Café Montag 24/10

(English summary follows at the end)


"Vår scen är för dem som inte har nån."

Ny säsong, ny glöd, nya medlemmar och gamla härliga ansikten dök upp på Café Montag.

Mörkret låg tätt, kylan var isande, men inne på Rex var det varmt och mysigt. Det blev en glädjefest med musik, öl och dans. På scen kunde vi uppleva allt från spännande rytmer från Afrika till tjejrock på hög nivå.
Shoshana Iten

Shoshana värmde upp kvällen med att berätta om Sababas Project, en kollaboration mellan visuella konstnärer och musiker från Ghana och Danmark. Genom videos och musik fick vi en smak av Nordghana och projektets motto ´the power of art in social change.

Patrik Högberg Han gjorde själ för sitt ryckte som vår mest älskade och hatade trubadur. Med provocerande texter om bland annat Anders Breiviks skjutande skakade han om publiken och lämnade ingen oberörd.

http://www.myspace.com/patrikhgberg

Hur som helst

Entusiasmen rullade över lokalen när Hur som helst entrade scenen! Efter en rivande start blev de argt avbrutna av sömniga grannar. Trots allt behöll de allt jämnt färgen och fortsatte med bravur! Tjejrock på hög nivå!

King Ayisoba

Den fantastiske, högljudda och intensiva kologospelande musikern direkt från norra Ghana bjöd på nått som vi bleka nordbor aldrig hört förr! Han trotsade den nordiska kylan och rev av värsta partyt med hjälp av kompisen och musikern Abalungo. Detta urartade snart i dans och gamman. Det kändes soligt inomhus!


http://www.myspace.com/kingayisoba

John Hanson och Gabriel Hermansson

Ett trubadurpar som bott ihop i åtta år! De spelade ärlig och briljant ballad/poetry på skånska som fångade äkta känslor och lidelse ur vardagen. Gabriel spelade briljant på sin Oud och sin Bouzouki medan John sjöng vackert.

http://johnhansson.com/

Efter vissa tekniska svårigheter gjorde Dj Albin kvällen angenäm med soft bakgrundsmusik.

Tack alla för att ni kom och gjorde kvällen så underbart!!!!


In short.... A new season, new glow, new members and seasoned wonderful faces were welcomed at this Café Montag. It was a cozy evening in the basement filled with heart-throbbing music, beer and dance. The evening was started off by Shoshana Iten who presented the Sababas Project, a collaboration between Danish and Ghanaian musicians and visual artists, and showed some of its video works. The Cafe Montag's most loved and hated troubador, Patrick Högberg, took to the stage and provoked us with videos and lyrics. John Hanson and Gabriel Hermansson, a troubador duo, continued the night with honest ballads and poetry on their Oud and Bouzouki, enveloping us in familiar bittersweet emotions. Then the stage was taken over by the enthusiastic girl rock band Hur som helst, who started to shake down the house when the show had to be cut short due to groggy neighbors. Despite the risk for being shut down, the night continued with the amazing and intense kologo-playing King Ayisoba from northern Ghana, who along with his support Abalungo, allowed the sun to shine in the dark basement, and brought everyone to their feet to shake their booties. Last but not least, DJ Albin provided the evening with chill background music. Thanks to all who came and made this night fantastic!!!!

4th of April 2011

This Montag we only had musical acts booked so we attempted to balance that by having video and light installations in between the acts instead of a dj, this was created by Anna Virta and Anna Moberg.
I think everyone was taken by surprise when a brand new constellation of two talented musicians-Jole Mari- opened on excellent drums, trombone and singing. We will probably hear more of them..!
After a break Erik Jeor entered the stage with his guitar. He is an artist and musician from Stockholm who normally performs along with his band Balroynigress but tonight exclusively acoustic with intimate lyrics... After that already legendary The Nykels blew our minds with notes from Småland and Burkina Faso and other places... Amazing!!
The next band seemed to be lost on the road but found us just in time to sing us some fine harmonies and also some upset macho ballads about stolen women and other things... Roadkills and Rainbows! A lot of hats were exchanged during the performance, for unknown reasons...;-)
That could have been a full night but after some consideration Christian Ekvall got up and shared with us a difficult memory about when his bicycle was disrespected by some kids in school... Wish they were around to witness how the memory of their mean behavior was turned into art... That's how it goes...
Yes, and then the stage, now open beyond control, was entered one last time by Fia Ingemann who shared a song still under construction which was very nice and welcome back again when it is finished!

Thank you all for sharing this ordinary Monday with us and making it a Magic Montag.


Jole Mari




Erik Jeor (Baroynigress)




Roadkills and Rainbows




The Nykels





Christian Ekvall




Video installation by Anna Virta och Anna Moberg

21st March 2011

(One of Halster's instruments)

One of the most eclectic Montags ever, with live drawing, a free improv quartet, a Skype lecture, poetry and a film screening. Tonight's proceedings opened with a fascinating lecture on 'Virtues and Vices on the Tree of Life' by Duncan Fleming, live from his study in Bristol via the magic of Skype, and projected on the wall of the Rex basement. At the end the laptop was taken around the room so that Duncan could be introduced to his audience via the webcam. Next up was Anna Virta who introduced her latest project and showed the resulting short film. The film had been made in Malmö but was an international project together with visiting artists. Anna's talk about making the film provided insights into the joys and challenges of the collaborative process. Focus then shifted from the projection wall to the stage, where Halster's incredible array of instruments and sound making devices had been on waiting all evening. When they finally took to the stage and brought life to this array of objects, the band proved why they are one of the finest free improvisation groups in the country. This was their second performance at Café Montag, rapturously received, and tonight the core trio were augmented by Martin Holm. The audience's gaze was then once again redirected towards the wall, where Sarah Janes, proprietor of Quality Portaits had set up her easel. Tonight's subjects were Montag favourites White Trash Family, and Sarah had begun drawing them upstairs at the beginning of the evening. The portraits were then finished live in the basement while the band performed two acoustic songs with typically energy and verve. Back on stage, Tobias Erehed gripped the crowd from the get-go, alternating between poetry and songs with an seam of dry, laconic wit running through both elements of the performance. The intimate, focused atmosphere was maintained for the final act, as Albin Balthasar took up the poetic mantle with aplomb, combining wit and wordplay with an irresistable energy. It was then left to the evening's DJs, Toxic Talkers to round of the night in in style.


Duncan Fleming


Anna Virta's film


Halster


Sarah Janes draws White Trash Family live


Tobias Erehed


Albian Balthasar


DJs Toxic Talkers

7:th of Mars - 2011 (hittade foton)

Vi har hittat foton från den legendariska Montag-kvällen 7 mars 2011.

Veras Ängel spelade på hackbräda och strödde änglalik glädje omkring sig.

GNOM - DET bästa jazzimprobandet från konservatioriet i Köpenhamn.

from dust - Jättefet hiphop om jag kommer ihåg rätt.

Det hände andra saker om fallit i glömska under året som gått. Om ni har foton av eller kommer ihåg mer från kvällen så hör av er!

/Anna

24 January 2011

James Brewster opened proceedings with a set of dense live sound manipulations, before played quirky sailor songsSanna from Gothenburg. Then Lina Pihl played some intimate acoustic numbers accompanied by Eric Högström on cello and Sanna Lindskog piano and glockenspiel. Then it was time for a visual contribution to the evening's program, in the shape of 'STORM', a short film produced in Malmö over the preceding few weeks by a dedicated team including Anna Virta and Anna Johansson. After the film Matti Nilsson and Nina Knutsson took to the stage, performing a spellbinding set of melancholy guitars and beautiful harmonies. The night was closed by the legendary Patrick Högberg, on great form as ever performing songs including the classic 'Milano'.

James Brewster

Sanna (from Göteborg)


Lina Pihl with Erik and Sanna

Matti & Nina

Nina

10th January 2011 - Season Premiere

The season premiere of Café Montag 2011 came to be an amazing night, with such a relaxed and anticipative atmosphere that we always hope for. Thank you audience and thank you artists!

Dj for the night was Albin Johansson, and he played an important role creating the mood we mentioned above.

First up on stage was the technical freak and great soundscaper James Brewster, who created dreamy, intricate sounds, beginning with recorded steps in the snow.



Then Deborah Dinauta entered. A singer and songwriter originally from Italy, performing two of her songs. This was the first time ever she played guitar on stage. Promising.



The Balladeer il Absurdo, Patrik Högberg made us all laugh and think with his rough and well-carpented songs, with titles such as Oidipus 2000.

After a short break we were back with a poetry performance by Sussanne Olvéus. About light syrup and white snow a sun rising and steps sticking.

Blues man Albin Roslund followed. With great guitar picking and deep blue vocals. He ended his set with a chearful sing-a-long about a duck.

Next up was an experimental artist from Iceland named Örn. He started singing. Then he started again. And again. Not coming further than the first word. After 20 minutes and a lot of laughing from the audience he had come to the third word, creating the sentence ”I… want… to…”. Just as the atmosphere was getting a bit too tensed, he finished his performance.

After that a brave young man seized the opportunity and jumped on to the open stage, or carpet if you prefer. Matti Nilsson tied the night together with two new songs of his. Thin-skinned and exquisite with personal lyrics in Swedish and a distinguishing falsetto.

13th December 2010 - Season Finale

Celebrating our season finale in classy Cafe Montag style with DJ Nybryggd on the decks, Californian native singer/songwriter David Pedroza, poetry by Alexandra Palmquist translated into sign language and supported by improvised instrumental sounds, Aron Hallberg the charismatic juggler, Dodge Grayscale and acoustic country, Thomas and band with freshly composed pop, Rex Jam and a round of energetic psychedelic rock, and last but not least laser-disco David leading us on the dance floor with 90's hiphop classics. Wow, thank you all dear performers and supporters for making it yet another great event and a special season finale!! Cafe Montag will now take a holiday break, to be continued in mid January 2011. Until then, fare thee well Blue Mondays, and happy holidays!