Thursday, February 12, 2015

Seeking Musical Collaborator

Traveling as a solo artist, people often ask me if I've ever thought about touring with a band.  My answer is always, "I'd love to, but I can't afford it."  So just to be completely upfront here, I still can't afford it.  Traveling with a band, that is.  But I think it's possible that I could afford to tour with one other musician backing me up (and potentially doing opening sets if applicable), or at least give it a trial run for a good while and see if it works out.

I'm open to various possibilities, but I have always thought that if I were to perform with one other musician on a regular basis, the ideal would be a really good improvisational fiddle player who is also really good at singing harmonies.

Whoever it is would ideally be someone who also:


  • lives in or near Portland, Oregon
  • likes the idea of traveling a lot for weeks or months on end, including internationally
  • likes the idea of performing at protests and events involving primarily some combination of socialists, communists, anarchists, peaceniks, hippies, punks, etc.
  • has no aspirations to make a lot of money at this
  • has done some DIY touring and has some idea of what they're getting into
  • does not think that the idea of sleeping on a foldout couch now and then is the end of the world
  • is easy to get along with when cooped up with one other person for weeks or months at a time in a small rental car


That's it in a nutshell as far as who I'm looking for.  A little about me:  I'm a politically-obsessed singer-songwriter based in Portland.  You can listen to my music at davidrovics.com.  I've been making a living as a solo artist touring internationally (mainly Europe and North America) since 1997 or so.  Mainly by sponging off of the international Left.  And a little from playing for the folk and punk music scenes in different countries, but mainly the Left.

Please email me at david@davidrovics.com with links to your music and any other such info that may be relevant if you want to think about collaborating musically!

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Spring 2015 Europe Tour

From early April through early June I'll be on tour in Europe, playing shows in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, England and Wales.

***There are still available dates for me to play elsewhere!  Please email me at david@davidrovics.com if you might be inclined to organize a show!***

I have no corporate sponsors, so if I'm going to get a good audience in different towns and cities, it's pretty much all on people like you spreading the word.  There are various ways you can do that, such as the following:
  • Share this post with your friends who live in the places I'll be going
  • Join my Thunderclap campaign to promote the tour in one big thunderous social media message to go out on April 3rd
  • "Like" the Tour's Facebook page, check out the events tab, and invite your friends in the areas I'm playing in to join
  • Sign up to be notified about gigs happening near you via Songkick and/or Bandsintown
  • Become a subscriber -- and get free entry to all of my shows

JOE HILL TOUR
100 Years of Immortality



2015 is the 100th anniversary of the death by firing squad of the great IWW troubadour, Joe Hill.  So the theme of this year's tour is Joe Hill:  100 years of immortality.  All shows from April 7-22 are double bills with me and fantastic Swedish songwriter, Kristian Svensson.  Also several of my shows in Denmark include another stellar Swedish songwriter, Elona Planman opening for me.

There are two spiffy tour posters which you can download as a high-res PDF and print out, if you're so inclined!  There's the one to the right featuring me and Kristian, and there's one with just me, for my gigs in 2015 that don't involve Kristian.

ITINERARY:



Friday, April 3rd
Nordsjællands Efterskole -- with Elona Planman
Aggebovej 34
3200 Helsinge
Denmark

Tuesday, April 7th
Biblioteket (Bassängen): -- with Kristian Svensson
Kvarngatan 17
KävlingeSweden

Wednesday, April 8th, 6 pm
Gemenskapen -- with Kristian Svensson
Spånehusgatan 83
Malmö
Sweden

Thursday, April 9th
Medborgarhuset -- with Kristian Svensson
Lönsboda
Sweden

Friday, April 10th
Oktober Bogcafé -- with Kristian Svensson
Vesterfælledvej 1B
1750 København V
Denmark

Saturday, April 11th
Perrong 23 -- with Kristian Svensson
Hassleholm
Sweden

Monday, April 13th
Metropol -- with Kristian Svensson
Hörby
Sweden

Tuesday, April 14th
ABF Huset -- with Kristian Svensson
Gasverksgatan 3
Trelleborg
Sweden

Wednesday, April 15th
Folkets hus -- with Kristian Svensson
Ängelholm
Sweden

Thursday, April 16th
Folkets Hus -- with Kristian Svensson
Vänersborg
Sweden

Friday, April 17th
Kulturhuset -- with Kristian Svensson
Jönköping
Sweden

Saturday, April 18th
Cyklopen -- with Kristian Svensson
Stockholm
Sweden

Sunday, April 19th
Joe Hill home/museum -- with Kristian Svensson
Gävle
Sweden

Monday, April 20th
Runö Conference Centre -- with Kristian Svensson
Åkersberga
Sweden

Tuesday, April 21st
44:an -- with Kristian Svensson
Stockholm
Sweden

Wednesday, April 22nd
Fjärde Långgatan 8b -- with Kristian Svensson 
Gothenberg
Sweden

Thursday, April 23rd
Folkets Hus
Norrebrogade
Copenhagen
Denmark

Friday, April 24th, 4 pm
3F event -- with Elona Planman
Skibhusvej 52
Odense
Denmark

Saturday, April 25th, 3 pm
3F event -- with Elona Planman
Vestergade 32
Nyborg
Denmark

Tuesday, April 28th, 8 pm
Langsøhus -- with Elona Planman
Vestre Ringvej 51
Silkeborg
Denmark

Wednesday, April 29th, 6 pm
Kulturhuset -- with Elona Planman
Hostrupsgade 14
Silkeborg
Denmark

Thursday, April 30th
1000Fryd -- with Elona Planman
Alborg
Denmark

Friday, May 1st
Annual May 1 event
Tangkrogen Arhus
Denmark

Friday, May 1st
Trøjborg beboerhus -- with Elona Planman
Tordenskjoldsgade 31
8220 Aarhus N
Denmark

Saturday, May 2nd
Klub am Besenbinderhof
Besenbinderhof 62
Hamburg
Germany

Sunday, May 3rd
Attac event
KelterplatzBesigheim

Germany
Monday, May 4th, 7 pm
Attac event
Franz-Josef-Röder-Strasse 7
66119 Saarbrücken
Germany

Saturday, May 9th
Befreiungsfest
Wallanlagen
Hamburg
Germany

Sunday, May 10th
Infoladen
Wiesbaden
Germany

Monday, May 11th, 8 pm
Im Bosseldorn 23
Heidelberg
Germany

Wednesday, May 13th
House concert
Uster
Switzerland

Friday, May 15th
House concert -- RSVP Simon if you want to attend!
Landquart
Switzerland

Saturday, May 16th
Wallhalla
Davos
Switzerland

Sunday, May 17th
Rössli Bar
Reitschule
Bern
Switzerland

Tuesday, May 19th
Die Zentrale Coworking Space
Berger Straße 175
Frankfurt
Germany

Thursday, May 21st
Tafod Lounge -- with Cosmo
Nos Da
53-59 DESPENSER STREET
RIVERSIDE
CARDIFF CF11 6AG
WALES

Friday, May 22nd, 7:30 pm
Burgundy & Black
12 St Martins Mews
Dorking, Surrey RH4 1UT
England

Saturday, May 23rd, 7:30 pm
Casa Bar
29 Hope Street
Liverpool, Merseyside L1 9BQ
England

Monday, May 25th
House concert -- RSVP Suzannah if you'd like to attend!
Barnoldswick, Lancashire
England

Wednesday, May 27th
The Boathouse
Cambridge
England

Thursday, May 28th
Islington Folk Club
London
England

Saturday, May 30th
Glastonwick Punk Rock and Beer Festival
Church Farm
Coombes Lancing, West Sussex BN15 0RS
England

June 6: G7 protests

Munich area
Germany