Trying to make Bolachas more like a “webzine” and less like a deposit of free album downloads, mp3s and video embeds, I’ve decided to start doing reports of live shows; we did some festivals in the past (Primavera Sound, Milhões de Festa, Paredes de Coura) and some proper concerts (I remember writing about a Tindersticks concert at Estarreja, the first Roky Mountains Tour in Madrid with Magnolia Electric Co., John Doe & the Sadies and the Handsome Family…) that unfortunately were lost on one of our countless, non-backuped server crashes and whatnot (except for that Milhões de Festa massive preview+report last summer). This time, we went to Guimarães’ (European Cultural Capital in 2012) best venue – and certainly among the best in the whole country and, why not, the Iberian Peninsula) – Centro Cultural Vila Flor, a renewed congress hall who was once part of the Minho university to see one of the best songwriters alive, Will Oldham (AKA Bonnie “Prince” Billy). And this is how it went.
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a Jigsaw, “The Strangest Friend”
Coimbra, Portugal’s greatest Americana band a Jigsaw, favorites of Bolachas since their (and ours) early days will be releasing their new full length, “Drunken Sailors & Happy Pirates” next November 1st. You can now pre-order it on their website. The Strangest Friend is the first song extracted from it; you can either watch its gorgeous video on the widget above or download the MP3 here.
“Black Captain” is probably the best song on Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s new record, Wolfroy Goes to Town, and I seriously hope it’s on the setlist for Sunday’s show at Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães.
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TREN GO! SOUNDSYSTEM – WOOOWOOOO
Tren Go! Soundsystem is the moniker of Pedro Pestana, an experimental musician from Porto, Portugal. He has just released his debut album, WOOWOOOO, and it sounds exactly like a train journey. A good one for morning commuters.
Free download, courtesy of Lovers and Lollypops. Who’s also promoting a series of concerts in Porto, starting next 5th November. €25 gives you access to all these shows:
Eternal Tapestry (Thrill Jockey / US) + Unzen Pilot + Surya Exp Duo | 05 Nov 22h | Plano B | 6/8€
Pink Mountaintops (Jagjaguwar / CAN) + Cavalheiro | 11 Nov 22h | Maus Hábitos | 10€
Akron/Family (Dead Oceans / US) + The Partisan Seed | 20 Nov 18h | Hard Club | 12€
Gary War (Sacred Bones / US) + Tren Go! Soundsystem | 22 Nov 21h30 | Passos Manuel | 10€
Com Truise (Ghostly International / US) + Dreams + The Festmen | 27 Nov 17h | Maus Hábitos | 10€
+info: Lovers and Lollypops (Facebook)
