another in the excellent run of Dustown Sounds nights where stoner/psychedelic bands lay waste to the Festsaal and then the minimal-techno djs pick up the pieces afterwards and raise the proverbial phoenix from the ashes. Death and re-birth in equal measures, makes for a great Saturday night out. Live there’s Wight, Hypnos 69 and White

Another fine Saturday night line-up at Bei Roy with Italian psych-rockers Klaus & Can-D and Berlin shoegazer/post-punkers IHNMAIMS providing the sounds: Klaus & Can-D are an Italian psychedelic trio that feature Piedmont’s local glories such as il Belva, drums (Hawaiian Baby Woodrose, Morning Telefilm), Alessio, guitar (Hawaiian Baby Woodrose, Mocker Monkeys, Morning Telefilm) and the

Screaming Females from New Jersey land in Berlin again for another high voltage show at West Germany this time round. Marissa Paternoster is a formidable frontwoman, as the video below shows. As their publicist has taken to write so nicely of them I’ll pass it on to you: After numerous basement shows around their home

With a sound that makes you simply want to pack your bags, grab your sweetheart and hit the road in your beat-up old car, destination unknown, The War On Drugs drop by NBI to give those of us who haven’t done that in quite some time the chance to feel what it feels like. If

A short notice one this but it’s a free show and we know how you all love that stuff especially when it’s CCCP Bar aswell and when it’s a hot punk band from New York City. The Kominas describe themselves thus: We get press easily; the novelty of being 4 tall, bearded pakistani american punks

Zachary Cale returns for his second Berlin appearance in two weeks (previously) at a lovely M:Soundtrack evening at Schokoladen supported by This Frontier Needs Heroes. Here’s a couple of quick ones: All To Order by Zachary Cale We Had Our Day in the Sun by Zachary Cale

Brought to you by Moutique and presented by www.blitzgigs.de, John Vanderslice brings his unique indie-pop and unrivalled songwriting skill to NBI for what will surely be a memorable evening. John Vanderslice is a singer-songwriter with a lot to say or at least he did when I first got to know him. Pixel Revolt (2005, Barsuk

The ever-charming Haruko is back in town to soundtrack our autumn days and plays a one off show tonight for us lucky people in Berlin at Gelegenheiten before flitting away on yet another tour in October. Acoustic folk songs of quiet tenderness, sadness and joy are Haruko’s speciality as showcased on her debut album Wild

La Jeunesse Doree presents My Name Is Claude’s debut album release party at one of the most beautiful venues our fine city has to offer, St. Elisabeth Kirche. This is the perfect setting for this most mysterious of musicians and his unique brand of baroque-pop. My Name is Claude is Claude Ferland’s most assured incarnation

The latest edition of Noiseklln sees Berlin’s own Strange Forces joined by two very fine Danish acts Thulebasen and Macaco Mau for a night of mind-warpingly excellent sounds at Raum 20. Thulebasen describe themselves so: “the vocals are delivered with sonorous detachment, and the guitar is tuned down and pushed into the red for awesomely