The Long Road Home!
After a month on the road I'm on my way back to Brussels! Travelling 7500km with 2 bands, official documentarian, driver (qui Guida? Antonio guida), a 24 hour cocktail bar (and the barman, of course), the Dean of the university of Smastro, Tico, and a few friends who joined us along the way in a van with most but not all of the windows has been oodles of fun, but I'm ready to come back to Brussels! Pictures and videos of the tour are on the way.
For now, here are some concerts to look forward to:
August 30th
Lausanne, CH - Cougars in the Garden
Sept 1st
Frankfurt, DE - Private Party following the 100 car car chase
Sept 7th
Brussels, BE - Concours Circuit @ Botanique
Sept 13th
Brussels, BE - Rock Classic Bar
Last Minute Gigs in Brussels!
...Because things keep popping up when you least expect them :)
First, a return to the Urban Ecology Centre in Uccle on Friday, July 6th.
It starts with a barbecue around 17h30 and we should be on a couple hours after that.
On Monday, July 9th, we will play a special living room concert alongside a screening of a documentary of the Hard Rain Project.
Rue Blaes 96, B22 - 20h00.
Stay Tuned!
There are no concerts this week because I'm going to play in Norway with Benito Band. BUT please enjoy this video of 'The Tower' from a concert in May (Thanks for the video, Avud!) and check back soon for details of the forthcoming summer tour from Belgium to Sicily and back again :)
The next concerts in Brussels will be on July 8th in the gazebo (kiosk) of parc central with Emmanuele from the Marichka Connection and then on July 12th at a screening of a documentary from the hard rain project - more details to follow...
Where have all the cougars gone?
They're coming back! Good news for people who like cougars in america because cougar populations are on the rebound: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18425472
Also, here is a video from my concert at the imprimerie ephémère in Brussels this weekend:
Keep posted for last minute concerts in Brussels and information about the summer tour!
Cougars on the Road...
Last weekend, Cougars in America went on a small road trip to Maastricht and Koln to play concerts in magical locations!
First, we went to a garden in Maastricht to participate in the 3rd edition of Nightscapes. We played in this garden set up by Landbouwbelang amidst some post-industrial rubble:
After a long night animated by the Serious Beans Project, we drank a lot of coffee and drove to Koln to play in St. Michael's church as part of the Art & Amen festival that was taking place all around Brusselerplatz:
Here are some videos from the concert in the garden:
BIG thanks to Jos and Cat from Nightscapes and Ben from Popanz Productions for making this possible!
Cougars on a rampage....
After a crazy week of concerts, I'm taking a break for a week and then coming back with another crazy week of concerts :)
May 25 - Apéro Acoustique
Centre d'écologie Urbaine
Chaussée de Waterloo, 789
UCCLE
https://www.facebook.com/events/252962831477716/
June 1 - Itinerant 'Nightscapes' party in Maastricht
June 2 - St Michael Kirche am Brusseler Platz, Koln
https://www.facebook.com/events/340878239316387/
June 7 - Coiffure Liliane, Centre Culturel Breugel, Rue Haute, Brussels
June 16 - Amsterdam - Nuit Blanche
De Ruyterkade 127
1011 AC
De Ruyterkade 127
1011 AC
Cougars in the Hammam via Record and Ride
Last week I got a surprise email from Nicholas O'Brien who is on a 5-month-Alan-Lomax-on-a-bicycle-styled music pilgrimage through Europe. The idea is to record as many artists as possible while cycling around and meeting great people. I loved this idea and had band practice planned with Paolo in the hammam, so we invited Nicholas over for carbonnades, Chimay, and Cougars. This impromptu concert was recorded and made downloadable for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!!!
Find out more about Nicholas' Record and Ride Project here: http://record-and-ride.com/
May 4 Concert + Live Recording at Windows
Mark your calendars because this is the day you've been waiting for! This concert is going to be recorded and distributed at the same price as the concert: Prix Libre! Hope to see you there.
WINDOWS
Rue Philippe de Champagne 50
Doors at 20h30.
Concert at 21h00.
Also on Facebook..
UPDATE: The Cougars in America BAND is playing and the concert will be followed by the Panga Party... So timing just became a little bit more important and the concert will actually start at 21h00. See you there!
Howlin Wolf Singer Songwriter Sessions Continue....
After touring through Germany in January with Chris Klopfer, I've happily become part of the Howlin' Wolf Singer-Songwriter circuit. With great pleasure, I will continue hosting international artists in the intimate confines of La Belladone - a charming maison de maitre turned cafe in upper St. Gilles, Rue Moritz 17A.
JEFF LANG
...est un auteur compositeur interprete Australien en tournée avec son 14ième Album.
A guitarist, singer and songwriter, Jeff has built up a reputation for startlingly original performances, working without a set list and allowing the unique energy of each night to shape the songs.
"Seeing Jeff Lang was like being at church for three hours - a totally sacred event. He's the man as far as I'm concerned." John Butler
"Lang’s music is as fiercely original as it is moving." Guitar Player Magazine
"Lang is really the godfather of an Australia-based back-to-basics blues movement that now encompasses the John Butler Trio, Ash Grunwald and Xavier Rudd." Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald
DIAR
Diar was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, in year 1986. He attended local catholic schools and started to study economic in Cologne, Germany, in year 2005.
Since time has told and things have changed, he found himself now, deeply, in another world that he never thought before it was going to appear.
COUGARS IN AMERICA
Brussels-based singer-songwriter Scott Hamilton hosts the evening and presents his original blend of Pop Sauvage. Bonnie Prince Billy meets Sufjan Stevens meets your grandmother and thanks her for the delicious cookies.
All Aboard
After years of wondering why musicians in Brussels don't hop on the train to Strasbroug once a month with everyone else, this cat will be swimming in the cosmic soup with an old friend and fellow humanimal, General Bazaar, in search of the answer to that timeless question: Why not?
April 17 and 18, 2012
Le Grincheux
27 Rue Vieux Marché aux Vins
67000 Strasbourg
April 17 and 18, 2012
Le Grincheux
27 Rue Vieux Marché aux Vins
67000 Strasbourg
Breaths of Paradise Re-re-recorded
Rattle on you writer of emotions
Conjure up the motions in my feet
Make them carry endlessly and one before the other
Take them out the door and march them through the streets
Weave your words into a singing fabric
Make me whistle as I dress myself in colours bold and ready
Take me by the shoulders as the wings which you have placed upon them
Lift me up and hold them cool and steady
Tell me of the man they shot in Brixton
Tell me so I know what they have done
Tell me that they put a hole into one of my brothers
And the blood that spilled out flowed through everyone
I think I saw an angel
I think I saw an angel
I think I saw an angel in the sky
So sing for me a memory of everything that's missing
And I'll join you in the distance when we're back to where we came from
Living carelessly indifferent cause all the wrong's impossible
And the hope I thought I lost is born again
And I'll know you're an angel with light shining through your wisdom
By the way that you go floating through the air
Margarita, all the things you never said
Take me with you when you're flying over there
I think I saw an angel
I think I saw an angel
I think I saw an angel in the sky
I think I saw an angel
I think I saw an angel
I think I saw an angel in the sky
A War Made For Two
I don't want to love you anymore than I do
Oh I don't want to love you anymore than I do
Our love is a war made for two
That's me and you
How many ways could you be callous?
How many days could you be true?
I'm trapped in this haze of mallice and shame
Of loving you to
You could take it on the shoulder
Take it lightly on the chin
Take a break or get it over
with you I don't know where to begin
But I don't want to love you anymore than I do
Oh I don't want to love you anymore than I do
Our love is a war made for two
That's me and you
Our love is a war made for two
That's me and you
In This Age of Hope and Golden Mountains Re-re-re-recorded
Girl you can't lead this life of lingerie and credit cards
You never chose this life nor does it choose for you
Only certain kind of people think that only certain kind of people
Ought to have what's good for me and you
So let me cast aside your diamond rings and fashion magazines
You don't need them and there is no place they're taking you
Everybody knows that everybody knows the rules
Darling that's no good for me and you
die-dee-die-dee-die-dee-die just don't leave that rifle empty
Oh oh oh oh oh oh no there's no getting over you
Plea-ea-ea-ea-ea-ease please, please come town do your senses
Tear down your fences, your walls, crawling over you
How deep is the well you've been drinking from?
How fast can you go down and see?
Is it sure enough to last beyond this century?
Pure enough to wash your conscience clean
I see 7 billion miners digging holes in you, girl
Me, I can't be bothered
Lend me some of yours I'll send you some of somone else's
Pennies for your thoughts, connecting all the dots
die-dee-die-dee-die-dee-die just don't leave that rifle empty
Oh oh oh oh oh oh no there's no getting over you
Plea-ea-ea-ea-ea-ease please, please come town do your senses
Tear down your fences, your walls, crawling over you
Only certain kind of people think that only certain kind of people
Ought to have what's good for me and you
So let me cast aside your diamond rings and fashion magazines
You don't need them and there is no place they're taking you
Everybody knows that everybody knows the rules
Darling that's no good for me and you
die-dee-die-dee-die-dee-die just don't leave that rifle empty
Oh oh oh oh oh oh no there's no getting over you
Plea-ea-ea-ea-ea-ease please, please come town do your senses
Tear down your fences, your walls, crawling over you
How deep is the well you've been drinking from?
How fast can you go down and see?
Is it sure enough to last beyond this century?
Pure enough to wash your conscience clean
I see 7 billion miners digging holes in you, girl
Me, I can't be bothered
Lend me some of yours I'll send you some of somone else's
Pennies for your thoughts, connecting all the dots
die-dee-die-dee-die-dee-die just don't leave that rifle empty
Oh oh oh oh oh oh no there's no getting over you
Plea-ea-ea-ea-ea-ease please, please come town do your senses
Tear down your fences, your walls, crawling over you
Techno-logical
After a tumultuous 3 months of stolen computers, lost recordings, and general disarray, this cat is back online! Everything from this blog, youtube and soundcloud now has a new home: http://flavors.me/cougarsinamerica
See you soon with more concert dates, recordings, and videos...
See you soon with more concert dates, recordings, and videos...
Cougars in America BAND
Moving ever onward and upward, Cougars in America will grow into the boots of a pop-sauvage trio with the addition of David Koczij on drums and Paolo Melindi on contrabasse. The transformation takes place before your very eyes at Bonnefooi on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 at 22h00. Don't miss it!
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