T-99 Alternative Roots Rock
Alternative rootsrocktrio T-99 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) have belonged to the top of the European roots scene for twenty years now. With their eclectic mix of rock ‘n’ roll, blues, country, surf, and soul they have toured all over Europe since 1999. T-99 consists of three wild bohemian characters playing on vintage instruments with enormous energy, great musicianship and a high dose of passion, thus creating a unique blend of musical styles that can only be defined as ‘that T-99 sound’ (just imagine Dr. John jamming with Los Lobos in a packed sweaty garage just outside of Austin, Texas). “The most exciting and renewing roots band in the Netherlands and far beyond." (OOR Magazine)

Releases

Bewildered/Sledgehammer 7" vinyl
Sonic Rendezvous 2019
Try It/Tin Grin 7" vinyl
Sonic Rendezvous 2018
BEDLAM!
Goomah Music 2016
Motorcycle Years (digital single)
Goomah Music 2016
THE VARIOUS SOUNDS OF T-99
Excelsior Recordings 2015
VAGABONDS
Cool Buzz 2007
STRANGE CHERRIES (EP)
STRANGE CHERRIES (EP)
Sonic Rendezvous 2006
 
CHERRY STONE PARK
Sonic Rendezvous 2005
STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN
Sonic Rendezvous 2004
COO-COO
COO-COO
Cool Buzz 2001
 

Shows

26 Jan 2024
The Hi-Stakes Fest, Het Sieraad
Amsterdam (NL)
18 Feb 2024
Life Music Fest
Zaltbommel (NL)
 

News

Hi-Stakes Release Fest

Shows in Holland and Hungary

Hey all, we hope you are doing well. We are happy to announce that we will be gigging in April 2023. First you can find us at Markt Centraal in Amsterdam on April 8th. Only a few days later we will be attending the brand new Blues Fest in Veszprem in Hungary. We hope to see you!

Spring Tour 2022

That’s right friends, after two years of waiting T-99 is going to hit the road hard this spring. Although the band will be less frequent on stage after the tour, after 2 years of waiting they will burn more devilishly than ever before.

26/03: Enschede, NL – Nix Blues Club
01/04: Haarlem, NL – Slachthuis 
15/04: Alkmaar, NL – Blue Heart Festival
16/04: Hengelo, NL – Heartland Festival
21/04: Sint-Niklaas, BE – De Casino
22/04: Amsterdam, NL – Aprilfeesten
23/04: Brussels, BE – W:Halll
01/05: Utrecht, NL – dBs
05/05: Vlissingen, NL – Bevrijdingsfestival
14/05: Lelystad, NL – Corneel
21/05: Den Haag, NL – Zwarte Ruiter
18/06: Amsterdam, NL – Soccerrocker
09/07: Terschelling, NL – Rustende Jager
16/07: Lichtenvoorde, NL – Zwarte Cross
17/07: Groningen, NL – EM2

Back At You!

Yessssss, we’re back and so are you. In October you will find us gigging in a mini tour with Kikofest as a highlight. Get your tix now and let’s celebrate we survived this shitstorm! It will be good to see you back.

Anniversary party sold out

We are happy to announce that the big anniversary party at Paradiso is sold out! Congrats to the lucky ones that scored a ticket. Sorry to those who could not. Check our show schedule for upcoming shows in your area.

Anniversay party in Paradiso

Yowza! On the 29th of december we will celebrate our 20th anniversary in Paradiso in Amsterdam. We will bring a bunch of good friends and colleagues to join us on stage. Visit for more info and tickets the Paradiso website.

T-99 and special guests:
Walter Broes (BE)
Ian Siegal (UK/NL)
Henk Punter & Thijs Gorter (T-99 primal-rhythm-tandem)
The Bluegrass Boogiemen
MC: Jaap Boots

Single Series vol.2 out now! +20 year anniversary party +tour!

It’s here. It’s alive. Our new single ‘Bewildered/Sledgehammer’ is available as a 45 and in digital form on most platforms.

How to order? Just send an email to our friends at Sonic Rendezvous at: T-99@sonic.nl and mention which volume you want (Single Series #2 or #1). Pricing: €10,- NL // €11,50 EU incl. shipping. You want a combo deal? Well sure: you van have vol. 1 & vol. 2 both for €15,- NL // €17,50 EU incl. shipping. You want a combo deal? You van have vol. 1 & vol. 2 both for €15,- NL // €17,50 EU incl. shipping.

This year it is 20 years ago that T-99 saw the light. We are gonna celebrate this in Paradiso on the 29th of december with many (inter)national guests and friends. Get your tickets now! https://www.paradiso.nl/nl/programma/t-99-anniversary-party/66859/

And we will tour the Netherlands this fall and winter frequently. Check the dates section on this website: http://www.t-99.com/#shows

New single coming up - pre-order now!

Heads up friends, you can pre-order now!

On September 4th our brand new 45 will hit the streets. For this release we teamed up with chief Pablo Van de Poel from DeWolff who helped us with producing, tracking and mixing at his Electrosaurus Southern Sound Studio. We had a blast! Single Series volume 2 will bring you the freshly composed ‘Bewildered’ and our rendition of Peter Gabriel’s 90ies hit song ‘Sledgehammer’.

You don’t have to wait until the record stores have their supplies. You can simply pre-order now and have it delivered at your door.

How to order? Just send an email to our friends at Sonic Rendezvous at: T-99@sonic.nl and mention which volume you want (Single Series #2 or #1).

Pricing: €10,- NL // €11,50 EU incl. shipping

A combo deal if you order vol. 1 & vol. 2 at the same time: €15,- NL // €17,50 EU incl. shipping.

That’s it. For now. More news to come. 🙂

T-99 in US series "Seal Team"

The song ‘Back To You’ has been used in the US series Seal Team.

Brand new single 'Try It' out now!

It’s a fact. It’s here. Watch, listen and enjoy by scrolling down to our media section and hit that button!

Teaser for upcoming new single "Try It"

Happy Teaser Day!

Oh Yes! On September 5, the new vinyl single “Try It / Tin Grin” will be released. The first from the exclusive “T-99 Single Series” comes in a hand-numbered, limited edition of 250 copies.

If you want to be sure to get hold of a copy, order now through our friends at Sonic Rendezvous. The single is 10 euro’s for NL and 11.50 for a delivery address in other EU countries. Other territories upon request. You can pay with PayPal or with advance bankpayment.

You can order the single by sending an email to T-99@Sonic.nl and you will soon receive a message with further instructions.
On 5 September, the release of “Try It” is also digitally available on all known streaming platforms and download stores. (Note: the B-side “Tin Grin” is currently only to be found on the vinyl version).

New single coming soon!

Something to look forward to dear friends! A new single will be released on September 5th. It is the first in a series called the “T-99 Single Series” that will appear in collaboration with Sonic Rendezvous. The single will be released as 7” vinyl single and partially on all known streaming and download platforms. Soon more news about this joyous fact! Stay tuned folks!

What are they building in there....

Stay tuned folks, some fun stuff is coming up soon!

HNY!

Happy New Year everyone! Looking back we had a fantastic year, a brand new album, great shows and we made some new friends around the globe. Yowza! Thank you all for your unbridled support.

2018 started great for us when we played at our second home Pacific Parc on New Years Eve. The house was packed. Two days later we did a show at Paradiso with our buddies of Giant Tiger Hooch. See more pictures by photographer Hans Schoo at his Facebook page: here

This coming year we will have some cool surprises for you all, stay tuned and see you soon!

New video is here!

We are happy to announce that the new music video of the song ‘Medicine’ is online. This song is taken from our latest album “Bedlam!”

Watch video

Last club show, don't miss out!

Time flies when having fun! Hard to believe that coming Saturday is the last club show of the Bedlam! tour. Of course you can find us on festival stages a whole summer long but a club show is something else! Saturday, May 13, 8.30 PM @ Paradox, Tilburg. Tickets can be purchased here.

Record Store Day - 22 April 2017

Support your local record store! And us. Come see T-99 play at Record Store Day! The band will star at these locations:

Hilversum – ‘t Oor 12.00 pm
Amersfoort – Velvet 2.00 pm
Zwolle – Plato 4.30 pm

More info here: http://recordstoreday.nl/

Twelve hours with T-99

Photographer André Dieterman followed T-99 for twelve hours and made a reportage. A raw, honest and beautiful impression of a day on the road of the band. See here: http://dieterman.com/portfolio/t-99-on-tour/

Scumbash announces T-99!

We are happy to announce that T-99 will be playing Scumbash festival on March 4th in Rotterdam. This annual festival delivers cream of the crop in Rock ‘n Roll, Trash, Punk, Blues and Roots music. Other names on the impressive bill are Zeke, Nekromatix, Batmobile, The Monsters, Death Alley and many many more!

T-99 at Mañana Mañana

On June 17th we will be playing Mañana Mañana! A cool relaxed festival in the south of Holland where you can find us with great bands like The Boogie Beasts, Dawn Brothers, Grand East and Shaking Godspeed.

Latest reviews and articles

While the tour is in full swing, great reviews are still coming in.

Heatwave Magazine published this raving review of the release party last december at Paradiso.

FOK.NL wrote this nice review of “Bedlam!” (in Dutch). And also The Soul Of A Clown gave the album some serious credits.

Mischa was featured in two main Dutch music magazines, De Gitarist and Music Maker, he tells about guitars, sounds and production.

A recent live review by 3V12 who were present at the show in Metropool, Hengelo can be found here.

"Bedlam!" in comics museum

“Pieter M. Dorrenboom is freelance illustrator. Hij tekent onder andere posters en flyers voor muziekfestivals en elpeehoezen en is illustrator voor kranten geweest, waaronder Het Algemeen Dagblad. Onlangs heeft Dorrenboom de cover van het album Bedlam! van de band T-99 geïllustreerd. In combinatie met de release van dit album begin november zal Dorrenbooms werk geëxposeerd worden in Het Nederlands Stripmuseum, waarbij de focus zal liggen op de totstandkoming van het album Bedlam!. Natuurlijk zal ook ander werk van de illustrator te bewonderen zijn.

T-99 geeft op donderdag 15 december een optreden in Vera te Groningen. ‘s Middags treedt de band op in Het Nederlands Stripmuseum om de expositie te lanceren. Dit optreden start om 16:00 uur.

De expositie is te zien van zaterdag 3 december 2016 tot en met zondag 26 februari 2017.”

Raving reviews for "Bedlam!"

★★★★ Dagblad van het Noorden: “In the Netherlands there is no roots rock band that can match this trio of international stature…”

★★★★ Written In Music: “stronger than ever!”

★★★★ Music Maker: “T-99 is able to distinguish itself from the numerous other rootsy rumble rock bands…”

Rootstime: “clearly ready for a new episode”

Rootsville: “very intriguing release…”

Platomania: “This record brings you into ecstasy…”

BEDLAM! out now

“BEDLAM!” is out now and available in the record stores or downloadable at all the major platforms!

 

New single and video!

Happy releaseday! The new single and video for has arrived! Watch here!

‘Motorcycle Years’ is taken from the album ‘Bedlam!’ that will be in stores 3 November 2016 on Goomah Music.
Download single from Itunes: goo.gl/WrhnsF
or Google Play: goo.gl/d3DUJk

Video licensed by Pyramid Media.
Video adapted by Barry Annes.

New album & tour

Kaboom! Your favorite three barrel roots tank is coming back! With a new album and a new tour. This fall. It’s Crazy!

After the break in 2009 the band reentered the scene in 2015 with the compilation album “The Various Sounds Of T-99” on Excelsior Recordings. The supported tour lead to several sold out clubshows and packed festivals.

The last months the band worked on new recordings and it is almost time to share it with the world. “Bedlam!”, the first studio album since 9 years will be released November 3d on Goomah Music.

Stay tuned!

Welcome back

Welcome to T-99’s new website! The old one was great but could only be visited if you had a computer from 1959 or earlier. Thanks to Moker Ontwerp & Atelier Tackenco we are ready for the future.

 
 

Media

 

Band

HISTORY

Throughout the years T-99 have shown themselves a constant factor on (pop) festivals and stages across Holland, Belgium, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Great Britain and the US. The band has played (among many, many other stages) at Noorderslag, North Sea Jazz Festival, Latitude (UK), Popkomm (DE), Belgium Rhythm & Blues Festival (BE), Zwarte Cross and Eurosonic. The band shared en passant stages with legends such as Chuck Berry, Dr. John and Little Feat. Music by T-99 was used in several TV-shows and programs and the trio has done several other successful performances on national radio and tv. In 2008 the band was invited by BBC radio DJ Mark Lamarr to record exclusively at the London BBC studio’s for his popular radio show ‘God’s Jukebox’. In 2010 the band shone in theater production The Freak. And two years later their music was also used to provide power and punch to the movie Black Out and more recently in Netflix-series SealTeam.

ALBUMS

After their stunning debut (Coo-Coo, 2001), they released their ‘voodoo-album’ Strange Things Happen (2004), that was followed by a ‘rootsy psychedelic’ album, ‘Cherrystone Park‘ in 2005. With Vagabonds (2007) T-99 created their ‘dirty down and out’ masterpiece. After a break to partake in several side-projects (Cuban Heels, Maison Du Malheur) in 2015 they issued their ‘best of’ entitled ‘The Various Sounds Of T-99’. But with these five albums and one EP (Strange Cherries, 2006) under their belt, T-99 were far from satisfied. In 2016 they released ’Bedlam!’ -one of their most outrageous albums so far. In 2018 the band started releasing 7” vinyl singles under the title “The T-99 Single Series”.

LINE UP

Mischa den Haring – vocals, guitars
Martin de Ruiter – vocals, drums, percussion
Donné la Fontaine – upright bass & rhythm guitar

 

Contact

Bookings

Gijs Cals / Sedate Bookings
gijs@sedate-bookings.com
+31(0)6 41 77 27 27
sedate-bookings.com

Record Label

Sonic Rendezvous
info@sonicrendezvous.com
+31(0)7 25 67 30 30
www.sonicrendezvous.com

MANAGEMENT/INQUIRIES

General management
management@T-99.com
Inquiries
info@T-99.com

Press Kit
Production

Production / Technical
production@t-99.com

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