Aleppo Dialogues
Join Tolga Volkan Kilic and the Neophon Ensemble for a free concert that bridges the gap between Turkish and Arab traditions and Western new music.
View ArticleVika
Ever wondered what metal and rock classics sound like on the piano? From Type O Negative to AC/DC, Vika will show you how it’s done, live.
View ArticleMoscoman
The Halal Disco label boss celebrates the release of his debut album A Shot In The Light on ESP Institute at Salon zur Wilden Renate with The Swift, Simple Symmetry and more.
View ArticleMelodica: Call for action
Berlin-born singer-songwriter Paula Tebbens gives her two cents on why it's Copenhagen and not Berlin for folk singers, and what's so special about the Melodica Festival crowd. Melodica hits Birgit...
View ArticleReenacting Hubert Fichte
From his ethnopoetic travelogues to his infamous book reading at Hamburg’s Star Club, HKW celebrates literary pop star Hubert Fichte’s work with a series of fi lms, talks and performances at ACUD.
View ArticleDota
Berlin-based singer Dota has been spreading her highly dense poetics for the past decade. Even if you don’t understand what her lyrics mean, you’ll surely notice her expressive and rhythmic rhyme...
View ArticleAll diese Gewalt
Max Rieger decided to go solo under the moniker of All diese Gewalt, boasting a dense and droning post-punk palette with brooding vocals. Catch him live on his first ever-tour with his debut Welt in...
View ArticleFriends of Gas
Noise-rockers Friends of Gas have been doing the toilet tours for about two years now. With their debut album Fatal Schwach (“Fatally weak”) out on Staatsakt on Oct 28, they’re due to skyrocket in no...
View ArticleBeatGeeks WKND SPCL
The fifth edition of this producer-focussed hip hop shindig at Gretchen sees performances by Dexter, KevBeats (K.I.Z. producer) and a first: up-and-comer Bluestaeb complete with band. Oct 14-16.
View ArticleDoctorella
From Berlin, Sandra and Kerstin Grether have been leaving their mark on the German pop discourse since the 1990s, as avid advocates of (pop) feminism with riot grrrl influences aplenty.
View ArticlePeterLicht
He appeared on screen with his existential, synth-heavy debut single “Sonnendeck” in 2001, and turned from indie pop sensation to Feuilleton darling in a heartbeat. He skilfully bridges the gaps...
View ArticleBringing buzuk back: Jerusalem In My Heart
Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Charles-André Coderre are Montreal audio visual duo JMH. On Oct 20, they fuse film with contemporary Arabic and experimental electronic music at ehemaliges Stummfilmkino...
View ArticleKate Tempest
Novelist and poet Kate Tempest was a household name in London’s poetry slam scene for a few years before recently bringing her hip hop-influenced rhymes to the continent. Check out her powerful and...
View ArticleThe Fall
The post-punk Mancunians head back to the club where, if abrasive founder Mark E. Smith's unreliable narration is to be believed, they played their first Berlin show in the 1980s. It'll get loud. And...
View ArticleTinariwen
The Grammy-winning Tuareg band will channel the sounds of the Sahara tonight at the Volksbühne. They’re premiering a new album and this is their only German show this year, so see them while you can.
View ArticleDinosaur Jr.
Good old American alternative rock from Massachusetts, served with a smashing array of feedback and distortion. J. Mascis and co. are pretty much the old reliables amongst their generation of rock...
View ArticleBeak>
This drone-y English electronic band is the latest brainchild of Geoff Barrow (Portishead). With or without a surprise appearance by Berlin-based frequent collaborator Anika, his soundscapes are worth...
View ArticleTindersticks
Nottingham indie stalwart Stuart A. Staples fills what's usually a classical venue with his trembling baritone as the band promotes latest album "The Waiting Room".
View ArticleParcels
Sleek disco beats from Down Under light up the night at the Privatclub, joined by special guest Private Agenda.
View ArticleThe Lemon Twigs
The Lemon Twigs are importing their glam-oriented shenanigans straight from NY to Berlin. We are stoked to see what David Bowie and Freddie Mercury's love child gets up to at Berghain Kantine.
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