Band Of Horses I Ronnie Scott & guest I Cat Power I Billy Lockett

Zermatt Unplugged - Kaufleuten, Zurich:
http://zermatt-unplugged-kaufleuten.ch

Tickets:
On sale Tuesday 25th of August
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Klubsaal:

Ronnie Scott's All Stars and Guest: Skye
http://www.skyeedwards.com

You'll know Skye as the charismatic singer of 8 million album-selling, trip-hop trio: Morcheeba. During their 7 year hiatus between 2003 and 2010 Skye released her debut solo album 'Mind How You Go' (Atlantic Records) recorded with Grammy Award-winning Daniel Lanois (Dylan, U2) and life-long Madonna collaborator Pat Leonard. Her gorgeous single ‘Love Show’ penned with songwriter / producer Gary Clark (Natalie Imbruglia, KD Lang), formerly of Danny Wilson fame, soared to No.1 on iTunes after airing on Grey's Anatomy in America.

Skye went on to release two more solo albums. In 2009 came the sensual, intimate 'Keeping Secrets’, released independently through her own label Skyewards Recordings, created with producer Alexis Smith and Grace Jones collaborator, Ivor Guest. Then in 2012 came her third solo album 'Back To Now’, a stunning collection of electronic future-pop with a startlingly bold soundscape produced by Grammy-award winning producer Stephen Fitzmaurice (Sam Smith, Depeche Mode).






Band Of Horses
http://www.bandofhorses.com
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This time, the band's five members all contributed to the songwriting process, making Infinite Arms a collaborative effort between Bridwell, Barrett, and new members Ryan Monroe, Tyler Ramsey, and Bill Reynolds. The album hit shelves in mid-2010, marking the band's first effort for Columbia Records and earning a Grammy for its country-rock sound. Preferring to take a more grounded approach on their fourth long-player, the group tapped legendary producer Glyn Johns (the Rolling Stones, The Who), who helped to rein in some of the group's more experimental tendencies by insisting on a more intimate live approach. The resulting Mirage Rock, which was preceded by the single "Knock, Knock," arrived in September 2012. Early 2014 saw the release of the live album Acoustic at the Ryman, a compilation of tracks recorded in a stripped-down fashion during a two-night stint in the spring of 2013 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. While working on material for their fifth studio album, Bridwell teamed with fellow Columbia, South Carolina native Sam Beam of Iron & Wine to release a covers album titled Sing into My Mouth in 2015. The record featured common song influences from the likes of Talking Heads, John Cale, and Sade.





Festsaal:

Billy Locket
https://www.facebook.com/billylockettmusic
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Cat Power (solo show)
http://www.catpowermusic.com
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SUN is the new studio album from Cat Power. Six years after her last album of original material, Chan Marshall has moved on from her collaborative forays into Memphis soul and Delta blues. She wrote, played, recorded and produced the entirety of SUN by herself, a statement of complete control that is echoed in the songs’ themes.
Marshall calls SUN “a rebirth,” which is exactly what this confident, ambitious, charismatic record feels like. “Moon Pix was about extreme isolation and survival in the crazy struggle,” she says. "SUN is don't look back, pick up, and go confidently into your own future, to personal power and fulfillment."
The music on SUN employs a sweeping stylistic palette: There’s the classic Cat Power haunting guitar and provocative vocal hook in "Cherokee" (“marry me to the sky...bury me upside down”); the irresistible Latin- sounding nine-piano loop of “Ruin”; upbeat, almost dancey electronic anthems like "Real Life" and "3,6,9"; and the stirring, 8-minute epic "Nothin But Time," featuring a vocal cameo by Iggy Pop. The swagger of “Silent Machine” brings to mind mid-70s Jagger, contrasted with the unusual, sparse production of “Always on My Own.” The narrative arc of the record is deeply American in its spaciousness and optimism; the music is defiantly modern and global.
Though devoid of grave bedroom confessionals, SUN is possibly Cat Power’s most personal album to date. For all its layered expansiveness, it is as handcrafted as her debut, and never has a Cat Power album so paralleled her personality and state of mind – channeling her humor, anger, deep empathy, musical inspirations, technical skill, and spiritual inquiry into an album that’s both surprising and comforting.
Those versed in the Cat Power discography will detect elements of 2003's landmark album You Are Free, which experimented with vocal forms and beats borrowed from urban music, and the spellbinding authority of songs like “American Flag.” Sonically, however, with credit to mixer Philippe Zdar (Phoenix, Chromeo, Beasties), SUN is incredibly fresh, reflecting its forward-looking mindset.
Lyrically, Marshall has transcended the angst and self-absorption of her young self, but is still inspired by youth; much of the album is a plea for overcoming societal expectation and individual oppression. “Human Being” puts faint minor-chord fingerpicking over spooky, repetitive bass, with lyrics that could read as feminist – “you got a right to scream when they don’t want you to speak” – but are for anyone who feels they don’t have a voice. “Peace And Love” opens with a Nina Simone line – “peace and love is a famous generation” – then cites Black Flag, flips off people who dismissed her teenage idealism, and proudly concludes, “I’m a lover but I’m in it to win.” Similarly, “Nothin But Time” implores kids to look past today: “You’re just trying to get by, but your world is just beginning...it’s up to you to be a superhero, it’s up to you to be like nobody”.
SUN was recorded over the past three years in Malibu (in a studio she built herself), Silver Lake (in the Dust Brothers’ studio The Boat), Miami (South Beach Studios), and Paris (Motorbass), where she mixed with Zdar in spring 2012.
Cat Power is touring the world with a new band beginning in Fall 2012.







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