It’s ‘small Saturday’ (Wednesday) in Stockholm and Sweden (a culturally specific phenomenon?) and time for a week-day get-together. Do honor us with your presence and spend your small Saturday evening at Bara’s Backe in Södermalm, Stockholm! Doors are pretty much open all day but we enter the stage at 8 p.m.!
Seemingly out of nowhere we have gotten the privilege to play out in the open, hopefully to lots and lots of people, in a neighborhood event in central Stockholm. Second gig with the full-band line-up, and we’re full of beginner’s enthusiasm! Stop by and cheer! (more info in the gigs menu, as usual)
Thank you! Those of you who showed up at Kafé 44 last Tuesday, thanks for your support! We came out of our first full-band gig encouraged, much because of the happy shout-outs from you guys. And not to forget the buns on stage. Next stop will be Baras Backe on June 1, a ‘basement gig’ to which we’ll arrive in a smaller setting.
Come join the caravan that stops at Kafé 44 in Stockholm around 7 p.m.! We make sure the music and friends are of a high standard. You make sure to come!
… Why don’t you find out by coming to Kafé 44 in Stockholm, Södermalm on May 17! Find the small-prints in the Gigs-menu!
Promising a brilliant venue, sweet wine (?), and close-up acoustics, we’re trying to take a leap audience-wise for our next gig (come! come!) at Kafé Klavér. See the ‘Gigs’ menue for specifics. Welcome everyone!
I want to welcome everyone who’s able to make it to Twang guitar dungeon/café/pub in Södermalm, Stockholm on Friday April 29! Rumour has it that Twang is one cozy cave, perfectly suited for the half-acoustic business we’re in for. We’ll perform after singer-songwriter Zai Baba, and we’ll be offering material from the newly released album The Creek And the Carving for the first time live! Welcome Very Much!
29/4 17.30 Twang on Katarina Bangata 25, Stockholm.
It’s taken over a year in full, not including writing the songs, to finish this album; from making fundamental arrangements on demo-recordings in early 2015 and decorating a wall with schedules of recording for each song, ideas and comments (see “Story” in the menu above). Even a budgeted project takes time, but naturally the now-budget-path is somewhat more irregular with occasional thorny bushes scratching your legs (oh, the suffering artist, oh!). In the end, no words are sufficient to describe, defend, make excuses for, praise or comment. I’ll leave it at welcome very much, here’s my album of the year! Crowdfunders are not forgotten, you kind spirits will receive the physical copy as soon as it is produced, very likely in the months to come! The Creek And the Carving is available on multiple electronic musical platforms, Spotify, iTunes, Facebook (in part), Soundcloud (in part), Amazon Music, Google Play, Deezer, Shazam and Tidal to name a bunch.
Kristofer Axén – Voice, Guitars, Mandolin, Bass, Piano, Nord Electro, Additional shakers
Poul Amaliel – Drums, percussion and shakers
Ninotchka – Voice and harmonica
Josefin Peters – Electric Wind Instrument
Sebastian Ring – Vibraphone and congas
Isabelle Andö – Violins
Malin Ahlberg – Hammond Organ 
Lisa Eriksson – Accordion (photo: Sonny-Boy Gustafsson)
Friends! Things are certainly moving on at different levels. First rehearsal with drummer Markus last week and, soon, potentially kick-ass keys player Malin will (please, Malin) join. A band is taking shape, and I couldn’t feel more fortunate! The Creek and the Carving is to be released on Wednesday, and the little event below will take place Friday April 29! Do come if you can! Do!
On Wednesday next week, The Creek And the Carving will finally see the light of day! On this first release, the album will be available on eleven different electronic music services including Spotify, Google Play, Tidal and Amazon Music to name a few. Parts of the album will be available on Soundcloud and my Facebook page. Get ready to tune in!
Kristofer Axén 