Slidin' Slim: News

Another fantastic blues year is coming to an end. Those of you who visit my website or Facebook know what I’m talking about. It’s been a very busy year. When I read all the news on my website from the past year it almost gets a bit overwhelming. I’ve been very fortunate.

There are certain things I will remember more from 2011. Getting the Janne Rosenqvists Memorial prize, the tours with Magda Piskorczyk and Jimmy Z, all the festivals (I love 'em all but SWEDEN ROCK was something new and very exciting!) I played , the re-release of One man Riot through Transubstans Records, the great reviews AND to see “One man Riot” selling enough to get on the Swedish “Billboard” (a very rare achievement for a blues CD) made 2011 a fabulous year.

There's a lot of people I work with (musicians, booking agencies, media, producers, clubs & festivals) who made this year an outstanding one. I can't thank you all enough for your contributions. You know how much I appreciate you all. THANK YOU!

I must address a special thank you to all the people I have met at concerts and festivals, that I interact with at my website and Facebook. Please keep coming up for chat after gigs or sending me messages and mails. We're in this together!

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And, without the support from my family nothing of all this would be possible. I love you forever!

2012

I have a feeling that 2012 gonna be another great year. The great Jimmy Z and I will keep touring and we already got a couple of big festivals booked. Niels Nielsen and I will continue working in the studio and hopefully this will result in a new CD during the first part of 2012. I also have a couple of "just for the fun of it" recording projects that I wanna do. My solo acoustic punkblues tribute to my all time favorite DEAD KENNEDYS is one thing I really wanna do! Stay tuned for more info about that one and other stuff too. In March I'll be going to the EUROPEAN BLUES CHALLENGE in Berlin! Please go there and support me! If I win I'll buy you all beer!

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy new year with a brand new special Christmas song (free downloads too) that I recorded together with Big Fred and Jimmy Z. Enjoy!

BLUE CHRISTMAS - Slidin' Slim & Big Fred featuring Big Fred

Slidin' Slim

Hi y'all!

It's been a while! Being a ”one-man business” is not easy and it's has been hectic in the best of ways. I'm working hard in the studio with the very talented Niels Nielsen and I'm very excited about how things has developed during the last couple of weeks. More about that later.

But the big thing right now is of course the new tour with the legendary Jimmy Z. We're hitting the road Wednesday and the first gig will take place in at Crescendo in Norrköping and keep touring through most of October.. Check out a gig near you at my website. By the way, we will do a couple of clinics as well during the tour if you wanna learn some cool harp licks or some sizzlin' slide!

Thanks for your support and see you there!

Slim

Great review from USA today.

Slidin’ Slim – One Man Riot Review

“They call me Mr. Misfit, and that’s a suitable name” – Slidin’ Slim “One Man Riot” Album Review

Written by Ian Gerber for The Soda Shop

Let me tell you right off of the back, I am not the biggest fan of Metal. I love heavy music as much as the next tatooed white guy with a beard, but there is a lot of metal out there and I only have so much time to really dig into a record. With that being said, imagine my surprise to find a record labeled “Blues” in the genre column from the stocked buffet of stoner metal and doom that is The Soda Shop’s submissions folder. Slidin’ Slims newest record, One Man Riot, might be a misfit in the Stoner rock crowd, but is armed to the gills with 14 tracks of geniune and gritty blues mojo that would sound great to anyone with an ear or two.

Let’s get to brass tacks. I think that we can all agree that there would be no “Stoner Rock” without Black Sabbath. Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin would have been up shit’s creek without the blues. Whether it takes 52 minutes of amplified sonic destruction or 12 bars and five notes on an acoustic guitar, a heavy riff is a heavy riff. Slidin’ Slim understands this idea much better than most musicians playing music today, let alone in Stoner Rock.

As it turns out, ol’ Slim has been doing it for a while…in Sweden. That’s right folks, the most convincing blues revivalist that I have heard since Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, is from a place that is about as far away as you can get from Mississippi and still know what a guitar is. I have heard other Swedish acoustic blues “revivalists”, but none of them have actually got it right. However, it is good to know that “going down the road feeling bad” translates into every language.

Sonically speaking, One Man Riot deserves to be mentioned in the same company as the best sounding Tom Waits and T-Bone Burnett records. Sorry metal dudes, not so much of the fuzz and gutteral growling to found here. However, One Man Riot does have a tendecency to take un-expected turns into Sonic Youth meets Nick Cave moments of brilliant ambience mixed in with the dark Americana story telling of Murder By Death’s “Red of Tooth And Claw.”. It can be said that Slidin’ Slim knows what he is doing in the studio. It is also fair to say that Slim has heard his fair share of Son House and R.L. Burnside riffs after he outgrew his punk phase and decided to learn how to play guitar for real. Bare boned slide guitar and smoky vocals that just wreak of too much whiskey give way to beautifully dark psychedelic atmospheres while still nimbly playing within the borders of “the Blues” form. Slidin’ Slim does it with the skill of a great songwriter and makes it look easy.

Do yourself a big ol’ favor and buy a copy of One Man Riot. When it seems like all you have been hearing is fuzz in stereo for longer than expected, throw this record on and take a minute on the couch to digest it. This is as heavy as anything I have heard in the last few months and deserves to be in constant rotation on your Ipod.

One Man Riot can be downloaded on ITunes.

Check out The Soda Shop:

http://thesodashop.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/slidin-slim-one-man-riot-review/

Buy my CD:

http://www.recordheaven.net/index.cfm?x=browseArtist&ID=22652&iID=110317&sc=&ob=tl&so=ASC&pp=50&pn=1&sl=false

I got so much to tell you and a crazy schedule so here’s the short version of what should’ve been a long report.

THE JIMMY Z TOUR 2011

This time we just did a short tour but what a tour it was! We played at Berggrens Källare in Motala (where David Stockman, Göran Persson and Big Fred joined and provided solid back-up during the second set), Skål in Stockholm (organized by Stockholm Blues Society),  super cool club Rockland in Sala and Dusty Road Blues Festival in Tidaholm.  Each and every gig was fantastic and the reactions and support from audiences everywhere was totally amazing.  We got a good thing going with our duo that’s for sure. We would like to send out a BIG thank you to DP Agency that put together the tour , the clubs and a festivals that booked us AND all the great and wonderful people we met (and bought our CD!!!) during our days on the road! We will get out there again late September. See you then!

BACK FOR MORE

Jimmy Z’s and my new CD are available at Itunes, Amazon among other downloading sites. We’re very pleased with the way this CD turned out. If you like acoustic blues with lots of slide and the “one of a kind” harmonica of Jimmy Z you’re gonna love it. Check it out on Itunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/se/album/back-for-more/id441516846

SWEDEN ROCK & THE RE-RELEASE OF ONE MAN RIOT

Tomorrow I'm going to Sweden Rock! I will hit the ROCKKLASSIKER stage on Friday at 12.15! I'm very sorry to say that re-release of One man riot won't be available at the festival due to some delays in the manufacturing BUT I will bring some T-shirts and promo-CD's that I will give away for FREE! You can pre-order the CD here:

http://www.recordheaven.net/index.cfm?x=browseArtist&ID=22652&iID=110317&sc&ob=tl&so=ASC&pp=50&pn=1&sl=false

Slim

Finally some new music from yours truly! In the darkness is a teaser (produced and arranged by the amazing Mr.Niels Nielsen) for the re-release of One man riot (June 10:th on Transubstans Records). Let me know what you think and feel free to share the link! Have a great week!

Slim

http://slidinslim.bandcamp.com

I'm booked to play at Sweden Rock Festival! This is one of the biggest festivals in Sweden and I'm very proud to be booked. This year got a great line-up with Ozzy Osborne, Whitesnake, Joan Jett, The Cult, Thin Lizzy, Accept, Saxon among many others.  I will play at the Rockklassiker stage and join other acoustic acts like Mats Ronander, Claes Yngström, Bob Log III and Nicke Borg (Backyard Babies).

Click here for more info!

See you there!

Slim

SLIDIN' SLIM SPECIAL IN BLUES ATTACK RADIO SHOW

The polish radio show BLUES ATTACK, hosted by the one and only Victor Czura, will do a "Slidin' Slim" special on the 28:th of April. Cool!

BIG NEWS!!!

I got myself a record deal with Record Heaven/Transubstans Records!!!

http://www.transubstans.com

I'm happy to join a great roster of amazing acts like Abramis Brama, Brutus, Graveyard, Oblivious and Sideburn. Being their first more traditional blues signing feels cool and it's great to be in the company of some of the heavy bands mentioned above as I'm a big fan of classic hard rock. 

We're really looking forward to a long term co-operation and hope that we will be able to bring my music to a new audience worldwide.

First out is a re-release in late May of "One man riot" with two new bonus tracks and, finally, a new studio record (produced by the amazing Niels Nielsen) will be released early fall.

More news will follow soon.

Slim

SLIDIN' SLIM RECIEVES THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS BLUES PRIZE IN SWEDEN!


Dear friends!

It's official, I have won the finest prize a Swedish blues musician can get; Janne Rosenqvist's Memorial Prize 2011.

Words can't describe how happy and proud I am to get this prize. It means so much to me.

Since I got the blues bug 20 years ago and decided that my mission in life would be to play the blues I've been going through so much.
More than once I've thought to myself that I never would have been able to stay sane over the years without the help of the blues. That's the kind of relationship I've had with the blues. It's a life saver, a religion and a never ending source of the purest and most sincere kind of joy I can think of.

I've been blessed with a steady stream of  amazing musicians to work with who's been a major factor in my growth as a musician and person and I've enjoyed wonderful support from the blues societies and blues festivals since my very first year on the road. THANK YOU!

Over the years I've met so many great appreciative blues lovers and several of you guys have grown to become dear friends.
It's because of the votes from all of you that I'm the receiver of this prize.
I CAN'T THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH!

I will receive the Diploma from the hands of the editor of Jefferson Blues Magazine Anders Lillsunde at Stampen in Stockholm on 30:th of April when a number of the greatest acoustic blues players in Scandinavia celebrate ROBERT JOHNSON 100 YEAR. .  

Next year I will represent Sweden in the European Blues Challenge (http://www.bluesyou.com/european-blues-challenge-news.html) in Berlin. A competition where the winners get booked at the greatest blues festivals in Europe and the Grand Prize is participation in the International Blues Challenge ( http://www.blues.org/ibc/#) in Memphis.

Once again, thank you!

Slidin' Slim


Here's the motivation from Jefferson Blues Magazine (only in Swedish):

JANNE ROSENVISTS MINNESPRIS 2011 TILL SLIDIN’ SLIM

 Sveriges finaste pris inom bluesmusik har för 2011 gått till Slidin’ Slim, framröstad av tidskriften Jeffersons läsare med motiveringen:

”Linköpingsbördige Anders Landelius, mera känd under artistnamnet Slidin’ Slim, har verkat på den svenska bluesscenen sedan mitten av 1990-talet. Han har profilerat sig som en sångare och akustisk gitarrist och med rötterna i deltabluesen, men med en fräsch och orädd attityd till den gamla traditionen. Anders har med deltabluesen i botten gått vidare och skapat egna låtar där han smält samman influenser från de gamla bluesmästarna med ett närmast punkigt anslag. Hans musik har under årens lopp fört honom till en rad olika länder och även uppmärksammats i USA, där hans låt Please Tell Me har spelats i en TV-serie på den nationella tv-kanalen NBC. Anders har också samarbetat med och ordnat turnéer med flera internationella artister”

Sista offentliga spelningen i länet på ett bra tag i Åtvids Gamla Kyrka på söndag klockan 16.00.

Erik Hjelmfors värmer upp och Niels Nielsen gästar.

Hoppas vi ses.

Slim

JIMMY Z & SLIDIN' SLIM STARTS CO-OPERATION WITH SCANDINAVIAN AND EUROPEAN BOOKING AGENCY'S

We're excited to begin a co-operation with Swedish/Finnish DP AGENCY and QG ENTERPRISE from Belgium.

These two agency's works with some of the finest roots, blues, jazz & funk acts in the world and we're proud to join artists like Fabulous Thunderbirds, Omar & The Howlers, Eric Bibb, Dr. Feelgood, Erja Lyytinen, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Nile Rodgers, Bootsy Collins, Sheila E, Zac Harmon, Larry Graham, Bob Brozman among many others.

If you're interested in booking Jimmy Z & Slidin' Slim in:

SCANDINAVIA - contact: soren@dpagency.fi  http://www.dpagency.fi

EUROPE (not Scandinavia)- contact: Quentin Geerinckx  http://www.qgenterprise.be

(IF YOU WANT TO BOOK SLIDIN' SLIM SOLO OR WITH BAND CONTACT SLIDIN' SLIM MUSIC (see contact section on this website)).

JEFFERSON ISSUE 166 2011

REVIEW OF JIMMY Z & SLIDIN' SLIM AT LINKÖPINGS JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL 30:th OCTOBER 2010

"The greatest highligt of the festival for me was Jimmy Z & Slidin 'Slim, who appeared twice in Atmosfär, which is the best venue for blues in the Linköpings Konsert and Kongress Hall with an intimate club feel and all. It is crowded and sweaty, but oh what an atmosphere it can be.

Linköpings son and Rimforsas pride Slidin 'Slim just gets better and better on slide guitar and in the company with Jimmy Z it was a success. They fit well together and subordinate to each other well.

Jimmy Zavala has played with Eric Burdon, Eurythmics, Barry White and Rod Stewart. He has toured in over 10 years with Etta James, who calls him her "Hootchie Cootchie Man". He plays harmonica, saxophone and sings too. Best he's at his best on the harmonica.

Some of the songs were Slims own, such as Devil in disguise from his latest CD, which was even better, with Jimmy's saxophone. Even with Jimmy Reeds Lefthanded Woman and Slim Harpos Hip Shake they did something extra to.

Just two men had the crowded Atmosfär rocking to the beat.

Jimmy Z and Slidin 'Slim has toured together for two weeks but after Linköping Jimmy flew home to the U.S.. Right now he writes a book about his exciting life as a musician - "Confessions of a glorified sideman" is the working name of the book."

Videoclip from the gig:

JANNE ROSENQVISTS MEMORIAL PRIZE 2011

(PLEASE VOTE FOR ME AND WIN A DOUBLE DVD/CD FROM SATYRBLUES 2008, SCROLL DOWN FOR INSTRUCTIONS)

&

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
 

WHAT A YEAR!
Somewhere around this time last year I told my family that 2010 would be a "slow" year. No touring, no big projects, just plenty of time at home writing songs and taking it easy.

Well, I was wrong, way wrong. 2010 became one of the most intense years of my career. It's been great and I feel more fortunate than ever and I'm so grateful for the gift of music that provide me with so much joy.

Just a short tour of all the events that took place during the year.

PARENTHOOD (NBC)
It was cool beyond words to get the news that my song "Please tell me" was going to be used in a scene in the major TV-series Parenthood on US network NBC.

MAGDA PISKORCZYK
I helped my friend Magda Piskorczyk (http://www.magdapiskorczyk.com) to get some gigs in Sweden and it was a pleasure to play with Magda and her band at the brand new blues festival in Tidaholm. I was really happy to witness how the Swedish blues lovers took her to their hearts immediately. I've been getting mails all through the year with requests from fans to organize a new tour.

TAIL DRAGGER
In 2009 I did a tour in The Netherlands and met Peter Struijk (http://www.peterstruijk.com), a young guitar player deeply rooted in the sounds of the delta and Chicago blues.

He told me about his friendship with the legendary blues singer Tail Dragger from Chicago. I promised to see if it would be possible to organize a tour in Sweden and the result became a great July week in a warm and beautiful Sweden. I got Göran Svenningsson and Daniel Winerö (both from The Instigators) to back him up together with Peter and Robbert Fossen (http://www.robbertfossen.nl) from The Netherlands. I acted road manager and support act. It was great to spend some time with Tail Dragger (who had many stories to tell) and the final gigs at Åmåls Blues festival was wonderful. It was a truly happy Tail Dragger that returned to Chicago after the tour.

JIMMY Z
Who would've guessed that yours truly would be linked to an historic event like the Mandela Gala at Wembley back in 1988? Not me, that for sure!

During two super intense weeks I had the pleasure of touring with one of the greatest harmonica players in the world: Jimmy Z (http://www.ztribe.com). Famous for his harmonica/sax playing with Rod Stewart, Eurythmics, Tom Petty, Etta James and many more. It's hard to describe this experience in words. We played at so many places and every single night was great. Check out the full report at the news section on my website. I'm looking forward to more gigs with Jimmy Z in 2011.

There's plenty of videos from the tour at You Tube for you to watch if you like.

NIELS NIELSEN, ERIC HANSSON, BIG FRED, GÖRAN SVENNINGSSON &

TOMMY JOHANSSON

I'm so happy to be working with so many gifted musicians and 2010 has been yet another great year of co-operations.

I did a couple of gigs with the amazing Eric Hansson (http://www.erics-bluesband.com) and I enjoyed them a lot. He's such a nice guy and one hell of a guitar player. He's got a new record coming out in 2011. You can check us out at You Tube if you like.

Big Fred and I did some gigs together and it's always a pleasure playing with him. We've played together for 23 years and it's just as natural as breathing for us. It was cool to record some stuff together for the Jimmy Z/Slidin' Slim tour CD too and to have him join us at the Clinic at Musikbörsen.

Ever since I did One man riot (2007) producer/songwriter/musician Niels Nielsen (http://www.nielsnielsen.net) has been a major force in my life. This guy got so much talent and I'm very happy to see how he gets more and more attention from all over the world every year. I'm proud to have him with me live from time to time and to have him work his magic on my songs in his studio. We do plan for another full length release but during 2010 our schedules didn't allow it. BUT we did record one song in time for the Swedish election and I think that the result was just as mind blowing as ever. You can still download "Right Wing Blues" for free here: http://slidinslim.bandcamp.com.

Göran Svenningsson was the man who changed my life when he introduced me to the blues around 1991. He pointed out records to listen to and he showed me the basics of blues guitar. Over the years he's been a mentor, an inspiration through his great work with The Instigators and a good friend. Göran is without a doubt a Swedish blues legend.

To finally share the stage with him (and the amazing drummer from Tommy Johansson) at Linköpings Bluesfestival  a couple of weeks ago was a big moment in my musical life. We had a great time and I think that we sounded fantastic considering that we only rehearsed a couple of hours before the gig. We plan for more gigs with this little combo (Three Men Riot) and we already got 2 gigs booked in January (Josefs House of Blues in Eskilstuna & Klintas in Åtvidaberg).

JANNE ROSENQVISTS MEMORIAL PRIZE 2011
It was one of happiest moments in my musical life when I read that I was nominated for the Janne Rosenqvists Memorial Prize 2011.

This is probably the finest award a Swedish blues musician can get and I'm so proud just to be nominated.

I never had the chance to meet Janne in person but Jefferson Blues Magazine (http://www.jeffersonbluesmag.com) had a major role in my blues life from day one and I bought a lot of old issues. I read all Jannes reviews and articles and learned a lot from him. I also realized that a lot of older blues musicians had a lot of respect for Janne and his deep knowledge of blues/soul roots music.

When I played at my very first blues festival in Mönsterås back in 1995 he walked by our stage on the street and I remember that just the sight of the man made me wanted to play better.

To celebrate the 15 year anniversary of my first blues festival appearance with a nomination for the Janne Rosenqvist Memorial Prize feels great.

Please vote for me!!!

http://www.jeffersonbluesmag.com/sv/start/janne-rosenqvists-minnespris-2011

Just choose me, write your e-mail address and your postal address.

Mail me your address when you have voted and you might be the lucky winner of the fancy double DVD/CD from Satyrblues 2008!

THANK YOU!

I want to send out a sincere THANK YOU to the growing list of wonderful supportive people all over the world who make all this worthwhile for me. I love to hear from you all so keep sending me mails and I'll answer them as fast as I can.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank clubs, blues festivals/societies and media who supports blues musicians all around the world.

I wish you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!


Slidin' Slim

Dear friends!!! What a day!!! I just found out that I'm nominated for "Janne Rosenqvists Minnespris 2011". This is probably the finest award a Swedish blues musician can get and I'm so proud just to be nominated, Oh my God, my hands are even shakin'...I'm so happy!

You can vote for me if you like! Just click the link below and follow the instructions.

http://www.jeffersonbluesmag.com/sv/start/janne-rosenqvists-minnespris-2011

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

Slim

Busy weekend coming up! Tomorrow I’m proud to play (solo) at the local RAR (Rock Against Racism) event at L’Orient in Linköping. It’s gonna be a great night with loads of great music for a good cause. By the way, this is my last performance of 2010 and the last gig in Linköping for quite some time. I hope to see you there. http://www.lorient.se/events.htm

Saturday I’m talking about marketing for indie musicians at a big music expo in Jönköping. This is something that I love to do. To meet ambitious musicians and to share my thoughts (and to hear others!!!) about being a creative person and about how to take control of your music career is so rewarding. I've been doing this for a number of years now and I'm available for both private consulting, lectures and keynotes. Interested? Mail or call me for further information. 

Slim    

Dear friends!

Just a short reminder about the cozy little event that takes place tomorrow: LINKÖPINGS BLUESFESTIVAL!

I'm happy and thrilled to be joined by my old friend and mentor Göran Svenningsson (guitar/bass) and my brand new friend Tommy Johansson (on drums). We will have a couple of hours to do our first rehearsal ever and then we will hit the stage at Folkets Park Linköping. It's gonna be a lot of fun! 

If you come you'll also have the chance to see Sören Dahlgren, Ulf Milberg & Blues Companiet, Chris & The Goosebumps, Jacob & The Jackals & Bad Sign Bluesband. Harp player Brian Reed will also be in the building ready to blow his harps!

See you!

Slim

The Transatlantic Tour 2010 with Jimmy Z is over. It's been two fantastic weeks and without a doubt a highlight of my musicial career.To share the stage with such a fantastic player has been a joy and honor. Every night Jimmy suprised me with his amazing talent and he also proved to be a warm human being and an entertaining companion during the many hours we spent on the road during the tour.

We met so many wonderful bluesfans during the tour and I know that many would like to see Jimmy Z on Swedish soil soon again (see info below). We can't thank you all enough. Your support means the world to us.

The media coverage has been amazing. In this day and age when blues seldom get any attention at all Jimmy Z and the Transatlantic tour caught the attention of many newspapers, TV and radio. Hell, Jimmy even ended up on the FRONTPAGE of the newspaper Östgöta Correspondenten!!!!

From a radio show in Kalmar.

A tour like this would've never been possible without the support and help from a lot of people. Thank you to:

Johan Birgersson, Ewa Rolling (Linköpings Jazz & Bluesfestival), Niels Nielsen, Big Fred Östergren, David Lönneborg (Bilda), Erik Hjelmfors (Bilda), Johan Thunqvist (Musikbörsen Linköping), PeO Ljungbergh (Blues At Sea), Josef's Hosue of Blues, Johan Järnland (Liljeholmens Folkhögskola), Annes (Söderport), Dan Ahnberg (Bilda), Lingon, Pelle Nöjd (Kulturhuset Sävsjö), Stephan Brisfjord (Tranås Bluesförening), Brian Kramer (Stampen Stockholm) Nader (Berggrens Källare), Christer Claesson, Ann-Charlotte & Herman, Eric Hansson, "The Stampen People" and probably a couple more that have slipped my mind.

I'm very happy and thrilled to tell you all that this tour is only the beginning of the Slidin' Slim & Jimmy Z duo. We've already discussed the possibilty of a new Scandinavian tour next year as well as some possible European dates and a recording of a full lenght CD.

Keep coming back to get the latest news!

Slim

The tour is going great and you can all follow our adventures at the Slidin' Slim Facebook.

Just a short note to all who consider visiting our clinic/show at Restaurant Lingon i Jönköping tomorrow. Lingon is a VERY SMALL venue and the interest has been massive so please call them and book a table if you want to be sure to get in.

http://www.restauranglingon.se

See you!

Slim

Jimmy Z and I have spent the last couple of days rehearsing and now we're ready to hit the road.

Tomorrow we will play at the wonderful Stampen in Stockholm. Brian Kramer and Mats Qwarfordt (Yonder) will do a set before us and then Jimmy Z and I will hit the stage for very first time as a Transatlantic blues team.

My good friend Eric Hansson will also join us on a couple of songs and we might do some jammin' with Brian and Mats as well.

It's gonna be one hell of a night. See you there.

Slim

I'm very happy to announce that Jimmy Z and I will release a brand new, all original song, CD at the first gig at Stampen Stockholm 18/10.

This is a very limited product that we've made especially for the tour and, at this point, the only way to get it will be at the gigs during the tour. If you won't be able to be at one of the gigs during the "Transatlantic Tour" but still really want to get one you can mail me after the tour and we'll see if there's any copies left.

Check out the sleeve!

With less than a week left until the Swedish election I'm happy to give you my first studio recorded song since 2007 - RIGHT WING BLUES! (featuring the NNDC, produced by Niels Nielsen).

In a blues world where almost no artist or band show any interest in expressing politcal views anymore I'm proud to raise my voice against the current right wing goverment.

Listen or download Right Wing Blues here: http://slidinslim.bandcamp.com

Slim

Friends! Tomorrow my first studio recorded song since 2007 will be released for you all to download for free!

I'm so excited and really looking forward to get your feedback on this one! The song, along with many of my new songs (soon to be released), is charged with my frustration concerning the lack of empathy and humanity the current goverment stands for. There's NO WAY I could sit quiet when I see a country I used to feel proud of slowly turning to a place where greed and despice for the sick, poor, and unemployed grow stronger day by day.

Hate it or it love but that's how I feel. Come back tomorrow to get info about where to download "Right Wing Blues".

Slim

What a wonderful photo by the great Irek Gtaff. Irek managed to capture the amazing amount of musical joy and heart from the Magda/Slim concert last year at the legendary Tygmont Jazz Club in Warsaw in this photo!

What a great late afternoon at Eksjö Stadsfest!!! A total joy to be part of such a perfectly organized event (yes in every detai!). Thank you jOjo, Elina, Hannes and everyone else in the staff who made me forget how sick and tired I really was. A special thank you to my wonderful biker friends from Jönköping and to new  fans who choosed to check me out with such a great line-up to choose from. Thank you!

I will team up with the legendary harp and sax man Jimmy Z and do a 2 week tour of Sweden this fall.

Jimmy Z (Jimmy Zavala) has been a pro-player since the early 80's when he landed the gig as saxplayer in Rod Stewarts band. High profile work followed with The Eurythmics, Tom Petty among others and lead to a steady stream of session work (both studio and live) with stars like Rick Springfield, Yes, Carole King, Eric Burdon, Slash, Willy DeVille among many many others. Jimmy became a member of Etta James Roots Band 1997 and toured for over 10 years and played with her on 6 albums and a live DVD.

Read more about Jimmy Z here:

http://www.ztribe.com http://www.en.wikipedia.org.wiki/Jimmy_Zavala

Of course I'm very excited over the possiblity to work with such a great and amazing musician and I'm looking forward to the tour a lot.

Dates booked so far: 

18 October - Stampen Stockholm, 20 October - Berggrens Källare Motala, 21 October - Söderport Kalmar, 22 October - Josefs House of Blues Eskilstuna, 23-24 October Blues At Sea Blues Cruise, 25 October - Musikbörsen Clinic/Concert Linköping, 28 October - Torsdagsklubben Kulturhuset Sävsjö, 29 October - Tranås Bluesförening Pub Babar Tranås, 30 October - Linköpings Jazz & Bluesfestival....more dates soon...