Even voorstellen – Tramhaus – Blister
TRAMHAUS “BLISTER” 9/10 (subroutine/konkurrent)
“plovdiv” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2ZLrukrAAM

LIVE:
11.02 BE, Hasselt, Club AFF
17.02 BE, Antwerp, Trix
09.03 BE, Kortrijk, Wilde Westen

De Rotterdamse band Tramhaus komt vandaag met de eerste single van het tweede album ‘Blister’, dat op 9 oktober verschijnt. Het opzwepende ‘Plovdiv’ werd geschreven in een oefenruimte in deze Bulgaarse stad, op een vrije dag op tour door Bulgarije en Turkije. Vanavond staat de band in een uitverkocht EKKO. Volgende week zaterdag volgt een prime-time show in de grote TWO van festival Best Kept Secret. Na het verschijnen van het nieuwe album gaat de band op een langdurige release-tour, waarin men op diverse podia in Nederland en vrijwel door heel Europa te zien gaat zijn.

Het tweede Tramhaus album ‘Blister’ verschijnt op 9 oktober bij Subroutine Records, dit keer in samenwerking met een internationale coalitie van onafhankelijke Europese labels: Vicious Circle (Frankrijk), Siluh Records (Oostenrijk), Lovers & Lollypops (Portugal), Bronson Recordings (Italië) en Peleton Records (Polen). Het onophoudelijk touren van de band bracht hen, naast shows in alle hoeken van het continent - van Lissabon to Tallinn en van Tromsø tot Istanbul – ook een groot internationaal netwerk. Zoals Tramhaus voor de boekingen organische relaties met onafhankelijke kantoren kiest, is voor de release van het tweede album ook gekozen voor een samenwerking met geestverwante labels, die in de eigen territoria de plaat zullen ondersteunen.

Naast de nieuwe single ‘Plovdiv’, presenteert de band vandaag ook een release-tour van ruim zestig data. Een week na release vertrekt Tramhaus op een tiendaagse tour door het Verenigd Koninkrijk, als support van de bevriende Ierse band Gurriers. In Nederland volgt onder andere de grote zaal van de Rotterdamse Maassilo, twee keer VERA, Paradiso en TivoliVredenburg Ronda. Vanaf februari tot en met april 2027 volgen data op podia door heel Europa. Een volledig overzicht van alle optredens in binnen- en buitenland staat onderaan dit persbericht.

De eerste single ‘Plovdiv’ ging in premiere bij KEXP Seattle bij de onvolprezen DJ Kevin Cole die de song als volgt aankondigde: “They just have this incredible kinetic energy, all members kinda bouncing each other - you don't know where to look. Just fantastic, an incredible mix of music."

De band zelf zegt het volgende over de single: “Plovdiv verhaalt over onze ervaringen op tour, en is een ode aan de mensen en de plekken die we onderweg leren kennen – een netwerk van vrienden over de hele wereld. Maar het is ook een verhaal over mentale gezondheid onderweg, over het omgaan met de continue intensiteit en het accepteren van het verlies aan controle”.

‘Blister’ is de opvolger van ‘The First Exit’, dat in Nederland en van toonaangevende internationale media als BBC6music, KEXP Seattle en Iggy Pop aandacht kreeg. De band presenteerde het in een vrijwel uitverkocht Paradiso, waarna men de wereld rond ging. In 2024 speelde de band 125 keer, waarvan 94 shows in 22 landen.

Door een groot netwerk van grassroots organisatoren speelt men ook vaak op plekken buiten reguliere tour routings, zoals in Moldavië en Kosovo en volgende maand in Lviv in Oekraïne. Er werd twee keer in  Japan getourd, en een nieuwe Azië tour volgt in september. In Nederland speelde Tramhaus onder andere op Lowlands, Valkhof en Best Kept Secret, en werd als eerste Nederlandse act vereeuwigd op de muur van VERA in Groningen na het winnen van de concert-poll. Internationaal werden grote festivals als Primavera Sound, Sziget Festival, Colours of Ostrava, Les Vieilles Charrues, Paredes de Coura, Beaches Brew en Release Athens aangedaan.

Tramhaus is:
Lukas Jansen – vocals
Nadya van Osnabrugge – guitar / backing vocals
Micha Zaat - guitar / backing vocals 
Julia Vroegh – bass / backing vocals
Jim Luijten – drums / backing vocals

Even voorstellen – Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – new single, ‘na dem’
SEUN KUTI & EGYPT 80 ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE “NA DEM” FEATURING TOM MORELLO, PRODUCED BY FEMI KOLEOSO OF EZRA COLLECTIVE OUT JUNE 3RD ON DJANGO MUSIC.

“na dem” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSG6GiIRsQk

On June 3, 2026, “Na Dem”, the new single by Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 featuring Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) on guitar, will be released. The track is produced by Femi Koleoso of Ezra Collective, whose distinctive touch brings fresh energy to a song that has already captured global attention in its live form.

Originally never recorded, “Na Dem” went viral last year through performance clips shared by Coachella and fan-shot videos circulating online, quickly becoming a standout moment in Seun Kuti’s live shows. This official release reimagines the track with a powerful studio arrangement and the unmistakable guitar work of Tom Morello.

“I strongly wanted to collaborate with Tom Morello because he represents the ultimate expression of protest music,” said Seun Kuti. “Beyond any musical genre, we need artists like him. Just as my father did in the past and I do now, we need to convey messages that make listeners reflect.”

Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, has spent his career both preserving and evolving the Afrobeat tradition as leader of Egypt 80, his father’s legendary band. Across his career, he has released five studio albums, steadily building a reputation as one of the most vital voices in modern Afrobeat, known for his politically charged lyrics and electrifying performances. He is currently working on new music, signalling yet another evolution in his sound and message.

The release of “Na Dem” follows his critically acclaimed 2024 album Heavier Yet (Lay The Crownless Head), a bold and expansive project that further cemented his international reputation. The album featured collaborations with Damian Marley and Sampa the Great, while its deluxe edition included appearances from Pos (De La Soul), Adi Oasis, Kamasi Washington, and Alborosie, with production contributions from Lenny Kravitz. Supporting the album, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 performed over 130 concerts in just 13 months, touring extensively across Australia, South America, the United States, and Europe.

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 will embark on a new world tour beginning May 7, 2026, in Barcelona. The tour will travel through the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand, before heading to the United States for two special performances this fall: My Life in Movement on October 9 in Los Angeles at The Regent Theater, and October 14 in New York at Webster Hall. UK dates TBC.

“Na Dem,” a staple of their live set for over a year, will feature prominently in the upcoming tour, now reintroduced in its newly recorded and fully realized form.

De Centrale, Gent – agenda

AGENDA 2026
don 4 jun | S.M.A.K. - Jan Conka Ensemble*
zon 7 jun | Meyan Ensemble x Rûberû
woe 10 jun | Moussa Don Pandzou . Kind van de vier seizoenen
vri 12 jun | Samen Zingen Verbindt . On Stage*
vri 12 jun | Brazzmatazz + Webstek
zat 13 jun | Leerlingenfeest . On Stage*
din 16 jun | Diwan Tune Session . Choro m/ Marijn van der Linden
zat 20 jun | Midzomer in de Abdij . Het lied van de feniks
★★★★★
Gratis op dinsdag | Caféconcerten in ENTR
★★★★★
zat 3 okt | Balkan Bonanza #3 ★ DJ Spery & Radio Barbã
vri 9 en zat 10 okt | Rumi the Outsider
woe 14 okt | Fanfare Ciocărlia
vri 16 okt | Nana Osei Twum Barima
zon 25 okt | Zeynep Bakşi Karatağ
woe 18 nov | Aynur (Istanbul Ekspres)
don 19 nov | Şevval Sam (Istanbul Ekspres)

www.decentrale.be

Afscheid van Margriet Hermans, 72 jaar, kort na kankerdiagnose
Vanmiddag is ex-politica, tv-persoonlijkheid en zangeres Margriet Hermans op 72-jarige leeftijd overleden. Bij deze het bericht dat haar dochter Celien Hermans zopas deelde:
Met intens verdriet, maar ook met een onbeschrijfelijke dankbaarheid, nemen papa (Frank) en ik afscheid van mijn allerliefste mama, Margriet Hermans.
Voor Vlaanderen was zij een zangeres, een televisiepersoonlijkheid, een politica, een vrouw met een uitgesproken stem en een groot hart. Voor mij was ze vooral mijn thuis. Mijn veilige haven. Mijn grootste criticus én supporter. Mijn beste vriendin en eerlijkste klankbord. Mijn businesspartner en collega. Mijn alles.
De voorbije weken hebben wij samen nog heel bewust geleefd. Geweend, gelachen, herinneringen opgehaald, elkaars hand vastgehouden. Vastgehouden tot we wel moesten loslaten. En zelfs in haar afscheid bleef ze mama. Bezorgd om iedereen rondom haar. Dankbaar. Liefdevol. Sterk.

Esperanzah 2026 – annulation Kery James

ANNULATION - KERY JAMES CONTRAINT À L'ANNULATION, LES LÉGENDAIRES NEG' MARRONS REPRENNENT LE FLAMBEAU
Quand on organise un festival de musique, rien n’est jamais simple (encore moins quand c’est dans une abbaye). L'équipe a appris il y a peu que Kery James devait annuler l'ensemble de sa tournée estivale pour des raisons totalement indépendantes de sa volonté. Pas le temps de baisser les bras pour autant.

L’équipe a activé ses réseaux pour trouver un remplacement de taille. Pour la toute première fois de l'histoire du festival, ce sont les Neg' Marrons qui débarquent à Floreffe le samedi 1er août. Machine à tubes incontournable, le duo a marqué plusieurs générations et s'apprête à faire trembler les murs de l'Abbaye avec son reggae-rap ultra-engagé.

« L'agent de Kery James nous a prévenus que l'artiste devait annuler sa tournée pour des raisons indépendantes de sa volonté. On s'est mis tout de suite à la recherche d'un nouveau nom pour le remplacer », raconte Arnaud de Brye, co-directeur du festival. « On a activé notre réseau, analysé les opportunités et nous avons décidé de partir sur cette machine à tubes qu'est Neg' Marrons. En plus, ils viendront avec de gros guests histoire de clôturer ce samedi en beauté. »

www.esperanzah.be

De Roma, Antwerpen - concertreeks

31-05 + 01-06 16 Horsepower (ism radio 1)
03-06 Tamara Van Esch
04 + 05-06 Stef Bos
06-06 Metal Molly
09 + 10-06 Fat Freddy’s Drop
11-06 Ata Kak
12-06 Patrick Watson
13-06 Leve Willem!
14-06 Sugar
15-06 Joss Stone
18-06 Richard Thompson
19-06 Eliades Ochoa
21-06 Jesse Daniel
23-06 Ben Harper
24 + 25-06 Bart Peeters & De Ideale Mannen
27-06 Luz Casal
28-06 José James (50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s ‘i want you’) w/China Moses
29-08 Sparks
30-08 Poliça
04-09 Pitou
05-09 Six blade knife plays Dire Straits
10-09 Jef Neve solo ‘stories without words’
11-09 Dijf sanders & Segers
12-09 She her her hers
12-09 Iedereen kif kif ’25 jaar antiracistische strijd’
13-09 Floris Francis Arthur
16-09 All the feelings tour: Metric, Broken social scene, Stars
19-09 Pommelien Thijs ‘summer closing concert’ (om 15h en 20h) (tvv Artsen Zonder Grenzen)  (uitverkocht)
20-09 Gwen Cresens & Boho Strings ‘Bach works in mysterious ways’
21 + 22-09 Clouseau
23-09 Rhiannon Giddens
24-09 Amoro Freitas & Momi Maiga
25-09 The Slackers, Antwerp Gipsy Ska Orchestra
27-09 Cake
28-09 Charlie Cunningham
29 & 30-09 Circus: Mystica
01-10 Ise
02-10 The Magic Numbers
04-10 The Afghan Whigs
05-10 Band Of Horses 20Y everything all the time (ism Live Nation)
06-10 Lenny Lenny
07-10 Ciska Ciska
08-10 Sixpence non the richer
09-10 Bill Callahan
14-10 FKJ
15-10 Isolde Lasoen
16-10 Spain, ‘the blue moods of Spain’
18-10 Pink Martini
20-10 Rosanne Cash w John Leventhal
21-10 Bert Cools, Indré Jurgeleviclute, Kjartan Sveinsson, Gyda Valtysdottir
25-10 Black sea dahu
27-10 Camille Camille
28-10 Cat Power
29 okt: Fat dog
30-10 Alela Diane
04-11 Lézard
07-11 Guido Belcanto
11-11 Tsar B
13-11 Douwe Bob
18-11 Martin Kohlstedt
19-11 The Wallflowers (ism FKP Scorpio)
20-11 Joe Jackson & Band (ism Live Nation)
21-11 Kraantje Pappie
22-11 Hermanos Gutiérrez
26-11 Axelle Red
27-11 Ben Folds, Lindsey Kraft
28-11 Froukje (ism Live Nation)
01 + 02-12 Kingfishr
03-12 Ao
05-12 Bente
06-12 Bimdek (Matthysen, Mosuse, Van Ballaert)
09-12 Patches
11-12 Nits
17-12 Merol
2027
van 08-01 t-m 10-01 Tutti Fratelli speelt Engel
17-01 Film & vinylbeurs
24-01 I Solisti & Het Banket, Fouché
30-01 Sons
31-01 Johan Verminnen
04-02 Brussels Jazz Orchestra & Bert Joris
05 + 06-02 Bart Peeters & De Ideale Mannen
07-02 Heather Nova
11-02 Zap mama & K.Zia
28-02 Abel Ghekiere
14-03 Dancas Ocultas
26-03 Bluai
08-04 gala dragot
20-04 Tindersticks (ism Live Nation)
23-05 Günther Neefs
30-05 Dee Dee Bridgewater
25 + 26-06 Bazart 10 Y (ism Live Nation & StuBru)
27 + 28-06 Bazart 10 Y (ism Live Nation)
29-06 Bazart, 10Y (uitverkocht) (ism Live Nation)

INFOS
- Aandacht naar het klassieke luik + film + Jazzlab Series
- Aandacht aanbod kinderen en ouders
- Andere events: de Roma talks - muziek aan tafel in Amor -t-dansants
ZAAL: De Roma, Turnhoutsebaan 286, 2140 Borgerhout (Antwerpen)

Amor - café-restaurant De Roma, vanaf 17 mei 2019 -  info zie site
De Roma
Turnhoutsebaan 286, 2140 Borgerhout Turnhoutsebaan 327, 2140 Borgerhout

De meest recente informatie is te vinden op www.deroma.be
Mensen die De Roma graag willen steunen, vinden alle informatie op www.deroma.be/steun

www.deroma.be

Even voorstellen – Ana Carla Maza presenteert ‘alamar’, La Madeleine, Brussel op 13 juni 2026

Met ALAMAR presenteert Ana Carla Maza een zeer persoonlijk en stralend muzikaal werk, waarin herinnering, liefde en culturele overdracht worden omgezet in een eigentijdse en universele taal.
Op zaterdag 13 juni presenteert Ana Carla Maza haar nieuw album in La Madeleine in Brussel

Info www.stilletto.be

Even voorstellen – The Tallest Man On Earth  shares ‘colors’
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH SHARES ‘COLORS’
FIRST NEW MUSIC IN THREE YEARS

Swedish singer-songwriter The Tallest Man On Earth aka Kristian Matsson is announcing the song “Colors” today, his first new music in nearly three years. Recorded by Mattson in his home studio, the song whirls and swirls with his violin, guitar playing and signature croon. Yearning for the verdant inspiration of summer, head below to listen and watch the song’s new video featuring handheld camera footage from Kristian and his crew on a recent run of European shows.
Watch/Listen to “Colors”: https://thetallestmanonearth.ffm.to/colors

The Tallest Man On Earth has captivated audiences using “every inch of his long guitar cord to roam the stage: darting around, crouching, stretching, hip-twitching, perching briefly and jittering away…” (The New York Times). He will be playing a selection of festival and headline shows in Sweden and Ireland and the Uk this summer.

Critics often draw comparisons between The Tallest Man on Earth and Bob Dylan, citing similarities in both songwriting and vocal style. Matsson himself has acknowledged Dylan's influence, revealing that he started listening to him at the age of fifteen. Fascinated by Dylan's covers, he delved into their origins, which gradually introduced him to early American folk artists like Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. However, Matsson is quick to distance himself from being part of any specific tradition, stating, “I don’t want to be part of a tradition. I just want to do what feels natural to me. This is how I play, and this is how I write songs.”

His 2023 album ‘Henry St.’ marks the first time Matsson recorded an album in a band setting. As described by Matsson, it’s the “most me album yet, because it covers so many of the different noises in my head. Having been away from it taught me that making music and performing is what I’m doing for the rest of my life, and I’m so grateful for it. It has given me new confidence and playfulness. This is what I do. It’s unconditional.”

TOUR DATES

June 26 – Glumserud, Sweden @ Kullens Gårdsfest 2026

June 27 – Gullabo, Sweden @ Folk Från Skogen 2026

July 11 – Tänndalen, Sweden @ Musikkväll På Kalfjäll 2026

July 29 – Gysinge, Sweden @ Gysinge Live

Aug 26 – Dublin, Ireland @ National Concert Hall

Aug 27 – Cork, Ireland @ Live At St. Luke’s

Aug 28 – Bangor, United Kingdom – Open House Festival 2026

Aug 29 – Kilkenny, Ireland @ St. Canice Cathedral

Sept 12 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Supertraditional Festival 2026

https://thetallestmanonearth.com/

Even voorstellen – Black Marble – Life in small places
BLACK MARBLE “LIFE IN SMALL PLACES”
21/08 (sacred bones/konkurrent)

“Jim Carol New Year” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe7rCyhot_k

Now Black Marble, aka Chris Stewart, announces plans to release Life in Small Spaces, his first full-length album since 2021’s Fast Idol, due for release August 21st, 2026 on Sacred Bones.

Black Marble's Life in Small Spaces is an album of commentary, analysis of the music industry, discussion of authenticity, and a letter to all independent creatives in the world. Drawing on early American left-of-the-dial “college radio” staccato guitar lines (recalling Pylon, The Necessaries, and R. Stevie Moore), and live drum samples (a nod to Wire’s simple metronomic style), the album takes on more of a live sound, trading in Stewart’s usual walls of synths.

According to Stewart: “I always knew a lot of people in music struggled to make ends meet, but it surprised me to learn that the people you thought would be doing well often weren't. For me, seeing the business from the inside like that changed how I looked at things. When I looked up to see a new artist on a billboard, I started to wonder, will I one day have to pretend to be something I'm not, in order to succeed? The life of an artist goes on after your moment ends, you know? So who do you want to be in the end and how do you want to be seen by the people that know you? I made Life In Small Spaces while thinking about that, and for me, it serves as my own ideal for living an artistic life. I'm doing it as a vocation, not some last ditch effort to escape to some other world. I made this record not only as a way of saying that, but as a way of saying it's ok to feel that way. It's ok for people to sacrifice some degree of creature comfort in order to live a life you believe in. And it doesn't have to be an endless search for something just out of reach, it can be a permanent way of being and something that sustains you.”

The announcement is accompanied by the lead single “Jim Carol New Year” which comes with a video starring Chris Stewart, directed by Clayton Hunt. “Jim Carol New Year” (its title a nod to both author, poet, and musician Jim Carroll, and holiday season carols) casts another critical eye on life, rejecting false promises of religion, advice from so-called experts, or easy answers in favor of self validation and independence of thought. While drawing us in with a more rhythmic synth melody, twirling listeners into an illusion of joy, the phrase “I forgot my money” is used over and over to convey all the things the protagonist isn't buying. “If you want to be free,” Stewart says, “you have to watch out for some of life's classic pitfalls.”

With regard to the video, Clayton Hunt shares: “Chris had an idea of a house in the distance with two travelers being drawn toward it. We wanted each traveler to represent a different version of the journey. One traveler struggled unprotected against the landscape, the other was cautious, outfitted in an orange hazmat - type suit. I decided to shoot 16mm and capture everything against the green landscape, creating a vibrant contrast. That imagery helped guide the production and inform the story.”

Black Marble hummed to life in the fall of 2012, switched on by the early aughts New York City synthwave revival. Today, fourteen years on and seven releases later, Chris Stewart continues to make records hunched over machines that warm to the touch when turned on and need to be coaxed to stay in tune. His albums, written, recorded, and delivered solely by Stewart, remain singular visions, with songs that seek to convey a diffuse pastiche, now shaped by a desire to wrap the whole thing in a message that speaks to where he’s been and where he wants to go.

His latest vision, Life in Small Spaces, sees Stewart comment on the music industry and his role within it, reflecting on how underground music has changed over time, and how a blueprint for keeping things simple and being true to oneself is the only ideal for living in this complicated landscape.

Stewart's desire to span time with his ideals intact shows up in the songwriting, which retains the project’s pop-sensibilities while adding new tricks to the bag. Life in Small Spaces trades walls of synths for more left-of-the-dial, “college radio”-inspired guitar. Stewart explains the reason for the change as a way to “create this chime-y hypnotic quality. Like a radio dial that is between two stations.”

On a first listen, the album lives up to this billing as sounds seem to come from some lost radio station during a Saturday night mix. However, on second listen, certain themes and characters emerge from Stewart's stories. Overarchingly, these are people expressing some of life's deepest dissatisfactions or labouring under some cartoonish delusion that affords them some immunity.

“It Always Comes to Me,” introduces a self obsessed and arrogant protagonist that believes they can talk their way into and out of anything. Lost in the delusion that looking out for oneself at the expense of others is a mantra, not knowing that ultimately, they are the architect of their own isolation and loneliness. A new sonic landscape is the backdrop here, with leading bass and guitar tones that hail in the warmth and personal touch of a live performance, guiding us into the album’s first chapter.

Stewart stands firm in his convictions on “Other Man's Dream” – “I could never go crazy, for the other man's dream, to be free of the sad life that's coming after me” he sings as he points out that people that we seek validation from aren't the people who have to live with the results of our decisions. In life's spaces, big and small, it's us who have to live out the lives we've chosen and only us who can determine its value.

“Anything,” sonically the most upbeat song on the record, is in its message anything but. “I want to dream us up. I’ll do anything, but it’s not enough!” is a lamentation full of snarling frustration with the gap between perceived and felt experience, and a message for anyone who’s ever felt like an imposter, unable to feel the joy that society tells us comes so easily to everyone else.


Through Black Marble’s entrancing electronic tones, Stewart further confronts difficult themes, “Missing History” with its more synth-centred clinical feel explores the idea of lacking a true cultural identity and heritage, and the lasting weight of a nation’s past. “Panopticon Calls” with its jivey beat and bouncing bass melody, shifts perspective to a paranoid, shut in person, pulled deeper under the influence of media and external pressure before breaking free.

Visually, Life in Small Spaces features Stewart alone on the cover in a sparse room, surrounded with an eruption of confetti – an image that reflects a self-contained world that may appear small, bleak and cluttered, but is fully his own. A fitting frame for a record that embraces limitation as a form of clarity, and one that tells the story of choosing a simple life, giving up stability and comfort for an existence of bold and engaging connections. This further reflects Black Marble’s confidence in not only his artistry, but the community that has grown and evolved around the project over the years. “[Life in Small Spaces] is what I want to talk about as an artist. It's where I am at this exact moment and I know I'm not alone in how I feel.”

This sentiment isn’t a disclaimer. It’s the point. Life in Small Spaces, with its introspective lyricism disguised neatly within Black Marble’s radiant musicality, is an earnest analysis of the pressures that shape artists. It is an invitation to accept and consciously agree to a more minimal lifestyle for the sake of creative expression and freedom, and to never need to compromise your values for the tempting illusion of success.

Tracklisting
1. It Always Comes to Me

2. Jim Carol New Year
3. Anything
4. Get Back Up
5. Other Man's Dream
6. Guess
7. Life Without
8. Missing History
9. Panopticon Calls
10. Picture When
11. Sonny Boy