Lars Erstrand Four is a really good swinging band that will play at Parksnäckan tonight at 19.30. The tickets cost 90 kr (70 kr if you got a UNT-card).
Take a look at what I wrote about their concert in Parksnäckan last year.
The photo is taken by me and may not be published elsewhere without my permission. Contact me if you want to license it.
What do you think of Lars Erstrand Four? Please comment.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Lars Erstrand Four at Parksnäckan tonight
Monday, July 28, 2008
The Balboa Experiment vs Sweden Balboa Weekend
Today the website for The Balboa Experiment was released. It's an intense balboa workshop organized by Nick Williams and David Rehm for balboa dancers at the "master" level.
Cool concept. I'd love to be there but I'm not at that level (yet). I need more other classes and workshops. However, several of the instructors at The Balboa Experiment will also be at Sweden Balboa Weekend here in Uppsala in September (26-28th). Yeees!
The weekend is filling up so if you're interested in participating in the Sweden Balboa Weekend, signup now.
By the way, is there anyone interested in practising balboa right now, I mean, from now until the classes starts again in the autumn? Send me a message.
What do you think of The Balboa Experiment and Sweden Balboa Weekend? Please comment.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
The Battle in Stockholm
If you're in Stockholm tonight, there is a great event there called The Battle. It's a lindy hop competition at Kulturhuset and in between the rounds there are plenty of time to dance socially to the bands Stockholm Swing All Stars and George Nistor Swing Orchestra.
Expect a lot of dancers there that has just attended the Herräng Dance Camp (which ended on Friday). The dancing starts at 19 and ends 01. Tickets cost 250 kr.
What do you think of The Battle? Please comment.
Summertime: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
It's seems to become a bright warm summer day today, the kind that promises endless opportunities for having fun and begs for not wasting a single minute of it.
A song that fits today is Summertime sung by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong. I like it because it's melancholic and has an epic feel to it. What do you feel when you hear this song? What kind of associations do you get as you listen?
Play it again: Summertime by Ray Brown Trio with Gene Harris on piano.
What do you think of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong singing Summertime? Please comment.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Phontrattarne: Concert photos from Parksnäckan
Phontrattarne is such a great band. I saw their Grand show at Parksnäckan on Thursday and had a blast.
As indicated by the full name of the band: Svenska Showorkestern Phontrattarne, this orchestra is not only there to play solid swinging big band music but also there to perform a show. And what a show it was. I'm so impressed by the band, because almost everyone in the band is also a singer or got acting skills. I really like the expressiveness of singer Lovisa Andersson.
If I wasn't mistaken, the band has made a new arrangement of School days, with a even fuller sound than before. Got to love that song. They played tight versions of One O'Clock Jump and Down For Double.
They did a skit commenting on the tv reality show "Bonde söker fru" (Farmer seeks wife) with new lyrics to Minnie The Moocher. In another number they sang about what women really like about men: their mustash. They had a guest apprearance by the fantastic, stupendous, fabulus and magnificent flute player Mr Bailar, who also seemed to attract the women.
Talking about women, the dancers in the dance troup were great. They got the moves and they are good looking. I lost track of how many costume changes they did. They are hot!
Phontrattarne is right now on tour somewhere in Europe, I don't know where. In fact, when their bus left Uppsala only the tour managers knew where they were going. It will be a surprise for the band members as well. If you happen to see them somewhere on their tour, please let me know.
The photos are taken by me and may not be published elsewhere without my permission. Contact me if you want to license them.
What do you think of Phontrattarne? Please comment.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Phontrattarne at Parksnäckan tonight
Uppsala's absolutely best student orchestra, Phontrattarne, will play their Grand Show concert at Parksnäckan in Uppsala tonight at 19.30.
Expect really good big band music and lots of humour and skits.
Be there!
Tickets are 90 kr.
What do you think of Phontrattarne? Please comment.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Lost & Found: Sing before breakfast
Here is a little something from the lost and found box: For a while the video clip of Buddy & Vilma Ebsen dancing with Eleanor Powell in the number Sing before breakfast was lost but now I found another and better video clip of the scene.
There are other video clips that has disappered as well, if you have some time why don't you help me to track down the missing video clips?
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