Guitar legend on stage: Jan Akkerman at Gigant

Dutch guitar player Jan Akkerman (1946) did almost anything a musician could possibly do. During half a century he worked with many different musicians like BB King, Charlie Byrd, Cozy Powell, Claus Ogerman and IceT, besides being a member of international leading bands such as Brainbox and Focus.

And now something heavy: Cartographer on the Frequenzy stage this Sunday

Sunday is session time again at Gigant. And this time we will welcome a band that brings the heavy stuff. Cartographer is an instrumental rock band from Tilburg, the Netherlands. The band’s sound is firmly rooted in heavier music genres. They draw inspiration from melodic and heavy bands that span decades of musical styles while […]

Chris Alain

Chris Alain plays strong and catchy pop-music with influences of rock and soul-music. Chris has also sung with Alain Clark, Ali B and Niels Geusebroek and has had his own airplay on 3FM, NPO 2, Radio Veronica and made a guest appearance at the well-known Dutch tv show Koffietijd. Recently he released a first single called […]

Name-drops : who’s performing where, a SXSW edition

This month: the Dutch delegation at SXSW South by South West is a showcase festival like Eurosonic/Noorderslag but bigger. It is also more diverse with different cultural events, like for example a movie festival. South by South West is a great experience and a huge opportunity for artists. You can represent yourself and your music […]

ANNIKA

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Pop, post-rock, sludgerock