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Gig Review: Jerusa & Michael Logen at Tolhuistuin
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Singer-songwriters Jerusa and Michael Logen share stories in Amsterdam
Dutch singer-songwriter Jerusa recently told A Bit of Pop Music in an interview how she travelled a lot to write new tracks. The artist from Amsterdam went to New Orleans, Nashville and Copenhagen to work on new tunes together with a group of friends, including American singer-songwriter Michael Logen. Jerusa invited him over to play a special show together in de Tolhuistuin in her home town. In an intimate and cosy setting they served us some fresh and older tunes while explaining the stories behind the creation of the tracks.
Gig Review: Lucy Rose at Rotown
Lucy Rose gave a charming and enchanting performance in Rotown, Rotterdam, promoting her second album ‘Work It Out’. Continue reading
Gig Review: Aurora at Melkweg
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Aurora enchants Melkweg with magical voice and songs
The star of Norwegian pop starlet Aurora is rising fastly. The singer-songwriter does not have an album out yet, but her singles so far made a big impression on the web and she is often tipped as the next big thing. She is on a European tour at the moment and managed to sell out the ‘Oude Zaal’ in Melkweg in Amsterdam. With her debut LP out in March 2016, she has a lot of new music to introduce to her audience and it’s safe to say her magical voice, fairytale like songs and quirky stage personality enchanted Amsterdam!
Gig Review: Jerusa at Paradiso
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Jerusa presents first EP in Amsterdam
When you are an up and coming pop artist from Amsterdam and worked for four long years on your first EP, the best way to introduce it to an audience, is of course with a little show in Paradiso. Singer-songwriter Jerusa played the upstairs room of the venue. Of course all four songs of the Shadowland EP were performed and she gave the audience some extras as well!
Gig Review: Oh Land at Paradiso Upstairs
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Oh Land plays Earth Sick for fans in Amsterdam
Danish pop artist Oh Land came to Amsterdam to play a headlining show for the fourth time in her career. After two shows in Bitterzoet and one at Paradiso, she now played the upstairs room of the famous venue. This time around she is touring to promote her fourth album, called Earth Sick, which was released in November 2014. She financed the recording through Pledge, where people can fund the project and get an album in return. She produced the record in her appartment in Brooklyn and was eager to play the tracks live for her Dutch fans. After 30 minutes of delay as Oh Land had to wait until Jessie J’s gig in the same venue finished, she delivered a show with some minor technical issues, but also with a lot of passion and personality.
Gig Review: Years & Years at Paradiso
Years & Years perform in sold out Paradiso during first show in Amsterdam
There is no stopping Years & Years at the moment. The British band went from promising new act to worldwide hit sensation in no time and this showed in Amsterdam at their gig. Their concert was moved to a bigger location and sold out quickly. It is quite unusual for a band that doesn’t even have an album out to play a sold out Paradiso. But what is it about Years & Years that attracts so much hype? Their single ‘King’ became a worldwide hit and judging by the crowd in Amsterdam, they already have quite a large die hard following. But did they live up to the high expectations live?
Gig Review: Tove Styrke at Bitterzoet
Tove Styrke introduces new album ‘Kiddo’ in Amsterdam
These are exciting times for Tove Styrke. The Swedish pop star is travelling around Europe to introduce new music from her upcoming second album Kiddo that will be released in the first week of June. Styrke, who rose to fame participating in the Swedish Idol in 2009, launched a self titled album with an electro pop sound in 2010. She followed this up with the Borderline EP in 2014, which functioned as an introduction to her new sound. She treated Bitterzoet in Amsterdam to a lot of exciting new songs.
Gig Review: Paloma Faith at Paradiso
Paloma Faith gloriously returns to Paradiso after five years
In the United Kingdom, Paloma Faith has been one of the biggest female pop stars over the past few years, but in the Netherlands she did not really have a hit single yet. Still she managed to sell out Paradiso with ease, before traveling to Utrecht for a gig in TivoliVredenburg. The last time she performed in the Netherlands was already five years ago, in 2010, when her debut album was just released. In 2014, her third album A Perfect Contradiction came out and with this record, she is now touring all over Europe.