Muziekrecensies
Multi-instrumentalist Ian Jones was one of the founding members of the progressive/folk rock band Karnataka in the 1990s. There have been several band changes, including in vocals. What has remained is a beautiful, clear voice. Sertari is the current singer; she was voted the best vocalist of 2023 by the site ProgRock. Her voice could … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Henrik Freischlader has played at De Bosuil several times. The last time was just over a year ago. Sunday afternoon 21 April he was back in Weert (The Netherlands). This time with a another bass player. The regular bass player, Armin Alic was ill. Fortunately, René Pütz was able to fill in at the very … Read more, available in English and Dutch
After Hekz’s previous performance at Parkvilla Theatre in Alphen aan de Rijn (2020), Hekz returned with a new line-up. One of the changes was the addition of violinist Lucia La Rezza to the live line-up. She could already be heard in a number of songs on the album ‘Terra Nova’ (2023). The concert on Friday … Read more, available in English and Dutch
The band members of the Birdmens (UK) are all well-known members of the blues scene. Together, these men are heading towards 200 years of stage experience. When Europe, and even almost the whole world, was locked by Corona, these six men founded their band. During this unpleasant episode, they launched their album ‘Lockdown Loaded’. On … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Guitarist Marcel Coenen has been on stage for over 35 years, playing in more than 950 shows. Not just with metal cover bands like ‘The Art Of Pantera’. But also with his own bands such as ‘Sun Caged’ and ‘Godscum’. In addition, he also participated in Ayreon’s major shows. Moreover, he released a several solo … Read more, available in English and Dutch
The multi-talented Clive Nolan plays in several bands and has made a number of solo albums. He is also a composer/producer of musicals and projects, such as Imaginaerium. This was founded by singer Laura Piazzai, and guitarist Eric Bouillette. In 2022, they released ‘The Rise of Medici‘. Eric passed away before the release. Friday 26 … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Physical Graffiti is an international Led Zeppelin tribute band. Last summer, they performed at Bospop (Weert). Saturday night 20 January they played in Weert again, this time in venue De Bosuil. The age of the audience was varied; many visitors were too young to have seen the real Led Zeppelin live. Well before the start, … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Multi-instrumentalist/singer Edward Reekers became well-known to the broader public through Kayak. But even before leaving this prog band, he was musically active in various fields. He was asked by Syb van der Ploeg to join ‘Motel Westcoast.’ This theatre production managed to be successful for several years. Moreover, Edward toured the Netherlands with Symfo Classics … Read more, available in English and Dutch
John Mitchell is known from prog bands such as It Bites, Arena, Frost*, Kino, and last but not least his band Lonely Robot. On the day storm Pia raged across the Netherlands, he gave an acoustic concert in De Pul (Uden). He did this together with the versatile Jez Fielder. Among other things, he is … Read more, available in English and Dutch
English prog band Mostly Autumn performed at De Bosuil in Weert on Sunday afternoon 17 December. The support act was The Dutch Lisa de Bruijn, aka Liza Weald. She describes her music as “conscious soul songs about self-love and the magic of life”. Very modestly, Liza, guitarist Thomas Couperus and bassist Ivan Schoelink walked onto … Read more, available in English and Dutch