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
“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.
