Berlin based french-beat kids the Purcells (previously) headline another Wednesday night in the Knochenbox crypt. Playing a fusion of psychedic, garage and 60′s rock, The Purcells are for you if you’re up for a french flavoured slice of retro groove pop. Supported by fellow Berliners Love Lanes doing a punk/neue deutsche welle thing, a band

French wave band Contre Jour slink into Berlin for a show at King Kong Klub as part of their limited German tour. Supporting on the night you’ll find US band Dream Affair along with Death Disco DJs Ian P. Christ & NecroPhil (Remembrance Daze) & Thomas Thyssen (Pagan Love Songs). They are not lovers, they

The despair doesn’t go much deeper than this. New York minimal wave duo Xeno & Oaklander headline a night pitting Berlin’s Death Disco kids against our favourite high-style depressives Brave Exhibitions. Supporting on the night are Blitzgigs faves Meuran Humanos (previously, previouslyer, previouslyest) along with US/UK solo act Nurvus, the new project from Robert M

Late announcement for Swiss act Buvette playing a splendid little show at Loophole in Neuklln. Supports come in the form of Chilean act Makaroni and many other wonderful surprises. Coming from the Swiss Alps, going global: Cdric Streuli aka Buvette is about to shake up the pop music landscape. The 25 year old is weaving

Formed out of the ashes of Sad Lovers & Giants (previously), British group The Snake Corps never really made it as big as what their music deserved, even given their massive back catalogue. Reforming last year for a run of shows, the first of which were extraordinarily well received, they’re finally heading to Berlin, for

After a bunch of very favourable reviews coming out of last year’s installment and even an award won, Melt Festival is back for another year, once more at the Ferropolis… The lineup is as yet a bit hazy, but confirmed headliners so far include a newly reformed Pulp and electronic producer Paul Kalkbrenner as well

They’ve had a rough year, what with not-so-neighbourly complaints from neighbours making it so that their gigs have to end very early as well as the ever present fear that they’re at any moment going to be evicted but Schokoladen is still one of the best venues in the city and they deserve a good

A man who’s made an indellible mark on the musical life of every indie kid to ever spend their pocket money on a 7″, Morrissey has earned himself various accolades from music publications and is one of Britain’s real national treasures. I’m pretty sure there’s not been a party I’ve been at without someone pulling

One of the most famous faces of 80′s pop, and undeniably one of the best songwriters, Cyndi Lauper makes it to Berlin for a completely special show at Admiralspalaste. The honest truth is that she was always better in almost every way than Madonna, since Mads only ever copied and commercialised everything that Lauper ever

New York electronica artist Nao Katafuchi headlines another wondrous installment in the Modern Movement series at King Kong Klub, playing alongside Devils Dancers (minimal synth-wave) and DJ’s Carla M and Tim Farland (Daybed). Nao has been playing experimental electronica and indulging in various other musical projects since the wee hours of 2000. Coming in and