Den Haag Songwriters Guild: Trouble, Pass Me By

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Trouble, Pass Me By

This week in Lokaal Vredebreuk - a new band in premier!

Trouble, Pass Me By.

Mark van Dijk (ex-Grechko's Doll) - zang, gitaar, drums
Ralph van den Hoogenband (ex-Grechko's Doll) - gitaar
Jean Midde (Footsweep) - bas, zang

While Mark and Ralph were busy in Grechko's Doll with experimental, chaotic emo noise, they have headed off in a new direction with Trouble, Pass Me BY, and now make lo-fi indie rock. Simple songs with clear structures and sparse arrangements. The noisy guitar sound is perhaps the only audible link back to Grechko's Doll.

They combine the weirdness of Devandra Banhart, the guitar sound of the Doors and the Americana feel of 16 Horsepower.

They dont even have a website yet, its that new! So be one of the first to check this new band out.

About Us

Need to get in touch with us in a hurry? Mail denhaagsongwritersguild@yahoo.com or phone Kat on 0625570146. The Den Haag Songwriters Guild is a network of singer-songwriters. If you would like to join please send us an email. We organise weekly gigs in several cafes, and put on mini-festivals from time to time. The guild is always looking for more opportunities to get out there and play, please get in touch. If you are a music-lover and would like to be kept up to date occasionally on guild activities, send an email to this address We are on myspace and hyves too, so come be our friend

What is the Den Haag Songwriters Guild? The guild was set up in 2006 to support and encourage singersongwriter activity in Den Haag. There was a lack of places to perform for soloists, and singersongwriters from outside Den Haag found it also difficult to find places to play. The basis of the guild is a weekly evening in Lokaal Vredebreuk, where three singersongwriters present 30-45 minutes of their own songs. There is also a bi-weekly radio spot on Kakophonie. Every three months an evening Singer Songwriters Condensed is held in the HPC. The guild is also regularly asked to program local festivals, for example the Kade Rock, the Haags Pop Week and the HPC winter festival. The focus of the guild is on our local members, however the theory is that the more talent we can attract here, the more we can learn ourselves, and also gain more knowledge about other places to go and play in other parts of the country. The guild was modeled on the Amsterdam Songwriters Guild, and there are a lot of members that belong to both.

Running the guild incurs costs such as telephone calls, transport costs, printing and photocopying, etc. We dont change any membership fees to our members, and in fact do our best to ensure that as many of the gigs we put on pay the performers. In the future we hope to become an official organisation and then we can apply for subsidies and things, but right now the guild costs are paid right out of my own pocket. If you can spare a few euros to contribute towards our running costs, we would be very greatful! You can donate via this paypal link, or if you would rather transfer it by bank, send us an email for the account details.

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Trouble, Pass Me By

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