in berlin. aus berlin.
don’t tell no one. let’s keep it private. there is a new bar in town — at least for me. a place where rockabilly meets nick cave and johnny cash is playing some tunes not far from deadwood. where the drunk sits w/ the sober and the beauty barmaid is serving well the cocktails the bartender created. one filled w/ smoke, one w/ air — two rooms; the second in front w/ a view, just perfect for me.
tonite i was invited to take a closer look at the - top secret - practice room of Lota Red. it was a great experience and i was an eye witness of giving birth to a new song. a good one? hell yes! and i hope this song will go public on the christmas ride at the White Trash on december 23rd - in a double pack with the Waltons. yehaa!
when i dance in the kitchen and drum the pans and clap my hands and scream «ayy!» and «oy!» it has one simple reason: i listen to music. good music. hot music. hot like hell. it’s like voodoo. i can’t control myself — i have to move, to stomp, to dance. listen to the beats, the voice, the words; right like now: Gogol Bordello from the Lower East Side, NY — russian-gypsy-dancehall-punk-dub-rock’n’roll:
BUT the real reason why i write right now is: Lota Red is playing on saturday. having a gig, a party, a big wild stampede. rockabilly at its best: from hell but hotter. melt my mind and let me swing’n’dance.
08.11.2008 · doors 9 pm
Lota Red
«Let’s rock this house» : 21st anniversary
Roadrunner’s Paradise
Saarbrücker Str.24, 10405 Berlin
be there or be square!
»Auch die beste Wasserqualität schützt vor dem Ertrinken nicht.«
The yearly live gig by Lota Red at the Schleusenkrug …
this speaks for itself:
And I’m sure this time it rocks, too!
Saturday - 5th April 2008
Schleusenkrug, Mueller-Breslau-Str., 10623 Berlin, S-Bhf. Tiergarten
and here is some material from last year:
now I can add another group of musicians I do NOT want to miss a gig: Orientation. The 2006 album “9 In Istanbul 8 In Berlin” at iTMS(+) was just added to my archive.
thanks goes to advocado! he asked me if I want to make some photos. I did.1030 images. and I decided to show some of them here at native berlin. 3 sets w/ a total of 60. presented as a slide show w/ controls and thumbs. enjoy it!
berlin, a jazzclub. 2nd try and this time no bad doorman. we’re in. thank you alani - for this great invitation to see some very amazing musicians doing an extraordinary session. here some impressions:
well, it seems i watch sometimes to much tube stuff. but i like it. if you don’t like it: get off my tiny tiny white space and get a cookie — or two. besides that: music makes my world go round. hiphop-dub-grime-reggae-punk-country-garage-electronic-rock’n’roll-swing-jazz-soul-surf-funk-psychobilly-klezmer. dig it.
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