As a last promotional part of the Take Root festival that was held on Saturday, several artists did instore gigs in Groningen and Assen. We saw Andrew Adkins in the Vanderveen store in Assen
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Vollek! in CD Afdeling Vanderveen
Michael McDermott instore in Vanderveen
Last week I received a message in Whatsapp “Hey Klass, you coming to Michael McDermott this Friday afternoon?”. Normally I work on Fridays, but this particular Friday I just happened to have the day of os yeah, sure I’ll come and see Michael McDermott.
Martyn Joseph in Vanderveen
Having barely restored from the gig I saw yesterday (and the late-night editing that usually comes with it) I was back in the warehouse Vanderveen on Saturday afternoon for the next gig.
Blues in Assen
Unfortunately I had to pass on the ‘Asser Bluesroute’ this year, the festival where a good twenty blues musicians and bands will play in various cafes, bars and venues all over Assen. Luckily I didn’t miss out on all of it.
Oh Susanna in Vanderveen on RSD15
While I was enjoying the Vanessa Peters concert in the Groninger Museum on Friday evening, the Vanslag venue in Borger had Oh Susanna on stage. Oh well, you can’t be everywhere all the time and I was in luck as last Saturday it was international Record Store Day and Oh Susanna would play a set in my local record store, so I got to see them after all!
The 10 albums of 2014
As every year I buy way more albums than is good for me (trust me, it’s too much). However I must admit that this year I haven’t bought that many albums that were actually released this year. I’m sure I’ll find a lot that I missed somewhere in the next year, but it has made producing a top 10 list just a bit easier. Continue reading The 10 albums of 2014