Hi guys. Writing to you from our hostel in Berlin. We're staying in a part of Kreuzberg that's on the brink of becoming the new "it" place. Really a bit run down part of east Berlin that's gradually becoming more expensive and fancy due to the new central train station being built around the corner. Quite interesting. But let's not forget about the gigs.
Tuesday we played a gig in Jena, a rebuilt train station by the name of Kulturbahnhof. Aptly named as it translates to culture train station. The venue was more of a psychedelic rock place but we had a great connection right away with both staff, promotor and sound engineer. Everyone had a good time and some the gig even got recorded and filmed. If it's good enough we might even release some of it at a later date.
Yesterday we had our first proper gig in Berlin. The Badehause Szimpla instantly made claim to its name. The venue was being cleaned with chlorine when we arrived which made it smell like a swimming pool:)
We got a really nice vibe right away from the sound guy. He didn't speak a lot of English and we don't know a whole lot of German but he was really serious and attentive from the start. We also had a great opening act by the name of Maxim Draga. Check him out. Not a huge crowd but a really nice night. And we made a lot of new friends.
Have a good one/ calle
torsdag 13 november 2014
tisdag 11 november 2014
Hard working combo de la musica
Hi guys. Time for another update.
Last time I wrote we were on our way to Dresden and the ambitious Soul Weekender party at the Ostpol club. A really nice night at an old venue that also featured incredibly old video game cabinets in the vein of Pong. Really fun and a great crowd.
Dresden is also the home town of our booking agent and on Friday he took us for lunch at his father's house. This was an amazing experience. Detlef Reinemar is a great sculptor with an amazing house in the area commonly known as little Nice. One of the wine districts in Germany, we got to see nature and architecture that we didn't think existed in this country. And then we haven't even mentioned the food. Homegrown home cooking that was the best we had all tour.
Friday night we arrived at the Franz Melhose club in Erfurt. A city we've never been to before. We were a bit surprised to find out it was a cozy little cafe. That is, until the true club was unveiled from behind a big drape.
This turned out to be one of the best gigs of the tour. A packed room with 200 people dancing their hearts out. Great hosts, great venue and great crowd. We'd love to return in summer:)
We also had time for some sightseeing for a change and we can tell you this is one beautiful city. Almost all of the old architecture is completely intact. And the Dom is a sight to be seen.
The caravan continued to Marburg on Saturday. The venue was called Kfz and we got a really great welcome. Incredibly professional staff made us feel welcome from the get go. While it wasn't quite as full as the Franz Melhose the crowd was just as great. The Kfz seems to attract all different ages and we had a fun time watching everyone dance together. Our cds sold out in a matter of seconds after the gig.
Sunday was our day off. A well needed rest after playing just about every night for two weeks. We had a bit of trouble finding our way to the next town, the small town of Witzenhausen, and no one had much energy to do anything but go to sleep at the hotel.
Monday was spent with everyone in the band relaxing in their own way. Going for walks, visiting a farm and in my case just laying in bed all day.
So it was a well rested and excited Combo de la musica who played at the student club last night. Who knew that farmers and agricultural students were such great dancers. There was so much energy in the room that we almost couldn't stop playing. Thank you so much, Witzenhausen:)
Now we're going to Jena. Who knows what awaits us there?;)
Alles Gute/Carl and Cdlm
Last time I wrote we were on our way to Dresden and the ambitious Soul Weekender party at the Ostpol club. A really nice night at an old venue that also featured incredibly old video game cabinets in the vein of Pong. Really fun and a great crowd.
Dresden is also the home town of our booking agent and on Friday he took us for lunch at his father's house. This was an amazing experience. Detlef Reinemar is a great sculptor with an amazing house in the area commonly known as little Nice. One of the wine districts in Germany, we got to see nature and architecture that we didn't think existed in this country. And then we haven't even mentioned the food. Homegrown home cooking that was the best we had all tour.
Friday night we arrived at the Franz Melhose club in Erfurt. A city we've never been to before. We were a bit surprised to find out it was a cozy little cafe. That is, until the true club was unveiled from behind a big drape.
This turned out to be one of the best gigs of the tour. A packed room with 200 people dancing their hearts out. Great hosts, great venue and great crowd. We'd love to return in summer:)
We also had time for some sightseeing for a change and we can tell you this is one beautiful city. Almost all of the old architecture is completely intact. And the Dom is a sight to be seen.
The caravan continued to Marburg on Saturday. The venue was called Kfz and we got a really great welcome. Incredibly professional staff made us feel welcome from the get go. While it wasn't quite as full as the Franz Melhose the crowd was just as great. The Kfz seems to attract all different ages and we had a fun time watching everyone dance together. Our cds sold out in a matter of seconds after the gig.
Sunday was our day off. A well needed rest after playing just about every night for two weeks. We had a bit of trouble finding our way to the next town, the small town of Witzenhausen, and no one had much energy to do anything but go to sleep at the hotel.
Monday was spent with everyone in the band relaxing in their own way. Going for walks, visiting a farm and in my case just laying in bed all day.
So it was a well rested and excited Combo de la musica who played at the student club last night. Who knew that farmers and agricultural students were such great dancers. There was so much energy in the room that we almost couldn't stop playing. Thank you so much, Witzenhausen:)
Now we're going to Jena. Who knows what awaits us there?;)
Alles Gute/Carl and Cdlm
torsdag 6 november 2014
Kleine Samstag
Hey guys
Just wanted to update you about the tour.
Monday we played a really nice gig at the naTo in Leipzig. A lovely club with a nice audience. We also had a good local support act called Atlas Ahead with great energy who led dancers on the dance floor during our set.
Afterwards we mingled with some fans from Norway, Chile and Colombia. A nice change of pace as we could trade our broken German and English for speaking Swedish and Spanish. A great show and a great night.
Tuesday was a quite strange one. We played in the town of Döbeln for a small crowd of mostly the staff but we had a good time anyway.
Earlier in the day we visited Apollo Radio in Chemnitz where we recorded an interview as well as playing a song acoustically and recording a couple of promos for our gig at the big Soul Weekender at Ostpol in Dresden.
Saalfeld was the name of the town we visited yesterday. A brand new town for us, so we didn't know what to expect. But as we were driving to the venue the arranger called us up to tell us it was sold out. And it surely was. We were so excited that we continued playing long after we were out of songs. Jonas and John traded places, switching drums and piano. And then Kristin wanted to play the drums as well, which meant that John became the lead vocalist. A truly unique gig with Combo de la musica. Afterwards we had a nice surprise in waiting. A local artisan had handcrafted a really cool stool just for us with the name of the band engraved in the seat. We were really moved and truly honored.
As the crowd seemed to be in the mood to party we tried to introduce them to the Swedish concept of "lillördag" (little Saturday), which basically means that Wednesday is just as good as Saturday to go out and party. This didn't go quite as planned as I accidentally said that it translated to kleine Mittwoch (little Wednesday) which just left people confused.
We had a lovely time in Saalfeld. Thank you so much to Andreas and his service minded staff.
Today we're going to Dresden which we're really excited about. Our booking agent Björn tells us it's going to be a huge party and we've had great experiences in Dresden so far.
Take care
/carl & combo de la musica
Just wanted to update you about the tour.
Monday we played a really nice gig at the naTo in Leipzig. A lovely club with a nice audience. We also had a good local support act called Atlas Ahead with great energy who led dancers on the dance floor during our set.
Afterwards we mingled with some fans from Norway, Chile and Colombia. A nice change of pace as we could trade our broken German and English for speaking Swedish and Spanish. A great show and a great night.
Tuesday was a quite strange one. We played in the town of Döbeln for a small crowd of mostly the staff but we had a good time anyway.
Earlier in the day we visited Apollo Radio in Chemnitz where we recorded an interview as well as playing a song acoustically and recording a couple of promos for our gig at the big Soul Weekender at Ostpol in Dresden.
Saalfeld was the name of the town we visited yesterday. A brand new town for us, so we didn't know what to expect. But as we were driving to the venue the arranger called us up to tell us it was sold out. And it surely was. We were so excited that we continued playing long after we were out of songs. Jonas and John traded places, switching drums and piano. And then Kristin wanted to play the drums as well, which meant that John became the lead vocalist. A truly unique gig with Combo de la musica. Afterwards we had a nice surprise in waiting. A local artisan had handcrafted a really cool stool just for us with the name of the band engraved in the seat. We were really moved and truly honored.
As the crowd seemed to be in the mood to party we tried to introduce them to the Swedish concept of "lillördag" (little Saturday), which basically means that Wednesday is just as good as Saturday to go out and party. This didn't go quite as planned as I accidentally said that it translated to kleine Mittwoch (little Wednesday) which just left people confused.
We had a lovely time in Saalfeld. Thank you so much to Andreas and his service minded staff.
Today we're going to Dresden which we're really excited about. Our booking agent Björn tells us it's going to be a huge party and we've had great experiences in Dresden so far.
Take care
/carl & combo de la musica
söndag 2 november 2014
Sonnentag =freies tag
Hey everybody. Sorry for the lack of updates. We have been having such a great time on tour that we haven't had the time to update here.
Thursday we were at the Ikuwo in Greifswald. A lovely place where we've played twice before. The crowd were amazing as always and got treated to some brand new songs we made the same day.
Afterwards we were invited to a secret "beard party" at another venue. Everyone had to have a beard or mustache to get in, even the girls. Our beardless guitar player had to be creative and taped his pony tail to his upper lip to make it look like an amazing mustache. Something I really wished we'd taken a picture of.
Friday night we were in Schwerin. The venue was the amazing fish restaurant down by the lake called Angler II, where we also played last year. And just like last year, the place was sold out. A fantastic crowd with lots of familiar faces and by the end of the show every single person was dancing. So much fun for us in the band, inspiring us to make up new music on the spot.
Yesterday saw us travelling for the first time to the town of Braunschweig, which we were amused to discover translates to "brown silence". Mysterious and poetic name indeed.
The venue was a cozy little place called Eusebia and the crowd was a little shy at first. They told us that they don't get a lot of live bands but that they really liked it. After we had finished and played almost all of our songs the crowd convinced us to do another set. We agreed, on the condition that everybody dance. Turns out they could really shake it. All in all a nice night.
Now it's sunday and we are now staying with our lovely hosts Ralf and Nadine and enjoying our first day off at their great, beautiful house outside of Braunschweig. Behind the house there's a huge field and as I'm writing this, trombonist Johan is out there practicing. A lovely experience while the rest of us are sitting on the veranda enjoying the sunshine.
There we go. Now everything is up to speed.
You can also follow along with the tour on facebook.com/combomusica (please press like while you're there) and on instagram #combodelamusicaontour
Have a great sunday, everybody.
/Carl & Combo De La Musica
Thursday we were at the Ikuwo in Greifswald. A lovely place where we've played twice before. The crowd were amazing as always and got treated to some brand new songs we made the same day.
Afterwards we were invited to a secret "beard party" at another venue. Everyone had to have a beard or mustache to get in, even the girls. Our beardless guitar player had to be creative and taped his pony tail to his upper lip to make it look like an amazing mustache. Something I really wished we'd taken a picture of.
Friday night we were in Schwerin. The venue was the amazing fish restaurant down by the lake called Angler II, where we also played last year. And just like last year, the place was sold out. A fantastic crowd with lots of familiar faces and by the end of the show every single person was dancing. So much fun for us in the band, inspiring us to make up new music on the spot.
Yesterday saw us travelling for the first time to the town of Braunschweig, which we were amused to discover translates to "brown silence". Mysterious and poetic name indeed.
The venue was a cozy little place called Eusebia and the crowd was a little shy at first. They told us that they don't get a lot of live bands but that they really liked it. After we had finished and played almost all of our songs the crowd convinced us to do another set. We agreed, on the condition that everybody dance. Turns out they could really shake it. All in all a nice night.
Now it's sunday and we are now staying with our lovely hosts Ralf and Nadine and enjoying our first day off at their great, beautiful house outside of Braunschweig. Behind the house there's a huge field and as I'm writing this, trombonist Johan is out there practicing. A lovely experience while the rest of us are sitting on the veranda enjoying the sunshine.
There we go. Now everything is up to speed.
You can also follow along with the tour on facebook.com/combomusica (please press like while you're there) and on instagram #combodelamusicaontour
Have a great sunday, everybody.
/Carl & Combo De La Musica
torsdag 30 oktober 2014
We're going to Greifswald
A big thank you to everyone who came and saw us at the hamburg birdland yesterday. We had a lovely time and you were a great crowd. Hope to see you again soon.
Yesterday also marked the first ever gig for guitarist Alex Jaramillo, drummer Jonas Pomo and trombonist Johan Åström with the band. We think they did a great job and we hope you agree.
Tonight we will return to Greifswald and the Ikuwo for the third year in a row. Looking forward to it. One of our favourite places. Hope to see many of you there tonight. Please come and dance
/combo
Yesterday also marked the first ever gig for guitarist Alex Jaramillo, drummer Jonas Pomo and trombonist Johan Åström with the band. We think they did a great job and we hope you agree.
Tonight we will return to Greifswald and the Ikuwo for the third year in a row. Looking forward to it. One of our favourite places. Hope to see many of you there tonight. Please come and dance
/combo
tisdag 28 oktober 2014
On the road again
We're finally on our way and we are really excited. The band sounds great and we're itching to show you guys. Hope to see a lot of people tomorrow night in Hamburg.
Peace/ Combo
Peace/ Combo
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