Yesterday’s rehearsal at Noise Gate felt good.

Steve keeps getting stronger and, perhaps even more importantly, has resumed carrying his own gear. A development that has received unanimous support from the rest of the band.

We spent the evening working on songs, making plans, and getting excited about what’s ahead.

Because if everything goes according to plan, and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Gods don’t throw a wrench in the works, we’re hoping to release our new single on November 6th.

It’s been a long road to get here, but we’re getting close now.

Stay tuned.

Five months.

FIVE. MONTHS.

Since April, GumboGumbo has been out of action after Steve decided that broken ribs and a bruised lung were apparently a good reason to take a little break from rehearsing.

But yesterday… WE WERE BACK.

Back in our beloved Noise Gate rehearsal room, back making way too much noise, and back wondering why we ever thought five months was a good idea.

We spent the evening shaking the rust off with some old songs, before inevitably getting distracted by a new one. Because apparently even after five months we still think we’re creative.

So, what did we learn?

Steve needs a disabled parking spot. Kristien, we’ll be in touch.

Serge’s hair has evolved from “Bos haar” to “Bozar”.

Jan still has his collection of mediocre cables.

And Jack was expecting something.

He didn’t get it.

Nobody knows what it was.

Most importantly: five months apparently did absolutely nothing to our collective ability to behave like normal adults.

And honestly, we couldn’t be happier to be back.

Apparently we’ve been sitting still long enough for other people to start doing things instead.

We’re happy to share that GumboGumbo has been selected for the City of Ghent’s Artiest zkt… guide for 2026–2029.

The jury described us as:

“Pittige nineties-geïnspireerde garagerock. Geïnspireerde eigen nummers. Creatief en begeesterd. WYSIWYG, maar dus ook doodeerlijk rechtuit. Wijs…”

(Roughly translated: “Punchy ’90s-inspired garage rock. Inspired original songs. Creative and full of conviction. WYSIWYG: honest, straightforward and unapologetically direct.”)

We’ll happily take that.

Meanwhile, Steve is still busy convincing his ribs that being attached to his body was the better option, and Jan is somewhere deep inside the edit of our next video.

So we’re still a little quieter than we’d like.

But not for much longer.

https://cultuur.stad.gent/nl/artists/artiestengids/gumbogumbo

Steve is still busy rebuilding his ribcage.

So while live chaos is temporarily on hold, we’re doing what every slightly restless band does when forced to slow down: working on other things.

Jan is currently buried somewhere in the editing process of a new videoclip.

Jack remains deeply committed to keeping several guitars unnecessarily loud.

Serge is, as far as we can tell, still aggressively frapper sur le poupou.

Which means that despite the temporary medical setbacks, the chaos is alive and well.

For now, here’s a reminder that we do, in fact, still exist.

Loudly.

Right. So.

The show at Ringo Music Bar on April 15 is off.

Steve has somehow managed to acquire four broken ribs and a collapsed lung, which, after a brief internal discussion, we agreed is a fairly valid excuse not to play.

We were really looking forward to this one…

The good news is that Steve will be okay, and we’re already looking for a new date with Ringo Music Bar for when he’s back on his feet and capable of breathing like a normal person again.

Until then, please blame gravity, stairs, cosmic timing or whatever else seems responsible.

Sorry.

So… quick reality check:
Radio Wigwam played Murder Ballet on The Jake Dollery Radio Show!

Not hidden away in some dark corner of the internet, but right there in a two-hour ride full of indie, rock and beautifully under-the-radar gems.
If you feel like skipping ahead (we get it, life is busy):
Murder Ballet starts at 1h48m45s.
https://www.mixcloud.com/Seedsroy/the-jake-dollery-radio-show-71/
No pressure. No judgment. O maybe a tiny bit of judgment. 😉

Huge thanks to Radio Wigwam and especially Jake Dollery for the spin, the support, and the love for grassroots bands that sometimes need a few bars to lock into the groove.

We’re still walking around with stupid grins, headphones on, thinking:
“Did that really just happen?”

Radio is still magic.
End of story.

We’re heading to the Jake Dollery Radio Show on Radio Wigwam!

Expect two hours of indie rock gems, old favourites and brand new underground noise — and somewhere in between… us.

Monday 2 Feb – 4pm (BST)
Repeats: Wed 4 Feb – 6pm & Sat 7 Feb – 2pm

Big thanks to Jake Dollery and Radio Wigwam for the love and the support of emerging artists worldwide.

Tune in, turn it up, tell your neighbour.

We’re featured in this week’s Fresh Pressed – Hand Picks of the Week by Pressed Orange!
Thanks for the support 🧡

Honoured and thankful to be part of the Rowcast Radar Playlist on Spotify with Murder Ballet.

Click the picture to listen to Murder Ballet & other great tracks!