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[DID NOT ATTEND: July 29, 2023] Altin Gün / Rogê

Altin Gün is a Turkish psychedelic band from The Netherlands.  (Their name means Golden Day).

Their live shows are supposed to be wonderful as well:

Altin Gün’s relentless grooves are truly immersive, anti-elitist, inclusive. It’s truly music for the dancefloor – all dancefloors. Altin Gün are the perfect 21st Century psych band, hinting at a deep record collection while still belonging to a living tradition and having a unique and distinctive voice
[from Forestpunk].

They played Underground Arts last year but I couldn’t go.  I’m impressed that they moved up to Union Transfer this year–good for them.

I bought a ticket this year because I’d been listening to and enjoying their new album.  But it seemed like this show was destined for me not to go.

I’d had the tickets for a while when we wound up getting tickets for Newport Folk Festival which was the same weekend.  So no Altin Gün.  Then we cancelled our Newport tickets and Altin Gün was back on.  Then Portugal. the Man announced their show for the same night.  And I’ve wanted to see them.  So now Altin Gün.  But then I realized that the Portugal show was part of a festival in Philly.  I would have loved to go  to some of the Festival, but decided it was too much (and too hot), so I put the Portugal seats up for sale.  Altin Gün was back on.  Then I found out we were picking up my daughter from camp during the morning and then going to a barbeque in the afternoon.  I assumed Altin Gün was out.  We got home from the BBQ at 6PM. Plenty of time to make the show.  But I was so exhausted from the last few days that I just laughed as we settled in to watch TV for the night.

I hope they come back next year.  I’ll make sure I go.

Rogê is a Brazilian singer and guitarist who plays

his own brand of samba and samba funk in the clubs of Rio de Janeiro. [Samba in Brazil is rather like the Blues in America, a statement and sound born of the forced migration of Africans, and in both styles, these musical roots grew up and out into many more kinds of popular music.] Now, L.A.-based, Rogê is preparing to release his first album outside Brazil in early 2023 … called Curyman, (his given name is Roger José Cury), and even though the record has a big, almost orchestral sound at time, thanks to string arrangements by fellow Brazilian Arthur Verocai, it all starts with the voice and guitar.

[From Newsounds]

I’m curious is he was solo (in some videos he has a drummer).