Cinco de Mayo // Kampen Bistro

    April 12, 2023

    May 5th = Cinco de Mayo in our calendar.
    And Cinco de Mayo = Fiesta.

    So there you go! There WILL be a fiesta on Cinco de Mayo, and it will go down at Kampen Bistro.

    Don’t miss out on this event, and get your tickets soon!
    Here is the link to the tickets: https://kampenbistro.ticketco.events/no/nb/e/los_plantronics__cinco_de_mayo__kampen_bistro?fbclid=IwAR0pj8CIBJWNyijHpE8oOOQqOPsaSXeBbhWogaDq2G80cowV0z-XN8MfP3k

    Day of the Dead at Parkteatret [Oslo]

    October 18, 2022

    Dia de la Muertos – Day of the Dead! Finally! We are ready to put on a show and celebrate both the living and the dead, together with you!

    We have prepared a packed show with great guest like Vidar Busk, Petter Baarli, Paul Ronney & Ane Angel, Maria Due, members of The Cavebones, Strychnine (The Sonics Tribute Band) and DJ Terje Thorsen.

    Check out the event by clicking this link, and remember to get your tickets.

    See you all at Parkteatret!

    NEW GIGS

    June 23, 2022

    Excited to announce new gigs coming up:

    Audunbakken // Trondheim // Oslo // Tromsø – See you soon!

    Music for “The Outlaws” [BBC & Amazon Prime]

    November 26, 2021

    We re-recorded a mariachi version of our old punk cover of “Ring of Fire” for the new Stephen Merchant TV-show “The Outlaws” (on BBC & Amazon Prime). It’s the first song in the first scene of the first episode. Check out the song here -> https://orcd.co/ringof and do check out this brilliant new tv-show if you have a chance.

    New shows

    July 6, 2021

    We are VERY EXCITED about puttin’ up some shows again – FINALLY 😎

    Some new gigs will be announced shortly, so stay tuned. We’re ready to deliever Mariachi Death Surf! Are you ready? Yes you are!🌵 ☠️ 👊🏻

    25th aniversary comin’ up!

    October 27, 2020

    Saturday is coming up, and we are PRETTY excited about this gig!!! ?

    More info about the gig: Click here

    MICTLANs FEST, Songs from Mexico

    October 13, 2020

    Time to (finally) get out and play again, and we are super excited (!) to contribute to this event.

    More info and tickets can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/MEKKUoslo

    Hope to see you there!

    The Urban Voodoo Machine’s Friends & Family Album Vol.1. (2019)

    March 7, 2020

    Los Plantronics contributes with their version of “The Urban Voodoo Machine Theme”. Lot’s of great music from great bands and great friends – CHECK IT OUT!

    LOS PLANTRONICS & THE BARBWIRES (S) celebrate The Big 5-O with a double 25 years jubilee!!

    January 6, 2020

    50 years of Scandisurf & Mariachi Death twang

    LOS PLANTRONICS

    Los Plantronics 4 piece debut gig, or The Plantronics as the band was called back then, was in 1995 at bar Tut Ankh Amon together with the more famous Gluecifer. It was an evening to support legendary record store Wild Mind.

    25 years later Los Plantronics is still here, but as a 11 person operation in mariachi-suits, Lucha Libre masks and with exotic flamenco dancers Las Cariocas. The sound is a surf-fuzz-three guitarists-inferno, add a swirling Hammond-organ and layers of cantina horns on top. Los Plantronics are always moving-always bending their mariachi death surf twang.

    Their last opus “Surfing Times” on Jansen Records was released with splendid reviews in Q-magazine, World-music magazine Songlines, Uncut magazine 7/10, Vive le Rock 8/10, Guitarist Magazine gave it 8/10 and said ”for fans of Dick Dale, Los Lobos and Flat Duo Jets”. In 2017 the Los Plantronics photo-book “Mariachi: Hecho en Noruega” saw the light of the day as well as a 2LP Best Off album called the “Worst Is Yet To Come”.

    ………

    THE BARBWIRES

    In 2020 it’s been 25 years since The Barbwires got together for the first time. In the beginning as part of a Bachelor Thesis on Surf Music for The Royal College of Music in Stockholm. Kalle Fornia came up with the name (Slang for swedish instrumental music in the 1960´s) Mike wrote some songs, and J.R beat the hell out of the old Slingerland drums.

    An album was recorded together with Thereminator, Pat Flash and Bubba Andy. The waves in Stockholm were too poor so most tours, shows, festivals and record releases were outside sweden.

    But now we are back.

    Come celebrate 25 years of cold water surf ridning with our bothers and sisters in Los Plantronics, who also Celebrate 25 years of mariachi death surf!

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    April 24th Debaser (Bar Brooklyn) Stockholm, Sweden
    April 25th Youngs, Oslo, Norway.

    FIESTA FOR LIFE AND DEATH // La Llegada de las Almas

    October 12, 2019

    Los Plantronics are very excited about joining MEKKU (Meksikansk Kunst-og Kulturforening, The Mexican Art and Culture Union) for their celebration of the arrival of the soul. Kulturkirken JAKOB will be transformed to a Mexican celebration you do not want to miss. There will be food. There will be dance. There will me music. There will be Altar de Muertos. Come!

    Here is the link to the Facebook event:
    https://www.facebook.com/events/1374117109421185/

    LOS PLANTRONICS IN TROMSØ FEATURING MIKE BARBWIRE

    August 28, 2019

    We’re off to Tromsø again, to party at the legendary Bastard Bar’s Birthday Party. Since Bastard is celebrating 10 years, we are bringing a special treat: Mike Barbwire (from The Barbwires/ The Dragtones) is one of the hottest surf guitar players there are, and we’re bringing him all the way from Stockholm to Tromsø to play with us! See you there!

    Here is a link to the event:
    https://www.facebook.com/events/364234897819581/

    Day of the Dead 2018

    October 27, 2018

    AiAi Caramba!! Da er årets Day of the Dead program i box. Mucho caliente Be there!!
    Det blir super nice Mexican food fra Sylvias Mexican Kitchen. Latin Touch spiller cumbia, salsa og annen latin relatert musikk. Quarter Wolf will kick your blues rock ass. Las Cariocas will dance your ass off og det blir vintage mambo fra DJ Vidar Haga og mexikansk relatert spetakkel fra flere DJ Soulmilla og Signor Havn.

    Dia de la Muertes 2018

    Double double gig

    September 16, 2018

    Our insanely good saxophone player Bendik Brænne has just released his latest album called Benedictionary. The album is fantastic, the reviews are great, and we recommend you all to give it a listen. Congrats to Bendik!

    In that occation Bendik is holding a release concert, and guess what: He invited us to join the party. And IT’S GONNA BE A PARTY! We play @Kampen Bistro on Thursdag and Friday next week, both bands play both nights. Tickets are almost out, so be shure to get you tickets right away ’cause you don’t wanna miss this!

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    Artwork by: Sondre Kvipt

    New gigs announced

    June 27, 2018

    Hola compadres! We have just announced a few new gigs! Time to start saving those dates in your calendar.

    We are very excited to announce that we’ll be doing some split gigs with the talented Bendik Brænne & The Country Swindlers, especially since Bendik have been our saxophone player for years 🙂 Super talented guy that makes great music. Be sure to check out his music!

    Also, Nikolai Grasaasen, made this wicked cool poster for us for some of the upcoming gigs. Stay tuned for this guys, you don’t wanna miss this (!).

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    CINCO DE MAYO @ GAASA (NO)

    April 28, 2018

    We are looking forward to celebrating Cinco de Mayo with you all this year again. Los Plantronics, both acoustic and electric, tacos and coctails – we see NO reason for you not to come. Or bring all your best friends! 🙂

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    Hope to see you there! Hasta la vista, amigos.

    UK Rock & Roll Magazine

    February 28, 2018

    UK Rock & Roll Magazine have written up a full page feature on us and the “Best Of” release in their latest issue! That is really cool! Thanks guys, we send lots of Mexican love from Norway.

    UK Rock N Roll full page feature

    If you haven’t gotten your copy of the album yet, it is not too late. This is where to get it: http://www.jansenrecords.tigernet.no/item/152174–los-plantronics–the-worst-is-yet-to-come-%28best-of-1996—2017%29–vinyl 

    Gig @ Tronsmo

    December 13, 2017

    This Friday we’ll be playing @ Tronsmo to give you all a little bit of feliz navidad feeling and also serve you some mexican “gløgg” to make sure you surf correctly into the Christmas tree. We’ll be signing books with photographer Stian S. Evensen after an intimate and accustic set in the book store. See you there!

    Tronsmo 2017

    BOOK & ALBUM

    December 8, 2017

    Here it is! The insanely cool book by photographer Stian Evensen.

     

    And that’s not all!! There’s an album too… “The Worst Is Yet To Come (Best Of 1996 – 2017)” is a mad collection of songs we have recorded over the last 22 years. A real FIESTA in other words. Artwork is done by our fantastic brother Johnny Stingray. Please check his other work too!

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    Click here to buy or listen: http://www.2lin.cc/LosPlantronics

    Feliz før-navidad @ Tronsmo Bokhandel

    December 8, 2017

    Fredag 15.desember forlater vi surfhulen vår og stikker til den kuleste bok-sjappa i byen, nemlig Tronsmo Bokhandel (så klart!) og tenkte å lage noe vi kaller førjulsstemningen ala Mariachi Death Surf. Det blir akustisk mariachi-konsert og signering av den blodferske fotoboka «Mariachi:Hecho en Noruega» av fotograf Stian Evensen. Nå har du muligheten til å både kjøpe boka OG få den signert.

    Du kan også sikre deg Los-antologien «The Worst Is Yet To Come» 1995-2017 på 2LP vinyl. Kom innom for litt «meksikansk» gløgg og ditto pepperkaker. Vi ses!!

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    Dia de la Muertos + New album + Book release

    October 24, 2017

    We are very much looking forward to this coming Saturday! We will release our “Best of” album titled “The worst is yet to come”, we are releasing a coffee table book titled “Los Plantronics – Mariachi: Hecho en Noruega”, AND we will celebrate the annual Day of the Dead, Dia de la Muertos, with fabulous guests. Jim Jones and the Righteous Mind (UK) are coming, and so are The Barbwires (S) as well as Paul-Ronney Angel (UK) and DJ Soulmilla. All of this is happening at the legendary Parkteatret: You don’t wanna miss this!

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    Bedford & London

    October 10, 2017

    Finally this weekend is close, and we cannot wait to travel to UK for 2 fantastic nights with The Urban Voodoo Machine. First night, Friday the 13th (!), in Bedford. Second night, Saturday 14th, in London.

    Here are links to both events. Make sure to get your tickets, we’ll see you there!

    Bedford: https://www.facebook.com/events/471369609881164/
    London: https://www.facebook.com/events/306994396415006/?ref=br_rs

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    TROMSØ THIS WEEKEND

    September 21, 2017

    Los Plantronics are headin’ North! This FIESTA should be in your calendar if you’re in Tromsø and ready for some Mexican madness. Get your tickets!!

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    Bastard celebrating 8 years

    September 15, 2017

    Bastard is one of Tromsø’s hottest places to hang, and now they’re celebrating their 8 year birthday! Los Plantronics will be there BOTH Friday and Saturday to make sure Bastard gets a proper party. See you there!!

    Bastard 2017 Tromsø

    DAY OF THE DEAD 2017

    September 8, 2017

    We are very excited about celebrating Day of the Dead (Dia de la muertos) this year! We’ll be playing at the fantastic Parkteatret in Oslo with great guests!! Jim Jones and the Righteous Mind (UK), The Barbwires (S), Paul-Ronney Angel (UK) and DJ Soulmilla. You don’t wanna miss this!

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    GUTTER CITY – ROSKILDE (DK)

    August 17, 2017

    Pretty excited about this festival that’s coming up in just a few weeks! Check out that line-up of bands!! Hope to see lots of fans there!

    Gutter City 2017

    Hilsen fra Ringnes, Skotbu

    June 28, 2017

    Very much looking forward to this special and unique festival. Los Plantronics will finish off the festival on Saturday night, and this time with a twist! Be prepared to be entertained by a different Los Plantronics. We always love coming here, and we cannot wait for this years festival!

    Ringnes 2017

    GYPSY HOTEL IN LONDON WITH THE URBAN VOODOO MACHINE

    June 22, 2017

    We cannot wait to travel to London to meet and play with our fellow conquistadors, no other than the famous and mysterious, the legendary Urban Voodoo Machine!! Hope to see lots of fans at the show, it WILL be a BLAST!!

    Gypsy Hotel 2017

    May 2, 2017

    Cinco de Mayo 2017 (A3)

    New gigs

    March 21, 2017

    Hi!

    Just wanted to let you all know that we are booking gigs for 2017. We have 2 exciting gigs in Oslo (Cinco de Mayo in May and the legendary Day of the Dead in October), a two night show in Tromsø in September, and of course the fantastic Ringnes (Skotbu) in august. We are also working on some gigs outside of Norway, and will be announcing gigs in England and Denmark very soon.

    Stay tuned!!

    Concerts 2017

    February 2, 2017

    HOLA! We are in the planning of new gigs for 2017 and will soon bring you more news on this.

    We are very pleased to announce that we will be performing at Ringnes (Skotbu) again this year. This is truly a unique festival, and place, and a festival we LOVE to come back to. Extraordinary in every way. This year, be on the look out for a different Los Plantronics.

    We are also looking at doing some gigs in Oslo, possibly Sweden and England, so stay tuned! Day of the Dead will be extra awesome this year too, so STAY TUNED!! Make sure you have enough tequila, and prepare for a fun year of rock’EL’roll!

    DAY OF THE DEAD 2016

    September 25, 2016

    Day of the Dead is coming up, and you guessed it right: Los Plantronics will once again celebrate the dead like no others!

    We’ll be playing @ Last Train in Oslo, Saturday October 29th. Be there!

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    We will celebrate the dead with all you great amigos, as well as the kicking band For The Love Of Ivy. Some of you may them remember from last years’ Day of the Dead @ Postkontoret. If you were there, you remember! That’s why we’re on the same stage again.

    Get your custume on, bring out the tequila, and get ready to celebrate like there’s no tomorrow!!

    Here is the link to the facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/324728681213702/328954790791091/?notif_t=like&notif_id=1474743091107580
    Here is the link to For The Love Of Ivy: https://www.facebook.com/fortheloveofivyband/?fref=ts

    VIDEO FROM SURFORAMA

    May 2, 2016

    Check out this really cool video that Surforama made! We are super excited to play at the festival in just a few weeks!!

    From the description on Youtube:
    “Link, Dick & Bo; Waiting for the Wave”. Three of our favorite immortal legends talking about the wave of Surf & Roll will come to Valencia from 19 to 21 May 2016. All information at: http://festivalsurforama.es/

    SPYDEBERG ROCK FESTIVAL

    May 2, 2016

    We’re looking forward to be performing at Spydeberg Rock Festival on the 27th of May. It’s gonna be a really cool festival. AND, Spydeberg is very close to the birthplace of Slim Slammer, and lord knows what kind of voodoo this will spell on Slim Slammer. It’s bound to be awesome! See you there!!

    http://spydebergrock.no/

    https://www.facebook.com/SpydebergRock/

    SURFORAMA 2016 in SPAIN

    January 6, 2016

    Very happy to announce that we’ll be performing at the legendary SURFORAMA in Valencia this May. We’ll be supporting no other than the one and only Gary U.S. Bond!! YEAH! Hope to see you there!!

    Check out the event here: www.festivalsurforama.es

    NEW VIDEO – Bird Doggin’ (live)

    December 21, 2015

    New video out: “Bird Doggin'” live at the “Surfing Times” album release / 20th. anniversary fiesta on May 9th. 2015 @ Parkteatret in Oslo. Los Plantronics feat. Paul Ronney & Petter Baarli.

    Surfing Times is out now on Jansen Plateproduksjon (JANSEN048).

    This video is shot, directed and edited by (the one and only): Gunnar Knutsen/Tumblewine Films (www.tumblewinefilms.com)

    Gig poster by Johnny Stingray (www.johnnystingray.com/)
    Stage lighting by Kai Roger Havn
    Sound recorded & mastered by Burt Rocket

    GOTHENBURG (SWE) – NOVEMBER 7th

    October 25, 2015

    White Rabbit

    Check out the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/783499745110408/permalink/783501671776882/

    DAY OF THE DEAD 31 Oct. @ Postkontoret with special guests

    October 12, 2015

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    Special guests:

    Hallingtons (pop punk) & For The Love Of Ivy (cramped Rock’n’Roll).
    Come on Down, Have Fun and be Dead Cool!!!
    Art by Johnny Stingray.

    NEW VIDEO – FROM MECCA TO MESCALITO

    August 7, 2015

    NEW VIDEO FROM THE NEWLY RELEASED ALBUM “SURFING TIMES”! This video, From Mecca to Mescalito, contains footage from Los Plantronics’ Mexico tour in 2011 where we toured with the great band Lost Acapulco.

    Surfing Times is out now on Jansen Plateproduksjon (JANSEN048).

    Editor and additional footage: Gunnar Knutsen @ Tumblewine Films.

    SKOTBU 2015

    August 3, 2015

    Skotbu 2015

    Really looking forward to playing at this FANTASTIC festival this weekend! See you there!

    http://www.skotbu.no/

    NEW VIDEO OUT – SHAWNEE

    April 27, 2015

    NEW VIDEO FROM THE COMING ALBUM “SURFING TIMES”! This video, SHAWNEE, contains footage from the vintage film “Ungdom i bil” from 1965 by Dag Klippenberg. Surfing Times is out May 8th on Jansen Plateproduksjon (JANSEN048)

    Editor and additional footage: Gunnar Knutsen @ Tumblewine Films

    “Shawnee” (Carl La Macchia) The Premiers, 1962

    Thanks to: Dag Klippenberg & Steinar Kallander

    LIMITIED EDITION T-SHIRT FOR PARKTEATERET

    April 26, 2015

    Limited edition t-skjorter fra Miss Merch til vår store fest på Parkteateret!! Sjekk ut denne råkule trøya designet av Johnny Stingray med motiv fra den kommende skiva. Trøya får dere kjøpt BARE hos Miss Merch da denne trøya er limited edition KUN til denne konserten. Bestill på nettet, plukk den opp på konserten. Det er så enkelt! Kjøp trøya hos Miss Merch her: https://missmerch.com/merch/los-plantronics-limited/ trymminalosplantronics

    PARKTEATERET MAY 9th

    April 22, 2015

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    Art by Johnny Stingray & Stingray Studios

    Get your tickets here: http://www.billettservice.no/event/450717

    Cinco de Mayo in Copenhagen – MARIACHI MADNESS

    April 12, 2015

    Copenhagen May 2nd - be there!!

    We’re so looking forward to this great gig with Hola Ghost and Los Mariachis. It will be great to be back in Copenhagen, and hope to see many familiar faces there! This will be a great night of mariachi madness you don’t wanna miss!!

    NEW VIDEO OUT – SHORTNIN’ BREAD

    February 16, 2015

    LONDON

    February 11, 2015

    This weekend we have two wicked cool gigs in London!!

    Friday the 13th: BAD LUCK VALENTINE presented by Vive le Rock and The Urban Voodoo Machine @ the Dome

    Saturday 14th: St Valentines Day @ Brooklyn Bowl supporting non other than MARIACHI EL BRONX!!!

    Hope to see ya there!

    THE RELEASE OF A NEW SINGLE ON 7″ VINYL COMING UP!

    January 14, 2015

    2015 will be a great year for Los Plantronics! We’ll be celebrating our 20th aniversary, and we have a brand new album coming out to you in May. We also have some cool gigs, but first, let’s start it all with a new single: SHORTNIN’ BREAD

    We’ll be releasing this single @ Gaasa (Oslo) on Saturday January 31th. We start the show at 15:00, so bring your kids, your family, your wife and your mexican lover, and get ready for some sweet mariachi death surf accompanied with some chili con carne! Hope to see you there!

    LONDON February 2015

    December 19, 2014

    NEW GIGS

    December 10, 2014

    2015 will be an exciting year for Los Plantronics. We’ll be celebrating 20 years, and have a single coming out shortly, followed by a new album in May with a HUGE fiesta. We have some new gigs for this Christmas and 2015, and more to come. Check ’em out, stay tuned, and hope to see you around!

    DAY OF THE DEAD 2014

    December 10, 2014

    LOS PLANTRONICS AT THE CLASSIC SCOOTER RUN

    June 3, 2013

    LOS PLANTRONICS AT CLUB DUSK TIL DAWN

    April 22, 2013

    LOS PLANTRONICS IN STUDIO!!

    February 25, 2013


    Los Plantronics are recording 12 new songs at Snaxville Recordings with Henrik Maarud at the board.
    Look out for a new album later this year titled “ SURFING TIMES”.

    Some titles are:
    FROM MECCA TO MESCALITO
    ZAPATISTA SURFISTA
    EL JEFFE – aka WRAY’S 3 TRACK SHACK
    SHAWNEE
    RED HOT
    MOONDAWG
    MARY LOU
    GOLDEN DAWN SURF PATROL etc.

    See ya later!!

    DAY OF THE DEAD 2012

    December 9, 2012

    Click here for more photos from the 2012 Day of the Dead.

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    October 19, 2012

    Surfing Times

    May 6, 2012

    For our next album, titled “SURFING TIMES”, see link: www.johnnystingray.com , we have decided to work with artist Johnny Stingray who will supply art for the entire album, front/back/gatefold, the lot!

    Some of his work is featured in a new book about surf-art called SURF GRAPHICS  . Order & Enjoy!

    Updates

    May 6, 2012

    Gigs, Bio & Discos sections are updated! Check them out!!

    «Hieronymus Bosch» live video from Mexico!!

    May 6, 2012

    Gig

    February 12, 2012

    Surfing Times

    December 13, 2011

    Johnny Stingray from Bath send us this fantastic piece of art.
    HAPPY HOLIDAYS & ENJOY!

    Gloria Flames

    November 10, 2011

    LOS PLANTRONICS GOES TO ENGLAND FOR SOME GIGS IN BATH AND LONDON!!

    October 2, 2011

    The Bath gig is organized by a guy with the biggest mariachi death surf tattoo you can imagine and the London gig is at the GYPSY HOTEL/Lexington, celebrating their 5 year anniversary!!

    Cheers to Paul-Ronney of The Urban Voodoo Machine for inviting us!

    The Raunch Club

    August 22, 2011

    Check out photos from Mexico trip and Klubb-Øya under Gallery

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    LOS PLANTRONICS SAFELY BACK FROM MEXICAN MADNESS!!!

    July 11, 2011

    Check out these great pics from Foro ALICIA, Mexico City.

    Mucho Graciaz to Lost Acapulco (Mex). for taking care of us!

    Click here for more pictures!

    NEW SINGEL!!

    June 9, 2011

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    LOS PLANTRONICS IS GOING TO MEXICO (!) AND ARE RELEASING A 3-TRACK SINGEL BY THE NAME OF “TACO TUNES”!!

    Tracks: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly – Durango – Sheena Is A Punk Rocker.
    All in honor of the late Los Ramonez whose publishing company was called TACO TUNES.

    Organic Voodoo Soup får Terningkast 5 i ØSTLENDINGEN!!

    March 22, 2011

    Dette er det sjette albumet til Los Plantronics med Elverum-singen Thor Erik Havn aka “Signor Havn” i spissen, og gjengen holder virkelig koken. Litt mindre spagetti denne gangen kanskje, men til gjengjeld er de riktig rause med soulfood i den musikalske “suppa” som ender opp som et delikat musikalsk gourmet måltid.
    Som vanlig er det stor musikalsk variasjon fra surfgitar og partyfunk til skingrende blåsere, samt den obligatoriske dosen god gammeldags rock’n’roll. Alt fremføres aldeles suverent og stilsikkert av usedvanlig dyktige musikanter. Også denne gangen har Los Plantronics rydda plass til et knippe herlige covere. En frisk og rotekte versjon av Shorty Longs “Devil with a blue dress on” (kanskje best kjent i Mitch Ryders versjon…?), en overraskende, men spenstig tolkning av Byrds “Artificial Energy” (fra “Notorious Byrd Brothers”), samt en herlig rocka versjon av Charlie Richs “Lonely Weekends” og Chuck Berrys “I wanna be your driver”. Og dette kommer i tillegg til 11 elegante originaler hvor instrumentalen “Black cactus stampede” er ei skikkelig humørpille og min favoritt akkurat nå, mens “Bollywood Orphant” er den mest spesielle med sin “hippie-i-India-psykadelia”. En skikkelig opptur av et album!

    Per Kristian Hansen/Østlendingen

    Brand new CD compilation from “GYPSY HOTEL Vol.1”.

    March 16, 2011

    Gypsy HotelThe night brought together some of the most exciting and wildest elements of rock ‘n’ roll, burlesque, circus and the eclectic sets of The Rock and The Roll of The World as selected by dj Scratchy, tour DJ for such top bands as The Clash, the Pogues and Gogol Bordello. Feat. The Urban Voodoo Machine, Jim Jones Revue, Dead Brothers, The Mighty Stef, Mama Rosin, Little Victor, Los Plantronics etc. etc. Buy it here!

    LOS PLANTRONICS – “Organic Voodoo Soup”. Terningkast 5 i DAGBLADET/Fredrik Wanderup

    March 16, 2011

    Ønskekonsert for rock’n’roll-zombier.
    ALBUM: La oss si at du drar på fisketur I sumpene rundt utløpet av Mississippi og får noe tungt på kroken. Du haler inn og hei, ingen fisk, ingen alligator, ingen kobraslange, men et eldgammelt platealbum, seigt og slimete på utsida, men inni ligger vel bevart en bunke singler anno 1950-1970, innspilt på for lengst glemte plateselskaper med obskure instrumentalgrupper og mystiske vokalister, soundtracks fra drive in-filmer og horrorrperler, noir-dramaer og surfegrøssere. Disse låtene er som hentet ut av en slik sunken skatt, variasjoner over soul-selskapet Stax’s storhetstid, virtuose gitar-eskapader, vindpisket blåserbacking. Landskapet spenner fra ørken-strøkene i Texas til Hieronymus Bosch’s dødsvisjoner. Og midt i det hele: To fortreffelige cover-låter, “Devil With A Blue Dress On” (Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels) og “Lonely Weekends” (Charlie Rich). Musikalsk voodoo for viderekomne.

    Organic Voodoo Soup!

    March 16, 2011

    Releaseparty at Blårock

    March 9, 2011

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    NEW ALBUM OUT ON FRIDAY THE 11TH OF MARS!!!

    February 22, 2011

    Los Plantronics - Organic Voodoo Soup ReleasekonsertDon’t miss the Pre-Releaseparty at JOHN DEE Saturday the 5th of Mars with very special guests; Ensemble FANFARONNER + Top notch DJ’s who’s spinning 78 rpm records!

    LOS PLANTRONICS’ brand new recordings have arrived fresh from the mixing desk, a revolutionary blast from the future and the past. The self explainery title of the album is “ORGANIC VOODOO SOUP” which has turned out to be a bigger, wider and a more wholesome record than their earlier works. In a way, this album has a more focused vision of a proper long play, as opposed to a collection of good songs. Their murky swamp rock sound contains a variety of influences; – garage-soul-boogaloo, electric swamp-R&B, Sun studio gospel-billy, Stax (studio) instrumentals, Chess recordings, Byrds-psychedelia, Memphis horns, Blaxploitation, space-surf guitars, biker-soundtracks, Hammond grooves, spaghetti-westerns, campfire guitars, Mariachi brass, New Orleans funk, Latin jazz & even a hint of Asian mountain-music!!!! If you dig organic music and recordings you will dig this and with a gumbo of different influences the album is one big pot of boiling Organic Voodoo soup!

    Listen to some NEW TRACKS here!

    Check out some NEW DATES here, including Mexico City (Yeeha!!).

    Day of the Dead Celebration

    November 21, 2010

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    Check out these suave pics from the DAY OF THE DEAD celebration@Rockefeller, Oslo 31st of October 2010. Photos by Jan R. Bjørkeng.

    Dette er Oslo Rock City Jamboree

    October 29, 2010

    Tattoo – Motor – Burlesque – Rock – Trylleshow – Barneunderholdninng – Street Art og masse mer! I oktober får Oslo en sirkusfestival av de sjeldne!!

    Lørdag 30 og søndag 31 oktober blir det 30 timer med nonstop action på Rockefeller i Oslo. Fra kl 12 vil det bli Tattoolounge, Elvisgrill, Kunstutstilling, Fashionshow, Trylling, Lekepark for barn i alle aldre, Husband, Filmvisning for kidsa, Kustombil utstilling og masse mer! På kvelden vil underholdninga for de litt eldre sette i gang (barna er sendt hjem, og festen kan begynne). Med 12 Rockeband, Internasjonale Burlesquedansere, Spritbar på takterassen og 4 etager med pupper og puls blir Oslo Rock City Jamboree tigerstadens pøl, hva synd og festligheter angår!

    LOS PLANTRONICS vs. PAPERBOYS!!

    September 7, 2010

    Old news but we just found this one, concerning Loneseome Traveller, an old song in the Los Plantronics songbook.
    See link and comment at the bottom of the page (sorry only in Norwegian):

    www.nrk.no/lydverket/nye-hits-av-gammal-moro/

    Photos from Fredrikstad Rockeklubb

    September 7, 2010

    Fredriksstad Blad has posted some photos on their website from our gig with Torqueflite at Fredriksstad Rockeklubb.

    Click here to chek them out

    Two new gigs in August (both in Østfold!)

    July 27, 2010

    13.aug – KNOKKELROCK w/Thee Long Johns++@Askim
    27.aug. – CRYPT rockeklubb@Hawk club/Fredrikstad

    Photos from the Goo Men and Los Plantronics at John Dee

    May 26, 2010

    All photos by Flammegutten.

    Photos from RAUNCH club # 3

    March 28, 2010

    See pics from RAUNCH club # 3; LOS PLANTRONICS “Rock and Roll Circus” with Ebbot Lundberg (The Soundtrack of Our Lives), Paul-Ronney Angel & Jary Voodoo (The Urban Voodoo Machine), Vibeke Saugestad (solo-artist/The Yum Yum’/Twistaroos), Thanasis Therianos (Torqueflite), “El Kairo” Gjestemoen, Didrik Lund (Grand Café), Blodstrupmoen etc.

    All photos taken by Flameboy:

    More photos can be found in our Gallery

    The RAUNCH club (part 3) presents: “ROCK AND ROLL CIRCUS” GAMLA lørdag 6.mars

    February 27, 2010

    Featuring:

    THE URBAN VOODOO MACHINE (London, uk)
    LALLA MORTE + LADY ANE ANGEL (Paris/London)
    MISS INTOXICA m fler
    LOS PLANTRONICS med div.gjester
    EBBOT LUNDBERG (TSOOL, Sverige)
    VIBEKE SAUGESTAD
    +DJ SOULMILLA

    THE URBAN VOODOO MACHINE

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOR5wl3HGhU

    – ”Bourbon Soaked Gypsy Blues Bop’n’Stroll” fra London ledet av en karismatisk ”eksil” nordmann (Paul-Ronney) som også er vokalist og frontmann!!
    Paul-Ronney dro til England for ca. 20 år siden på lykke og fromme, mens The Urban Voodoo Machine først så dagens lys i 2003. Siden har de turnert U.S.A og England med The POUGES, varmet opp for New York Dolls, er faste gjester på Glastonbury festivalen, har en forkjærlighet for sorte dresser og røde skjorter og de driver sin egen klubb The GYPSY Hotel.*

    *Klubben som ligger i Londons tøffeste nabolag, ble dømt nord og ned pga. beliggenheten, men mot alle odds er nå Gypsy Hotel Londons mest happening klubb scene.
    Det er noe ur-Londonskt over bandet og musikalske referansene går til allerede nevnte The Pouges, men også til Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, tidlig Gallon Drunk, Joe Strummer & the Mezcaleros, the Clash, Tom Waits osv.osv.

    Debut albumet ble utgitt i 2009 og i det erfarne bandet finner du bandmedlemmer som har relasjoner til Engelske band som Jim Jones Revue, The Flaming Stars, Godfathers, The Blockheads, Billy Bragg, Wilko Johnson, Flesh for Lulu, DJ Scratchy etc.

    Tenk: – en hel haug med drikkfeldige verdensomseilende sjømenn som starter band, definitivt ikke for sarte sjeler, men for de som ønsker å se et jævli’ bra live band med to sinnsykt gode trommeslagere!!!

    http://theurbanvoodoomachine.com www.myspace.com/theurbanvoodoomachine
    “- a potent gumbo of fuzzed-up blues, punk rock, eastern folk, swing, sea shanties and rock’n’roll cabaret! This 18-legged groove machine is the most exciting band London has spawned in years” *9/10 – Classic RockMag.

    “…a hellacious swing that causes dames to sway and dudes to drink” – *5/5 Big Cheese

    LOS PLANTRONICS

    Hva gjør man når bandets lead gitarist (Eivind Staxrud) reiser på turne med Raga Rockers og blåserekka er opptatt med å spille på Spellemanns prisen??

    Jo samler venner, bekjente og ukjente til et ROCK’N’ROLL CIRCUS!!

    Og eksklusiv gjest Mr. Ebbot kunne ha vært tatt rett ut ifra en viss musikk film fra 1968. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones_Rock_and_Roll_Circus

    Gjester: Ebbot Lundberg, Vibeke Saugestad, Didrik Lund, Thanasis Therianos, ”El Kairo” Gjestemoen, Gary Voodoo, Paul-Ronney Angel, Sindre Blodstrupmoen++

    BURLESQUE opptreden med:

    LALLA MORTE & LADY ANE ANGEL (Paris/London) + BENNY HILL BURLESQUE (Oslo)

    www.myspace.com/lallamorte
    www.myspace.com/ladyane
    www.myspace.com/miss_intoxica

    + DJ Soulmilla + DJ Ebbot (Soundtrack of Our Lives, Sverige)

    www.myspace.com/soulmilla
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebbot_Lundberg

    Med vennlig hilsen, sirkusansvarlig

    Signor HAVN – The RAUNCH club

    -nasty R&B, sleazy surf, raunchy soul shouters, fuzzy garage bands, primitive rockabilly, weird exotica, cocktail jazz, and anything that’s classic R’n’R!!!

    STAY SHARP & BE RAUNCHY!

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    MIXING MATERIAL FOR A NEW ALBUM AT HANGAROUNDSOUNDS!

    December 17, 2009

    losp-newsWe have finished recording material for a new album at Parachute studio engineered by Roar Nilsen. So far so good! The process of mixing will start on the 4th of January and will be carefully handled by tape-maestro Don Dons at Hangaroundsounds.

    Other clients at Hangaroundsounds have been:
    – My Midnight Creeps
    – WE
    – Euroboys
    – Madrugada etc.etc.

    Check out his site at:
    www.hangaroundsounds.com

    THE SONICS + LOS PLANTRONICS at ROCKEFELLER 2.DEC.!!

    November 25, 2009

    sonics-webLos Plantronics is supporting legendary 60’s garage punks The Sonics at Rockefeller music hall the 2nd of December. It goes without saying that the band are mucho thrilled to be there!!

    RECORDING A BRAND NEW ALBUM

    September 22, 2009

    We’re in the middle of the process of recording 11 songs for a new album at Parachute Studios, enginered by Roar Nilsen. It will be good!

    NEW DOMAIN AND WEBSITE

    September 22, 2009

    We have now officially a new webadresse www.losplantronics.com and a new website, launched october 2009.

    LOS PLANTRONICS SIGNS WITH WICKED COOL!

    April 26, 2009

    Los Plantronics are now officially signed to Wicked Cool Records, New York, USA.

    NEW BASS PLAYER JOINS THE LOS PLANTRONICS

    February 14, 2008

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    Howdy!

    We have a new bass-player (again!).
    He’s name is Ibrahim T. Larson from Lillehammer. He’s also playing bass in the country-rock act SHIT CITY which was nominated for “Spellemannsprisen” (the Norwegian Grammy) this year. Check them out, they’re good!

    The Tour dates section is also updated. Look out for some gigs in Greece and Denmark/Germany later this year.

    Some even better news: at last our two latest albums (La Orchestra Diaboliqa and Rancho Notorious! ) will be released on vinyl in March (it hasn’t been easy, I tell you!). We’re looking forward to that one!!!

    Hope to see ya somewhere!
    Signor HAVN