Germany / Switzerland Nov. 2008 TOUR!

[Alex]

DM Bob & Jem Finer

New album "Pirana" should be out 14th of November on Hazelwood Vinyl Plastics.
You can pre-listen all tracks on a stream at http://www.ilike.com/artist/hazelwood+vinyl+plastics/album/DM+Bob+%2526+Jem+Finer+-+Pirana.
I saw Jem twice and they never disapointed. Might catch them again in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

04.11.08 D-Berlin, White Trash
05.11.08 D-Berlin, Luzia
07.11.08 D-Bremen, Lila Eule
08.11.08 D-Hamburg, Hafenklang
11.11.08 D-Mannheim, Blau
12.11.08 CH-Zürich, Mata Hari
13.11.08 CH-Neuchatel, Queen Kong Club
14.11.08 CH-Rorschach, Mariaberg
15.11.08 CH-Bern, Cafe Kairo
16.11.08 CH-Schaffhausen, Fasskeller
18.11.08 D-tba
19.11.08 D-Frankfurt, Das Bett
20.11.08 D-Köln, Tsunami
21.11.08 D-Wilhelmshaven, Kling Klang
22.11.08 D-Essen, Grend

[Clash Cadillac]

DM Bob & Jem Finer

New album "Pirana" should be out 14th of November on Hazelwood Vinyl Plastics.
You can pre-listen all tracks on a stream at http://www.ilike.com/artist/hazelwood+vinyl+plastics/album/DM+Bob+%2526+Jem+Finer+-+Pirana.

Thanks for the heads up. Listening to the tracks now...

[Alex]

The last missing date has been added:
18.11.08 D-Tübingen, Epple Haus
I just live around the corner of Tübingen, so this is gonna be a great night!!


04.11.08 D-Berlin, White Trash
05.11.08 D-Berlin, Luzia
07.11.08 D-Bremen, Lila Eule
08.11.08 D-Hamburg, Hafenklang
11.11.08 D-Mannheim, Blau
12.11.08 CH-Zürich, Mata Hari
13.11.08 CH-Neuchatel, Queen Kong Club cancelled
14.11.08 CH-Rorschach, Mariaberg
15.11.08 CH-Bern, Cafe Kairo
16.11.08 CH-Schaffhausen, Fasskeller
17.11.08 D-Freiburg, Great Räng Teng Teng
18.11.08 D-Tübingen, Epple Haus
19.11.08 D-Frankfurt, Das Bett
20.11.08 D-Köln, Tsunami
21.11.08 D-Wilhelmshaven, Kling Klang
22.11.08 D-Essen, Grend

[Alex]

Country-Trash mit viel Humor
DM Bob und Jem Finer spielten am Dienstag im Epplehaus
Bob Tooke aus Louisiana, ist Altmeister des Garage-Rocks. Der Engländer Jem Finer war Mitbegründer der legendären Pogues. Zusammen sind sie eines der großartigsten Kleinorchester der Welt.
Haben Pat Cash und John McEnroe ihre Tennisschläger gegen Saiteninstrumente getauscht? Nein, dies sind DM Bob, links, und Pogues-Mitbegründer „Country“ Jem Finer. Eines der großartigsten Kleinorchester der Welt.




Tübingen.
J.J. Cale, der aus Oklahoma stammende Gitarrist, setzte Maßstäbe, was Lässigkeit angeht. Das brotfertigste Schlagzeug aller Zeiten besaß Sulla Bradtke, der ehemaligen Schwoißfuaß-Trommler. – Irgendwo zwischen Attitüde und Abgefucktheit, garniert mit einer guten Messerspitze grenzenlosen Humors bewegt sich „DM (Deutschmark) Bob“ Tooke. Der in Hamburg lebende US-Amerikaner ist vor allem Musiker und Maler. Nebenbei hat er den boxenden Klitschko-Brüdern Englisch beigebracht.

Sein selbst gebautes und bemaltes Schlagzeug ist den 40 Zuhörern bereits das Eintrittsgeld ins Epplehaus wert: Es besteht aus zwei Holzkisten, die DM Bob mit den Füßen bedient. Die größere dient als Basstrommel, die kleinere – mit einer Metallfolie bespannte – als Snare.

Gleichzeitig spielt der Amerikaner verzerrt Gitarre und gelegentlich Mundharmonika und er singt, meist gemeinsam mit seinem kongenialen Partner Jem Finer. Der Multiinstrumentalist (Gitarre, Lap-Steel, Banjo) hat einst die Pogues, und damit den irischen Folk-Punk, mitbegründet. Vor kurzem baute Finer ein Gerät, das selbständig komponiert, indem es Umwelteinflüsse nützt. Verrückt, aber wahr.

In den Abend führen die Lokalmatadoren Filthy Cowboy Sunset, laut Tastenmann Frank Allmendinger, die „langsamste Band Tübingens“. Oder um es mit einem Zuschauer zu sagen: „Nouvelle Vague ohne Sex. Lou Reed ohne New York. Nick Cave ohne Heroinerfahrung. Aber trotzdem gut.“

Dann ergießt sich Gute-Laune-Swamp-Pop, eine Mischung aus Bluegrass, Blues, Cajun und Tex-Mex von DM Bob ins Epplehaus. Bei Stücken wie „I like to play baseball“, oder „Barbecue Bob“ bekommen vor allem weiße Südstaatler ihr Fett weg. Da wird schrammelig gezupft, schräg gesungen und kräftig gejodelt, etwa beim dritten Stück „Who put the cunt in Cuntrey“. Es treibt einem Freudentränen in die Augen, wenn DM Bob und Jem Finer das Stück „Your heating charm (sic)“ (edit: It's called "Your Heat'n Chart") aus der Feder des eher obskuren Künstlers Wank Hilliams ankündigen. Echte Größe zeigt Jem Finer, als er ein Kornett herauszieht („I believe it‘s a trumpet“) und gesteht, er habe nachmittags erstmals 15 Minuten lang auf dem gerade erworbenen Instrument gespielt. Dafür trifft er erstaunlich viele Töne.


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[Mike from Boston]

Country-Trash mit viel Humor
DM Bob und Jem Finer spielten am Dienstag im Epplehaus

Haben Pat Cash und John McEnroe ihre Tennisschläger gegen Saiteninstrumente getauscht? Nein, dies sind DM Bob, links, und Pogues-Mitbegründer „Country“ Jem Finer. Eines der großartigsten Kleinorchester der Welt.

Hi Alex,

Can you post an English Translation? Or did Jem plays doubles tennis against John McEnroe and Pat Cash

[DzM]

Google entertainingly suggests:

Tuebingen.
J.J. Cale, from the Oklahoma-born guitarist, sat benchmarks, which are nonchalance. The brotfertigste drums all times possessed Sulla Bradtke, the former Schwoißfuaß-drummers. - Somewhere between attitude and Abgefucktheit, garnished with a good pinch of boundless humor moves "DM (German Mark) Bob" Tooke. The live in Hamburg Americans is mainly musicians and painters. Incidentally, he has the boxing Klitschko brothers taught English.

His self-built and painted drums is the 40 listeners already admission into Epplehaus worth: It consists of two wooden crates, the DM Bob served with the feet. The larger serves as a bass drum, the smaller - with a metal foil covered - as a snare drum.

At the same time the Americans played distorted guitar and harmonica and he occasionally sings, usually together with his congenial partner Jem Finer. The multi (guitar, lap steel, banjo) has once the Pogues, and so the Irish folk-punk, co-founded. Finer recently built a device that is self-composed by environmental influences benefits. Crazy, but true.

In the evening, the local Filthy Cowboy Sunset, loud keys man Frank Allmendinger, the "slowest band Tübingen". Or to put it with an audience to say: "Nouvelle Vague without sex. Lou Reed without New York. Nick Cave heroin without experience. But still good. "

Then ergießt are good mood-Swamp-pop, a mix of bluegrass, blues, Cajun and Tex-Mex DM Bob Epplehaus ins. For pieces like "I like to play baseball," or "Barbecue Bob" will mainly white Südstaatler her fat away. As is Schrammel plucked obliquely sung and strong gejodelt, about the third piece "Who put the cunt in Cuntrey." It pushes a joy tears in his eyes when DM Bob and Jem Finer the song "Your heating charm (sic)" (edit: It's called "Your Heat'n Chart") from the pen of the more obscure artist Wank Hilliam announce. Size shows real Jem Finer, when he was a cornet herauszieht ( "I Believe It'sa trumpet") and confesses that he had first afternoon for 15 minutes on the instrument played just acquired. That makes it surprising many tones.

[territa]

Somehow it makes much more sense when heard. I can halfway understand the spoken language, so I thought I'd give Amazon.com.de a go and order the new album... the page layout is the same, but I hadn't a clue as to what any of it said. I wasn't sure I'd even ordered it, until I got the email confirmation. Yikes! Postage from Germany to the US is steep!

[DzM]

Somehow it makes much more sense when heard. I can halfway understand the spoken language, so I thought I'd give Amazon.com.de a go and order the new album... the page layout is the same, but I hadn't a clue as to what any of it said. I wasn't sure I'd even ordered it, until I got the email confirmation. Yikes! Postage from Germany to the US is steep!

Umm. You can buy the entire album in MP3 format from Amazon.com (USA version).

[territa]

I know, but I'm "old fashioned" that way. Okay, I'm just old. Dated. I still have a turntable. I like to have the album artwork.

[Aine]

Country-Trash mit viel Humor
DM Bob und Jem Finer spielten am Dienstag im Epplehaus

Haben Pat Cash und John McEnroe ihre Tennisschläger gegen Saiteninstrumente getauscht? Nein, dies sind DM Bob, links, und Pogues-Mitbegründer „Country“ Jem Finer. Eines der großartigsten Kleinorchester der Welt.

Hi Alex,

Can you post an English Translation? Or did Jem plays doubles tennis against John McEnroe and Pat Cash

Haven't laughed out loud on the forum for a while, but that did it, Mike from Boston.

[Alex]

Country-Trash with lots of humor!

DM Bob und Jem Finer played the Epplehaus, Tübingen.
Bob Tooke from Louisiana is the grand master of garage-rock. English man Jem Finer was the co-founder oft he Pogues. Together they are on of the greatest two-man bands!


Did Pat Cash und John McEnroe changed their tennis rackets for stringed instruments? No, this is DM Bob on the left and Pogues co-founder „Country“ Jem Finer on the right. […]

Oklahoma native J.J. Cale set standards for coolness. The craziest drumset was owned by swabian drummer Sulla Bradtke of the rockgroup “Schwoissfuass”. With a good pinch of great humor “DM (Deutsch Mark) Bob” Tooke moves somewhere between attitude and being fucked up. The American musician lives in Hamburg as a musician and painter. By the way, it was DM Bob who taught the boxing Klitschko brothers the English language

Watching his homemade and painted drumset is already worth the admission paid by ca. 40 listeners! It consists of two wooden boxes, which DM Bob plays with his feet. The larger box serves as a bass drum, the smaller one is covered with a metal foil and serves as a snare drum.
At the same time he plays a guitar using lots of effects. He also plays the harmonica and he usually shares the lead vocals with the amazing Jem Finer. Jem is multi-instrumentalist playing guitar, lap steel, banjo and a cornet. […] Recently artist Jem Finer build a installation called “Score for a hole in the ground (http://www.scoreforaholeintheground.com).

[passage about the support act]

Then the high-spirits-Swamp-Pop (a mixture of Bluegrass, Blues, Cajun and Tex Mex) begins. It’s songs like “I like to play baseball” or “Barbecue Bob” that take the piss out of the white American Southerns. There is strumming, singing off the key and strong yodel. The yodeling can be heard in third song of the evening “Who put the cunt in Cuntrey”. There’s tears of joy in the eyes when DM Bob and Jem Finer introduce the song "Your Heat'n Chart" written by “Wank Williams”. Jem shows his talent when he picks up a cornet („I believe it‘s a trumpet“) and confesses that he only bought it this afternoon and played on it only for 15 minutes. Keeping these facts in mind he plays it pretty well!


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