The last week

This is my last week in the Netherlands before I leave for Australia. Backpack, Australian Dollars, Visa, and an international driving license are organized… It’s raining like crazy here and I can’t wait to step on the plane

Ex-Porn-Star farewell party with Chicadeliq to say goodbye to Cafe Barok

The original plan was to have a Miriam’s-off-to-Australia farewell party at Cafe Barok at the 5th of november. A few days ago the owner of Barok announced that Barok is going to close at the 1st of november.
For a lot of people Barok is a place where you can come for a coffee or a beer to have a little bit of small talk but also firy discussions and deep conversations. However, you could be sure, that you would find someone to talk to, to laugh and/or to cry with. That’s why lot of people call Barok their second living room.
And then there would be also the parties and concerts in the weekends. I haven’t been to many places where people celebrate, party and drink (a lot!) and still be happy, friendly and honestly enjoying themselves. I am happy that I could experience some very magical nights there.
The last time we will celebrate a memorable night is going to be at the 31st of october, the night before Cafe Barok will close her doors.

Put on your most revolting ex-porn-star-outfit and party with us till dawn!

paradiso pictures

Paradiso concert review

3voor12 wrote a really nice review about the concert in Pradiso.
Me happy!

a friend of a friend of a friend…

…has looked up some nice places in Melbourne for me. This is really great. So hopefully I can soon put some dates on my agenda when I will also be playing there.

Thank you friends of friends of friends!!!

Paradiso was amazing

Last thursday I played at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. Well, what to say? It was an honor for me to play at such a beautiful venue with so much history. I had never been there before (also not to see a concert) and just walking into this amazing building already made me happy to be able to play there.
A bit after 9 o’clock I got on stage and looked into an audience of 200 people. Even though I was nervous I very much enjoyed to sing and make music for the people. They were very kind to the support act

I guess its a natural reaction, that if you experience something good, you want more of it…
Before the soundcheck I poped my head into the big room of Paradiso. I so wanna play there one day!!!

Miriam in the top 40 of MusicFromNL

He he, I just saw that my song “Appletree” is on number 15 on the MusicFromNL charts. How cool is that?!
This is the link…

…and a few days later I saw that I’m even number 2 at the singer/songwriter charts of MusicFromNL…

ticket in my pocket

Australia here I come!!!
I bought my flight ticket last saturday. On the 11th of november I will leave Europe…

24th september Miriam in Paradiso support for Lavalu

I’ve got great news!
On 24th of september I will be supporting Lavalu on her debutalbum release concert in Paradiso in Amsterdam. You can check some of her beautiful new songs on myspace

Miriam’s “Off to Australia” party with CHICADELIQ

A few years ago a friend and I were having dinner together and we were talking about which instrument we would love to learn. She wanted to play drums and I wanted to play piano. We deceided that we should start a new band…
Another girl who had never touched a bassguitar before was the perfect bassplayer for our band and a guy who is an actor and always dreamt of singing in a band, was going to be our glorious frontman (and the only man in the band).
At a Santa Claus party we found the name for our new band. CHICADELIQ

What was supposed to be a joke and a short term hobby turned into a creative and pretty crazy project. Everyone was learning his/her instrument while composing songs with the lousy amount of skills we had.
The bassplayer used only one finger in the beginning and I used only my right hand to play piano, because my coordination didn’t allow more; the drummer didn’t know how to put her drumset together and the singer was confronted with a lot of female hormones, jokes, comments and opinions on singing during the first rehearsals.

After a few months we felt ready to record a demo and played a release concert (our first gig) at a youth club.
Some more concerts followed and in autumn 2007 Chicadeliq went on “tour” to Berlin. A crazy enterprise…driving 600 km with a completely overpacked car and sleeping on the floor of a tiny attic. Carrying all the equipment to the 5th floor every night after the show… still having the energy to perform a playbacked show on the Alexanderplatz with a ghettoblaster.

When I deceided to go to Australia for three months and people started asking me if I would have a farewell party, I immediately knew, that for a good party there wouldn’t be a better band than Chicadeliq.

Sooo…
I am really looking forward to play with the crazy folks on the 5th of november in Cafe Barok.
To get a good dose of barbie trash rock before I leave the Netherlands for three months is exactly what is needed.