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Krister Axel

Arms Around the River - on sale now

About Me

I play music, write songs. drink whiskey

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KILL YOUR TELEVISION.
War sucks. Let's all DO SOMETHING .
Read about Burma .

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Member Since: 9/24/2004
Band Website: kristeraxel.com
Band Members:yup



Influences: Calogero | T-Rex | Ollabelle | Ben Harper | Chris Whitley | Soul Coughing | G Love | Medeski, Martin and Wood | Kelly Joe Phelps | D'Angelo | Ryan Adams | David Gray | Stevie Wonder | Thelonius Monk | Sly Stone | Brad Mehldau | Miles Davis | John Prine | The Cure | Bob Dylan | Lou Reed | The Spinners | Bill Withers | The Black Keys | Sonic Youth | Shudder To Think | Paul Simon | The Grateful Dead | Traffic | Deep Purple | Joseph Arthur | Keith Jarret | Doctor John | Bela Bartok | Jamiroquai | Ryan Adams | Ray Lamontagne | E.E. Cummings | Sylvia Plath | Michael Moorcock | William Shakespeare | Rufus Wainwright | Taj Mahal | Ray Charles | Bela Fleck | Tony Furtado | Yo La Tengo | Tom Petty | The Verve | Catherine Wheel | Al Green | Mofro | Duke Ellington
Sounds Like: David Gray | Ben Harper | G Love | Jamiroquai | Bill Withers | Doctor John
Record Label: Noonchild (ASCAP)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

i know

I've been away. working hard, getting engaged, saving money, making albums. I haven't been around so much. If you can't find me here, try me on Facebook or LinkedIn.See ya!krister
Posted by Krister Axel on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:19:00 PST

New audio podcast

Now you can subscribe to a random assortment of Krister Axel songs updated randomly. You're gonna love it. Subscribe in a reader...
Posted by Krister Axel on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:42:00 PST

ARMS AROUND THE RIVER

ok, I posted a live version of Fast Train, which is an as yet un-produced new song that I think sounded good at the release. Hope you like it. Arms Around the River is now for sale at my web site - sm...
Posted by Krister Axel on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:23:00 PST

Tomorrow we master

Tomorrow we master the new record. I have put a lot of love into this recording. Many thanks to Brandon Krueger, Cynthia Catania, Mike Terry and Marc Moreau for all their hard work. Thanks also to all...
Posted by Krister Axel on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 11:46:00 PST

Working on Sunset

I work on Sunset now where dreams die and take shape where highways are twisted at the throat of the green that once was sometimes with more choice comes less freedom more sugar in place of food siren...
Posted by Krister Axel on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 06:06:00 PST

roots rock for lovers


Posted by Krister Axel on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 04:33:00 PST

new song

i tried to upload a new song today and everything is now screwed up. Hopefully my jukebox will be back up soon. In the meantime, check out the music on my home page at http://kristeraxel.com....
Posted by Krister Axel on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 03:41:00 PST

a farewell to Paper Sun

Come party with Krister Axel, Gabriel Mann and Paper Sun at this hot LA club. Yes. Bring sunglasses....
Posted by Krister Axel on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 02:21:00 PST

show at Hotel Cafe is rescheduled for a Saturday night

Hey I got bumped into a better slot. See you at the Hotel Cafe, on March 4th (Saturday) at 9pm.
Posted by Krister Axel on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 03:38:00 PST

the Haps

I've been playing keys with Cheyenne Kimball, who is now an Epic artist, and we've had some great shows lately. Look out for the 'Music with Altitude' series on the MHD television network which should...
Posted by Krister Axel on Sat, 14 Jan 2006 05:58:00 PST