Soundscape post-rock act Ej Bekot do a sound that comes close to what you’d imaging hearing at the bottom of the ocean, if you had the gills and the interest to hang around the bottom of the ocean long enough to check out a post-rock band, that is. A bit noisy, quite downtempo and making

Luise Pop: girly electro pop but a lot more sensible, done well enough that even the stiffest of arms-folded indie fans might squeal and hit the dancefloor. A bit romantic, a bit sad, a bit pretty but a bit dark at the same time. Like all the best pop

A very necessary component to any 80′s avant-garde record collection, David Sylvian‘s work with Japan wasn’t only a massive influence on lots of bands to come later, but on whole genres. The whole 90′s trip hop things would be precisely nowhere without what David Sylvian was doing. Decades later he’s still going strong, now with his own

These guys are a complete guilty pleasure, they never ever even from the beginning sounded like a band that anyone should still be listening to up to 2012. Even though that first cut of Hear It In The Cans on Kitsune 6 in 2008 was pretty awesome. And the first album was a solid listen

This one’s a bit of a wildcard, we really don’t know much about this guy at all and who knows what it’ll be like, but the recorded stuff is ace, it’s got a real stompy bluegrass lo-fi indie thing about it and it should be a good night. We’ve also never been to the venue.

Reigning queen of outsider music in Berlin, Mary Ocher has been playing the traps for what feels like forever, but not getting the respect or attention that she deserves. That’s our opinion in anycase, and just because we have so many of them doen’t make this one any less valid. The material is really strong,

Friends to both man & beast, Berlin’s favourite daughters The Feminists are back again for another show, sure to rustle the loins. Hear that noise? That’s your loins rustling, the show hasn’t even started yet and already your loins are rustling. Provocative! The kids are this time playing the lovely Cortina Bob and will be

Kicking off at midnight at Gretchen (presumably after We Have Band are finished), Berlin label Project: Mooncircle celebrate their 10 year anniversary with a massive lineup of bands and DJs. If you’re not familiar with them, Project: Mooncircle are a label aiming to fully fuse the organic with the electronic, creating new sounds and bringing

Local psych-voyagers Mystical Communication Service are very rapidly building a name for themselves and will definitely be a part of the new wave of local Berlin bands entrenching themselves right now. The numbers are long and spacious, but nothing feels extraneous or wasted. They’re not so much into recording as they are into live performance,

Classic New York alt-metal act Helmet have decided to use their powers for good and do a massive reunion tour, making a stop here in Berlin with a show at the good old SO36. They’ve been kicking around since the late 80′s, so it’s fair that they sort of come in and out of doing