Even voorstellen - Being Dead - “EELS”

27/09 (bayonet/konkurrent)
end June 24 “Firefighters” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAWYWG64l7I
end July 24 “Van goes” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S650YFB45Ho
end Aug 24 “Nightvision” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2PAcMREq7A
Szpt 24 "“goodnight” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUWjf_MkpDs

Being Dead — the Austin, TX-based duo consisting of Falcon Bitch and Shmoofy — announces its new album, EELS, out September 27th on Bayonet, lead single/video “Firefighters,” and a fall headline tour. Being Dead’s records are mosaics, technicolor incantations, each song its own self-contained little universe. And while the dreamlike EELS probes further into the depths of the duo Being Dead’s psyche, it is, most importantly, a 16-track record that is genuinely unpredictable from one track to the next. It’s a joyous and unexpected trip helmed by two true-blue freak bitch besties holed up in a lil’ house in the heart of Austin, Texas.

When Horses Would Run, Being Dead’s “glorious and timeless” (Gorilla vs. Bear) debut record released in 2023, took years to release. The final product was excellent and expertly polished, at odds with the live rowdiness they’d cultivated a reputation for throughout Austin and beyond across seven years of being a band. For the next one, they knew they’d have to do things differently. They decamped to Los Angeles for two weeks to record with GRAMMY-winning producer John Congleton, writing songs for the record until days before they left. The radical shift in process was welcome - a good balance and a challenge, Congleton helping them find new ways to work and helping peel back the layers on the core of their songwriting. Being Dead has grown from a duo to a trio live, including bassist Nicole Roman-Johnston who also co-wrote and recorded bass and vocals on several album tracks.

The resulting EELS is a darker record, tapped more into the devilishness within. It’s a more raucous, rougher ride sonically. There’s heartbreak, excitement, enchantment, dancing – we move through it all at a high-octane pace. Falcon Bitch and Smoofy never want to do the same thing twice on any song, and they don’t. This is never more apparent than on lead single, “Firefighters,” which might be the first of its kind told from the perspective of a Dalmatian who is overworked at their fire station. The pummeling, distorted garage rock ripper’s accompanying video by director URZULKA “came together through a group hallucination.” The band adds, “We love marbles and outdoor play and decided to get it on video for y'all. Making this was like creating an intricate handshake with all your buddies—riddled with inside jokes and giggles.”

There are a number of different origin stories for Being Dead floating around on the internet, most of which are immortalized in various press pieces they’ve done across the last seven years of being a band, and there will likely be more. Falcon Bitch and Smoofy deliver each story with a wink, inviting you in on the joke. Maybe they were actually born from a giant egg left in a meteoric crater, or they’re undercover on earth from an alien universe. Something about their music suggests it’s a dispatch from both the future and the past – vocal harmonies that sound like they’re reverberating in a medieval church to surfy guitar lines, weirdo-punky cacophonies erupting into chaos. There’s the sense that these are two people who are strangers to all that is banal - there is always fun to be had, a little mischievous magic waiting around the corner, if you know how to find or make it.

EELS Tracklist

1. Godzilla Rises
2. Van Goes
3. Blanket of my Bone
4. Problems
5. Firefighters
6. Dragons II
7. Nightvision
8. Gazing At Footwear
9. Big Bovine
10. Storybook Bay
11. Ballerina
12. Rock n’ Roll Hurts
13. Love Machine
14. I Was A Tunnel
15. Goodnight
16. Lilypad Lane

Even voorstellen - Nick Hodgson Introduces New Band, Everyone Says Hi

April 24 Shares Debut Single "Brain Freeze” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKMybUSh_gI

Sept 24 “on the same side https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWFpOcG1tbs

Nick Hodgson is very excited to introduce his new band, Everyone Says Hi.
The songwriter/producer, who wrote a plethora of hits as the drummer of Kaiser Chiefs including the likes of I Predict A Riot, Oh My God and Ruby, formed the band last year and introduces it with a first single, Brain Freeze.
Brain Freeze was written in Leeds, recorded in London, and is the first introduction to a debut album due for release later this year via Chrysalis Records. It features a guest appearance by The Zutons’ Abi Harding on saxophone.
Everyone Says Hi brings together musicians Pete Denton, Glenn Moule, and Ben Gordon (founding ex-members of The Kooks, The Howling Bells, and Liverpool’s The Dead 60s respectively), alongside Leeds based guitarist Tom Dawson, and Nick. The band’s name is lifted directly from a David Bowie song of the same title.

Nick Hodgson on forming Everyone Says Hi and writing Brain Freeze:
“I wanted to hire a studio and record the songs as live as possible and as quickly as possible. I had played with most of the band members before on tour a few years ago when I made a solo album so I knew they were great and also that we could collaborate. We worked together on the songs and in rehearsals we hammered them out and made them as tight as possible, it felt amazing to go back to my band roots and work like this, shaping the songs in real time in rehearsals. It felt very 2003.
It does feel like starting from scratch again, the music landscape has changed a lot but essentially I’m a musician and making music is all I’m any good at and walking on stage is something I really miss. When I do walk on stage I get a very familiar feeling, it feels very comfortable plus I’m a real ego-maniac and I need applause (I’m only half joking here).
I realised that all my favourite songs I’d written started in my old flat in Leeds. Oh My God, Modern Way, Never Miss A Beat, the chorus of I Predict A Riot, and Suitable. So I decided to spend some time there and write in the mornings in my pyjamas. I wrote two songs, Lucky Stars and Brain Freeze. Brain Freeze is a real departure for me musically because I decided to use chords I’d never used and there’s still one chord in it that I can’t find the name of.
I co-wrote the lyrics with my really good friend Justin Parker (he also co-wrote Video Games with Lana Del Rey and Stay for Rihanna). The words are about division and, vaguely, about escaping to Ibiza too.
“We recorded it in Snap Studios in London, and for a long time the horn part was a pretty cheap sounding synth, Ben the piano player suggested we ask Abi [Harding] from The Zutons to play sax on it. She sent back the part we requested but added the most amazing outro and we were blown away!”
The track is a bold statement of the band’s intent; psychedelic guitars spiral into oblivion with Hodgson’s distorted vocal, stabs of piano, and a driving rhythm section creating this melody-rich opening bow. It’s moreish stuff, which is just as well with plenty more yet to come throughout the year.
Having made Kaiser Chiefs a household name, Nick Hodgson has been a songwriter in high demand. Since leaving the band in 2012, he has co-written for the likes of Dua Lipa, You Me At Six, Duran Duran, George Ezra, and Holly Humberstone, and collaborated on tracks alongside Mark Ronson, Kygo, and Shirley Bassey. Having racked up over 5 million album sales globally, Nick’s now gone right back to where it all started out for him as a teenager, launching something completely new from the grassroots up.

Pse Belgium - kalender
Regi vs Milk Inc. –18, 19 oktober– Sportpaleis, Antwerpen
Jaap Reesema – Laat me nooit meer los – 25 oktober 2024 – Stadsschouwburg, Antwerpen
Regi vs Milk Inc. – 2, 8, 9 en 10 november – Sportpaleis, Antwerpen
Regi vs Milc Inc. – 3 november 2024 – Sportpaleis, Antwerpen 15u
Jaap Reesema – Laat me nooit meer los – 15 november 2024 – Concertgebouw, Brugge
Night of the proms – 22, 23, 24 november 2024 – Sportpaleis, Antwerpen, met o.m. Shaggy, Eurythmics, Emeli Sandé, Louis Philippson (klassieke pianosensatie) en Niels Destadsbader (presentatie) (www.nightoftheproms.be)
Bart Peeters deluxe – 27, 29 + 30 november 2024 – Lotto Arena, Antwerpen
Bart Peeters deluxe – 3,4, 6 en 7 december 2024 – Lotto Arena, Antwerpen
VOS (sterren komen, sterren gaan, allen Vos blijft bestaan) – 5 december 2024 – Lotto Arena, Antwerpen (met ISE, Maria Iskariot, Emma Bale, Bluai (never going home = ik kan nooit meer naar huis), Elisa Waut, Kids with buns (geef al je geld aan de arme kinderen) , Chibi Ichigo, Ila (mensenvriend), Lady Linn, Judith, Emmy d’Arc, Aafke Romeijn, Eden )
Bart Peeters deluxe –10, 11 december 2024 – Lotto Arena, Antwerpen
Bart Peeters deluxe –12 december 2024 – Lotto Arena, Antwerpen (extra concert)
Jaap Reesema – Laat me nooit meer los – 13 december 2024 – Capitole, Gent
Jaap Reesema – Laat me nooit meer los – 14 december 2024 – Trixxo Theater, Hasselt
2025
Het Schlagerfestival 2025 – 29 maart, 30 maart en 5 april 2025 – Trixxo Arena, Hasselt (ism House of Entertainment)
De Avond Van De Filmmuziek – zaterdag 26 april 2025 – Sportpaleis, Antwerpen
Bart Peeters deluxe –1, 3 mei 2025 – Lotto Arena, Antwerpen (extra concert)
Metejoor – 31 oktober, 1 november – Sportpaleis, Antwerpen

www.pse-belgium.com

Gracia Live - events
Concerten
2024

01-10-24 - Sadeck Berrabah (Murmuration), Capitole, Gent
02-10-24 - Sadeck Berrabah (Murmuration), Stadsschouwburg, Antwerpen
05-10-24 - Sadeck Berrabah (Murmuration), Trixx Theater, Hasselt
19-10-24 – Lil Tja with Key Glock,  ‘the past 2 present tour, Vorst Nationaal, Brussel
29-10-24 – Bob Dylan ‘rough and rowdy days’, Lotto Arena, Antwerpen
03-11-24 – Il Divo, Lotto Arena, Antwerpen
08-11-24 – Belle Perez, Lotto Arena, Antwerpen (ism House of entertainment)
16-11-24 – Marti Pellow (Wet Wet Wet), Koninklijk Circus , Brussel
08-12-24 – Dana Winner (35 jaar in concert), Lotto Arena, Antwerpen
21 + 22-12-24 - Sadeck Berrabah (Murmuration), ING Arena, Brussel
2025
01 + 02-25 Camille Magie tour, Stadsschouwburg, Antwerpen
07-02-25 – Toto (‘the dogz of oz’) + Christopher Cross , Vorst Nationaal, brussel
16-02-25 – Nathy Peluso (Grasa tour), Koninklijk Circus, Brussel
22 + 23-03-25 Camille Magie Tour, Trixxo Theater, Hasselt
15 + 16.04. 25 Camille Magie Tour, Capitole, Gent
08-05 t-m 10-05-25 - Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Stadsschouwburg, Antwerpen
07-05 t-ml 10-05-26 - Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Koninklijk Circus, Brussel

INFOS
Triomfantelijk debuut: 'MURMURATION' van Sadeck Berrabah betovert België – terug in oktober en december 2024
Na het overdonderend succes in Brussel afgelopen weekend met twee uitverochte shows, keert Sadeck Berrabah, de Franse danser en choreograaf met miljoenen views op sociale media, in 2024 terug naar België met zijn show “Murmuration”! Wegens grote vraag keert dit adembenemende dansspektakel met meer dan 46 dansers terug met een heuse tour door Luxemburg, Gent, Antwerpen, Hasselt en Brussel.
Het begon allemaal met een online geplaatste YouTube-video die in 2017 meteen viraal ging. Het publiek ontdekte voor het eerst hypnotische dansen op basis van perfect gesynchroniseerde armpassages. Het internet was er helemaal van in de ban en het aantal likes explodeerde. Het was niet meer dan logisch dat de media met grote belangstelling de danser en choreograaf begon te volgen. Door in 2021 de finale van ‘La France a un incroyable talent’ (de Franse versie van Belgium’s Got Talent) te bereiken, zag Sadeck Berrabah zijn faam stijgen en werd zijn razendsnelle opkomst een succesverhaal.
Overal ter wereld, op televisie, brengt Berrabah zijn artiestieke touch over: Tu si que vales in Italië, The Moment in de Filippijnen, World of Dance in de Verenigde Staten. Sindsdien doet de hele wereld een beroep op zijn creatieve genie: van prestigieuze evenementen zoals de Grammy Awards, de Victoires de la Musique en de Olympische Spelen van Parijs 2024, tot beroemdheden zoals Shakira, J Balvin, The Black Eyed Peas en Jennifer Lopez.
Begin 2023 besloot de danser zijn creatieve ideeën te bundelen in een show voor het grote publiek: “Murmuration” zag het daglicht. Het resultaat? Een ware triomf! De uitverkochte shows stapelen zich op en ondertussen bezochten meer dan 40.000 toeschouwers deze met lofzangen overladen show.

Bob Dylan, de iconische singer-songwriter, op 29 oktober 2024 in de Lotto Arena
TWEE JAAR NA ZIJN UITVERKOCHTE SHOW IN VORST NATIONAAL, KEERT BOB DYLAN TERUG NAAR BELGIË OP 29 OKTOBER 2024 VOOR EEN NIET TE MISSEN CONCERT IN DE LOTTO ARENA IN ANTWERPEN
Bob Dylan's "Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour", die al sinds 2021 aan de gang is, gaat ook verder in de herfst van 2024 en zal halt houden in verschillende Europese steden, waaronder Antwerpen! Het concert in Antwerpen (Lotto Arena) op 29 oktober biedt ook zijn Nederlandse fans een unieke kans om hem live te zien, aangezien hij tijdens deze tournee niet optreedt in Nederland.
Een telefoonvrije avond voor de ultieme concertervaring: Hoe gaat dit in zijn werk?
Fans hoeven hun smartphone echter niet thuis te laten, want er worden speciale, beveligde telefoonhouders voorzien waarin ze hun gsm veilig aan hun zijde kunnen bewaren. Zodra je in de zaal aankomt, zal Yondr (het telefoonhoesjesbedrijf) zijn medewerkers inschakelen om je te helpen je telefoon in een vergrendeld en veilig hoesje te steken, dat je de hele avond bij je houdt.
De reden achter deze telefoonvrije ervaring? Het creëren van telefoonvrije concerten tijdens eerdere Bob Dylan tours toont aan dat dit voor een betere concertervaring zorgt: Wanneer we de technologische prikkels waar we vandaag de dag gewoon aan zijn geworden achterwege laten, zijn onze ogen terug meer gefocust op de omgeving en onze zintuigen alerter.
Mis de terugkeer van één van de grootste singer-songwriters aller tijden naar ons land niet en koop je tickets voor Bob Dylan op 29 oktober in de Antwerpse Lotto Arena!

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