The Blog Flamingo

OFF THE GRID FESTIVAL Normally I write about a song that caught my attention or that has a special meaning to me but this article is a tribute to this small festival that I had the honor in attending in Croatia's capital Zagreb at the Vintage Industrial Bar This story actually starts in June 2022. While I was watching the amazing band L.H.D.  at the Trash'n'Burn festival in Croatia, I met some great people who were also in a band called Melewai . We started talking, drank some beers and after the festival we stayed in touch. From time to time they released a new song on Bandcamp and I just loved their songs. I promised them that whenever they would play their first live gig I would do my best to be there. And then the news came that Melewai was going to play at the Off The Grid festival, organised by L.H.D. and together with Sumski  and Psycho Mutants . So, keeping my promise, I was there on the 27th of December. Melewai opened the festival and a lot of people did not reall

ASERMOIETUITKOMT - Mijn Zin  As a harbringer of the new album "Miauw" (scheduled for the 20th of April 2024), Asermoietuitkomt released the new single "Mijn Zin", free translated to "I Do Whatever I Want". Asermoietuitkomt continues to deliver their characteristic punk/hardcore style with the energy and intensity that fans appreciate. The inclusion of Fleddy Melculy's Jeroen Camerlynck in the chorus adds a great dynamic to the song. The use of footage from various former gigs in the music video provides a nostalgic and energetic backdrop to the music. I'm glad they also used some footage from The Black Flamingo where at one point I even get my one second of fame as a living furniture cameo. Looking forward to "Miauw"

THE MONO KIDS - LITTLE HANSI The Mono Kids is a two-headed garage punk band from the City of Light (Eindhoven) in the Netherlands. Michel (guitar and vocals) and Roelof (drums) are two friends who played together in different bands before but are now on their own musical adventure.  They only know one way to play and that is straight forward but they do it with such great enthusiasm that it's almost impossible to stand still as a bystander.  I had the privilege to welcome them on The Black Flamingo stage last month and what a show that was ! From the first chord till the last drumbeat it was pure excitement. They even turned a Hank Williams song into a Mono Kids classic. And they played Little Hansi, a song about a boy that is afraid of horses. It's loud and loaded with energy and when they played it we even had two "horses" on stage (the audience was completely into The Mono Kids).  Michel and Roelof told me that there was a video for the song that was about to be r