The new york dolls

Paard, 22.4.2010

 Support band: the deaf: Spike, Miss Fuzz and Kit 

http://www.myspace.com/thedeafspace

The New York dolls brought out their first record in 1973

David Johansen

http://www.nydolls.org/

Sylvain Sylvain

"Thirty-six years after they put the hurt on with their first long-player, The New York Dolls are just as pretty as they want to be. They walk tall, with or without the platform boots and puffed-up hair. And they can still kick your ass (from the website)".

The Tindersticks

 

Since 1992 the Tindersticks have brought out 10 albums

  

The core of the band is formed by Stuart Staples, David Boulter and Neil Fraser

    

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGMmhjVVB6Q

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZnYR8gc6bU&feature=player_embedded

A man with a message....

....but with a dislike of photosAlpha Blondy, Paard, Den Haag, 4.11.2009

Seydou Koné, onder die naam zul je waarschijnlijk denken 'wie?' We hebben het hier over de persoon achter fenomeen Alpha Blondy, 'oh die!'. Inderdaad, een fenomeen. Een betere omschrijving valt er simpelweg niet te bedenken voor een van de belangrijkste iconen van de afgelopen decennia.
Alpha Blondy vond zijn inspiratie geheel volgens de 'reggae-regels' in de muziek van godfather Bob Marley, hoewel je dit niet geheel in zijn muziek terug zal horen.
Blondy, die zichzelf beschouwt als Afrikaanse Rastafari, beleefde zijn muzikale hoogtij in de jaren '80. In dat tijdperk groeide Alpha Blondy met zijn succes al snel uit tot Internationaal Reggae Superster, een titel die hij met zijn succes in de jaren '90 én een heuse Grammy Nominatie meer dan vertegenwoordigt." (original text paard from troje website)

http://www.alphablondy.info/

Shantel and bucovina club orkestar

5.11.2009 in the Paard in the Hague

"I do not come from Russia,
I do not come from Africa,
I come from the land of paprika...."

fast Balkan rhythms from this romanian german band

drumming on a drenched drum....

unfortunately all these excellent musicians did not have a big chance to show their ability in soli

and a bath in the crowd

The shadow of the stranglers

"Once upon a time, when most of you here were not even born, there was a band... called the stranglers"
The master strangler, Hugh Cornwell, was playing in Paradiso, Amsterdam, yesterday night
The little stage was full, but this was no comparison to the crowd cramming the big room of this converted church, where a gothic-sort of band called XX made your ears blow out
Cornwell played with drummer and bassist (you could hear her when you wanted to), who's names significantly enough do neither show on Hugh Cornwell's website nor the website of paradiso

Spaces of art

An Arts-route in Leiden disclosed the interiors of the ateliers of local artists

Some were in disused old schools

some were in private houses

one exhibition even used a disco

Dichter aan huis

Tsead Bruinja

The city of the Hague has a festival, where poets read their poetry in private houses to a small group of listeners. Apart from enjoying the lecture and discussion with interesting people, this gives the opportunity to have a glimpse into some very interesting private homes. Thanks to the organisers, the poets and the friendly people who were willing to allow groups of strangers into their houses

Alexis de Roode

Martin Reints

Kees t'Hart