Anyone who is not going to visit their family tonight should go and check the fabulous German electro artist Barbara Panther at Korjaamo. Last night I was fortunate enough to witness her gig in Telakka and fell in love with her music instantly.
Her music is like a mixture of something sweet and something painfully sharp. Behind the spookycore beats and eerie sounds lies a brilliant pop song with a melody that could choke your heart. All this is topped with a magnificent voice that you could build whole imaginary worlds upon.
Here's a little hint on what you can expect.
I was fortunate enough to witness the ecstatic The Tallest Man On Earth-show on the 20th November in YO-Talo, Tampere. The evening had been a fine one with warm-up acts including Liechtenstein and Taxi Taxi! and it was soon going to get even better as The Tallest Man On Earth, born Kristian Matsson, climbed on stage and began his one-man folk-boogie.
His evasive appearance as he wandered to and fro and about on the stage gave a sharp contrast to the soul-piercing, slightly dylanesque presence of his voice. From the first couple of chords it was obvious it was going to be a great show but I shortly discovered it was in fact going to be one of the best I've seen in ages. If you ever have the chance to go and see this guy play live, do go!
The Tallest Man On Earth will be releasing a new album next January. Here's hoping its promotional tour will bring him back to Finland.
The first Valoa Festival will be held next weekend in Tampere. The line-up includes interesting Finnish acts, such as Joensuu 1685, Liekki and Viola, but on Friday the stage at YO-Talo will be taken by the Swedish greats Taxi Taxi!, Liechtenstein and The Tallest Man On Earth. I myself am very much looking forward to seeing the tall gentleman live for the first time.
The tickets to YO-Talo are 13 euros and the weekend pass for the festivals is 35 euros which entitles entrance to both venues, YO-Talo and Artturi, on Friday and Saturday.
The Tallest Man On Earth has been praised both for his debut album Shallow Grave and for his live performances around the world. It's no surprise really. Even on a recording his presence is really strong and you can almost imagine him sitting in your room, right where your stereo set used to be, so the gravity mush be even greater in person.
Here's hoping he'll play the wonderful Where Do My Bluebirds Fly from Shallow Grave.
The Tallest Man On Earth - Where Do My Bluebirds Fly
Update: I just realised that The Tallest Man On Earth will also be playin in Korjaamo, Helsinki; Lichtenstein will be playing in Klubi, Turku; and Taxi Taxi! at Bar Kuka, Turku the next day. Saturday that is.
Hang the Dj! is celebrating it's three years of clubbing this Saturday at Klubi, Tampere. Live music is provided by Emotions, which includes Mikko Pykäri, the handsome bass player/percussionist/dancer from Regina. Free entrance from 9 pm to 11 pm, after which the tickets will be 5 euros.
Of course, Kari Tapio will be playing next door so the choice will be difficult.
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