Bar Berlin in Stockholm is located at Skånegatan 71 on Södermalm and the second and last monday of the Month, Anna Bergman is DJ'ing, playing a lot of Blues, Roots, Rock and diverse old-style stuff. This is a recommended gig, the place is small but cozy, very friendly, and Anna has a lot of cool music, ranging from the obvious to the completely unexpected.

It's great to see some new festivals coming, in particular as this year we are loosing the one in Norrtälje, and there are problems at the one in Åmål (the venue has burnt down), so Dusty Road Blues Festival in Tidaholm is a nice addition. The only issue is that it is the same weekend as the festivals in Mönsterås and Tranås, which means May 28 - 29 (although Dusty Road Blues also has gigs on Sunday May 30).

This said, the lineup in Tidaholm looks good.

We are getting closer to the Blues festivals now, and we have some lineups for the earlier festivals set now. The first blues festival in Tranås last year is coming back again, and this time for 2 days, which is nice. As for the largest blues festival in Sweden, Åmåls Blues Fest, disaster struck earlier this year, when the main event building burnt down. This doesn't stop Åmåls Blues Fest from happening, but there will be changes of course. Watch their homepage for most reace info.

In Mönsterås, the Roots and Blues festival is happening as usual the last weekend of May, which means the same weekend as the festival in Tranås, which is too bad. I'll be in Mönsterås, that's for sure, if for no other reason so because Voodoo Boogie is playing there! The location for this festival is changed now, and the new location for the main event is Hotell Kronmunken.

/Karlsson

The Regent Pub at Regeringsgatan 88 in Stockholm is now where many of the gigs that used to be at Big Ben will happen. Bernte Ridderström is booking the gigs at The Regent Pub now, as he used to do at Big Ben previously.

Big Ben will still have lve Music, but probably less that I will annonunce here, but who knows. What I DO know though is that the gig with TX Boogie at Big Ben on January 27 has been canceled. Which is too bad, I was looking forward to that!

And keep your eyes open at The Regent Pub, there are some good gigs coming up there!

/Karlsson