June 2011
6 posts
A three-part weekend
The Troublemakers at U&D 2011, photo by Andreas Malassa
Whew, back home in Munich from a BIG weekend.
Drove up to Berlin on Thursday. My record label Blue Rose had a raffle last year for their anniversary and Frank from Berlin won a house concert with me. Frank and his wife Claudia, however, had never organized a house concert and don’t really have the kind of apartment that allows...
A live EP for free download
I got something for you.
Recorded by Uli Teute You can download this for free at markusrill.bandcamp.com. All I’m asking is for you to tell me your email address so I can send you my monthly newsletter. You’re also welcome to pay whatever you think is appropriate.
Hope you enjoy this set.
The coming weekend
Hi guys,
sorry for not having blogged much recently. Lots of stuff to do and no real hot news to share. But here I am.
I’m looking forward to a good weekend and my upcoming vacation. Yay! Tomorrow I’ll be heading to Berlin to catch my friend Leonardo von Papp and his band Kensington Road present their new CD. On Friday I’ll be playing a house concert in Berlin - that should be...
The Facts About My Life
Hi guys, here’s a new song. This video was recorded at a recent Troublemakers gig, May 28, 2011 at Immerhin in Würzburg. The last gig of a three-day run and only the third time we ever played this song live.
The recorded intro pretty much tells the story. Here’s the short version in English. I’ve been on Twitter for awhile (@markusrill) and I’ve met some very interesting...
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May 2011
9 posts
Three days on the road
A short recap of our three-day run with Markus Rill & The Troublemakers.
Thursday, May 26: Red River Saloon, Heilbronn I had been looking forward to this show because it’s the home turf of my record label Blue Rose. I had played in Heilbronn a few times before but never with my band.
We had an ok-sized audience but most of them kept close to the bar which kept them hidden from my line of...
