Berlin’s got a few really strong musical scenes, punk, garage, wave are all more than notable and of course there’s a massive following for anything experimental, minimal or kraut. The kids at Future Days Booking, amSTARt und deli.kolder are completely onto it and after the goodness that was their kraut night last October, they’re back with

We cant really say it better than the Mindpirates themselves… The Mindpirates will celebrate with Lionel Williams, a hippie sun child from California, during the greyest of days of Berlin winter 2012. He is invited to share his stunning artwork — collages on paper and film — and to come together with a musical community

German born but American bred, Reginald Lucien Frank Roger Watts aka Reggie Watts is a melding of cultures. Getting up on stage he’s got the American soul and sure footedly smart mouth, that much is sure, but to see him in action there’s also this weird awkwardness that screams ‘don’t look at me’ all the while

Elyas Kahn, famous for many things Berlin music, plays in a new act of his for a quietly brilliant night at Knochenbox. Dubbed Elyasation, Kahn forms one half of a duo along with French percussionist, and possessor of the most romantic name in the entire world, Romian Vicente. Together they form an unstoppable force of jazz

Touring mates to Crystal Castles and signed to the more-than-just-a-clever-name True Panther Sounds label, US/Amsterdam act Teengirl Fantasy (don’t google this, trust us) make it to Berlin for a show with Butterclock at Naherholung Sternchen. Sort of like a soundscapey electro dance thing that’s somehow comes out really densely layered even though it’s all about

A ‘Mahnwache’ is like a cheerful sort of protest, so unlike the other protests against the closure of the Liebig 14 squat, this one shouldn’t result in the riot squad being there and bottles hurling through the air. Shouldn’t do anyway. Spread across three locations, the main chunks of the day takes place at X-B

Late but great shoutout to a seriously amazing gig happening at West Germany, Brooklyn noise cow-punks The Men supported by visuals from the Network Awesome kids (happy Birthday to them!) along with a DJ set from Bei Roy’s very own Itty Minchesta. There’s a track from the Men below, a fun little mix of Gun Club and

Russian punk-rockers Nitro Injekzia take over General Dealer Club for a night of vodka-in-your-face good times. Supported on the night by local up-and-comers, Czech alt-rock act Tsunder. You’ll find Tsunder also launching their debut album on the 11th with a seperate show at Tiefgrund supported by The Whatchamacallit (Grunge, Alternative) and Tropengold (Indie). Tix are 6€

Former head of Australian indie-pop orchestra Lamplight and all round-good guy, Mijo Biscan has been dubbed “the Australian Jeff Buckley” and “Moody, heartbreaking, stunning, fucking epic” by Beat Magazine. Moving to Berlin a few years ago, he’s left a lot of fans behind to become a part of the music scene here, earning brand new fans while spreading

The rock party to end all rock parties is what they’re billing themselves as, and if that’s true then how long have we waited for this! This one on February 10th is the first in a new series presented by Visions magazine, scheduled after this for the second Friday of every month at Cassiopeia down