Marah

Marah

Anyone who loves the soul of Van Morrison and the drama of Bruce Springsteen will certainly appreciate the sound of this strong acoustic roots rock band Marah. But Steve Earle, Bob Dylan and Phil Spector also left their mark on Marah's music. Moreover, the raw voice with which singer David Bielanko gives the songs extra spice is a nice mix of Bruce Springsteen and Steve Forbert. Marah launched itself in the early 1990s as “the last rock 'n' roll band”, a slogan that band member Serge Bielanko has since come to find too arrogant for a “scrappy band from Philadelphia”. can also be recognized as rhythm & blues as well as pop and folk. It is certain that this music contains energy and passion, not least because of the lyrics that drive the songs, such as in 'The Closer'. are combined with intimate and personal stories, told through the eyes of fictional characters. The group name 'Marah' is Hebrew for 'bitter'. But the music of this band is by no means bitter.

SUPPORT: SAVALAS

The support act Savalas can best be described as Belgian moving pop in the line of Keane or Tom McRae. David Poltrock, keyboardist with Hooverphonic for many years, could not resist the urge to perform his self-written material on He could no longer resist putting music. Together with Jan Roelkens (guitar, voice) and Diederik Luyckx (bass), he founded Savalas. Their debut CD will be released in early February. This brand new Savalas is crying out to be discovered.