Acid Mothers Temple visit N.K. on the Neuklln/Treptow border here in deepest Berlin for a show of awseometastic psychedelic guitar wig outs the likes of which have not been seen since last October when the self-same band played seven sets in one night at Raum 20. Only this time they’ve brought some more friends with

True Widow the self-described stone-gaze trio from Denton, Tx drop by Jgerklause supported by Chateau Laut for what should be a splendid night of shoegazey/post-rocky guitar action. As High As The Highest Heavens And From The Center To The Circumference Of The Earth is their second album and if slow, stoner-like, yet heavy riffage is

Mikrokosmos23 have perhaps unfairly been described as an emo band but as the (now sadly graffitied-over) brilliant graffiti across the street from my place once upon a time read: it’s ok to be emo. Yes, best graffiti ever I’d say and is forever preserved on celluloid…somewhere. The kids stop off at Crystal Club on their

Real Estate swing by Berlin once more for a show at Magnet in supportof the release of their brand spanking new second album Days which you can hear by clicking on these very words. Hurray for the interweb. The boys are in fine form on this record, NPR seem to like it as this attests:

They Shoot Horses and Mystical Communication Service are brought to you tonight under the banner SMOKE by the wonderful kids at Modern Movement. Mystical Commun…or MCS for short have recently wowed at, well, see the video below, where else but at Bassy Club and an 8MM night to reveal yourselves to the world: Compelled by

Brace/Choir play an extra special show tonight at this impressive Kindl Brauerei in Neuklln. The boys will showcase an entirely new set of songs, recently written and ready to go, bookended by your favourite Brace/Choir tracks of course. Brought to you by the Fuchs & Elster people, these nights will kick off at 11pm and

Throwing Muses landing in Berlin came as a bit of a surprise to many I’m sure. So we welcome to town one of the most incredible indie guitar bands of all time fronted by the imposing personality of Kristin Hersh. Through several influential albums from Hunkpapa to The Real Ramona to University, Throwing Muses carried

This raucous bunch of multi-instrumentalists invade the cosy surroundings of Salon Remise for a Saturday night hoe-down. Well worth getting along to this most charming of venues, it’s cheap drinks, good folks and always, absolutely always, good music. The Vermont Joy Parade is a five piece ensemble featuring banjo, trumpet, accordion, guitar, drums/percussion, playing a

Messer Chups bring their one of a kind surf n’ roll sound to CCCP Bar to showcase their new album Surf Riders From The Swamp Lagoon. The Chups are Oleg Gitaracula on guitar, horror laugh and video, Zombierella on bass, vocals and screams and Boris Israel on drums. If you have a penchant for sci-fi

German psych-rockers The Blue Angel Lounge breeze through town again on their current tour to play the Crystal Club. Their second album Narcotica has seen the band take a step forward with their sound. Self-produced with the help of Anton Newcombe of Brian Jonestown Massacre: it is a more dynamic and atmospheric recording — while