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Couch by Couchwest – Where the beer is cheaper and the only hipster is you

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I thought that it’s my duty to inform the Finnish folks that the coolest music festival of the year starts today. Most likely this will also be the only festival that I will attend this year. The festival is obviously the annual online music festival Couch by Couchwest. The idea is simple. Austin is a long drive (actually a long flight from Finland) and you might have a thing called “life” getting in the way. And even if you have the money and time to show up, it can be inconvenient. Way too many people, traffic and all that nonsense. So why not instead just sit comfortably on your own couch and watch awesome music performances that artists from all over the world have recorder just for CXCW. Maybe CXCW could even get some Finnish entries this year. The rules are simple. Couch By Couchwest accepts all submissions from musicians as long as it is recorded for the Couch by Couchwest festival. So no old home videos. New unique videos recorded for CXCW. Couch is not a must. CXCW supports creativity. Anywhere but stage is alright.

Highlight last year was Neko Case. It will be exciting to see who will submit videos this time around. Based on twitter, the CXCW audience will get to see some fantastic videos from great artists. Looking forward to the festival. Read more about Couch by Couchwest on their website.

Couch by Couchwest Website
Couch by Couchwest at Facebook
Couch By Couchwest at twitter

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Viljami Kukkonen – Mörönsyötti

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Today I bought Mörönsyötti by Viljami Kukkonen and I instantly fell in love with it. If I still wrote proper reviews, this one would get full five hearts. Mörönsyötti holds so much beauty and comfort inside. Listening to it for the first time ended up being almost like a spiritual experience. Part of the reason for that was that I had only heard one song beforehand and I simply didn’t know that I was going to spend an afternoon with something so amazing, colourful and captivating. However, after the third song I was already convinced that I was listening to something very special and that feeling have only become stronger during the day. Extremely and monstrously highly recommended. If this won’t end up being in my top 10 for the year 2012, it will be one incredible year. This is the opener Hoivaa.

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Viljami Kukkonen at Facebook

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Flavour of the Month 2.3.2012: David Myhr (SWE), Heartjet

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There’s a very special Flavour of the Month taking place at Pikku-Torre, Turku on friday 2nd of march, 2012. Ex-Merrymaker David Myhr will be playing a solo concert with great Finnish duo Heartjet as the support act.

I’ve already praised The Merrymakers enough (ok, that might not be possible, they were so brilliant), so let’s focus on things happening now. David Myhr’s solo debut Soundshine came out in Japan last december and will be released in Europe at the end of march by the great british pop label Lojinx (Farrah, FOW, Brendan Benson, Pugwash…). I’ve not heard the full album yet, but based on the first outtakes, David Myhr is in top form and capable of creating timeless melodies and insanely catchy pop songs. Check out these videos if you don’t take my word for it. And do come to the show at Pikku-Torre on 2nd of march.

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And there’s more. David Myhr will have a great support act. Finnish Heartjet might be still a bit unknown, but that’s just criminal. Their digital releases Goodbye Stan EP and Grace/World single are both excellent pop releases. Listen to below.

FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH esittää:
aika: pe 2.3. klo 21-03
livenä: DAVID MYHR (SWE, ex-Merrymakers) & HEARTJET
paikka: Pikku-Torre, Yliopistonkatu 30, Turku
liput: 4€

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David Myhr to Flavour of the Month!

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I’m extremely excited about this. David Myhr will play at our Flavour of the Month club on 2.3.2012 (Pikku-Torre, Turku). David Myhr is a marvellous pop tunesmith and used to play in one of my favourite pop groups The Merrymakers. Their albums No Sleep ’til Famous and Bubblegun are power pop classics. David Myhr is currently getting ready to release his solo debut Soundshine in Europe. Lucky Japanese pop fans have already been able to enjoy the record, because december 2011 was the Japanese release date. The first singles Got You Where He Wanted and Looking For A Life are both excellent. Check them out below and come to the show on 02.03.2012.

David Myhr Website

Flavour Of The Monthin kevättalvi

Turkulaisen kitaraindieklubi Flavour Of The Monthin kevättalvi tuo Pikku-Torren legendaariselle lavalle niin kotimaista kuin ruotsalaistakin alan huippuosaamista.

Helmikuun klubi-ilta on perjantaina 3.2. ja tuolloin esiintyjinä nähdään ja kuullaan tamperelaista americana/folk/country-yhtye Ochre Roomia sekä turkulaista laulaja-lauluntekijää Markus Perttulaa, jonka lähes jeffbuckleymaiset laulusuoritukset ovat aina komeaa kuultavaa.

Maaliskuussa luvassa on korkea-arvoinen ruotsalaisvieras poplaulunkirjoittamisen päämiestasolta, kun 90-luvulla The Merrymakers-yhtyeessä vaikuttanut David Myhr saapuu Flavour Of The Monthiin näyttämään, miten melodiat rakennetaan ja laulut lauletaan The Beatlesin, Jellyfishin ja muiden huipputekijöiden tyyliin. Kyseessä on yksi Flavour Of The Monthin 13-vuotisen taipaleen kovimmista esiintyjäkaappauksista. Myhrin lämmittelyakti perjantain 2.3. keikalle on vielä varmistamatta; vapaamuotoisia hakemuksia otetaan vastaan osoitteessa mikko.lappalainen@turku.fi!

FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH esittää:

aika: pe 3.2. klo 21-03
livenä: OCHRE ROOM & MARKUS PERTTULA
paikka: Pikku-Torre, Yliopistonkatu 30, Turku
liput: 3€

aika: pe 2.3. klo 21-03
livenä: DAVID MYHR (SWE, ex-Merrymakers)
paikka: Pikku-Torre, Yliopistonkatu 30, Turku
liput: 3€

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