The Show That Was No Show

Last Thursday night Roman said to me "no show this time". Whatever! First of all I don't understand why a Room show should be better without the show and second of all there is no way Roman can do a show without a show. I mean, he tried hard but clearly couldn't go through with it. See for yourselves, he basically screwed up right before the end, hilarious:

That's the new song 'Asteroid', unfortunately performed without any drums because "the drums go straight upstairs" as Michael put it. Thank you Michael for having us there despite the trouble with the neighbours!


C.Gibbs performing before Room was much less trouble for the neighbours. But his songs are serious trouble for me; I have to watch out not to start to cry when I hear them! This time I recorded 'You Got It Blue', which is my new favorite song:

By the way, the guy on the pedal steel guitar is Philip Sterk. That instrument looks extremely complex to me. Clearly not the kind of instrument I could ever master. But I love to hear it. It's so American somehow...

For the people in Switzerland reading this (yes, we know you are out there!), remember that C.Gibbs is touring Switzerland with Privateman (i.e. Helsinki on April 20).

Go here to see more pics of that night.

If the Church Don't Want the Rock, We bring the Church to the Rock! Sat. at Bar on A!

Not Florence nightingale, Laurence Revey

It should have been a concert of special atmosphere and ambiance: The old Actor's Chapel was to host Swiss chanteuse Laurence Revey, a live sample vocalist of quite some recognition, approved even by the staunchly catholic people of the Valais in Switzerland, who didn't mind that Laurence's last record cover shows the singer on the cross... What went down well with the Romandie, obviously isn't possible in the city that never sleeps, the Sodom and Gomorrah of modern times, the exploding apple New York: We hear that the Chapel's priest, after having visited Laurence's website, told the Swiss consulate who organized the show, "Not in my Church!". Thanks to this blog and the ever helpful Mike Lawson, Laurence will still perform in New York: Come see her unique show at Bar On A, Avenue A and 11th Street, tomorrow at 7.30pm, it's free and early, so you can have dinner after your aural senses have been satisfied. We'll set up candles and bring the church to the bar. Free drinks for priests and vicars in tutus.