top: 10cc, The Nomads (live), 10cc bottom: Jill Barber (live), Taimane, Huun Huur Tu
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Hoi , Wat een mooiere gelegenheid om het leven te vieren dan om het samen te doen, met de juiste muziek, op festivals :-) Hier de maart selectie van bijzondere buitenlandse artiesten die voor festivals beschikbaar zijn. Een overzicht van al onze bands kun je op onze website vinden. Paperclip Agency is officieel partner in de Keychange campagne, voor een betere gender-balans op podia. We geven graag meer informatie, als je nog vragen hebt. De rest van deze mailing is in het Engels. Vriendelijke groet, Paperclip Agency van den Havestraat 6 A, 6521 JS Nijmegen, the Netherlands T +31 24 323 9322 Website, Bluesky, LinkedIn participant in Keychange talent buyer for Conincx Pop Festival
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NEWS
Away from Big Tech even more - goodbye Facebook! Here at Paperclip Agency we try to work with Open Source, Indie, Sustainable products and services as much as possible. That's why, for example, we run Linux on our second-hand PC's (not Windows, not Apple), use EGroupware for emails and file-server, and have FairPhone smartphones with operating system /e/OS. Using the so-called 'social' media is a challenge. To help with publicity for our artists and their shows, and also to find colleagues, we need 'social' media with a wide reach. But the big ones abuse their users and cannot really be called 'social'. Still, we did use Facebook. However, enough is enough. Meta is now clearly siding with the orange clown and his racist sidekick, both supported by the fascists in America. The threat is real. So we're now moving away from Meta/Facebook (we've never used Threads, Instagram, or WhatsApp). One of us was on Twitter, but left when Musk took over. We will now focus on Bluesky and have just opened accounts there. Find us, follow us: @hildespille, @roboberends, and @paperclip.agency . Bluesky is growing fast, and is built on the open-source AT Protocol. The Nomads The Nomads, Swedish godfathers of the Scandinavian guitar-/garage-scene, will play an exclusive BeNeLux show on Sat. April 26, 2025 near Brussels, at venue Nijdrop in the town of Opwijk. The well-known foursome will be accompanied by Swedish musician Måns Månsson on the keyboards. The event is called "BACK! From The Grave Vol. 2". Other acts are The Spanks, Thee Andrews Surfers, and the Jenkinses. Tickets are available here (official outlet, of course). 10cc did not celebrate Valentine's Day "I'm Not In Love", 10cc sings. But do we believe them? Also, the single "I'm Not In Love" was not re-released in the U.K. on Valentine's Day 2025 (Feb. 14). But do we believe this? British daily The Guardian did not publish an interview, based on questions by readers, with 10cc's Graham Gouldman, three weeks ago. Best to verify this here , I'd say. 10cc co-founder Kevin Godley did not team up with Graham Gouldman to write their first new song in 20 years, "Don't Want To Go To Heaven", and they did not perform the song on BBC Radio 2's Piano Room Session on Feb. 13, accompanied by Iain Hornal as well as the BBC Concert Orchestra (check if the sneak-video exists; also check if there is any audio here or here ). For Dutch theatre shows by 10cc in November 2025, if any: please check further down below. Sachal Vasandani celebrates Valentines Day with new album Sachal Vasandani did celebrate Valentines Day. On February 14, he published his brand new album " Best Life Now" at Universal Masters. On this album, he presents himself vulnerable, yet full of courage and love. The majority of songs are original, a mixture of jazz and soul. Nate Smith produced the album, plays drums, and helped writing some of the songs. Guest-singers on the album are Gretchen Parlato and Shayna Steele. "I’ve always respected Sachal’s skill and courage as a singer and his cleverness as a lyricist. It takes great conviction to stand and deliver lyrics sincerely and vulnerably, and Sachal demonstrates that every time he steps to the microphone." (Nate Smith) Sachal Vasandani is available for European festivals all summer through, and for a club tour in Europe in November/December. Russian protest group Pussy Riot will be back in June with an update of their breath-taking performance Riot Days End of June, the Russian protest group Pussy Riot will be back to confront all of us with their breath-taking performance Riot Days. This performance is a combination of live concert, electronic music, projections and theater. In February the rehearsals started for the brand-new concept of the show. Maria Alyokhina and Alexander Cheparukhin are crafting a bold new version of "Riot Days". This iteration delves into Maria's personal journey post-liberation from Russian prison in 2022: Pussy Riot protests, including their clash with Cossacks during the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Attacks by pro-Kremlin groups. The heroic story of Alexey Navalny, his arrest, imprisonment, and murder in prison. Maria's multiple arrests. Putin's invasion of Ukraine. The Dutch shows are during the NATO-top in Den Haag in June.
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THOUGHTS WE SHARE
Rob Berends writes: Remembering Jan-Martin Jensen (Radar Booking Norway, Inferno Metal Festival, Inferno Music Conference) Jan-Martin Jensen passed away on Feb. 10 this year. It's impossible not to remember him as the modest, friendly but persistent, hard-working, committed live-music professional that he was. Not only was he crucial to the Norwegian music scene, but he also contributed to the international live-music scene with the Inferno Festival and Conference, and by his enthousiastic participation in The Network / Network Europe, a meeting place for exchange and cooperation that existed for over 25 years since the mid eighties, with various independently minded live-music bookers. The cooperation between Paperclip Agency and Jan-Martin has been a long and good one. Also on a personal level, the click was there, and whenever possible, we shared a meal, in a restaurant or at home. It's also impossible not to shed a few tears. Jan-Martin will be sadly missed, also by us here at Paperclip Agency. Hilde Spille writes: The Political is Personal Politics repeats itself, it seems. In more and more countries we see macho right-wing leaders, female and male, like Meloni in Italy, Weidel in Germany, Wilders in The Netherlands, Trump in the USA, Putin in Russia, Orban in Hungary, Milei in Argentina, Netanyahu in Israel, etc. They all believe in a free market, where money dominates and the super-rich get a lot richer. They try to tell us, that we all get better by it. But this 'trickle-down' myth is proven not to work. The money of the super-rich has to come from somewhere. Usually it means exploitation of nature and of everyone who does not belong to that white, rich elite. We see already that rules of inclusion and diversity are abolished by the big tech companies. The result of this politics will be more discrimination, more exclusion, more homeless people, more poverty for the masses. When you loose your job and/or your home, politics suddenly becomes very personal. In the mid '80s, when I was studying in Frankfurt a.M. in Germany, I did voluntary work at a tea-room close to the station. We provided a warm room with very cheap tea, coffee and sandwiches for homeless people and prostitutes. That kind of caring actions is needed again. I don't believe that humans only think of themselves, we are social beings. I decided to start voluntary work at the soup-kitchen here in Nijmegen. This personal action is a very political statement from me. Let's reuse the full slogan of the 70's feminists 'the political is personal and the personal is political', to get active!
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ARTISTS AVAILABLE FOR FESTIVALS
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10cc (GBR) website, facebook1, facebook2 Legendary band with ultra-high quality pop/rock songs that reached the charts many times. Merely reading the titles should bring the songs to your mind: Dreadlock Holiday, I’m Not In Love, The Wall Street Shuffle, The Things We Do For Love, Rubber Bullets, I’m Mandy Fly Me, etcetera. Check the recent documentary ‘I’m Not In Love – The Story of 10cc’ here. Bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob) 2025: Mon. Nov. 17 – NLD – Groningen – De Oosterpoort Tue. Nov. 18 – NLD – Amsterdam – Het Concertgebouw Wed. Nov. 19 – NLD – Heerlen – Theater Heerlen Thu. Nov. 20 – NLD – Eindhoven – Muziekgebouw Eindhoven Fri. Nov. 21 – NLD – Arnhem – Musis Sun. Nov. 23 – NLD – Zwolle – Theater de Spiegel (i.c.w. Hedon Zwolle) Mon. Nov. 24 – Leeuwarden – De Harmonie Wed. Nov. 26 – Rotterdam – De Doelen Thu. Nov. 27 – Roosendaal – De Kring Fri. Nov. 28 – Hoorn (NH) – Het Park
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10cc's Graham Gouldman & Heart Full of Songs (GBR) website, facebook, wiki 10cc co-founder and current band-leader Graham Gouldman, together with three seasoned other musicians, presents the songs that he wrote or co-wrote during his long career as a songwriter. The shows are intimate and semi-acoustic, with lots of stories about the songs and about Graham’s career. Not only 10cc-songs are presented, but also songs such as “For Your Love” (The Yardbirds), “Bus Stop” (The Hollies), and “No Milk Today” (Herman’s Hermits) that are Gouldman compositions, as well as songs from Gouldman’s recent solo-albums such as “Love and Work”, “Modesty Forbids”, and his brand-new solo-album "I Have Notes" (Lojinx-import). Bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
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24-7 Spyz (USA) wiki, facebook, bandcamp The Heavy Metal Soul pioneers from the South Bronx are about to rock the world again in 2023 with the release of their seventh studio-album “The Soundtrack To The Innermost Galaxy”. Their energetic shows have always rocked the crowds, while at the same time the band does not shun experiment and cross-over. New album “The Soundtrack To The Innermost Galaxy” out soon! (The Gumbo Recording Company-Cargo). Bookings for all of Europe (by Rob)
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Afrika Bambaataa (USA) facebook, instagram, zulunation, wiki Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three originators of break-beat deejaying, and is known as the “Grandfather” and “Godfather” and The Amen Ra of Universal Hip Hop Culture as well as The Father of The Electro Funk Sound. (Tommy Boy Records) Bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
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Antilopen Gang (DEU) website, facebook, i nstagram, youtube, soundcloud Antilopen Gang (Koljah, Danger Dan, Panik Panzer) produce original hip hop, with lots of energy and fun, with real instruments, with humor, with love, but also with a strong stance against the extremist middle class and right-wingers, against homophobia, and against self-complacency. Their current album is called ‘Abbruch Abbruch’. Bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
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Jill Barber (CAN) website, facebook, instagram, bandcamp Songs of romance and nostalgia, embracing Stax rhythms and a Philly soul backbeat to go along with Jill’s warm sultry vocals. After first listen, what sets Jill Barber apart is her distinctive voice. But it's her ability to write an immediately memorable song that has made her one of Canada's most recognizable artists. Jill Barber has become renowned for writing songs that evoke feelings of a bygone era. New album "ENCORE!" with French chansons out now! (Outside Music-V2) Bookings for all of Europe (by Hilde) 2025: Sun. Mar. 02 - FRA - Sarzeau - Espace Culturel l'Hermine Tue. Mar. 04 - DEU - Düsseldorf - Zakk Wed. Mar. 05 - NLD - Hoofddorp - Cpunt Thu. Mar. 06 - DEU - Heidelberg - Karlstorbahnhof Fri. Mar. 07 - DEU - München - Ampere
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Bulgarian Voices Angelite - former Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares (BGR) website, facebook The sensational success of this choir started in 1987 under the name "Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares". The choir had switch to the name "The Bulgarian Voices Angelité" and has released more than 13 albums. After more than 15 years of absence they are back! Current album "Heritage" (Jaro Medien - Music&Words). Bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde) 2026: Tue. May 19 - NLD Wed. May 20 - NLD Thu. May 21 - NLD
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Crash Test Dummies (CAN) website, facebook, instagram, youtube More than 25 years ago, these Canadians published their album "God Shuffled His Feet". It was their most successful album, with 45 weeks in the Dutch top 100 album charts, and made it to no. 6! Their hit song " Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" has been watched more than 11 million times, another memorable song of them is " Superman's Song". Album: “God Shuffled His Feet” (BMG/Arista). Bookings in the Netherlands (by Hilde)
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Dub Pistols (GBR) website, facebook, instagram, soundcloud, youtube ‘A perfect mix of dub, big beat and triphop’. The last few years revered as one of the UK's best live acts! Two singles/videos from the album: " Cool Out Soon" (remixes) and " Stand Together". 2023 saw the release of the 9th studio album "Frontline". Check the single " Nice Up". Bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob) 2025: Sat. Nov. 01 - NLD - t.b.a. - t.b.a. (confirmed venue show) Sun. Nov. 02 - NLD
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Elisapie (CAN) website, facebook, instagram, bandcamp Canadese Inuk singer-songwriter with a strong bond to her language Inuktitut, musical it’s a combination of indie and folk, of tradition and modernity. New album “Inuktitut” out now! (Bonsound) Bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
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Eljuri (USA) website, facebook, instagram, soundcloud, youtube Cecilia Vilar Eljuri is a multi-award winning artist, born in Ecuador and based in New York. She is one of the top Latina guitar players of the world, an even better guitar player than Carlos Santana, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix, according to some! She usually performs her engaged, activist songs of rock, pop, latin and reggae as a power trio. Current album "Reflexión" (Manovill Records) Booking for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
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Hardwicke Circus (GBR) website, facebook, instagram This fresh 5-piece from Carlisle, in the far North-West of England, delivers an exhilarating sound that mixes blues-rock with sometimes punky rock'n'roll, reminiscent of The Rolling Stones, The Boomtown Rats, Tom Petty, or Graham Parker. Still, they sound very much present-day, with a clear social agenda. Hardwicke Circus has played a lot of shows in the U.K. and Ireland already, including some of the major U.K.-festivals, and several shows in London. The future looks bright now that the band has been picked up by manager Dave Robinson (formerly Stiff Records, Island Records). Debut album "The Borderland" out now! (Alternative Facts Records-import). Bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
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Hazmat Modine (USA) website, facebook, youtube The band distills American music into an essence from its myriad forms: Blues, Country, R & B, Rock-n-Roll, Jazz, Gospel, World Music - yet it adds to this mixture something raw and mysterious that feels at once familiar and new. Current album "Bonfire" (Jaro Medien-Music&Words), new album due spring 2025! Bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde) 2026: t.b.a. - NLD - Deventer - Burgerweeshuis (rescheduled from May 16, 2025)
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Huun Huur Tu (RUS) website, facebook, soundcloud, youtube, wiki Tuvan throat singers. The music is based on native Tuvan folk traditions in instruments and singing. In recent years western instruments like guitar and electronics are added. This tour will be opened by a brand new film about the Tuva region, based on the book “Terra Incognita Tuva”. Current album “Live at Triskel” (Jaro Medien-Music&Word). Bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde) 2025: Sat. May 17 – NLD – Rotterdam - LantarenVenster Sun. May 18 – NLD – Amsterdam - Bimhuis Sat. Oct. 11 - NLD Thu. Oct. 16 - NLD - Deventer - Penninckshuis (i.c.w. Burgerweeshuis) Tue. Oct. 21 - NLD
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I Muvrini (FRA) website, facebook, Dutch website Corsican singer-songwriters since 30 years, combination of traditional polyphony with pop. The live shows of I Muvrini are known for the engagement of the group for tolerance among humans. The song texts also speak about a great respect for nature. New album "Più Forti" out now! Bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)
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Jan James (USA) website, facebook, instagram, bandcamp Jan is a blues-rock artist through and through, with a very warm voice. Live she's accompanied by guitar player Craig Calvert or by a whole band. Jan and Craig developed a musical chemistry that has evolved into a big sound and feel that is colored with blues, soul and the sweet dynamics of the best rock. The current album "Justify" is a pure and commanding showcase of Jan's talent from start to finish (Blue Palace Records-Bertus). Current album "Time Bomb" Bookings for all of Europe (by Hilde)
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Sass Jordan & the Champagne Hookers (CAN) website, facebook, instagram, youtube Canada’s ‘Queen of Rock’, known from her hits: “Make You A Believer”, “High Road Easy”, “So Hard”, and many more. With her album "Rebel Moon Blues", Sass turned to blues. Sass Jordan has always been a blues singer, it just took her 40 years to realize it. Her last two albums contains several remarkable cover songs, plus some originals. Current album "Bitches Blues" (Stony Plain Records) Bookings for all of Europe (by Hilde)
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Minimal Compact (ISR) website, wiki, bandcamp, facebook, spotify Formed in Amsterdam in 1980, Minimal Compact were part of the original post-punk explosion – and remain one of its most distinctive voices. The band developed a unique mix of propulsive rhythms, spacious bass lines, rich keyboard textures, mesmeric guitar lines, and vocal melodies with a Middle-Eastern inflection. They sounded like nothing that had gone before. Well-known releases include the album 'Deadly Weapons' (with club-hit ‘Next One Is Real’) and 'Raging Souls'. Minimal Compact have now reconvened, together with producer and long-time collaborator Colin Newman (of post-punk legends Wire), to record part of their material in the best possible way, with a brand-new song as a bonus. The result is the album 'Creation is Perfect', out now! Current album 'Creation is Perfect' (2019) (MC-Konkurrent). Booking for the Netherlands (by Rob)
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Nexø (DNK) facebook, instagram, bandcamp, youtube A fast and furious mix of 80s hardcore and 21st century punkrock, Nexø is angry and upset, and although their new album "False Flag" is only their second, the band-members all have over a decade of musical experience in different bands (like Patchanka and Larica). And the music shows it! The lyrics are relevant and the band radiates hope and determination: 'The times are not a'changing, we are changing the times'. New album "False Flag" out now! Bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)
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The Nomads (SWE) website, facebook, instagram The godfathers of the Swedish garage rock scene. The Nomads started in 1981. Current album ‘Solna’ received rave reviews (Universal for Scandinavia, Devils Jukebox for the rest of Europe); 2013 release: “Loaded Deluxe EP” on coloured vinyl with brand new tracks! Bookings for all of Europe except SWE (by Rob) 2025: Sat. April 26 – BEL – Opwijk – Nijdrop Sun. June 29 - FRA - Tilloloy (near Amiens) - Rétro C Trop Festival (on stage: 15:00-16:00)
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Pussy Riot: Riot Days (RUS) website, facebook, trailer, youtube1, youtube2 Protest art collective once based in Moscow, formed in 2011 with approx. 11 women, known for unauthorised provocative guerrilla punk rock performances in unusual public places, which brought 3 of them to prison camps. Maria Alyokhina and Alexander Cheparukhin are crafting a bold new version of "Riot Days". This iteration delves into Maria's personal journey post-liberation from Russian prison in 2022: Pussy Riot protests, including their clash with Cossacks during the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Attacks by pro-Kremlin groups. The heroic story of Alexey Navalny, his arrest, imprisonment, and murder in prison. Maria's multiple arrests. Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Bookings for the Netherlands and Belgium (by Hilde) 2025: Thu. June 26 - NLD - Den Haag - Paard (during NATO-top) Fri. June 27 - NLD - Venlo - Grenswerk Sat. June 28 - NLD - Breda - Mezz Sun. June 29 - NLD - Hengelo (Ov.) - Metropool
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Taimane (USA) website, facebook, instagram, youtube Taimane translates to 'diamond' from Samoan, she is best known for her fierce and inventive style of playing the ukulele. With the fierceness of a rocker and the grace of a dancer, Taimane and her music are wowing ever-larger audiences. She has the ability to morph genres - from classical to rock to flamenco - and stretch her instrument far beyond the familiar melodies of Hawaii. Online she's an influencer with over 15 million views on youtube and over 25.000 online followers. Current album: "Elemental" (Taimane Records-import) Bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde) 2025: Wed. June 11 - NLD - Arnhem - Luxor Live Fri. June 13 - NLD - Utrecht - TivoliVredenburg Sat. June 14 - NLD - Hoofddorp - Cpunt
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Sachal Vasandani (USA) website, facebook, instagram, youtube, soundcloud Rooted in jazz, Sachal Vasandani is known for his singular voice, with a tone and unique phrasing that mark him as one of today’s most compelling artists. On his upcoming album he is accompanied by a full band, he goes funky! You can best compare it with Frank Sinatra singing with The Meters! Current album “Still Life” (Edition Records), new album due February 14, 2025! Bookings for all of Europe (by Hilde) 2025: summer - EUR November / December - EUR
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