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On Saturday the 18th of June 2011 the singer and songwriter of The Fine Arts Showcase – Gustaf Kjellvander – sadly passed away in his home in Malmö. Words can’t describe the loss we felt. Gustaf was a true spirit and the world is a worse place without him. The Fine Arts Showcase was an eclectic rock band from Malmö, Sweden, led by the visionary songsmith Gustaf Kjellvander (guitars, vocals) and backed by Joachim Leksell (bass,vocals), Dan Englund (guitars ,piano, keyboards) , Fabian Ris Lundblad (drums and percussion) and Mathias Oldén (george martinist). The list of influences could be made long but that would be missing the point entirely. Yes, you can hear the heritage from bands such as The Velvet Underground, The Byrds, Dinosaur Jr, and Orange Juice running through the songs but most of all The Fine Arts Showcase sound like, well, The Fine Arts Showcase. The Songs speak for themselves – stunning, romantic and beautiful. The Fine Arts Showcase always succeeded in the hard task of sounding familiar and at the same time fresh, new and exciting.