It can be argued that Chess is the Robert Johnson of record labels: over-emphasized and sometimes over-hyped, endlessly recycled, barnacled with legends and namechecked by ignorati anxious to establish their cred. And yet - also like Robert Johnson - in an active life that was fairly short, Chess produced music of vast artistic and historical importance - Chris Smith, review of Chess Blues various artist compilations in the 2006 Penguin Guide To Blues Recordings p. 780
Mr. O'Muck, the distance between Helsinki and Berlin is roughly 700 miles, but that's beside the point, since I'm not traveling it. I guess I should clarify: what I meant to say is that I'm promoting my first gig in Berlin as my new hometown, since we have just recently relocated here. So nobody is paying me to travel 700 miles to play country blues ! That'll be the day! Sorry for any confusion, I edited my first post to clarify.
I just got back from a month-long holiday in Finland, and I'm happy to announce my few upcoming gigs here in Berlin:
1) Fingerstyle guitarist Pan Salmenhaara will be playing ragtime and country blues music from the 1920?s and ?30?s at the Caf? Kneipe Bettenhaus, Sonntagstra?e 31, Berlin, Friedrichshain, Tuesday the 17th of August, at 21.00 hrs . Free entry. http://www.kneipen-suche.com/berlin-bettenhaus-8328.html
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2) at Artliners, G?rtnerstra?e 23, Berlin, Friedrichshain, Friday the 20th of August, at 21.00 hrs . Free entry.