The Men They Couldn't Shave
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2010
July
2oth
Summertime, and the living is easy? Shure! But we have also done some really
great gigs, and will be playing some cool concerts during the next months. We
are also entering mr. Hugo Fredriksens studio soon, to try some new things with
old songs. What will it be? Wait and see.
April
23th
And finally! There it was! Our first topp score, six out of six!
Thank you Rock'n Roll Engh!!
March 30th
A review in the regional newspaper Hamar Arbeiderblad.
March
4th
An interview in the
local newspaper EUB.
March
2nd
An
interview in the regional newspaper RB.
February
17th
A little ad in the national newspaper "Dagbladet!"
January
22nd
We
have received the record.... :-)
But we gonna keep on to it until the release march 6th.
January
2nd
Gonna
rehearse all our songs now!
Look out for a dynamite show on the road this year!!
And the record? We'll let you know when it's ready!
2009
December
30th
It's
all done! Hallelujah! The box is being printed now. At last!
September
30th
29
songs being mastered, while the drummer and the vocalist has lazy days in
California and New Mexico.
Bad Boy is at home making videos for the new record.
June
29th
Mixing,
listening, remixing, listening, remixing........
May
24th
Got
31 new songs finished recorded, chosen and ready for the upcoming CD-box.......
May
7th
We
will be playing Trucker Music Festival this weekend, both Friday and
Saturday.
May
4th
The
song "Most of my dime" from "Stories from Cactus motel" went
straight to the finals in the ISC (International Song Contest) last month. The
jury (Tom Waits, Ray Davies, Jerry Lee Lewis etc.) listened to 15.500 songs, and
picked out 287 to the finals, among them our song. We're a little bit proud....
:-)
April
15th
Studio,
studio, studio...
January
12th
On
todays reherseal we listened to 32 songs for our new record "it's just
restlessness". They have been recorded at several sessions in 2008 at the
cabin in Halden and Botten Vintage Plant. Still two more sessions ahead of us,
with some re-recordings and adjustments, and we will have almost 40 songs to
chose from. The record will be a box with two CD's and a large booklet, due to
come out in september 2009.
January
5th
Almost
finished recording three songs to the "Transportmagasin"-collection,
due to come out i april. Together with Nilsens Southern Harmony, Morten Vestly
and Tone Holen on the record, this collection will be delivered to almost 25.000
truckdrivers in Norway. Hopefully they will like our songs as well as the
others. :-)
2008
December
6th
A
wonderful gig yesterday together with Jane Doe and Bedrock! And a very special
thank you to one of Norways most talented fiddle-players that joined us: Ingrid
H. Fæhn! You rule!
May
9th
RadioIndy
is pleased to present The Men They Couldn't Shave
with a GrIndie Award for their CD "Stories from Cactus Motel"
"Stories from Cactus Motel" by the humorously named The Men They
Couldn't Shave is a pleasant collection of well-crafted acoustic/country tunes.
Majestic acoustic guitars serve as this CD's strongest captivator and draw
listeners in with a tight grasp. "Up North" stands out for just this
reason; its graceful acoustic intro quickly becomes etched into one's memory.
Moreover, the vocals on this album are refreshingly unique, adequately raw, and
compellingly emotional. Lyrically, The Men They Couldn't Shave brings a nice mix
to the table – a little bit of wit, a lot of relevance, and a nice dose of
introspection. Other standout tracks include "The Ballad of Old Henri
P.," "Ghost Dance Shirt," and the hilarious "A Tough Man
Left Town." All in all, "Stories from Cactus Motel" is fun,
highly relatable, and musically outstanding. -Xavier
P.
April
26th
The
Men They Couldn't Shave are joining their good friends in Bedrock Bluesband for
a gig at legendary Gamle Nebbenes on May 31st. The unshaved commune is looking
forward to trading licks and high spirits with the blues youngsters. Hope to see
you there. The gig starts at 22.00 p.m.
Check out: http://www.eidsvollblues.com/
January
9th
A
dusty new year to all you drifters out there.
The Men They Couldn't Shave are getting ready for another exciting year on the
prairie. Hope you are too...
First up is a gig at "klubb by:larm" on February 21st - at Herr Nilsen
in Oslo. The band is scheduled to hit the stage around 8:30 PM or so. The
band is also recording songs for the upcoming album. No date set for release.
2007
November
6th
Done
a few gigs, and recorded some new songs for next years album.
Currently rehearsing for the christmas-gig with Bedrock Bluesband and Jane Doe
in december.
September
24th
Just
finished 3 days in the studio, and 8 new songs.
We will be workin' on those songs during the autum, and
also record new ones in october.
April
18th
Stories From Cactus Motel is
now sold outside of Norway and is being played in Spain and in Italy.
Mr. J.H. Peeters and Mr. Mo Larsen
are heading down to the cabin named
"Call of the West" with a possible 40 songs in their
saddlebags.
And this trip marks a small, dusty kick off for The Men They Couldn't Shave's
next album.
There's also a rumor that our guiding light Mr. Old Henri P has passed on
some lyrics
he has written, too.
April
2nd
The
review in the newspaper Glåmdalen says:
If you are going to buy only one country album this year, this is
an album you really should consider...
The Men They Couldn't
Shave would like to say thank you, Mr. Kjell R. Hermansen
March
20th
The legendary rock journalist Arild Rønsen has posted his sentence of
"Stories From Cactus Motel" at Puls.no. And Mr. Rønsen seems to be
pleased with the band's effort on the album: "The Men They Couldn't Shave
are just splendid on this record, and I got the feeling that they are quite an
experience playing live...". We just want to say thank you, Mr. Rønsen.
Read the entire review here: http://www.puls.no/14646.html
March
10th
Reviews
of "Stories From Cactus Motel" are tickin' in to Mr. Old Henri
P's headquarters. Here is the review in Romerikes Blad. Mr. Old Henri P doesn't
usually comment on reviews the band receives, but he is pleased with this one.
"The man seems to know what he is writing about", Old Henri P says.
"But of course the dice should be a 5", he adds before getting back to
work. http://www.rb.no/lokal_kultur/article2634704.ece
February
27th
A
sold out venue really appreciated the release-gig and the songs from
"Stories From Cactus Motel" friday night. The Men They Couldn't Shave
would like to thank
all our friends in the audience who made the night a wild prairie fire on
the run.
The band delivered its possibly best gig to date! At least that's what maestro
Mr. Jan Peeters says.
Even Old Henri P. was satisfied with the effort on stage. And he is hard
to please...
Now,
the band is awaiting the reviews from the hounds in the press.
Stay tuned for reviews - we will post 'em here.
January
17th
The
CD-release gig at Kulturhuset, Jessheim February 23rd is SOLD OUT!
The Men They Couldn't Shave would like to thank all of our friends who bought
tickets.
Dusty greetings and see you in February!
January
10th
The
Men They Couldn't Shave are proud to present their new record "Stories from
Cactus Motel"
Friday February 23rd. The release gig is on the Blackbox
stage at kulturhuset, Jessheim.
Doors open 20.00 and the band enters the stage
21.00 sharp.
Only 100 tickets are on sale these days, and rumors say that about
half are already sold.
Should be a full house this night, and the band is
excited.
Get your ticket now at the front desk at kulturhuset or online. Ticket price is
60,-:
http://www.ullensaker.kommune.no/kulturhus
There will also be an after party at Hydranten, Jessheim after the gig.
2006
December 8th
The
new record "Stories from Cactus Motel" is in the mixing process these
days.
Most likely we are looking at a release date in February 2007.
We're
looking at 15 or 16 songs, showing how the band has improved since the release
of the previous album.
Stay tuned for more news. The live dvd from Kong Rakne,
Jessheim is still in the process of being made.
Possible release date is summer
2007.
October 16th
The
Men They Couldn't Shave and their friends Jane Doe made a solid effort and
raised
about 12.000 kroner during their split gig at Vikingkjelleren on
October 14th. The place was packed
and people enjoyed the show.
Some people
enjoyed the show so much that they insisted on paying entrance twice.
That's the
spirit. The money will be given to Ungdomshuset, Kløfta. The rehearsal room is
getting there....
The
Men... will most likely play a benefit gig at Martin's, Lillestrøm on October
25th.
This is to support the organization Mental Helse.
Hope to see you there.
October
9th
The
Men They Couldn't Shave will together with Jane Doe do a split gig where the
money earned
will be given to Ungdomshuset, Kløfta. One of the rooms for
rehearsing music is only halfway there.
The place to be this coming saturday is Vikingkjelleren, Kløfta at 22.00 hours...
Cover
is 100,- and the money made will be given to Huset so the young ones can
rehearse.
Please
join us at Vikingkjelleren, tell your friends and bring your friends.
August
24th
The band
delivered a tight set and Mr. Mo Larsen was actually seen dancing with the crowd
by the end of the set.
We’re getting ready to record at a cabin by the sea
mid-september. Time to finish up the rest of Stories from Cactus Motel.
Mr. Jan
Peeters is also about to knock out a few new songs for the band to wrestle with.
August
15th
This
weekend we play a gig in Løten, just outside Hamar City.
The
Men They Couldn’t Shave were also asked to play a few songs at the wedding
of
our friend and painter Unni Askeland this weekend. Unfortunately we were already
booked.
We enter the stage at Løten around 22:30. The band Blodsbrødre is
filling in for
Backstreet Girls that night. See you around.
Also,
we want to congratulate our friends in Bedrock Bluesband.
They won a battle of
the bands at Notodden Bluesfestival a few weeks back.
And
another musical friend – Mona Grytøyr – is at spot six on Norsktoppen.
June
26th
An
exciting springtime is over and the dusty commune is taking a short break from
playing live this summer.
Travels and workshops and vacation is the reason. But
the mixing of the live album and the dvd is going on.
And Mr. Jan Peeters is
busy writing melodies to Mr. Mo Larsen’s lyrics.
And the band will kick off
the work with a new record in the fall.
The
album “Stories from Cactus Motel” is also taking shape. Two songs and we can
call it a wrap.
Thank
you to all the people who’ve been watching us play live this winter and
spring.
We’ve made many new friends and we’ll keep on keepin’ on in the
fall.
Dusty
summer greetings from The Men They Couldn’t Shave
June
15th
The venue was filled with familiar
faces and faces we’ve never seen before.
We’re gathering new friends as we
keep on keepin’ on down the dusty Nordicana road.
Everything is now ready for
our show with Åge Aleksandersen in Jessheim on June 23rd.
The
work with the live material from kulturhuset in may is progressing,
but it takes
time to coordinate the film footage and the live recording.
But our technicians
say the material to work with is very good
– we hope a live recording and a
concert documentary is about to become reality in near future.
We
hit the stage at rådhusplassen, Jessheim June 23rd at 19.00.
Hope
to see you there
May
29th
The
Men They Couldn’t Shave will play
live at Byfesten
in Lillestrøm on Wednesday
June 14th.
The stage is close to Vinmonopolet in Storgata in Lillestrøm.
The
band hits the stage around 9.00
p.m.
Also:
The sound on the recording made at Kulturhuset on May 10th is
excellent.
Good enough for a live record at some point.
But the work with
finishing the record “Stories from Cactus Motel” comes first, these days.
The
film shoot also came out nicely and is in progress.
May
15th
The
gig at Kulturhuset is history.
The Men They Couldn’t Shave would like to thank
each and every one who made it.
The official saying is that the place was
full. Thank you and see you next time, hopefully!!
May
2nd
More than 200 tickets are
picked up at the ticket office so far.
And the band is very excited about that.
The dream of 300 persons on the prairie that night could be within reach.
Tell
your friends about it, and make it to the prairie night at
kulturhuset, Jessheim
that night.
The
band enters the stage at 19.30 sharp.
April
19th
Gig
at Klimt went well.
Intimate setting and songs filled with pure heart made it
quite a nice evening.
Our greetings to ms. Grytøyr for her acoustic songs.
She
did a cover of one of our songs. It will be present on her upcoming album.
Free
concert on May 10th – get your ticket now
The
date of May 10th is closing in fast, friends.
This is a reminder that
you need to collect a free ticket at the box office at
Kulturhuset, Jessheim in
order to get a seat at the gig.
All ages are allowed. Musical education of
children is important.
Other than that, bring your friends along on May 10th.
April
6th
Gig
at Klimt, Lillestrøm sunday april 9th. Acoustic set.
Support is Mona Grytøyr.
First
artist on stage around 19.00. Join us at Klimt, friends.
March
21th
First
review of 42nd street: ‘Romerikes Blad’ calls it a faboulous
metalcountry-record!
5 of 6 points.
March
6th
42nd
Street Electric Fox is now in the shops! You can also buy it here.
Just mail us
your address, and we will ship it to you.
February
13th
The
day has dawned, friends. 42nd Street Electric Fox hits the printshop
this week.
Exciting times for the ragged musical community from the desert.
Also, The Men They Couldn’t Shave have signed the papers confirming that they
will do
a warm-up gig for Åge Aleksandersen & Sambandet on Rådhusplassen,
Jessheim in June.
The band is working hard during rehearsals, and the songs that’ll be performed
in
kulturhuset, Jessheim May 10th are really taking shape.
We are
talking country twang and dusty rock’n roll. A lot of new songs. Tell your
friends about it.
January
24th
The
Men They Couldn’t Shave are proud to present our new bass player.
Mr. Brian
Tierney and his original Fender bass guitar from 1962 has joined the ragged
drifters
in their pursuit and search for the pure and honest songs. Mr. Brian
has already put his mark on the songs,
and it seems like his contributions will
be a great asset.
Other than that, we’d like to draw attention to our gig in at kulturhuset,
Jessheim on may 10th.
Our goal is to fill the main hall that night.
We will present one of our upcoming
albums “Stories from Cactus Motel” that
night. There will be free entrance. Please tell your friends. Stay tuned.
The album “42nd Street Electric Fox” is ready for the printshop
any day now.
Only details remaining before it is ready for release.
2005
December
14th
The
record 42nd Street Electric Fox has been mastered by Audun Strype at
Strype Audio this week.
The record is now more or less ready for release. Date
of release is not set, but we figure early 2006.
Have a dusty x-mas all you
drifters out there. The Men They Couldn’t Shave will keep riding the desert
in
search of the Oldest Song – as always. Adios until next time.
October
24th
42nd
Street Electric Fox will be mixed by Mr. Kai Andersen at Athletic Sound in
Halden, Norway.
Release is set to early 2006. Stay tuned.
September
23rd
One
record is complete and is shipped off in different directions for mixing.
We
don’t know just yet where we’ll end up mixing the songs. But it will be a
job well done. Guaranteed.
42nd Street Electric Fox will hopefully be
out this side of X-mas.
And
go and watch Jason Ringenberg at Gamla on October 8th. He is part of
the Cowboy & Indianer Weekend in Oslo,
where a bunch of great acts will do
some musical barnstorming in the land of Americana. We are all looking forward
to that.
August
26th
Summer
moved on, and the boys are back in business. Gig in the rain at Jessheimdagene
went well, and the work inside Botten Vintage Plant is paying off. Two albums
close to being done. Ms. Stina Stenerud has put in great work with her beautiful
voice, and other collaborators have added steel guitar and sax. Mr. Bad Boy
Botten is controlling the process with steady hands and encouragement, and the
songs are turning out even better than we hoped they would, actually. Exciting
times approaching. Stay tuned. Great songs heading in your direction soon.
June
29th
Suddenly
we realized that our two upcoming albums are close to being completed. Mr. Bad
Boy Botten, Mr. Mo Larsen and the chief of tunes Mr. Jan Peeters have spent two
days and one entire night at Botten Vintage Plant. Vocal tracks and guitar fills
and banjo and mandolin are down on tape, friends. Now, background vocals and
some more fills remain. We’re headin’ out for a summer break and will return
from the land of lost rivers and get at it again in August or so. Have a nice
one out there.
June
20th
Tjernfestivalen
was a success for the people putting the whole thing together. The Men They
Couldn’t Shave want to congratulate all the hard working people. As for our
gig, we delivered a tight set, but we can assure all good people out there that
you are in for a surprise the next time you watch us play live. Until next time,
have a dusty summer out on the plains.
June
6th
A
hard rain’s a-gonna fall. And it did. Saturday’s event was washed away, but
the horsethieves did their thing on stage. And we found shelter from the storm
after the event. Great experience and we’d love to come back again sometime.
Now, however, we’re looking ahead.
Tjernfestivalen
at Nordbytjernet, Jessheim on June 18th.
And,
we’re still working on the new songs at Botten Vintage Plant. Things are
taking shape. And they sound good too. Stay tuned and keep the trigger happy.
May
24th
The
Men They Couldn’t Shave will hit the stage at 6:00 pm at Musikkens Dag in Oslo
on Saturday June 4th. Would love to see you there, friends. http://www.musikkensdag.no/
May
18th
Gig
at Baråtti proved that The Men They Couldn’t Shave have taken several steps
toward improvement. Mr. Glenn Bråthen provided great sound, the band was on
fire and delivered its best gig to date. Now we’re getting ready for Musikkens
Dag. Rumours say that we’re hitting the stage in Akersgata at 18.00. More
details to come, friends. Stay tuned and enjoy the ride wherever you may roam.
April
29th
Good
news: We’re scheduled to play on Musikkens dag in Oslo on June 4th.
Details will follow regarding when and exactly where. Mr. J.H. Peeters has laid
down some damn good guitar work on many of the songs. And Mr. Mo Larsen has
nailed a few vocal tracks. It all sounds promising, folks…
April
11th
The
work at Botten Vintage Plant is going well. It seems like we’ve got enough
material for two separate albums. We’ll see what happens. We’re aiming for
release of one of the albums late fall 2005, but that might change. Check out
the events-link. We’re so far scheduled to play four gigs, the first one on
May 14th. Stay tuned.
March
21st
Long
weekend for hard-working men on drums and bass. The boys nailed 12 or 13 songs
during three days, working night and day. The rest of the gang hung out in the
trailer outside Botten Vintage Studio. The result turned out quite well. Next
one plugging in, is Mr. Jan and his guitars. Good luck, mister. And happy Easter
holiday.
March
15th
We’ve
been busy preparing for the upcoming weekend. We are about to kick off the first
session of recording with the entire band present. Eager and ready, indeed. Bad
Boy Botten has slept in the recording studio for the past two weeks to prepare
for the upcoming session.
January
18th
We
played three songs at the fundraiser at Baråtti this weekend. The concert
itself was a success, with 350-400 people in the crowd. Good music, good crowd.
We’re scheduled for recording in the middle of March.
Rehearsals
are still going well. Mr. Mo Larsen bought himself a banjo over Christmas. Good
lord…
January
13th
Some
acoustic outtakes are on tape, and we’re just about to start recording with a
full band. We’re scheduled to take part in a fundraiser at Baråtti, Strømmen,
Norway January 14th. The gig supports the victims from the flood in
Asia.
http://www.akershus.musikk.no/cgi-bin/musikk/imaker?id=20636
Join
us and the other bands. Contribute to make a difference.
2004
December
16th
We
are still working on new material. We’re scheduled for recording at Botten
Vintage Plant early 2005. Been sorting out which songs go where. We have songs
enough for two albums. Stay tuned and have a dusty Christmas.
November
30th
About
time to introduce our new drummer. Hans Petter
Kvaerner. A
tall man with a steady, steady beat. He has already started to put his mark on
our songs. We’re lucky to have him onboard.
November
16th
The
gig at Vikingkjeller’n was great. The place was packed, and The Men They
Couldn’t Shave rocked the house. Three brand new songs were tested on the
audience: Trail to Santa Fe, Ghost Dance Shirt in vain and Not even dead. The
songs were well received. Now it’s back to rehearsals and then recording at
Botten Vintage Plant early January. Stay tuned.
PS!
Goin’ Ape has a new record out. “This is a country album (hope you like it).
Get it!!
November
4th
Raymond
is leaving the band. He’s moving to London. His last gig with the Men They
Couldn’t Shave will be at Vikingkjeller’n, Kløfta on Nov 13th.
Double gig with Jane Doe. But, we’ve already got Raymond’s replacement. Hans
Petter, great and powerful drummer, has already shown signs of adding quality
and rhythm to the songs. We’re lucky cowboys, we are indeed.
October
4th
Rehearsals
going well. Ten songs are scheduled for the recording session late October. The
new songs still sound dusty, but there is quite a bit of variation in the batch
of melodies Mr. Jan has come up with. Stay tuned.
September
9th
We’ve
scheduled a week of recording at Botten Vintage Studio late October. Hopefully,
nine songs will make it through the filter of quality. On top of that, Mr. Jan
Peeters and Mr. Mo Larsen have worked out three or four new songs. They sound
promising. Promising indeed.
PS:
Be on the lookout for Goin’ Ape’s new album. It’s out there in not too
long!!
August
24th
We
are playing at the autumn festival at Volapük, Oslo this coming Saturday. This
is an cultural institution. Hitting the stage around 10:00 p.m. Probably
acoustic gig.
August
18th
The
tumbleweeds of rock’n roll has taken us to a gig in the military grounds of
Sessvollmoen August 21st. A gig for the new recruits. We are also
scheduled for an appearance at an arrangement in Jessheim City on August 27th.
Finally,
we’d like to recommend and album for you cowslingers out there: Jetsurfers –
five years along the road. Great record. Buy it!!
August
12th
10
new acoustic demos are down on tape. Sounds great with great lyrics and
melodies.
August
7th
As the sun went down, the band hit the stage in Jessheim. Delivered a tight set
and the crowd was pleased – Next gig seems to be on Jessheim on August 27th.
We are asked to do a guest-appearance that Friday night. More news about this
coming up.
The
coming months will be spent working on new material for the upcoming album.
Planned release is January or February 2005.
July
19th
Playing
live outdoors at Garasjen Rock Cafè on
Friday
August 6th.
Boogie
night with Bazooka Boppers – female band with attitude – who will follow The
Men They Couldn’t Shave on stage that night. We will hit the stage around
06:00 p.m.
June
14th
Another
great gig Saturday night. We played ahead of CC Cowboys in Toensberg. We want to
say thank you to Mr. Paal G., the man in charge of the cowboys’ soundboard.
The Men They Couldn’t Shave got great sound from the man. Thank you to the
cowboys’ crew too. Hope to see you all again sometime.
The
band is taking a little time off before we start recording the rest of the songs
for our upcoming album. Stay tuned.
June
11th
Playing
ahead of CC Cowboys at Flykafeen Gjestegaard outside of Toensberg tomorrow.
Doors open at 8:00 p.m.
June
7th
Awesome
gig at the biker festival last weekend. Bike Blow Out. The crowd appreciated the
show, and the band played its best gig to date. Now, we’re getting ready to
support CC Cowboys in Tønsberg June 12th. Flykafeen Gjestegård.
We’d love to see you there.
May
25th
It’s
been a while, ladies and gentlemen. The process in the studio is still going on,
but in the meantime the transcendent Mr. Botten and Mr. Mo Larsen has been out
in the desert gathering new material. We’re back on track, and are rehearsing
for two upcoming gigs: Biker Blow Out at Bruvollen, Blaker, Norway on June 4th,
and warming up for CC Cowboys on June 12th, Barkaaker, Norway.
We’ll be happy to see you there, and we sound tighter than ever.
April
6th
A
while back, we decided to enter the studio and begin the recording of five of
the new songs. That’s what we’ve been busy doing. Drums and bass sound very
good. But we have to record the guitars one more time. Today, the vocal tracks
were recorded. We’ll let ‘em rest for a week or so before we listen to them.
February
26th
We’ve
set a date for the first upcoming recording session. Three songs will be
recorded the last week of March.
February
23rd
One
song just about done. We’ve listened to it and the word is “Beautiful”.
Yes, it is. Fiddle and everything. The boys are back from their trip, and
we’re back to rehearsing. Stay tuned.
February
5th
Jan,
Svein and Dag Peeters are New Zealand-bound today. We wish ‘em a memorable
trip as they’re hitting the desert down there. Come back with some tunes,
boys.
February
2nd
We
delivered a tight gig Friday Night. Great sound, as always, at Roots. And the
crowd really appreciated the new songs we tried out at the show.
Vestlandsfanden
always delivers, and they rocked the house. We want to thank Mr. Brendeland for
letting us play ahead of them. We appreciate it.
January
29th
We’re
being interviewed on TVRomerike tomorrow at 17.30. It has to do with
tomorrow’s gig and our scheduled plans. Tune in – and we hope to see you at
Roots Friday night. We’re going on stage around 22.00. The band is in great
shape, and we are looking forward to the gig! And, we are looking forward to
listen to Vestlandsfanden!
January
16th
Just
confirmed. We’re playing at Roots in Strømmen again, January 30th.
The well known band Vestlandsfanden is also playing that night. Hope to see you
there.
January
12th
We
started recording the first song on our new album last weekend. A strange tune
that inspired the multi-talented mr. Skoveng to pick up his accordian. Jan
played the guitar beautifully, and we concluded that the first step toward a
full album, was a successful one. Indeed. We are excited about this journey.
Indeed.
January
7th
We
are entering the recording studio this weekend to get the songs for the new
album down on tape. Getting ready to do some live gigs, too. The first one is
January 30th. Roots in Strømmen. Headliners is Vestlandsfanden.
2003
December
31st
We
wish you all a dusty new year
December
1st
Rehearsals
are shaping up and we are slowly getting there. News of the day is that we are
linked up to NRK Untouched, a site where bands can be voted the headline of the
week. Step into this link
http://www11.nrk.no/upunkt/urort/framework.asp?task=band&band_id=2742
and
give us your vote. The song Albuquerque is one of our personal favorites – and
one of our best songs – though we have quite a few favorites. Stay tuned
folks. The Men They Couldn’t Shave are moving again. And give us your vote.
November
12th
Not
much else to say other than that if the first rehearsal sets the standard for
what we’ll end up with, this will be dynamite. None of the boys wanted to call
it the night. The band dove right in and kept digging musically all night.
November
10th
We’re
beginning rehearsals on what is to become our new album tonight. 14 songs are
about to be dressed up in rags and the sound of The Men They Couldn’t Shave.
Stay tuned.
October
6th
The
gig at Martin’s is history, and the band’s decided to step back and start
focusing on the next album. We already have 15 songs ready for rehearsal. Will
be exciting to see which ones will make it through the process. All of them as
far as Mr. Mo Larsen concerns. We’ll keep you posted as we make progress. And
Bob Dylan is just one week away from playing Oslo Spectrum.
September
30th
A
solid gig and run-through of the set last Saturday at Garasjen, proved that we
are ready for one of the most exciting gigs so far. We’re playing at
Martin’s in Lillestrøm this coming Thursday. We’re hittin’ stage at 22.00
sharp. We’d love to see you there, and you’d love to see us there. PS: Bob
Dylan is playing Oslo Spektrum Monday October 13th. Few tickets
left…
September
24th
Jan
and Roy have recorded 10 songs. Acoustic only, and they sound very promising.
Other than that, two gigs coming up shortly. Garasjen, Jessheim Saturday 27th,
and Martin’s, Lillestrøm Thursday October 2nd. We’ve rehearsed
and have given a brand new song an attempt. Maybe we’ll give it a shot live.
We’re just about to start rehearsals for the upcoming album. We’re entering
the studio in the fall sometime.
August
2nd
Good
news, good news. Jan and Roy are entering the studio to record an acoustic tool
for our new album. 12 new songs on their way. Stay tuned.
July
31st
It’s
building up to a new gig. August 15th. We’re going on stage just
ahead of Madrugada. That’ll be exciting, so make sure you hit Jessheim in time
for our show at 19.30 p.m. that friday night. Reviews are on our side too. Some
even compare us to the Boss, Bruce Springsteen. And, the secret we’re planning
during the gig in Jessheim is set. We look forward to the happening. You should
too.
July
17th
Long
time in silence. Short comments. The release party was a happening. Full house,
inspiring crowd and band at full throttle. Now, we’re getting ready for
rehearsals, new gig coming up on August 15th, at Jessheimdagene 2003.
We’re warming up for CC Cowboys. Quite exciting, actually. The band is in
great shape, and the reviews of the album “Ragin’ Butterflies” are very
good.
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June
2003-06-01
The
records delivered from the printshop and sent out to destinations for sale.
We’ve also sent out quite a few records to be reviewed. Feedback from sources
who’ve listened to the album so far, is positive. Positive indeed. Now we’re
getting ready for the release concert this coming Friday. We recommend you to
make it to Hydranten Pub in Jessheim. We hit the stage at 21.00.
May
2003-05-26
This
page has been down for a while due to hard work on getting the album ready from
the printshop in Oslo. But the most important news is: The album is done and
will be released on June 6th. Release concert is on Hydranten,
Jessheim Friday June 6th. Main street in Jessheim. Be there! Show
starts at 21.00, but there will be a pub quiz from 19.00. The album will also be
on sale there, for retail price 99 nok. Chiao for now, we’ll keep you posted.
PS!
We are also scheduled to play at Jessheimdagene in the middle of August. We’re
working on a real surprise, a treat you never thought was possible. Stay tuned.
28.
February 2003
Time’s
not standing still, The Men They Couldn’t Shave are not standing still. Since
the last update, things have changed. A mysterious dude, Mr. K., has put in
financial support so that the album will be printed and mastered in a
professional way, just like the album deserves. But most importantly, you can
now get a taste of what the album will be like. Go to Mp3 and listen to the song
“Hard to read your mind”. Now how about that? We’ll be back with news
later. Things are beginning to move fast.
21.
January 2003
Lucky
us, we can't ride the riddles on all the foreheads we see. 12 songs more or less
ready for mastering. Only details remaining. We've tested out some of the songs
on people we know in the desert of life, and they all say that these songs are
ready for the world - and they will be available somewhere down the road. Be
patient. Looks like our first gig with the new material is booked. Where and
when will be posted soon. Jan and Roy have spent a couple of days inside to work
on details. They came out smiling.
14.
January 2003
The
transcendent Mr. Botten is still busy in the basement of magic. Message is that
the work is progressing, but that he refuses to come out until the whole album
is ready for the world - and the world is ready for the album. But the
atmosphere is optimistic behind the locked door. Mr. Botten is letting Jan
inside tomorrow. The two of them plan to listen critically to the songs that are
mixed so far. We'll keep you posted.
8.
January 2003
Yeah,
12 musical chapters of The Men They Couldn't Shave are now recorded. The
transcendent Mr. Botten has locked himself inside the basement of Botten Studio.
The rest of us are ordered to bring coffee every two hours as he is busy finding
the right sound on the songs. A long process ahead, but the man with a
tambourine inside his head is the man to get it on track. Ooops, gotta run, mr.
Botten needs more coffee in his harmonica. Stay tuned and we'll keep you posted
on the process. We're a couple of months away from the finished album "Ragin'
Butterflies".
2002
28.
December 2002
The
transcendent Mr. Botten came awake when Mo and Jan knocked on his door and told
him to get dressed and head down to the studio. The two travellers knew that
magic would happen this day - and it did. Vocal tracks from mr. Mo were right on
the spot, and he sang 'till goosebumps took over the place. Then Jan did
background vocals that were equally good, and suddenly we realized that the
album is almost finished. Headin' into the mix, and Mr. Botten is sharpening his
ears and fingers to get the dirty work done. More news coming soon. This album
is more than we expected. And we expected a lot.
26.
December 2002
Gifts
consumed and our attention once again is on the work unfinished on the songs
becoming the album "Ragin' Butterflies". Today we finished the vocals
on three songs, and the atmosphere inside was good today. We were all in the
critical mood, and what we did made it through the Botten-Peeters' critical
filter - which means that three songs are more or less done and ready for the
mix. "Hard to read your mind" and "Kick the ragged man", two
of our most upbeat tunes on this album look extremely promising. A day's rest
now. More ground to be covered in a couple of days.
20.
December 2002
X-mas
arrived and we all met Santa Claus halfway there. But the work in Botten Studios
had to be taken care of. Jan, Dag and Roy spent half a day inside and nailed the
takes left on guitar that day. Now, all is ready to for the vocal tracks, really
what remains for the album to be ready for the mix.
18.
December 2002
Mo
just almost finished his vocal yesterday! Great job, mister!!
11.
December 2002
The
band has spent long evenings in the studio the past month, and things are
looking good. The sound is great and the songs are beginning to take shape for
real. Varied songs - mellow goldmines and hurricanes on speed. Roy, Jan and
Oeyvind are soon ready to record some vocal tracks, but in our world time ain't
money. Slowly, slowly toward perfection. More updates coming soon.
20.
November 2002
We
are recording our first full-length CD at Botten Studio. 12 new songs, penned
down by Jan and Øyvind. Estimated release is march 2003.
25.
October 2002
The
Men are online!!!