this is me playing my second gig ever, at distro, gothenburg, october 2004.

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upcoming shows

July 31st '10: Number One Fantastic Day @ Huset i Magstræde - Copenhagen w/ Allo Darlin', the Smittens (US), Moustache of Insanity (UK) and Sock Puppets (DK)

Rådhusstræde 13. 19.00-02-00. 60 DKr, DJ's: Snap-tight! (Gothenburg)

August 1st '10: So Tough, So Cute @ På Besök - Malmö w/ Allo Darlin' (UK), the Smittens (US) and Moustache of Insanity (UK)

Free. 11.00 - 17.00. Last day of a three day happening around Malmö.

August 8th '10: Cosy Den 2010 @ Southside - Stockholm w/ The Baseball Field, Bobbypinrocker, Little Big Adventure, White Town + more TBA

Sunday afternoon show, last day of the Cosy Den festival. Hornsgatan (tube to Zinkensdamm). Pay what you want. 18+ years. I play first at 15.00. Other bands to play the festival on the other days are Allo Darlin, the Mare, the Smittens, Culkin, Mole Says Hi, Moustache of Insanity, Roadside Poppies, Sock Puppets, de Montevert, the Garlands, Stella Rocket, Tiger Tape, Haningealliansen, Colin Clary, Top Sound + more TBA. More info to come.

If you want me to play your town, just ask me and I'll do it. I love playing house shows or small venues like cafés and stuff, but I handle all sorts of weird settings just as badly.

recorded shows

These are all pretty badly recorded, with mp3 players, cameras etc. But hey, lo-fi is the new high-five.

Billströmska 070205 3,4MB
Kålgården 060814 5,7MB
Kålgården 060114 15MB

filmed shows

these are clips that people have filmed and put on the internet (read: youtube). they're not very good quality, but you get an idea of my height and posture anyway...

filmed at antje öklesund by Jenny.
filmed at you can't hide your love forever by Karin.

past shows

for some reason I keep putting my setlists here. I hope it makes someone happy...

April 17th '10: Copenhagen Popfest 2010 @ Råhuset - København w/ Roadside Poppies, Tellus About The Moon, Cats On Fire, Johan Hedberg, Iris Viljanen, Boombox Hearts, Stars In Coma, Leaving Mornington Crescent, Death Valley Sleepers, Compute, Ampel, Northern Portrait, NoMoreHeroes, Labrador, Liechtenstein and The Electric Popgroup

good to me
doing yr best
a song for the night
what the night said
a song for the one-night-stand
what the blackbird said
rock n roll dreams (after Meat Loaf)
summer holidays
lionheart
a song you could dance to
debbie ♥'s joey (after Helen Love)
an urban being

Because of the volcanic eruption of Eyafjallajökull on iceland, four UK bands had to cancel. I was there to see all the great bands playing and was asked to fill in for Horowitz. They couldn't find a spanish guitar so this was my first ever show on a western guitar... It actually worked out very well! Albeit the surprise people enjoyed it, including myself.
(standing audience, standing me)

December 5th '09: 25 år efter Bhopal, Amnesty Göteborg @ Mitt Andra Hem - Andra långgatan, Göteborg w/ Alice in Neverland

Doing yr best
Mystery beach
epilogue to mystery beach
epilogue
what the blackbird said
I am with you (after Little Wings)
airborne
an urban being

An evening in the memory of the victims of the industrial disaster in Bhopal, India, 25 years ago.
(sitting audience, standing me)

November 10th '09: Kväll i källaren @ Butik Kubik - Tredje långgatan, Göteborg

a song for the night
what the night said
dancing with the night
goodbye night
a song you could dance to
what the blackbird said
debbie ♥'s Joey (after Helen Love)
an urban being
doing yr best

Show in the tiny shop in the basement. They sell a lot of great alternative and recycled fashion and jewellery. Check them out!
(sitting audience, standing me)

October 29th '09: Cosy Den - Restaurang Landet, Stockholm w/ Kronprinsen and Horowitz

An urban being
I am with you (after Little Wings)
(somewhere)
a song for the night
what the night said
dancing with the night
goodbye night
a song you could dance to
what the blackbird said
doing yr best

For some reason I decided to pick up two songs I hadn't played since spring 2007. They both worked out alright. Maybe my memory is not as bad as I believe it to be.
(sitting and standing audience, standing me)

This is part of the interior (and the legs of Parker Lewis) at Sagateatern, Lidingö, Stockholm

October 17th '09: Klubb Saga - Sagateatern, Lidingö, Stockholm w/ Melpo Mene and Parker Lewis

Hold me
mystery beach
epilogue
an urban being
what the blackbird said
what the night said
rock n roll dreams (after meat loaf)
summer holidays (the end)
doing yr best

Beautiful theatre with great atmosphere!
(sitting audience, standing me)

August 1st '09: Island in the Sun - Jurmo, Brändö, Åland w/ Jenny M Jensen, David Sandström Overdrive, Le Corps Mince de Francoise, Lysbang, Oriel Joans, Skansros, Skilla, The Casbah + more

doing yr best
a song for the night
what the night said
what the blackbird said
rock n roll dreams come through (after meat loaf)
mystery beach
epilogue to mystery beach
epilogue
summer holidays (without end)
an urban being
tell me

Wonderful festival on an island in the Åland archipelago. I was too hung over to be nervous which worked out splendidly.
(sitting audience, standing me)

July 29th '09: Don't tell me that - Insikten, Jönköpings kulturhus w/ the Smittens

Doing yr best
Summer Holidays (without end)
good to me
a song for the night
what the night said
a dream or a memory
debbie ♥'s joey (after Helen Love)
every night
an urban being

(sitting audience, standing me)

This is me playing the small stage at the Island in the sun festival on Jurmo, Åland.

March 27th '09: After the play "Drömtydning", Teater Arcadia Göteborg

What the blackbird said
every night
a song for the night
goodbye night
tell me

Not my best perfomance.
(sitting audience, standing me)

March 20th '09: Premiere party for "En dåres anteckningar", Teater Eksem Göteborg

hold me
the night & the day
what the blackbird said
summer holidays (without end)
an urban being

I played a few songs at the party after the premiere of the dramatical adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's "Diary of a madman".
(sitting audience, standing me)

January 24th '09: Kålgården, Göteborg

what the blackbird said
a song for the night
what the night sang
goodbye night
an urban being

I played a short set on linus' bed at this party. Third time at Kålgården, for good old times sake!
(sitting audience, sitting me)

this is me playing at don't tell me that!, Kontiki, Göteborg

December 11th '08: Don't tell me that - Kontiki, Göteborg w/ Erik Halldén

hold me
airborne
what the blackbird said
a song for the night
what the night sang
goodbye night
Debbie ♥'s Joey (after Helen Love)
summer holidays (without end)
an urban being
tell me

(standing audience - standing me)

October 9th '08: Församlingshemmet, Gamlestan, Göteborg w/ Människor utan gränser

I am with you (after little wings)
what the blackbird said
an urban being
mystery beach
the night & the day

The day after the building was squatted there were acoustic shows.
(sitting/standing audience - standing me)

September 26th '08: Klubb Drömland- Underjorden, Göteborg w/ and then and komon

what the blackbird said
an urban being
A song for the night
what the night sang
goodbye night
hold me
rock n roll dreams come through (after meat loaf)
summer holidays (the end)
tell me (with your hands)
epilogue to mystery beach

My longest show ever (I believe). First performance of the entire indie pop opera about 'the night'. Awesome show, you all should have been there!
(standing audience - standing me)

this is me playin in the barn the day before midsummers eve

June 19th '08: Warm up party the day before Midsommar i Lenninge - Lenninge w/ Partybandet

I don't know which songs I played. I did play "the day" and "a song for the night" at least...

In the barn.
(sitting audience - standing me)

March 3rd '08: Klubb Estrad- Underjorden, Göteborg w/ Johannes Vidén, Teater Eksem and Teater Arcadia

summer holidays (without end)
airborne
in my flesh
cooking
a song for the night
goodbye night
rock n roll dreams come through (after meat loaf)
good to me
hold me
an urban being

I tried to do something different and I think I did.
(sitting and standing audience - standing me)

February 17th '08: Cosy Den and Söndagscaféet - Underjorden, Göteborg w/ Bare Knees

epilogue to mystery beach
hold me
in my flesh
summer holidays (without end)
a song for the night
you were good to me
an urban being

I did a pretty good job, I think. I wasn't all that nervous, maybe because I knew half the audience and not from a dark alley. bare knees were awesome as always, and their new split with ray rumours rocks, so buy it.
(sitting and standing audience - standing me)

this is me emptying my pockets before playing the popfest! new england

November 9th to 11th '07: Popfest! New England - Northampton, MA, USA w/ The 500's, Brown Recluse Sings, Bunnygrunt, The Capstan Shafts, Colin Clary + a Magog, eula, The Lil' Hospital, My Teenage Stride, One Happy Island, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Pants Yell!, Professor Pez, Scary Monster, Silly Piano Pillows, Singing Bridges, The Smittens, St. Christopher, Surefire Broadcast, The Besties, The Fawns, The Grade Grubbers and The Toothaches

the taking off of pants
mystery beach
epilogue (to mystery beach)
in my flesh
hold me
be with me (every night)
summer holidays (the end)
something on your mind (after g.o.o.f)
a song for the night
tell me (with your hands)

my nervousness almost killed me on this one. The Popfest was totally awesome! So many great bands in so little time. I sort of wanted it to go on for ever! thanks to everyone who was there. and thanks to colin clary for lending me his guitar!
(standing audience, standing me)

August 17th '07: Kalejda, Göteborg w/ Tella Novella and Ingrid

intro/manifesto
mystery beach
epilogue (to mystery beach)
tempest
in my flesh *
summer holidays (the end) *
hold me *
welcome in the world
be with me (every night)
airborne
tell me (with your hands)

*sung together with Kathrin from bare knees
I was supposed to have two more voices helping me sing, but they got held up unfortunately. But Kathrin was amazing, so big thanks to her! and thanks to the people at kalejda. The cookie was really nice!
(sitting audience, standing me and kathrin)

July 27th '07: Tjuren - our camp at the Emmaboda festival w/ Utah Rangers/Salty Pirates, g.o.o.f, Emil from Scaredycat, Lätt som en Plätt, milkman, Klas, the Young Untold, the Besties, Rough Bunnies, le man avec le lunettes, kin and the faintest ideas

I don't remember what I played, but I did play in my flesh and airborne anyway. I might have played mystery beach epilogue as well... It was four songs.

(sitting and standing audience, standing me)

this is me playing in front of the tjuren tent at emmaboda

June 2nd '07: Zoo instruments - Subscene, Oslo w/ the Sleepyheads, the Slow Painters and Fandango Railways

the taking off of pants
be with me (every night)
"the night" and "the day"
tempest
airborne
mystery beach
epilogue (to mystery beach)
welcome in the world
something on your mind (after g.o.o.f)
in my flesh
tell me (with your hands)
a song you could dance to

"so, why are you playing here?"
(standing audience, standing me)

February 5th '07: Tyftsalen - Billströmska folkhögskolan, Tjörn w/ Anna Pollack and music students from the school

3,4MB mono mp3-player recording.

the taking off of pants
mystery beach
epilogue (to mystery beach)
airborne
every night
the talking with hands

I felt sort of out of place, being the only person not studying at the school, but after a while I felt quite at home and I think they liked my songs. there was cheering...
(sitting audience - standing me)

January 28th '07: bara fint - Glassfabriken, Malmö w/ Vit Päls

"the night"
every night
airborne
something on your mind (after g.o.o.f)
mystery beach
epilogue (to mystery beach)
the taking off of pants
welcome in he world
the talking with hands
tempest in "somewhere"

a lot better than my first gig in malmö. hopefully the next one will be even better. some people seemed to like it. or maybe their look of shock was from horror. those two feelings are hard to distinguish from each other. I really like that café. Vit päls played an amazing show as always!
(sitting audience - standing me)

this is me playing at Antje Öklesund and at Kaninkanon IV

November 7th '06: Antje Öklesund - Berlin w/ nahe

doing your best
mystery beach
every night
tempest in "somewhere"
the taking off of pants
a song you could dance to
no good
airborne
something on your mind (after g.o.o.f)
welcome in the world
the talking with hands
lionheart

This show was my goodbye to Berlin and a lot of people were there, both friends and strangers. First ever German talk between the songs... If you never make a fool out of yourself you can't really tell that you're sane.
(standing audience - standing me)

August 18th '06: Kaninkanon IV - Literaturhaus, København w/ Strip Squad, bare knees, Ampel, Vit Päls, Southpaw, The Budgies, Band on Northern Blot, The 30es and Sort Stue.

the taking off of pants
mystery beach
"the night" and "the day"
(enough about me, here's) a song about "you"
don't smoke (after mount eerie)
welcome in the world
the talking with hands

In all out DIY-spirit I couldn't hear anything of what I played or sang, but it was still a wonderful gig and a wonderful evening. Lots and lots of love to Kaninkanon for all their work to get this together! And thanks to all the other bands for making me sweat!
(sitting audience - standing me)

August 14th '06: Kålgården - Göteborg w/ Pants yell!, bare knees, the faintest ideas and Bright Lights
5,7MB mono mp3-player recording.

(enough about me, here's) a song about "you"
mystery beach
the taking off of pants
a song you could dance to
every night
welcome in the world
pop love
the talking with hands

Despite being really tired and worn out after one week of festivals we got this great house show together at Kathrin's place. I did something different and actually played this show on the piano... sitting on top of it.
(sitting audience - sitting me)

this is me playing on top of Kathrin's piano at Kålgården

August 10th '06: Tjuren - our camp at the Emmaboda festival w/ K & Kalla mig bög-kören, Marja Kathrin och Sofia, Klas, g.o.o.f, Andrew (from Pants Yell!), Lätt som en plätt, the bedsit infamy (Krister), Ampel, people from strip squad

mystery beach
welcome in the world
pop love
lionheart
the talking with hands

My mp3 failed to record after the first song, and that song's so bad you won't get to hear it.
(sitting audience - sitting me)

July 10th '06: St. George's bookshop - Berlin w/ David Copenhafer, the philosophy of friends and people whos' names I don't know...

the taking off of pants
every night
lionheart
mystery beach
welcome in the world
goodnight: I almost died! (after the Robot Ate Me)
the talking with hands

This was a really nice show despite my sitting down. I've never been confronted by so many members of the audience before. They wanted to know everything... That was weird but nice. Everybody was really sweet and friendly. Just like in the world. Thank you guys for singing along!
(sitting audience - sitting me)

this is me playing at coolschmool and in Görlitzer Park

July 2nd '06: Görlitzer Park - Berlin w/ bare knees and ray rumours

mystery beach
every night
bizarro world half way through
impala song after Ralph McTell
welcome in the world
lionheart
the talking with hands
no love featuring Kathrin

I sang really out of tune and didn't know my songs. same as usual, in other words. I made people sing along really nicely anyway. plus it was my first gig outside of sweden.
(sitting audience - alternately sitting and standing me)

May 20th '06: you can't hide your love forever - Malmö

(enough about me, here's) a song about "you"
no good
every night
lionheart
poor me (after Karl Blau)
a song about a vampire and a clown
"nothing" (after the blow)
pop love
a song you could dance to

(standing audience - standing me)

April 11th '06: Coolschmool - Café Publik, Göteborg w/ bare knees, the budgies and g.o.o.f

Pop love
A song about a vampire and a clown
"Nothing" (lyrics by the blow)
Dr. Doom 2 (daughter of doom)
A song about "you"
Faith (inspired by Wham)
Lionheart
Every night
No good
Skimming stones (with g.o.o.f)

This was all very awesome! All bands were superb and the audience was really nice, all crammed up in the small upstairs of the café. Let's do this again some time!
(sitting and standing audience - standing me)

this is me playing at Kålgården the first time and together with g.o.o.f at the brevgris 4 collective.

January 14th '06: Kålgården - Göteborg w/ all of my brother's girlfriends, bare knees, Vit Päls and Cyndee Lee Hulko
15MB mono microphone recording.

Heartful of secrets
Pop Love
Poor Me (after Karl Blau)
Bizarro World
Lionheart
No more two-chord lovesongs
A song about a vampire and a clown
No Love (featuring Kathrin)
Instant Popsong (featuring noone, sadly)

Really nice atmosphere and really nice people. Just like hippies, like Calle from Vit Päls said... First time playing for mainly strangers. I was so nervous. All the acts were amazing and the audience too! Thank you all so much for being so nice to me! Huge thanks to Kathrin for getting this thing together!
(sitting audience - standing me)

November 26th '05: Brevgris 4 - Lund w/ g.o.o.f

Dr. Doom 2 (Daughter of Doom)
Instant popsong (featuring g.o.o.f)
Lionheart
No Good
No Love (featuring g.o.o.f)
Pop Love
Heartful of secrets

A night I'll never forget! Craziest ever!
(couched audience - sitting me)

August 12th '05: Tjuren - our camp at the Emmaboda festival w/ g.o.o.f, the budgies, kiss and make up, double dan and oh!custer

Lionheart (featuring Anna and friends)
Instant popsong (featuring goof)
Vädret i Kraków (hooray rain)
Part of a new song
Rainbows
Pop Love (too low key version)

Thanks to everyone who played and listened on this magical night and special thanks to those who sang along!
(sitting audience with me sitting in the middle. some people were just leaving)

October 31st '04: Distro - Göteborg w/ Viktor Sjöberg

Restless Song
Oh my Hands (song for Phil and Karl)
Mt. Volkswagen pt. 2
Första trädlåten
Goodnight: I almost died! (after the Robot Ate Me)
Rainbows
Zombiesomatic
the secret area of the underwater level

Thank you for applause.
(sitting audience - standing me)

July 21st '04: Julifesten - Edsbyn w/ Simon, Ann-Marie and Jörgen

Set 1:
Black Cloud / Carry diamonds
Goodnight: I almost died! (after the Robot Ate Me)
Midsummer's wake
Lucky Me (II)

Set 2:
Mt. Volkswagen pt. 2
Andra trädlåten
Improver
Första trädlåten

Thank you all for being there.
(sitting audience - sitting me)