Yes, the day is finally here. Today Kaizers Orchestra will be on stage in Studenter Samfundet, in Trondheim. It will be awesome! Feel free to get in Kaizer-mood with me!

To get us started of, please press play on the clip belowKaizers Orchestra - Resistansen (YouTube). It's just music, so continue reading.

Who are they?

Kaizers Orchestra was formed in 2000 by vocalist Janove Ottesen and guitarist Geir Zahl. I will simply cite WikipediaKaizers Orchestra - Wikipedia:

Musically, Kaizers Orchestra have explored many different genres of music, the most prominent being fast-paced gypsy rock and "Balkan brass". They are regarded as one of Europe's best live acts, with their 2002 Performance at Roskilde earning them several "Concert of the Year" awards, as well as "Concert of Roskilde 2002". For the most part, lyrics and music is written by Janove Ottesen, although Geir Zahl has also contributed many compositions. Geir also performs vocals on his compositions at live shows (exceptions being "Papa har lov" from Maestro and "Våre demoner" from Våre demoner, both of which are sung by Janove). The lyrics often contain dark themes like mental illness, war and the Mafia. Many of the songs' storylines are intertwined, with recurring characters being explored during the course of several songs.

What's happening now?

According to Ottesen he recently had a creative epiphany, and wrote many new songsStavanger Aftenblad (norwegian). This results in 3 new album releases the next couple of years. Rumor has it that we will get a sneak-peak on some new material today.Dr. Mowinckels akuttmottak - official fan club

Since Kaizers really is a live band I want to share two live clips with you also. Please select 480p in the players when they start playing, and remember to pause the music above. Enjoy!

After the Show

The show was awesome, and I think everyone in the audience had a great time. Can't wait till next time. I asked Fotogjengen at Samfundet if I could have a photo from the concert, and here it is:

(Photo: Fotogjengen at Samfundet