EXHIBITIONS – NOT TO MISS!

in stockholm, sweden:

Christian Marclay

Edward Jarvis

one amazing exhibition ending – one starting.

Christian Marclay´s — CHALKBOARD

http://www.artipelag.se/en/exhibition/blackboard-teaching-and-learning-art

anna högberg – alto sax playing a version of CHALKBOARD — 18 & 19th january.

last chance!!!! do NOT miss!!!

see a video here, w mats gustafsson making a solo sax reading of CHALKBOARD:

http://vimeo.com/84026190

Edward Jarvis´s — VI ÄR ALLA GUDS SLAVAR

opening up jan 18th!!!

http://www.nationalgalleriet.just.nu/

in Chicago, IL:

& JOHN SPARAGANA: Crowds and Powder

in Chicago:

the amazing John Sparagana at CorbettVSDempsey:

http://www.corbettvsdempsey.com/

dec 13 – jan 25th

up again – el intruso votings – free jazz and related best of.

every year

http://elintruso.com/2014/01/15/encuesta-2013-periodistas-internacionales/

rockin right now in scandinavia — FIRE! ORCHESTRA

so far…. totally insane….fantastic….. 30 people in two buses…. snow….studio recordings….sold out shows….

and amazing music — the new piece “ENTER”

photo: micke keysendal

soundcheck Uppsala UKK — jan 11th 2014

http://earthwindand.com/site/

reviews from the tour:
http://www.unt.se/kultur/konsert/ett-perfekt-kaos-2793896.aspx

http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/fyr-og-flamme-pa-jazzscena/?fb_action_ids=10151798315096020&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=[257985464361002]&action_type_map=[%22og.recommends%22]&action_ref_map=[]

we miss conny sjökvist – legendary drummer of Mount Everest Trio.

check this great text on Conny:
http://www.orkesterjournalen.com/artiklar/in-memoriam/3358-gunar-lindgren-minns-conny-sjokvist

(sorry , only in swedish.)

we kid u NOT

— and more merch on its way!

scandinavia tour 6 – 15th january!

http://thequietus.com/articles/13983-mats-gustafsson-favourite-albums

check it out.

interview and special feauture – 13 favourite albums of mats gustafsson

the thing reviewed i new york times!

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/arts/music/the-thing-arto-lindsay-and-joe-mcphee-at-the-guggenheim.html?_r=0

“Nation Time” program w The Thing & Joe McPhee, as well as Richard Hell and Arto Lindsay at the wonderful Frank Lloyd Wright building Guggenheim Museum in New York City.

Curated by John Corbett and Christopher Wool!

check the amazing Wool Exhibition out at the museum!!!

http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/exhibitions/on-view/christopher-wool

The Things new album BOOT! is now released since 2 weeks…LP, CD and DL and the European tour is EXPLODING!

http://thethingrecords.com/

now it is up: FIRE! ORCHESTRA on FB ————
https://www.facebook.com/fireorchestra?ref=stream

scandinavian tour coming up in january 2014 and many activities planned for 2014 and 2015 internationally.

check also our web:
http://earthwindand.com/

it is here:

BOOT!!! – the NEW STUDIO RELEASE by THE THING!

LP , CD and DL.

in collaboration with TROST records!

and release fest in vienna – nov 22nd 2013!!!

with an european tour following, check schedule here:
http://matsgus.com/

and we are very proud to announce the launch of

THE THING RECORDS

webmastered  by the mighty George Staicu and with artistic image control by maestro Lasse Marhaug.

what else do you need ?

website here:

http://thethingrecords.com/

website UP NOW!!!!!!

a mats gustafsson feature in the great web mag THE QUIETUS is published as of today:
http://thequietus.com/articles/13830-mats-gustafsson-interview

and check out:

a recent sax solo by Mats Gustafsson was filmed by great and excellent film maker, photographer, sausage maker and webmaster Micke keysendal!!

see below. and:

http://matsgus.com/archives/category/solo

at the iDEAL fest in stockholm, nov 8th, 2013,  at the legendary FYLKINGEN space!

support iDEAL:

http://www.idealrecordings.com/

support FYLKINGEN:
http://www.fylkingen.se/

support keysendal:

http://keysendal.com/fotoblog/