Just a few weeks after finishing his US ‘green’ tour, the Sweedish acoustic maven Jose Gonzalez is ready to hit the road once more, this time for a summer excursion across the whole of North America. The tour kicks of on june 13th with an appearance at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival in Manchester, TN. Additional festival appearances include the Sled Island Festival, in Calgary on June 28th, the Ottawa Blues Festival on…
This spring sees everyone’s favorite troubadour, [tag]Jose Gonzalez[/tag], embark on a eco-friendly tour, in partnership with Reverb, a non-profit organization designed to educate and engage music fans and promote environmental sustainability. They work closely with artists to create earth-friendly events and tours. Part of Gonzalez’s ‘greening’ is his rider will include biodegradable catering products, and a reduction of plastic water bottles will be facilitated by providing his crew with re-usable water bottles to carry throughout…
Artist name: Jose Gonzalez Album name: In Our Nature Label: Mute Records Gender: Folk/Indie Release date: September 25, 2007 ZMErating: 8/10 Website: http://www.jose-gonzalez.com/ Two years ago, the back then unknown swede goldenboy [tag]Jose Gonzalez[/tag] amazed the entire world with his fabulous acoustic playing and Nick Drake like voice,releasing what was to be one of the finest album of 2005 in the form of Veneer. A Sony Bravia ad, featuring his extraordinary cover of The Knife’s…
Leading this week’s pack of new releases are, among many others, the [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag], with their much awaited “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace”, the blues-rock sorceress [tag]PJ Harvey[/tag], with “White Chalk” and our favorite balladeer [tag]Devendra Banhart[/tag], with “Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon.” Also troubadour [tag]Jose Gonzalez[/tag] releases his sophomore record, in his characteristic acoustic guitar and soul manner in the form of “In Our Nature.” Busy, busy week, we just love the fall. Foo…
Besides chasing hogmen, Swedish folk singer [tag]Jose Gonzalez[/tag] tours, and a lot. But you already knew that, but what you didn’t know is he extended his dates, so after a all US tour spanning through out September and October, with English bass player James Blackshaw, he’ll set for the hummed plains of the UK, after which he’ll return to the US for another short string of gigs. Jose Gonzalez’s newest album In Our Nature will…
The mischief adventures of Manhog continue in [tag]Jose Gonzales[/tag] new video “Killing For Love”, in which Jim Woodring’s acclaimed comic book Manhog Beyond the Face (be sure to read it, it’s great!) is brought to life. This is the second video Andreas Nilsson has made for Jose, after Down The Line, with the same Hogman sage theme. This time around Hogman is completely bare naked, as opposed to the Down The Line video, where he…
Soul musician José González (yes, he’s Swedish) has just posted a two new tracks off his upcoming second LP “In Our Nature”, set to be released in 25 September of 2007, on his myspace. I simply loved his debut LP, “Veneer”, his slow, whispery voice and classic guitar just hits my spot and I expect nothing less then a brilliant sequel from Jose. Right after his second release, Jose will embark on a US record…
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