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Doek Festival coming up!

If you’re around Amsterdam first week of May come check out the 11th Doek Festival in Amsterdam. Cactus Truck will be performing May 5 at Vondelbunker and John Dikeman will be performing with Dikeman, Kugel, Van der Weide with guests … Continue reading

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Live in USA (with Jeb Bishop and Roy Campbell)

Cactus Truck’s new live album is out now! It features 71 minutes of material (almost three full shows) from our 2012 tour of the USA featuring Jeb Bishop and Roy Campbell. It’s a bit lo-fi, and perhaps stupidly long for our … Continue reading

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2013 News!

So, after completing, I believe, 37 gigs on our USA tour, as well as a couple performances for the Ex’s 33 1/3 anniversaries in Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, we have made it to 2013 and have been decidedly lazy for … Continue reading

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Cactus Truck USA tour

Cactus Truck embarks on a big tour through the USA. For more details, go to Upcoming events. Oct 22 Eyedrum: Atlanta, GA Oct 23 Snug Harbor: Charlotte, NC Oct 25 The Kings: Raleigh, NC Oct 26 Squidco Records: Wilmington, NC … Continue reading

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Cactus Truck ft. Nicolas Field – autumn tour 2012

Hey everybody, Cactus Truck is planning a little tour this autumn (22 September – early October), which will feature the incredible drummer Nicolas Field (Geneva, CH). Listen here to a live recording from our concert at Cave12, Geneva, 4 March … Continue reading

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Brand New For China! On LP NOW!

Our LP of Brand New For China! is finally out! Public Eyesore 119. We went for 180 gram vinyl and 45 RPM for the best sound quality possible. This is a studio recording mixed by Colin McLean (The Ex, Lean … Continue reading

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More reviews, The Wire and Free Jazz

The Wire It’s easy to see why The Ex’s Terrie Hessels described Cactus Truck as the discovery of the year in The Wire’s 2011 Rewind a few months back. His idea of a friendly greeting is a hard punch to … Continue reading

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Great review in Jazzflits.nl

“It just might be that “Brand New For China!” reaches legendary status in the history of Dutch improvised music.” “Het zou zomaar kunnen dat ‘Brand New for China!’ een legendarische status gaat krijgen in de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse geïmproviseerde … Continue reading

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BRAND NEW FOR CHINA! Review in Goddeau

Cactus Truck op Gent Jazz, zo rond 22u ’s avonds, in een tot de nok gevulde tent. Dat is een spektakel waar we een maandloon veil voor hebben want het gaat gegarandeerd taferelen teweegbrengen die het middagjournaal van de dag … Continue reading

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Nice review by Tim Sprangers of Brand New For China! Onno Govaert: kracht van tientonner Vrije improvisatie lijkt de laatste jaren bezig aan een soort revival, met de scene in de Amsterdamse Zaal 100 als middelpunt. Het is niet alleen … Continue reading

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