Here is another album which proves that those long lockdowns we were all facing since spring of last year, also led to some very positive, creatively effective outcomes. Norwegian singer Silje Nergaard explains on her website that she had to clear her head through daily walks around her neighborhood and that she started to “fantasize…
It looks like this fall will be pretty full of interesting new music, with a lot of album announcements coming in almost on a daily basis. Nightmares On Wax will come up with a new album called “Shout Out! To Freedom…” on October 29th. The album features guest artists like Shabaka Hutchings, Haile Supreme, Wolfgang…
We miss going out to see live music. The last concert I’ve been to was a great show by singer Baby Rose. That was back in March! Since then, a lot has happened in the digital world. Whole festivals can be watched online. Here is another, very interesting one: the Norwegian Digital Jazz Festival. The…
We’re usually going to Italy for a week or two each year, our favorite spots being somewhere in the Tuscanny or Liguria region where you have everything: beautiful landscape, amazing food and wines, wonderful people and the beach close by. At the beach, you always have people walking around selling stuff like clothes or food…
singer Silje Nergaard has released her album “Chain Of Days” last month (see also review on these pages) and is currently on tour through Germany. She stops by Kulturkaufhaus Dussmann at 7pm tonight to play a few songs from the new album. I’ll also have the pleasure of interviewing her live on stage to talk…
I met Norwegian singer Silje Nergaard earlier today at the Sony HQ in Mitte where all the huge construction work won’t come to an end, so it seems. Silje has just released her new album “Chain Of Days” (her fifteenth!) and was delighted to talk about it. It’s a very intimate and quiet record with…