Added 7.5.2007: Report of the charity event organized using the profits of the charity concert.
Purpose of this charity event/concert is to help kids in
need through charity organizations. The charity targets are:
Check the prices from the fees page. All profits will be donated to these charity targets.
The event will take place in Stockholm Diskotek, one of the coolest nightclubs in Helsinki. The minimum age limit will be 18 years (K-18). There will be live bands, stand-up comedians, video clips of HC stories and other surprises.
The doors will open at 18:30 and the program will start at 19:00, lasting over midnight. The club will be open until 4:00.
BandsKemopetrolKemopetrol is a Finnish pop group which has just released their 4th album. The band is well known in Finland, but also has made some gigs in Europe. Their newest album is a combination of 'machine-music' and traditional pop with catchy choruses and cosy verses. Someone has described their songs as a longing but still heartening piece of music. Kemopetrol is one of the most stylish bands in Finland these days. WAX - Real Time OrchestraWax is a band which combines rock and house-music. WAX is an all-star-band with Finnish forefront musicians (among others Waltari, Apocalyptica). Band was born while Kärtsy Hatakka (from Waltari) and Jori Hulkkonen (a Finnish DJ) got an idea of performing old house-classics for the rock audience. Afterwards band has begun to make also their own music. Wax visited England for some concerts and Brits were fascinated by their music. Media wrote about this band: "why anyone hasn't invented this before"! (www.noise.fi) http://www.merceedees.fi/bandit.htm#Wax Leijonamieli & PutkimiehetFinnish artist Leijonamieli will bring his friends Putkimiehet with him to the concert. Leijonamieli has already second career as a rap artist: he was known as a member of rap group Flegmaatikot, but now he has become older and somehow wiser with his songs. Leijonamieli released an album called 'Lauluja sadepäivän varalle' (Songs for reserve in the case of rainy day) and songs are filled with real instruments and style could be something like reggae, funk and jazz rhythms as well as more conventional rap. BlackchaplinBlackchaplin is a rising Finnish band from Helsinki. Their music can be considered avant-garde rock with influences from bands like Joy Division and Sonic Youth. In the concerts the band perform often involve up to 10 members; the atmosphere builds up to something that could be described as a mix of beauty, artistic expression and chaos. The songs are catchy and hypnotic and the musicians are deeply devoted to their music. Tone in the concert is ethereal, but it's easy to join the feeling. http://theblackchaplin.cjb.net Poor SeamusPoor Seamus plays English pop-rock which makes people happy. Their singles have been played on Finnish radio channels. Music itself is described as versatile, catchy and skilled. Singers have great voices and players perform effectively. Poor Seamus plays inspiring pop, also making vivid choruses as well as harmonic verses. The newest songs of Poor Seamus can be downloaded from iTunes as well as some other web stores. SomaFinnish sung indie-pop. Soma dares to do things differently in their music, fascinating both indie fans and those who like conventional Finnish rock. Way of composing is a keyword for this band: they use quite many string instruments and the lyrics in the songs (sorry, only in Finnish) take a view which is not very traditional in the pop music. In Finland Soma has been compared to Mercury Rew, Kent and Coldplay. Songs can sound depressed, but there's still some light. |
Stand-up comediansSami HedbergHe's senseless crazy! He won Finnish Get Up Stand Up competition, and after this he has been doing gigs more than anyone in Europe. Sami is described as a child of nature with expressive appearance, gestures, sounds, imitation, songs and he combines all these factors into one energetic package, which is decorated with improvisation. His style of speech is cheerful and definitely fun. Description in Finnish on another site Ismo LeikolaHe might be king of Finnish stand up, but definitely he's brilliant comedian. Ismo makes audience care about his stage charisma - still keeping it strongly himself. Leikola is Finland's most productive comedian, he has lots of stories to tell. Tomi WalamiesHe's first Finnish comedian who has been working lately also in England, Scotland and Belgium. Tomi has a role of nerd, who has surrealistic, brief and excellent tales. Walamies manages also situation comedy and interacts with audience really subtly. |