Back In The Р.о.с.с.и.я.
Yep, Tanya, Anya, Maschke and Sveta are going back to Russia this summer: June 2nd at the Wild Mint World Music Festival in Moscow, June 3d at lovely Arkhangelskoe Manor for the Usad’ba Jazz Festival.
The last time Katzenjammer visited the Russian capital, it was in the middle of (a bitingly cold) winter, as you can see from Turid (or Tanya)´s blog post. Hopefully, this time there won´t be need for that proto-russian headgear which we in Norwegian have named after a bear´s lady parts.
Sporting A Mohawk.
Marianne (pushing the boundaries of where having your very own hair stylist can get you) and Anne Marit in action at the extra Rockefeller show in Oslo. More photos by Andrea Chirulescu here.
In Nothing We Trust Is Won Over.
Sceptical blogger innothingwetrust gets dragged along by his / her “mad Norwegian roommate” to the Katzenjammer gig at Scala in London, and comes away impressed:
“I’ll say this first – I don’t particularly like this style of music. There is not enough distortion or half-time for my liking (indeed, there isn’t any) and in general it’s all a bit ‘kooky’ and whimsical. I like my music serious and loud, not care-free and upbeat! But despite all this, Katzenjammer are one of the best bands I’ve ever seen, and I mean that.
The four young lasses making the noise are extremely talented musicians. There is no ‘drummer’, ‘lead singer’, ‘guitarist’, ‘bassist’ or ’keyboardist’ – every member is an accomplished player of every instrument, and they switch between them freely from song to song with absolutely no detriment to the quality of the sound. And the quality of the sound is exceptional.”
And:
“Katzenjammer are able to deliver the Holy Grail of live performance, namely the ability to produce CD-quality sound without just sounding like the CD. The energy and passion in their delivery spreads through the crowd like wildfire which in turn feeds the band and by the end of the night, the crowd is a frenzy of very happy drunkards dancing. I have used some form of the word ’perfect’ no less than 5 times during this review to describe the quality of playing and singing. Perhaps this is indicative of the fact that I need to go out and buy a Thesaurus to expand my vocabulary of superlatives, but there just doesn’t seem to be anything more fitting.
The style of music I could take or leave – I really enjoyed some of it and I can very much see why the rest of it is so popular. But the performance was perfect.”
Track Of The Day.
I Will Dance (When I Walk Away) is the track of the day at FMS, the online version of FASHION.MUSIC.STYLE magazine. Check it out!
Talking To Planet Music Reviews.
The blog Planet Music Reviews sat down with Anne Marit, Turid and Marianne just prior to the Scala gig in London. A couple of highlights:
Describe your music in 3 words?
T: Fun
AM: Chanderlis. If that’s a word.
M: Unpredictable
At the end of May you are coming back to the UK for a 6 date tour. What can people who haven’t seen you perform live before expect from a Katzenjammer show?
T: You can expect to have fun, you can expect to go home with a smile on your face and you can expect to be touched in every aspect of your emotions.
The whole interview is here.
Tales From The Crypt.
OK, before you start the video below, you need to watch this, just to get in the mood.
On Crop Circles, Royal Loos And The Sytte Mai.
Here´s a link to the Katzenjammer bit on Dermot O´Learys BBC Radio2 show this Saturday, that´s actually not blocked for people outside the UK! It starts at about 17 minutes, 23 seconds in.
VISIT THE SHOP!
