
An insider tip in the GermanDutch music scene Arnold has played festivals with J Cocker and A Lee
With hundreds of gigs under their belt -- from the legendary Fehrman Festival, where Hendrix played his last concert, to concerts in some of Europe's most renowned clubs, which regularly feature the likes of Wishbone Ash or Papa Chubby -- Darrell Arnold and the Dead Buffaloes have become a mainstay of the European live music scene. The band is strongly influenced by a wide variety of roots musical styles: From classic rock numbers to heartfealt ballads to pop-rock influenced guitar songs, you can't tell what the band will pull out of its hat next. But the blend between Arnold's thoughtful and soulful lyrics and the bands divergent musical styles always results in a rich musical experience.
Darrell Arnold and the Dead Buffaloes have produced two studio CDs, both showing the diversity and depth of this band as well as their performing and production finesse. The debut CD, "Here or Somewhere Else," was recorded with Chris Beckers, one of Holland's best known jazz guitarists and producers, who regularly produces and plays with the likes of Earnie Watts (The Rolling Stones) and Peter Erskine (Weather Report). It has received a smattering of airplay on German radio. "Everyday Stories," the just released second CD, was recorded with Klaus Bohlmann, one of Germany's most renowned studio engineers and producers; and on keyboards it features Hendrik Schaper, known from his work with Passport and Udo Lindenberg's Panikorchestra. Both CDs are available through the bands own record label, Strange Little Records.
Among the recent band highlights:
- opening gigs with The Yardbirds (October 2002)
- opening band for Eric Burdon in Schwerin Germany (June 2002)
- selected by Javamusic as a showcase band for Popkomm (July 2002)
- showcase performance at the Hard Rock Cafe, Boston, during the NEMO conference (2002)
- song "Give What You Can" included on the NEMO Sampler (April 2002)
- inclusion of "Western Skies" on the sampler of Germany's Musiker Magazine (March/April 2002)
- "Case 1327" as the number one song at MP3Songs (April 2002)
- feature story on WDR TV, Germany (June 2002)
- radio interview on WDR2, with Udo Vieths (October 2002)
The band's CDs can now be ordered throught Media Markt and Saturn stores in Germany. They are also available at htt://www.javamusic.com (for the North American market) and http://www.glitterhouse.com (for the European market).
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