Weee-eell, yee know, it was waaay back in ´09, Katzenjammer played that thar faysteeval called Summerfest…
Guess who won the spot on this week´s Rebel Playlist on Steve Lamacq´s BBC6 radio show! Oh, we´re not going to keep you guessing (that would be cruel): it´s Katzenjammer! Big, Big Thank Yous to everyone who voted!
Here, again, is Sol´s interview with mr. Lamacq from this summer´s Glastonbury Festival.
Johannes Andersen snapped a few at the concert in Drammens Teater on February 17th. The whole gallery is here.
Sometimes a Google search will turn up something slightly unexpected, like a blog post titled “Katzenjammer” that´s actually about cats. Imagine that: CATS ON THE INTERNET! Anyway:
Katzenjammer
Rampant Ravager
tears my house to shreds
torpedoes across the carpets
pokes at, overturns, leaves permanent marks
of claws and teeth in longsuffering houseplants—
becomes Kitten-snoozer in cushioned velvet
chair, soft paws waving like fronds
to snag a quick mouse,
or shred the leaves
in dreamland.
Christine Evelyn Vance
“Soon enough they have the entire crowd singing along to their contagiously fun camp ditties – infused with a jumble of influences from Balkan Gypsy Folk to Cowboy Blues to Burlesque and everything else in between. Very obvious musical talents underpin their flair for colourful showmanship, preventing them from sounding like a novelty act.
Closing the set with sing-to-the-rafters, 4-piece a cappela ‘God’s Great Dust Storm’, they demonstrate how to shift from a lighthearted pop romp to blowing the roof off a cathedral in one move, leaving many a dropped jaw in their wake. Those searching for live entertainment of the highest caliber need look no further”
- @housegirlfriend, cougarmicrobes.com