Thursday, March 18, 2010

Belgian band Team William is a band peddling off-beat rhythms to the indie rock fans. The quartet builds their songs on a lofi slightly cheesy keyboard sound with an energetic back beat that finds a comfortable place between the listeners ears and then refuses to leave. Stray notes and weird sounds galore, but the band keeps focused through out - it's fun alright, but they are serious about it. They'd better be with producer/drummer Mario Goossens (Triggerfinger) in the producer's seat.

Their self-titled debut picked up some nice press in Belgium and the next stop is Holland where they will be supporting The Mad Trist on a couple of dates.

Team William:
Floris De Decker: vocals, guitar
Bert Moerman: bass, vocals
Douwe Van Maele: drums
Arne Sunaert: keys, backing vocals

Team William

Team William is released through Keremos.

Tracks:
  1. London Lofi
  2. You Have My Heart, Okay
  3. Lord of the Dogs
  4. First Snow
  5. Judo Kid
  6. Wonderyear III
  7. 70%
  8. Hotel
  9. Last Man on the Moon
  10. Me + My Hobo
  11. You Look Familiar
  12. Peptalk

Video: Team William - You Have My Heart, Okay
Video: Team William - Lord of the Dogs
Video: Team William - You Look Familiar

Live dates:
  • 02/20 De Piek - Vlissingen, The Netherlands #
  • 02/26 Hoeveschuur - Kuurne, Belgium
  • 02.26 Tripelrock - Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium
  • 02/27 AB@BOTA - Brussel, Belgium
  • 03/04 Paard Van Troje - Den Haag, The Netherlands #
  • 03/06 Muziekgieterij - Maastricht, The Netherlands #
  • 03/12 Hindu Nights - Het Depot, Leuven
  • 03/24 Rits - Brussel
  • 03/25 013 - Tilburg, The Netherlands #
  • 03/02 Nieuwe Nor - Heerlen, The Netherlands #
  • 04/03 Sonic Connections - Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

# supporting The Mad Trist

» myspace.com/teamwilliam

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Gov't Mule

Gov't Mule have added a show in Paris to what is slowly evolving into an European Summer tour. More dates will be announced soon.

  • 06/20 Gdynia Blues Festival, Gdynia, Poland
  • 06/23 Le Bataclan, Paris, France
  • 06/24 Azkena Rock Festival, Vittoria, Spain

MP3: Gov't Mule - Inside Outside Woman Blues #3
(live at The Majestic Ventura Theater, Ventura, CA - 2009/09/24)

» mule.net

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photo: Paul Bachmann

The New York Dolls bring their glam punk rock to Europe in April. They will play the classics and lots of songs form their Todd Rundgren produced 'Cause I Sez So album.

  • 04/15 Caen, France @ Big Band Cafe
  • 04/16 Paris, France @ Le Trabendo
  • 04/17 Le Mans, France @ Le Mans Raceway
  • 04/19 London, England @ Koko
  • 04/20 Dublin, Ireland @ Academy
  • 04/22 Den Haag, The Netherlands @ Paard Van Troje
  • 04/23 Leuven, Belgium @ Het Depot
  • 04/25 Berlin, Germany @ Columbia Club (TBA)
  • 04/27 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Amager Bio
  • 04/28 Goteborg, Sweden @ Sticky Fingers
  • 04/29 Drammen, Norway @ Union Scnene
  • 04/30 Bergen, Norway @ Bergenfest

The current incarnation of the New York Dolls consists of David Johansen (vocals); Sylvain Sylvain (guitar); Steve Conte (guitar); Brian Delaney (drums); and former Hanoi Rocks bass guitarist Sami Yaffa.

Video: New York Dolls - 'Cause I Sez So
(live on "Later with Jools Holland" 2009/05/15).

» nydolls.org

HCTF review of 'Cause I Sez So.

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Alex Chilton, cult guitar player, singer and composer, is dead at 59.

Alex Chilton, the pop hitmaker, cult icon and Memphis rock iconoclast best known as a member of 1960s pop-soul act the Box Tops and the 1970s power-pop act Big Star, died Wednesday at a hospital in New Orleans.

The singer, songwriter and guitarist was 59.

"I'm crushed. We're all just crushed," said John Fry, owner of Memphis' Ardent Studios and a longtime friend of Chilton's. "This sudden death experience is never something that you're prepared for. And yet it occurs."

Video Alex Chilton - Can't Seem To Make You Mine

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