Ex ‘n Pop might not be a venue known by a lot of people but apparently Nick Cave used to frequent this pub back in the darkness of 80s West Berlin…or should I say weird brilliance of 80s West Berlin. However, this venue holds gigs from time to time and tonight The Hollowmen, who knocked about the Berlin of 80s themselves play their first show in quite some time:
Like a bloodied butcher shares his tears and sweat with his victims, Kucharzewski exhorts his band to perform the rituals of his songs with a high sense of care and devotion. A warbling mixture of blues, punk and chanson is being summoned by these reprehensible gringos: here are sharded riffs, dark chords and the cackling ghost of demonic possession
Here’s a rather naughty video, naughty and strange:
Support is Mystical Communication Service who recently supported Dum Dum Girls at Festsaal and are well worth checking out.
a refreshing venture into a world of heartfelt blues, psychedelic rhythms and soaring guitars.
