Natasha In Forest recently released their debut EP at a decently raucous show at Antje Oklesund at the beginning of this month and headline a trio of support bands tonight ahead of The Red Paintings performance. This five-piece band are a healthy mix of indie guitar savvy a la Sonic Youth and Joy Division with plenty
Destroyer released one of the surprise records last year in Kaputt, a synthy, sax-ridden, smooth-rocker of an album made for those special nights in with your favourite sofa and a big fat doobie. Not even Toto or Steely Dan in their heyday could have made rock this soft and downright sophisticated. If you haven’t got a
Back in the good old 90s when I still had stupid looking long hair San Francisco’s slowcore scene appeared. Like all sad, long-haired, teenagers bands like Spain were heaven sent. To be honest Red House Painters were my favourite back then but Spain weren’t that bad at all. Mainman Josh Haden specialised in writing honeyed tunes and
This Monday sees the last of Ned Collette’s monthly shows for the year, in none other than the great Valentin Stberl in Neuklln – den of eternal and deep iniquity, place of liquid light and sharpest night…Man Meets Bear are the guests, stripped down, no drums of course but no less captivating for it: In
Baltimore’s Lower Dens consists of three dudes and Jana Hunter, a reclusive folkie who released a couple of albums on Devendra Banhart and Andy “Vetiver” Cabic’ label, Gnomonsong, before forming this excellent outfit. Now with the release of their second album, Nootropics, they have confirmed themselves as darlings of everyone from Pitchfork to me to you,
The History Of Colour TV return to Knochenbox almost a year to the day after their last appearance there, this time the difference being the excellent debut album they have tucked under their arms and new member and drummer Theo “Marcus” Rahkun. Emerald Cures Chic Ills is quite an achievement boasting The Cure-like moments in opener Let’s
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion hardly need any introduction except to say they’ve got a new record out called Meat + Bone and it kicks ass. The video for Black Mold is slightly scary and brilliant
Photo: Scott Munroe American independent rock legends Mission Of Burma arrive for an all too rare Berlin appearance at the Festsaal Kreuzberg on their two week tour of Europe. Although the first part of their career only lasted four years, between 1979-83, the influence of the two studio albums they delivered then is still felt
Image: Leo Zylberberg The Cranky Christmas Show comes to you like every Cranky Night so far this year with good bands and a great crowd having a good time so to round off the year I’ve lined-up two special acts for your dancing pleasure, New Trainers (techno-prog-fitness) and Caudal (krautrock/space jams). New Trainers are Steve Heather (drums)
Ned Collette’s sadly now only monthly but nevertheless cosy Monday nights at Valentin Stueberl kicks off 2013 in style. Melbourne’s Roller One have been touring around Europe since October and played Berlin at least four or five times since then so maybe you’ve even caught one of their excellent shows. As usual it’s a donation
