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Poets of the Fall, 20th Anniversary – Surprise Chat with Markus “Captain” Kaarlonen
You know, or maybe you don’t, but I am always interested in what happens behind the curtain, especially when it comes to Poets of the Fall. I can guess the amount of work going on there before they can actually deliver the exquisite shows they do, night after night. I wish sometimes I was a little mouse, spying on what’s going on… wish granted. No! I did not turn into a mouse. I had a very nice and lengthy chat with none other than the maestro, Markus Kaarlonen – aka our Captain. He kindly reached out after reading my article on Warsaw’s gig and left it to my discretion to…
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Poets of the Fall, 20th Anniversary Tour – Gigs Diaries: Warsaw, Poland 04.09.2023
Poets of the Fall 20th Anniversary European tour started on September 4th 2023 in Warsaw, Poland, for me. A last-minute decision so I could meet my dear friend Susan, who’d come all the way from California to see the band… Poets of the Fall are more than just musicians playing amazing music. They are what started the beautiful friendships enriching my life for the past 5 years. So little time and yet it feels like forever. So, where to begin? Ah! Yes! Susan Did you bring a friend? Did you come alone? Did you come alone? Are you thinking of your friends? Are your thinking of your loved ones? – excerpt…
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Poets of the Fall Forever, 20 Years of an Amazing Musical Journey
Today – or rather the day after tomorrow – is the celebration of 20 amazing years of music masterfully offered to us on a platinum platter by Finnish rock band POETS OF THE FALL. As a writer, it is always nerve-wrecking to imagine people you admire so much reading your words. When these people are POETS OF THE FALL who, wordsmith Marko Saaresto, belongs to… well, I get nervous with all the what ifs screaming in my head… Truth be told, there are so many surprises throughout this article I could not be more please for Poets and for you, readers, fans and friends. We’ve all been touched to the core…
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Poets of the Fall – Viking Line, Vogue Club, Turku-Stockholm November 19th, 2022
Where are you going? – they hailed, as I ran passed them. I am going on an adventure! – I shouted back and waved at whomever yelled the question – obviously, this was happening in my head 😅. You never know when the time is ripe for you to experience something new. Life has taught me that when you are ready, your actions to make new experiences happen speak volumes about you and your state of mind at that moment. I work hard in that sense even though I often take long breaks in-between great milestones, I still work hard. Nothing worth gaining comes easy and I don’t know any other…
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Poets of the Fall – Back to Le Trabendo, Paris September 25th, 2022
How do you prepare for a Poets of the Fall gig? 🙃 Personally, I like to reminisce about the previous one I attended… It was a while ago, September 2022 in Paris at the brilliant venue Le Trabendo. The band who stole my heart years ago, playing in my home country – though I don’t live there anymore, could not miss them there so I went again. It has become a bit of a tradition. This is the third time Poets of the Fall performs on the French stage. This made the show even more special to me, as you can imagine. Le Trabendo Le Trabendo, happily situated in Parc…
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Misfit’s Gems – Tom Lumley & the Brave Liaison, No Trust 04.11.2022
Tom Lumley & the Brave Liaison is a British indie rock band who has recently released the video for the acclaimed single No Trust. I discovered the band on the “tweet-tweet” social platform when they announced that they were about to be the opening act for Poets of the Fall’s Ghostlight Tour 2022. Unfortunately, they were sharing the first act with the great Swedish rock band Bomber… I say unfortunately because none of the gig dates I chose included Tom Lumley & the Brave Liaison 😭. I would have loved to be able to say I saw both supporting acts ❤️ “Anywho”, I read a few reactions to the announcement…
