Twin Atlantic have proven their live qualities to the Berlin crowds more than once. I had the chance to catch them twice at Comet Club while their were touring their 2011 record Free. Twin Atlantic are a rock band at heart coming from a punk background and singing with a signature Scottish accent. While this…

Over the past few months New Desert Blues have become one of my favourite bands. The played Reeperbahn Festival last year and support shows for Editors. This year saw the release of their debut EP Devil’s Rope, support shows for Augustines as well as their own headline tour across Germany. Unfortunately, they couldn’t make it to…

This Void is a new young band from northern Germany who just dotted the line with Devilduck Records (The Dope, Scams) where they released their debut album Crystals earlier this year. This Void play catchy pop songs along the lines of bands like Vampire Weekend and Little Comets. While the lyrics are mostly English, the band…

I fell in love with The Gaslight Anthem back in 2008 when they had just released their sophomore album 59 Sound. When High And Lonesome was playing on the radio and I heard the band give a nod to one of my all time favourite bands, Counting Crows, I was hooked; “And Maria came from…

Whether you ever ascribed to the whole “new rave” thing or not, you cant deny that Klaxons have had some great numbers and you cant really blame them too much in any case for getting involved in whatever nonsense NME might have cooked up. After all, NME is always cooking up some similar nonsense and not only…

Tiny Fingers started out in 2010 in Israel. Their 2011 debut album Massive Finger Spacetrip quickly turned them into one of Israel’s most hyped newcomers. Tiny Fingers combine post-rock, live electronics, psychedelic and groove, forming a powerful, super-intensive musical mix. With broken beats, unique guitar playing, fat bass and fresh synthesized sounds, the fingers integrate…

The Subways are one of the most exciting live bands on the current touring circuit, thrilling crowds with their explosive rock sound and wild stage performances. Back in 2005, with an average age of just 16, Billy, Charlotte and Josh crashed onto the international music scene with their, now cult, debut album Young For Eternity and rock-club…

Karrera Klub turns 18. To celebrate their coming of age, they are hosting a very special Wednesday night at Fluxbau featuring a live gig by Com Truise and a bunch of DJ sets. Karrera Klub started out in 1996 when everyone else in Berlin was still freaking out over Techno. Back then, they hosted a…

Jeremy Messersmith can break your heart one minute, and then put those fragile pieces back together again the next. The Minneapolis singer/songwriter candidly chronicles the ups and downs of modern relationships, all within the simple but striking constructs of his indelible, poignant pop songs. On his assured and expansive fourth full-length album Heart Murmurs, Messersmith…

School is Cool are an indie sextet from Belgium, founded in late 2009. Their debut album Entropology (2011) introduced Belgium, the Netherlands and France to School is Cool’s indie pop in the form of a 16-song chaotic cathedral-like structure of energetic drums, eighties synths, dark, apocalyptic lyrics and grand, baroque choruses, produced by Das Pop’s…