Here’s a review and a few pics from last week’s countrified set at Club Nuggets, Lilla Hotellbaren, Stockholm courtesy of the Tune Of The Day blawgh!
There are a few tracks probably coming up on Youtube soon – otherwise your best bet is to go to the official Backdraft Facebook page and check out our cover of Roger Miller’s Uncle Harvey’s Plane! Or do that right here…
Also, unfortunately, we have had to cancel the two upcoming shows in Örebro and Ljusdal and will try to reschedule them for late summer/early fall. Apologies to all who expected us the weekend of the 27th/28th of May! Stay tuned to this page and Facebook for all the latest news.
On a brighter note, we’re working on a week’s worth of gigs in Spain in October, possibly along with other European dates, as well as a video for the forthcoming second single from This Heaven Goes To Eleven.
Backdraft bass player Mats help run Stockholm’s only old-school country/blues/soul/roots club the second Thursday every month at Lilla Hotellbaren/Scandic Malmen at Folkkungagatan 47.
Next Thursday, the 12th of May, Backdraft will play a semi-acoustic, slightly countrified set at Club Nuggets, along with Uppsala blues man Einar (Allan Coe), who can also be found in punk rockers Obnoxious Youth and also perform under the Anal Karaktär moniker.
Club Nuggets open at 19.00, live on stage from approx 20.30, and the best bit – no cover charge! Live curfew at 22.00 so be there early! After the gigs, keep dancin’ and drinkin’ to the fabulous sounds of dj:s Veronica Mazurkiewicz and Daniel Josefsson.
This Heaven Goes To Eleven is out now and we celebrate that with a release party and concert, hosted by The.Blacklist, at Marie Laveau, Hornsgatan 66 in Stockholm, Sweden, Thursday, March 31st!
Doors open at 7:00 PM, it’s only 50 SEK to get in, so that you can spend the rest of your hard-earned cash drinkin’ and grabbing a copy or two of This Heaven Goes To Eleven – which will be available in the limited edition 180 gram gatefold vinyl (with bonus track, AND free CD copy of the album for your car, computer or whatever). We’ll also have two new t-shirts for sale!
Showtime is at 9:00 PM! We’ll play all of the new album, plus a few golden oldies.
You’ve possibly heard the rumours already of a late March release for the upcoming, third Backdraft album. It’s been a long process but as with these things, many factors contribute. Ultimately, we have to be satisfied with what and how we put things out, and we have now come to exactly that point. Expect a formal announcement on Friday this week!
Having said that, it’s well about time we book some tour dates, isn’t it?
We are looking to focus mainly on Sweden and perhaps our Nordic neighbors for April, but will hit Europe anywhere and anywhen it’s possible. For the summer festival season, we’ve also begun work. If you run, book or know a venue or festival for Backdraft, please get in touch!
As drummer Hot Sweet And Sticky Nikki will be on a long European tour with our good friends Bonafide, starting in Bonn, Germany on Feb 22nd, we will focus on setting dates for April, when the album has been released. Have mercy!
On a related note, a new trio – PS3 – has been formed by Mats and Nick with Bonafide singer/guitarist Pontus Snibb, making its official live debut at Pub Anchor in Stockholm on February 11th-12th. Be there!
Thanks to photographer Lina Koshka who took these from our first ever gig in Greece at the 7 Sins Club in Athens on November 27th. We had a blast and hope to return some day! Big ups to Spiros for bringing us there and Antonis, Vasilis and Mattan for taking care and helping with everything, also Planet of Zeus and Routes! And special thanks to Lotta who traveled all the way from Gothenburg for the show, and who took us to Akropolis!
