Swedish new-wave act Principe Valiente are proof positive that the Scandinavian music scene isn’t all sunshine & indie pop, bringing to Berlin a suite of soaring dark mini-anthems, putting on a show at Berlin’s favourite bat-cave: King Kong Klub. The debut self titled LP from them is out in stores and iToons and Amazon, here’s

What the fuck is this show? It’s GWAR. Who are the band? It’s GWAR. What’s that coloured stuff they spray all over the crowd? It’s GWAR. And what the fuck is that music supposed to be? It’s GWAR. It’s GWAR. It’s GWAR!!

Sad songs are where James Jackson Toth AKA Wooden Wand resides, singing stories that are warm even though coming from a cold place and each infinitely familiar, fitting in with a shadowy alt-country vibe like what you’d hear on late night AM radio. An evening with him in the warm and familiar Monarch in Kreuzberg

One of the greatest metal bands in the world (that you’ve never heard of), Candian heritage act Anvil make it to Berlin on the back of their 14th studio album with a show at Magnet Club. Of course it’s because of the famous documentary that they’ve found a new audience here in 2011, here’s the

Apparently not a humble man and definitely not an artist to rush out new work, Tom Vek has taken his time with the new album and really kept us fans really hanging on, so much that a lot of indie kids might have forgotten who the guy is. He’s going to be playing to an

Onthe back of their new album, Nine Types Of Light, US art-rockers TV On The Radio make it back to Berlin for a show at Astra Kulturhaus

US political noise-rock act United Sons Of Toil make it to Berlin as part of their three week European tour, playing a massive gig at the Scherer8 house supported by Croatian band Joe 4. Their new album, When The Revolution Comes, Everything Will Be Beautiful, is out now for pay-what-you-want download and there’s an amazing

Well known Berlin music personality Shaun Mulrooney fronts Admiral Black for a huge gig at Lido

Italian screamo band Raein take over Lovelite in Friedrichshain for a night of music at a sensible volumes and the quiet discussion of high art and culture. And screamo

Indie band of indie bands and a group that people have long stopped dropping in conversation since the very idea is a cliche of a cliche, Death Cab For Cutie (previously) gather the combined power of music geekdom to the center of Friedrichshain at Astra Kulturhaus. What will they do with this incredible force once