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LOWLANDS-BREAKFAST-SHOW WITH GEM!

adriaan — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:58:30 +0000

As you all know by now, GEM will be playing the Lowlands festival again this year. 3FM are giving a free GEM show away. GEM will play for you and your friends at your very own Lowlands tent. Check the 3FM site for details.

NEW(S)

adriaan — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:16:37 +0000

GEM’s latest album ‘NEW’ is nominated at VPRO 3voor12 for Best Dutch Album of the past 12 months. The album is available as a stream and a free mp3 is available as well at the 3voor12 Awards website.

GEM were guests at GIEL on 3FM Monday (July 21). Missed it? Listen online through 3fm.nl. A podcast will be available as well. On another note, GEM’s new single (BLISTERS) moved up to number 6 in the Kink40 on KINKFM. Out on iTunes soon.

And for those who were expecting us at De Parade in Utrecht this week; we’re not doing the show. Our replacement (Charlie Dee) is not playing either today due to the bad weather, but you can catch her tomorrow at the Fine Fine Music tent.

BLISTERS

adriaan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:40:10 +0000

The second single for GEM’s latest album NEW is BLISTERS. You can already hear BLISTERS on KinkFM and 3FM. LOOK spent 14 (!) weeks in the KinkFM chart, Blisters has entered the KINK40 and already up at number 7!

GEM confirmed for Lowlands

adriaan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:30:50 +0000

Apart from the earlier announced festival dates, GEM are now confirmed for the a campingflight to LOWLANDS paradise. The festival, slated for August 15, 16 and 17, has already sold out. If you haven’t bought yourself a ticket, you might want to check here.
Or win tickets through newspaper nrc.next, 3FM, 3voor12 or www.cjp.nl/lowlands

FESTIVAL UPDATE

adriaan — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:49:47 +0000

Just after finishing the club tour - thank you all for coming - we’re happy to announce a first batch of GEM festival dates for this summer.

14-6-2008 Beeckestijnpop, IJmuiden
15-6-2008 Braskoer - Oerol, Terschelling
16-6-2008 Radio Bitches Award, Hilversum
20-7-2008 Walhalla Zomerfeesten, Deurne
26-7-2008 Knorpop, Horst
02-8-2008 Nederweert Live Open Air, Nederweert
10-8-2008 Zomerparkfeest, Venlo
11-8-2008 El CID Introductieweek, Leiden
16-8-2008 Lowlands, Biddinghuizen
23-8-2008 Geuzenpop, Enschede
29-8-2008 International Student Festival, Jena (Duitsland)
30-8-2008 deBeschaving, Utrecht

More to be announced soon.

And speaking of GEM and festivals… take a LOOK at me now..

GEM LIVE REVIEWS

adriaan — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:58:07 +0000

Two more shows from the club tour to go and (apart from some serious fan participation) we’ve received some excellent live reviews. Check them here, here and here.

Pictures from the Groningen show at Vera are available here. And more can be seen at Flickr.com. If you haven’t seen GEM live already, we’ve got 2 more club shows coming up in Nijmegen (Doornroosje) & Tilburg (013). Soon we’ll give you an update on our festival appearances for the summer.

‘NEW’ ALBUM OUT NOW

adriaan — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:21:41 +0000

It’s April 21st! GEM’s third album ‘NEW‘ is out in stores today. Try before you buy online at the 3FM.nl (CD of the Week) or 3voor12.nl.

‘NEW’ features 10 brand new tracks, recorded with producer Greg Haver. First track of the album is ‘LOOK‘, which just reached the number 1 position of the KINK 40. The video for ‘LOOK’ passed the 20,000 views mark at YouTube.

Get ‘NEW’ at your local record store or online at Bol.com or the Excelsior Recordings shop. Of course you can also purchase the digital version at iTunes.

GEM’s show at Desmet in Amsterdam last Wednesday is now Concert of the Week, which means it will be broadcast daily on 3voor12 central (Dutch digital TV and internet) this week.

Want more? Check the tour schedule for GEM live dates in your area.

GEM AT GIEL (3FM)

adriaan — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:21:05 +0000

GEM were up early today. The band were on 3FM this morning on GIEL’s show. Listen to the show and hear GEM perform 2 songs from ‘NEW’

GEM INTERVIEW IN NRC.NEXT

adriaan — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:43:23 +0000

GEM did an interview with NRC.next, which is available today. The interview with Maurits and Vincent will also be published in NRC later this week.

GEM INSTORES

adriaan — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:18:55 +0000

GEM will be doing several instore performances at the following record stores.

Thursday 17/04 Plato, Utrecht - 17:00 hrs
Saturday 19/04 Plato, Groningen - 14:00 hrs
Saturday 19/04 Plato, Zwolle - 17:00 hrs
Sunday 20/04 Velvet, Delft -13:00 hrs
Sunday 20/04 Concerto, Amsterdam - 16:00 hrs

Saturday 03/05 Waterput, Bergen op Zoom - 14:00 uur
Saturday 03/05 Velvet, Dordrecht - 16:30 uur
Saturday 10/05 Velvet, Rotterdam - 16:00 uur
Sunday 18/05 FAME, Amsterdam - 17:00 uur
Sunday 25/05 Velvet, Leiden - 13:00 uur
Sunday 25/05 Sounds, Rotterdam - 15:00 uur
Sunday 25/05 Mezz cafe (ism Velvet), Breda - 17:00