Miss Kenichi (Dreamy Folk)
The Berlin-based singer- songwriter (and sometime Exberliner interviewer) with the manga-derived name released her third album The Trail last November. Now she’s ready to take it to the stage.
View ArticleGZA / The Genius
GZA’s highly anticipated album Dark Matter, much like its physical equivalent, has been theorised over for some time, but mysteriously remains invisible to this day. You’ll most likely get a...
View ArticleUM:LAUT – Hauschka Kosminen Zeigler
Three exceptional avant- garde artists take the helm at Radialsystem’s on-going concert series. See Hauscha, Samuli Kosminen and Jeffrey Zeigler combine their individual skills with a shared love for...
View ArticleLollapalooza Berlin
Its “alternative nation” beginnings long forgotten, the festival celebrates its first European edition with Muse and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis– with a healthy tip of the hat to Germans in the form...
View Article10 Years Stil vor Talent Festival
With Berlin’s summer open-air season coming to a close, this might be your last chance to soak up the diminishing rays of sun while dancing to decent techno tunes. Oliver Koletzki and his label...
View ArticleSufjan Stevens
Everyone’s singer- songwriter darling Sufjan Stevens returns to Berlin after four years with plucked acoustic guitars and reduced string arrangement pervading his latest gem of an album.
View ArticleBerlin Independent Night
Hit up eight of Berlin's famous live venues which attempts to unite 20-plus international acts – from the experimental folk of Dan Mangan to the fuzzy girl-garage of La Luz to the straightforward...
View ArticleMolly Nilsson
From working at the Berghain coat check to headlining the stage, Swedish-born Molly Nilsson celebrates the release of her sixth studio album "Zenith" produced under her own label Dark Skies Association.
View ArticleMusikfest: Our picks
Time to beef up your classical music knowledge! Staging over 70 pieces by 30-odd orchestras from Sep 2 through 20, Musikfest has taken up the task this year to open a dialogue between Gustav Mahler and...
View ArticleScreaming symphonies: Matthias Pintscher
INTERVIEW. Musikfest has been underway for a week already. If you haven't been, Paris-based composer and conductor Matthias Pintscher brings his own composition Mar’eh, a must-see, to the Philharmonie...
View ArticleEternal sunset: Molly Nilsson
INTERVIEW. Pop-synth artist Molly Nilsson was musically born and bred in Berlin clubs. She's since matured through six full-length albums and Tue, Sep 15 Berghain hosts the record release party for her...
View ArticlePeaches (out)does herself
INTERVIEW. The teaches of Peaches never stop coming. With album "Rub" out September 25, the ur-Berlin expat is set to take on the world once more. Before she's off on tour, we sat down with the...
View ArticleManu Louis
In terms of musical success stories per capita, Belgium’s surpassed only by Iceland. Berlin-based Belgian Manu Louis is the latest up-and-comer to continue the country’s music legacy. Join him to...
View ArticleNova Heart
Breaking through a Chinese mainstream dominated by Mando- and Cantopop, Helen Feng shook up the music industry in the land behind the Great Firewall. As Nova Heart, Feng's loungey synth musings are a...
View ArticleMetric
Lyrically speaking, Metric's raison d'etre is writing tracks on how to stay authentic as a public figure in the digital age. Regardless of whether that message gets through, their uber-polished synth...
View ArticleYo La Tengo
Having celebrated three decades of togetherness last year, Yo La Tengo risk slipping into acoustic nostalgia mode, but diehard fans will appreciate original lead guitarist Dave Schramm’s return to the...
View ArticleNozinja
Clashing marimba beats and pitched vocals at 180BPM, South African producer and DJ Richard Mthetwa aka Nozinja has been cultivating Shangaan electro for over a decade. Go listen in for some...
View ArticleMicachu & The Shapes
After having trumped Scarlett Johansson’s performance in Under the Skin with her exceptional film score, Mica Levi returns as Micachu & The Shapes with a new album in tow. Indie boys and girls,...
View ArticleA few questions for... Detlef Diederichsen
For 100 Years of Now, the HKW’s head of music and performing arts put together a programme that combines the German avant-garde, Italian futurism and a post-punk rock opera. F.S.K. and Trümmer bring...
View ArticleRomano: Berlin braids
INTERIEW. That weird guy who's topping all your German friends' Youtube playlists? That's Roman Geike aka Romano. He and his braids have finally broken through with record "Jenseits von Köpenick". Let...
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