28-01-2010
MOHAMMAD ALIZAI is the new Club-de-Gootsteen artist. Alizai makes music from Afghanistan. A week ago Alizai opened the door, when I was pointed to his music production via neighborhood residents and rang the bell. Alizai was just reviewing a song. The recordings of that can be heard in Club de Gootsteen.
Yar Mohammad Alizai was called during the recording by an Afghan musician who lives in Sweden who was about to go to Afghanistan and perform there. Often a singer sings a few songs from other singers like from Mohammad. Via telephone Mohammad lets this musician hear his latest song. The song is about the reconstruction of Afghanistan. These recordings can be heard in the Club.
POSTER BY GIJS DEDDENS.
07-01-2010
Eddy Kamstra in the Snow
05-01-2010
"A beautiful poster, but my name is Kamstra not KamPstra. Only just discovered."
05-01-2010
Despite snow, a still functioning Gootsteen.
01-12-2009
The Eddy Kamstra Show has begun! With evergreens such as: "Stardust", "White Christmas", "The most beautiful painting is you" and many others.
29-11-2009
Disturbing news. The CD player appears to be off or on stop, no music. Director Steven Jouwersma goes to investigate. Fortunately the poster by Bart has turned out very beautiful. Look in Poster Gallery.
26-11-2009
EDDY KAMSTRA
(born in 1927 right next to the Noorderstation). Recordings during the coffee hour in care home "De Ebbingepoort" resulted in a show by pianist and singer Eddy Kamstra assisted by a group of singing ladies.
23-11-2009
Comic artist Bart Nijstad makes the new poster for the third artist group, originating from care center "de Ebbingepoort".
21-11-2009
The neighborhood describes the music of Sebastiaan Vos as "Maria sounds".
20-11-2009
Due to work by the NS [Dutch Railways], the Club was out of order for some time. The cables have since been repaired.
27-10-2009
A cassette tape received from Sebastiaan Vos with approx. 20 minutes of new music specially for C.D.G.. Sebastiaan has now started.
26-10-2009
SEBASTIAAN VOS
was discovered by ringing doorbells at people in the vicinity of the Noorderstation. He opened the door and was interested in performing in the Club. This gave him new inspiration to work on his home-brewed electronic music, which had stalled somewhat.
POSTER BY MARIJKE TEN CAAT.
21-10-2009
No response to the 600 distributed flyers and so C.D.G. goes door to door to track down musicians. After a few doors Sebastiaan Vos opened, soon to be heard in the Club.
18-10-2009
The neighborhood describes the music of class 3-4-5 A of primary school de Pendinghe as "very scary when you walk there alone at night"
06-10-2009
600 Flyers distributed in mailboxes around the Noorderstation. The flyer asks musicians who consider themselves suitable for Club de Gootsteen to make themselves known.
26-09-2009
A festive opening with a drink and a talk by the CDG director Steven Jouwersma. "In eight concerts the musical production around the location of the Club will be mapped out." The first concert is by class 3-4-5 A of primary school de Pendinghe. A selection of their repertoire.
PRIMARY SCHOOL DE PENDINGHE GROUP 3-4-5 A
with thanks to Ms. Solvijg for the music lessons and the children of class 3-4-5 A.
Bert Scholten (Vera-Club) has designed and screen-printed a stack of 50 posters for the first concert in CDG. The posters have been distributed throughout the city.
18-09-2009
A second recording session in primary school de Pendinghe (vensterschool) during a visit to class 3-4-5 A
17-09-2009
The last stone has been placed back in the pavement. Club de Gootsteen at the Noorderstation is ready for the first artist from a series of eight. Primary school de Pendinghe is the first artist.
10-09-2009
A first visit to Primary School de Pendinghe and the music class of Ms. Solvijg. The first recordings of group 5a sound promising.
09-09-2009
Club de Gootsteen created by Steven Jouwersma made possible by SIGN.
THE POSTERS
BERT SCHOLTEN - PRIMARY SCHOOL DE PENDINGHE GROUP 3-4-5 A, MARIJKE TEN CAAT - SEBASTIAAN VOS, BART NIJSTAD - THE EDDY KAMSTRA SHOW, GIJS DEDDENS - MOHAMMAD ALIZAI, MARTINE RADEMAKERS - FRANS VAN RIJN, ASTRID FLORENTINUS - HELEEN YSTRA, ALFRED BOLAND - WILLEM JAN STIENSTRA, WAYNEHORSE - O.N.S.
THE LOCATION
NOORDERSTATION GRONINGEN
DESIGN: SHOOTMEDIA.NL