Blues Bizarre – The evolution of roots music

Welcome to Blues Bizarre’s album release gig at Cultural Centre Malmitalo – prepare for a strange yet empowering experience!

The second album by Blues Bizarre blows off the roof even harder than their previous one. At times, you will listen to this album with your mouth agape in admiration of its ingenuity and skill, and at times you will laugh and marvel at its range of crazy ideas. On their second album, the band stays true to their boundary-breaking style, mixing traditional deep-rooted blues with influences ranging from oriental tones to psychedelic blues.

Blues Bizarre could be said to be the flagship of Finnish modern blues. The band, made up of trailblazing musicians of the younger generation, has been attracting attention in the blues circles since its founding in 2021, and it was one of the performers of the main concert of Puistoblues in summer 2025. The band is fronted by the charismatic singer-guitarist Sylvi Saarekas and Marko Karppi, known as a master of slide guitar. The tight-knit band also includes drummer Leevi Heikkilä and bassist Nikolas Rissanen.

Duration: 1 hour 45 min, incl. a 20-min intermission