Silver Apples, the legendary late 60s New York noiseters who built their own instruments and made music which was the polar opposite of everything hippy, flowery and what the 60s was supposed to sound like, come as a late addition to this already fantastic line-up at Marie-Antoinette. Simeon Coxe, one of the two original members

Already a sell out this one, you would still be forgiven for showing up in the freezing cold with a flask of tea under your arm, three scarves around your neck, two hats and the hope that maybe, just maybe, you can hear some of the show through the back windows of the Postbahnhof. What?

As if they needed any introduction or words strung together by yours truly, Chokebore are swinging by Marie-Antoinette for what is sure to be a sell-out show. With their new five-track EP Falls Best under their arms it seems these indie heroes are never going to stop…that is, after they seemingly broke up, scared their

Snailhouse return to Berlin to regale us once more with their fantastic recent album Sentimental Gentleman, released last May. Last May as part of the Canadian Blast series of shows, Snailhouse turned in a flawless performance at NBI worthy of much hyperbole and praise. Mike Feurstack’s voice is one which should be as well known

Siskiyou, Colin Huebert and Erik Arnesen(Great Lake Swimmers) arrive with their beautiful lo-fi folk-rock for a show at Schokoladen, just in time you’d agree, with those first Siberian winds urging us all to stay indoors and play dead under the blankets. However, when you have Schokoladen on a Saturday night to look forward to with

The second show in this current series of Since The Devil Is Gone I Mostly Feel Lonely sees Ryan Francesconi take the stage at Monarch armed simply with his acoustic guitar. Having been part of Joanna Newsom’s backing band for some time and not to mention the brains behind much of her last album Have

Naivete and splattered paint; gothic Americana and tender misfit pop; memories recorded and remembered underwater. These are the elements that comprise San Franciscan trio The Sandwitches, a band whose members are as prodigiously talented as they are prolific, having played in Sonny & the Sandwitches, Earth Girl Helen Brown, Pillars of Silence, and The Fresh

San Franciscan drone duo Barn Owl return for a show at Berghain Kantine as part of the Kommetenmelodien Series. Having released the excellent Shadowland EP since they passed through Berlin last May (previously), their next album Lost In The Glare is already in the shops and partially sold out, well, the blue vinyl version anyway,

Charlie Parr and Paul Curreri continue the excellent run of shows in the Since The Devil Is Gone I Mostly Feel Lonely series at Monarch. More country blues to warm the cockles on a cold winter’s eve. Charlie Parr is a country blues musician from Austin, Minnesota. He started his music career in Duluth, Minnesota.

Having all the Black Mountain fans in town scurrying to their record collection to see if they really gave Pink Mountaintops enough attention, the announcement of the ‘Tops visit to Schokoladen will give said fans the chance to pay due homage to Mr. McBean’s side project. If, however, you’re new to them, the video below