Next shows

19.07. D-Rinchnach, Kulturtage
25.07. D-Deggendorf, Cafe Holler
26.07. D-Fürth, Kulturort Badstrasse 8 (The Très Biens)
31.08. D-Leipzig, Philippus
05.09. D-Roding, Wohnzimmer Roding
13.09. D-Königshain-Wiederau, Kleine Schweiz
19.09. D-Fürth, Kunstkeller o27 (The Très Biens & The Black Elephant Band)
21.09. D-Coburg, Toxic Toast (+ The Black Elephant Band)
27.09. D-Königstein, Zum Hirschen (The Goho Hobos)

Škoda blue and the black legged Jesus

Has been released 4th October 2024 and is still what I consider one of my fave works. There are three digital singles out on all the digi channels, so feel free to have a listen on Spotify and the likes. “Higher Germanie” is a traditional folk song in a remarkably different arrangement than the ones you might have heard so far. “Škoda blue” is sort of the title track of the album and “Xmas Meltdown” is available there too. That’s it for Spotify and the likes, if you want a digital version of the full album please proceed to my Bandcamp site.

Here is what other people think about the album. Reviews can be found in Keywest Magazin, Mangowave Reviews, Frizz, Ox Fanzine, jpc’s mailorder or Folker.

Live videos from the 2024 European tour

“Forty or Eight” at La Muraz, France
”Snake Eyes In Paradise” from that same show, an unreleased new song based on words by Denis Johnson, video edited by Flora. Thanks for sharing!
Full show of Mäkkelä at Urgence Disk Geneva, 8 Oct 2024
”Golden Age Of Bloodshed” featuring Boucan live at L’Anthropo, Perpignan on 10 October 2024.

Interview with Rockstage Riot Rhein Main

In the beginning of my 2024 spring tour with Nightbird I had the pleasure to meet Stefan of Rockstage Riot Rhein Main music blog for an interview in some bizarre Chinese park in Frankfurt/M., Germany on one of the few sunny days we had the chance to enjoy on our tour. The whole thing is online now here!

Biel, Oct 2023

Here are some lovely shots from Patrick Principe who came to see my show at Café du Commerce in Biel, Switzerland. Have a look here, on his website.

Stupid & Innocent Years

Recorded this song with violinist Pavel Cingl in Svárov, Czech Republic with some minor adjustments and the final mix done in Nuremberg. I like the song a lot and I’m very, very glad EgoTherapie of Nuremberg made a wonderful little animated video for it. The only release that happened in 2023.

Gig review (in German) of our tour show at Dreikönigskeller Frankfurt/M

Read all about it…

One more about “Dog & Typewriter”

Unexpectedly a late but nonetheless amazing review of “Dog & Typewriter” came in. Peter Gruner wrote it for the German daily newspaper Nürnberger Nachrichten. As it’s been only in the print issue you have to read the scan here… Worthwhile. Cheers Peter!

Some reviews of “Trad & Anger”

Remembering that whole somewhat difficult process of making it feels good to read these. Seems like it was all worthwhile. German ones on Nordbayern.de, Ox Fanzine and blueprint-fanzine.de and an English one in Fatea Magazine.