Getting ready to take Manhattan… and Brooklyn… and New Jersey – but first we take the Pet Sounds Bar
November 7th, 2013
“Sorry it took so long, but we were just tuning.” Just like everybody else we were devastated to hear the news about Lou Reed´s passing. And now this quote from his Live Take No Prisoners album comes to mind. So sorry for having neglected this page for a while. But we´ve been busy tuning. Tuning this rock and roll machine of ours into perfection for our first plunge across the Atlantic pond.
Dalarna here we come – opening for The Nomads
June 13th, 2013
Another opening band feather in the cap for us Plastic Pals. Having opened for luminaries as Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3 and The New Christs (with Rob Younger from Radio Birdman and Jim Dickson from The Barracudas) it´s now time for The Plastic Pals to open for The Nomads. The show´s in Borlänge at Restaurant Liljan Friday today 14th June.
The Relentless Turn The Tide Tour goes to Liverpool and London
May 14th, 2013
This week – 16th May to 18th May – The Plastic Pals are going on a mini tour to the UK. Thursday May 16 and Friday May 17 we´re playing at The Cavern Club as a part of the line up for the 11th festival Internartional Pop Overthrow, Liverpool. Straight after last Liverpool gig, Friday 17th May, we go straight down to London to play at The Betsey Trotwood in Clerkenwell. Last gig of this tour is Saturday 18th May when we play at the Dirty Water Club at The Shacklewell Arms in Dalston, London.
Italian band Lowlands on a double bill with us in Stockholm April 20
March 28th, 2013
Saturday April 20 is a not-to-miss-date for friends and fans of americana, roots rock and psychedelic jangly guitar pop in Stockholm. The Plastic Pals have invited fantastic Italian americana band Lowlands for a double bill gig at Skål, Hornstull, Stockholm.
Lots of airplay for Turn The Tide
March 28th, 2013
Tunes from our new album Turn The Tide are getting a lot of airplay right now in Holland, Germany, the UK, Sweden and Denmark. This weekend – Friday March 29 and Sunday March 31 on the Along The Tracks from the UK.
Airplay on House of Mercy from London
March 3rd, 2013
Saturday March 2 The Plastic Pals were added to the playlist on House of Mercy Radio Show hosted by Barry Marshall Everitt. Barry is a great supporter of americana and roots music and have played us Plastic Pals on his show before. Nice to be back! Check for your radio station playing House of Mercy Radio Show on the House of Mercy website.
Plastic Pals in acoustic instore at Pet Sounds Records, Stockholm
February 28th, 2013
The other day we played an acoustic instore at Pet Sounds Records here in Stockholm. We love doing these laid back shows as much as we love playing electric shows.
New radio single out this week: Providence
February 26th, 2013
This week we´re releasing a new radio single Providence from our album Turn The Tide. Add date March 1st. But if you´re curious you can listen to it here. Just click the widget below and get down and get with it, folks!
That´s what you´re here for
February 26th, 2013
Jörgen Lindström, Anders Sahlin, Bengt Alm, Chris Cacavas, Olov Öqvist and Hawk.
Just got the news that Steve Wynn persuaded Chris Cacavas to play his Green on Red classic That´s what you here for (which he wrote and then sang on the Gravity Talks album) the other night on their joint European tour. Apparently he (Chris) got worried that he wouldn´t remember the words to it. Maybe that´s why him and Steve Wynn ran such a slow (but very nice) version of it. Us Plastic Pals, we take no prisoners. When Cacavas was in Stockholm a year ago (Jan 21) and played with us we just – without warning – basically stuck a lyric sheet in front of him and counted in: 1,2,3…
New album “Turn The Tide” released today – listen to it here!
February 5th, 2013
Today February 6th our precious new album Turn The Tide is released. We celebrate this by streaming the entire album here:
