tisdag 17 januari 2012

Femmagaala 2012 - Cast your vote on Jerry Lindqvist


You can vote for Jerry Lindqvist for the Yleisö-Femma 2012 Award here: www.femmagaala.fi/aanesta

Jerry was interviewed by legendary Country Express frontman Benny Törnroos on Radio Vega on the show "Fonden". You can listen to it online here: arenan.yle.fi

The upcoming North American Tour also known as the IST-Tour will soon be announced so stay tuned!

//jerrylindqvist.com moderator

fredag 30 december 2011

Happy New Year!


Jerry Lindqvist & The Grace had a great year in 2011 with the release of Rivertown, concerts in Finland, New York, Copenhagen Songwriter's Festival in Denmark and Showcases at CMJ Music Marathon in NYC and Musik & Talang in Vaasa, Finland. Thanks to all of you who came out to the shows, promoters, music bloggers, radio stations and fellow artists & friends for making 2011 an amazing year!

We will be kicking off 2012 by playing the Flavour Of The Month club at Pikku-Torre in Turku on January 5th at 21.00. For more information please visit: www.facebook.com/events and www.pikkutorre.fi

We're excited about playing the CMW 2012 - Canadian Music Fest in March in Toronto and we will also be announcing a North American Tour as well as more shows in Finland in the near future. So stay tuned y'all and have a Happy New Year!

//Jerry


... a couple of nice Rivertown reviews came in from Rootstime.be and Lira.se! Cool stuff.

www.rootstime.be
www.lira.se

lördag 17 december 2011

Merry Christmas!

...I wrote my first ever Christmas song a couple of weeks ago . I don't know why, getting older I guess. Please have a listen & Merry Christmas y'all!


 Jerry Lindqvist - Merry Chrismas My Love


...This time of year a lot of different "best albums of the year lists" are being posted. Rivertown made it into a couple of lists and made it into the Top 50 albums of 2011 on musikkbloggen.no! Check it out here: www.musikkbloggen.no

Rivertown was #8 on Best Finnish Albums of 2011 by Turku Rock City. Thanks!

"Huikeutta. Yksinkertaiset jutut ovat usein niitä parhaita." - Turku Rock City turkurockcity.blogspot.com
 
Meteli.net also listed Rivertown as one of their favorite albums of 2011...

"Länsirannikolta kotoisin olevalle Jerrylle on ilmeisesti syötetty isän countrylevyjä päivittäin vauvaiästä lähtien kuvittelisin. Se kuuluu, koska tyylitaju on loistava, biisit hyviä ja kokonaisuus toimii. Suomen paras countryalbumi 70-luvun Country Expressin jälkeen." - Meteli/Toimituksen valinnat 2011
meteli.net

//Jerry

söndag 11 december 2011

Jerry Lindqvist Confirmed for Canadian Music Fest 2012!

Good news folks! I will be playing a Showcase at Canadian Music Fest 2012 in March (21-25) in Toronto, Canada. Needless to say, I'm super excited :-)

//Jerry



900 ARTISTS – 40 COUNTRIES – 60 VENUES – 5 NIGHTS – 1 WRISTBAND
A PART OF SLACKER CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2012 – CELEBRATING 30 YEARS
TORONTO – December 6, 2011 – It’s the season for gift-giving and we have a few presents to unwrap early this year. Slacker Canadian Music Fest will kick winter into spring this March as the festival occupies Toronto for a weeklong run of events.
Officially slated to run Wednesday March 21through to Sunday March 25, 2012, this year’s festival will include additional programming on Tuesday, March 20, increasing the festival to six days. Taking over more than 60 venues in the city’s entertainment district, Slacker Canadian Music Fest will draw in more than 4,500 musicians – from local to international acts representing more than 40 countries – playing to 100,000 music fans. This year’s lineup offers an array of entertainment from some of Canada’s hottest acts, emerging artists, and headline talent from all over the world...

Read more here...
http://canadianmusicfest.com/news/first-major-line-up-announced-for-slacker-canadian-music-fest/

fredag 2 december 2011

Update from The Grace Headquarters & Live Videos from New York City and CMJ Music Marathon 2011

We're keeping busy at The Grace Headquarters. Jerry Lindqvist & The Grace (The Acoustic Trio version) will play a show in Turku on Monday December 19th at Panimoravintola Koulu. The event is arranged by Turun seudun kansanmusiikkiyhdistys (Turku's "Folk Club")..Details posted later..We're also booking dates for next year in Finland, USA and Canada.

We're excited to see that Rivertown is getting airplay on US College Radiostations.. Thank you all for your support! Rivertown has Top 30 chart support at WESS in East Stroudsberg, PA (#30) and WVMM in Grantham, PA (#10). Check out the radioshow Postmodern Hootenany on WMNF 88.5 in Tampa, Florida: www.wmnf.org/programs/387

I was voted as one of the Top Music Discoveries of 2011 by Turku Rock City. I feel honoured the get this kind of feedback from my new hometown :-) Turku Rock City Music Blog

Another Finnish music site Meteli.net recommends Rivertown...
"Tässä hyvin tehtyä kotimaista countrya, Luultavasti paras tämän tyylin albumi 70-luvun Country Expressin jälkeen. Jerryn persoonallinen ääni ja hyvät biisit kruunaavat hienon kokonaisuuden."
Patriq/Meteli.net

A new Rivertown review came in from Sweden. Read the review (in Swedish) in Zero Music Magazine here: www.zeromagazine.nu


Have a great weekend everyone! Here's some live videos from our NYC & CMJ adventure in October... We sure had a wonderful time :-)

 Lucy, You Don't Sing Anymore

Dancing With April

Prohibition Blues

tisdag 15 november 2011

Live in Helsinki this Friday!

Hi everybody! I'm playing a solo-show at London Pub in Helsinki on Friday (November 18th) w/ Paul Oxley's Unit, Leavings-Orkesteri and Lori Campbell. I'll go onstage at 9PM. So come on out to the show!


I've been busy planning tours for next year. Hopefully there will be a North American tour as well as a Finland tour coming up, more on that later! At the moment I'm on a short vacation in Stockholm and I got to see the fantastic Amy LaVere perform last night. I must say it was one of the best live concerts I've ever seen. A great mix of Americana, Jazz, Blues & Country. If you haven't already, do check her out at amylavere.com!



It feels extra nice to be in Sweden when this review (in Swedish Rootsy.nu) came in...

Recension
 
Lindqvist, Jerry
Rivertown
(Wing Records)


Den här mannen har aldrig varit omnämnd förut här på Rootsy.

Jag vet inget om huruvida han har fått något spaltutrymme i svensk press heller.

Jag vet bara att han borde ha uppmärksammats både här och där.

Nu har han släppt sin tredje CD, två med sitt förra band Jerry & The Outlaws och nu en färsk med sitt nya band The Grace i bakgrunden.

Den nya CD:n innehåller precis sådan musik som vi rootsymänniskor tycker om. Ja, det är den vanliga mixen traditionell country, countryrock, americana, Hank Williams, Steve Earle, John Prine, Willie Nelson och alla du kan komma ihåg som går att klämma in däremellan.

Det som skiljer Jerry Lindqvist från alla hans förebilder, det är att Lindqvist kommer från Finland och har hemadressen Åbo.

Borde vi inte känna till honom? Jo, för det är en genuint bra platta den här. Mustig och skitig, nybadad och cool, djup och sorgsen och melodiskt energirik. Och personlig. Han försöker inte likna någon annan. Jag tror inte vi har någon liknande artist här i Sverige.

Lindqvist har bott en tid i Phoenix, Arizona, och han har turnerat en del i USA. Så han har säkert en bra hint om hur den här musiken fungerar inför sin hemmapublik. Han känner också till vad man kan åstadkomma i en studio. Och då kan studion lika gärna ligga i Vasa, Finland, som någonstans i USA, bara man vet vad man vill ha fram. Lindqvist och hans producent Janne Hyöty, behärskar med all önskvärd tydlighet just detta. Det framgår i låtar som »Into a Stranger«, »The Deal Is Going Down« och »Back To Being Blue«.

Någon borde ta hit Lindqvist, någon borde placera honom i ett teveprogram som Skavlan eller något annat som har en vuxen och vaken publik.
/Rune Häger


Link to review here: www.rootsy.nu

Ok for now,

jerry

torsdag 3 november 2011

Featured Artist of the Week on The Alternate Root!

Featured Artist of the Week 11-1-11 on The Alternate Root
Jerry Lindqvist

Jerry Lindqvist stakes his claim and marks his musical territory, using the song title “Funky Country” to describe the joyful noise rising from his recent release ‘Rivertown’. Jerry proves that American Roots do not really need to be rooted in the country of origin, this format of music belongs to the players and fans of the world. Jerry Lindqvist was born and raised in Vassa, Finland and grew on a diet of rock, country, Townes Van Zandt and Hank Williams. His music touches on influences and adds the natural soul texture of his vocal work. The title track bubbles up organ riffs, riding a fast train rhtyhm, singing of a “home where the heart used to be”, “Summer Rain” patters with a persistent drum beat and ragged guitar chords as the sky opens over two people “kissing in the amber fields of grain” and the voice in your ear whispers you to sleep, keeping hope alive that things will be better “If We Make It To Phoenix”. Jerry Lindqvist weaves the music and the culture of America into his songs and gives American Roots music a passport stamp.

For more information and a Free Download of the track Dancing With April please go to:  www.thealternateroot.com

Also check out this 4/5 Rivertown review on Vertigo.cd (in Finnish): Vertigo.cd

I will also play a Solo Show in Helsinki on November 18th at London Pub with Paul Oxley's Unit and Lori Campbell! Don't miss it, it's gonna be a great evening y'all! :-)

//Jerry