushus - Your Sweet
Mp3 | lushus - Zebra Striped

All songs from the LP Barefoot out on Katzwijm Records

Watch | Lushus - Kill



Accadians were the last band and started with some Dubspet beats that later evolved into a more Electronic Radiohead.

Watch | Accadians - Like u Are


These night was put together by Katzwijm Records , Katzwijm will be back in the Patronnat on the 11 of March with Split Milk, Ac Berkheimer, Starring Lisa and Cereal

Cinema Palace Haarlem Farwell Party

One of the oldest cinemas in Haarlem, the Cinema Palace is going to close is doors, to celebrate the existence of the old cinema and at the same time to give a decent farwell to the building a big party in going to happen on the 15 of January.

Club Tarantula, Patronnat and Madame Risquée with the help from the local City Hall are presenting a glorious night of varieties with Classic Cinema, Burlesque acts, live bands and Dj's.

Dress To Kill and think : Hollywood chic, 1920’s -1950’s, Charleston, Moulin Rouge, gangsters en diva’s, Brigitte Bardot, Charlie Chaplin, Marlène Dietrich, Fred Astaire, Betty Boop. etc.

On stage Pepper Minsky, La Sirène, Raoulala, Deena Ray, Narsumi Scarlett, Lady Marmalade, Sayuri Dee, Ir Vendermeulen, Dame Sterrenstof, The Speakeasies, Maximum Rose, live band with Maison du Malheur and dj's duo Pietertje Pep en Gijsbert Versgemalen

Haarlem Grote Houtstraat 111-113, open doors 20.00 Tickets and more info Here

Amsterdam Dance Event , Golden Bug , Moulinex , Stateless , Bitterzoet , Patronaat

Last Thursday started the 14th edition of the Amsterdam Dance Event , the city was packet the clubs full , some of the biggest names of the industry come for a spin at Amsterdam , everyone was happy and gloomy.

Friday i went to Bitterzoet to listen to the Gomma crew and their recent created Gomma Dance Tracks.



One of their big names in the French Golden Bug , really cool live set , and it looked like everyone was having a blast.

One of my favorites is the super cool remix from the track "This Momentary" by Delphic.

Mp3 | Delphic - This Momentary [ Golden Bug remix ]



Moulinex had a very cool start , very disco , cool groves quite impressive , last part was a big complicated and we lost a bit of interest.

Mp3 | Cut Copy - Lights and Music [ Moulinex remix ]

In a general was a good choice and Bitterzoet is recommended for other trips to Amsterdam.



Saturday was the Leeds band Stateless (K7 Records) @ Patronaat , they are in a mini acoustic tour in Holland, i don't think that the partonaat cafe is the most adequate , at same point the crowd voice level combined with some dodgy feed back was so high that we nearly couldn't listen to the great combined voices of Chris James and Justin Percival . The performance was very nice , really liked the drummer David Levin , the guy was having lots of fun and definitely gave an extra to the band performance.
"Bloodstream" one my fav tracks was nearly audible and was a bit of a shame because its such a great song and super lyrics , " Wake up look me in the eyes again , I need to feel your hand upon my face ".
After the concert had time for a few pics a bit chat , i was told that they are preparing a new release around March and that will be a bit more electronic and experimental.

As a tip for the Patronaat , on this tipe of more acoustic performances , maybe a bit more care preparing the room , was a real pity and i thing the guys deserved a bit more.

Stateless give away a free download of an exclusive new acoustic track called Wade In.

Mp3 | Stateless - Wade In

Oct 25 2009 Rotown Rotterdam
Oct 26 2009 Tivoli de Helling

D.I.M. @ Patronaat

Pics from last night , D.I.M. ROCKS

Thanks to Ottille Ann.

Let's Dance in Holland , D.I.M. , SebastiAn , The Bloody Beetroots + Steve Aeoki

The year couldn't start in a better way , to take our heads away from crisis , wars and other less creative things , one solution .



3 major , Electro/Trash heavy weights outfits , are landing in holland in the next weeks.

Starting this weekend :



D.I.M. [ Boys Noise ]
@ Patronaat -
10 January [ Haarlem ]

Download Dim Live @ Trashbags , Sydney



SebastiAn [ Ed Banger ]
@ Motorship Stubnitz
23 January [ Amsterdam ]

Download SebastiAn at Pig Mag party, Milano



The Bloody Beetroots [ DIM MAK ] + Steve Aoki
@ Patronaat
31 January [ Haarlem ]

Download Bloody Beetroots Mix - Sputnik Radio
Download Steve Aoki Essential Mix

Concerts Update

Club 11

18 Apr - APPARAT

Paradiso

06 Apr - Does it Offend you , Yeah !
14 Apr - Jana Hunter , Phosphorescent
17 Apr - Anna Brun

03 May - Ladytron , Matik , Electrocute
06 May - Jamie Lidell , These New Puritans
07 May - Dirty Projectors , Why
08 May - Morcheeba
12 May - Explosions in the Sky , Atlas Sound , Eluvium , Phosphorescent
14 May - Whitest boy Alive
18 May - The Teenagers , Crystal Castels
22 May - Digitalism
23 May - Sharron Kraus + Meg Baird
24 May - Feist //// sold out
27 May - Castanets
29 May - Booka Shade

02 Jun - CAT POWER
23 Jun - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Melkweg

08 Apr - Nouvelle Vague
15 Apr - Deus ----/// sold out
23 Apr - The Long Blondes
28 Apr - We are scientists

05 May - Milton Nascimento
11 May - Boys Noize
12 MaY - Infadels
13 May - Broken Social Scene
14 May - Sebastian Tellier
16 May - Angus and Julia Stone
20 May - Einstürzende Neubauten
21 May - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

10 Jun - Death Cab For Cutie



Patronaat

11 Apr - Black Sun Empire
18 Apr - 65 Days of static
30 Apr - Switch

02 May - Castanets
09 May - Dj Hell ( Gigolo ) , Abe Duque
24 May - Guns 'n Bombs ( Kitsune )
31 May - Paper Chase

01 Jun - Gabriel Rios
01 Jun - Plants and Animals