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Schattenmann

Día de Muertos Tour 2024
2 Feb 2024

Emil Bulls

Love Will Fix It Tour 2023/24
3 Feb 2024

TesseracT

Unprocessed, The Callous Daoboys War of Being World Tour
6 Feb 2024

X Ambassadors

Morgan St. Jean
7 Feb 2024

Symphonic Metal Nights – SERENITY

Special Guests: TEMPERANCE + GUESTS
8 Feb 2024

80s vs 90s – Live Band Battle

9 Feb 2024

Niletto

10 Feb 2024
Abgesagt / canceled

Joachim Witt

Der Fels In Der Brandung Tour 2024
10 Feb 2024
Ausverkauft / sold out

Cultura Profética

Por Más Tour - Europa 2024
15 Feb 2024
Verlegt / relocated

Yang Ge

16 Feb 2024

Vega

Wieso Sie Stürme Nach Menschen Benennen Tour 2024
17 Feb 2024
Ausverkauft / sold out

Stephen Sanchez

John Vincent III The Troubadour Takes Europe
18 Feb 2024
Ausverkauft / sold out

Maggie Reilly & Band

German Tour 2024
20 Feb 2024

Patrick, keine Jungfrau

21 Feb 2024
Ausverkauft / sold out

CRYSTAL FIGHTERS

Light+ 2024 Tour Präsentator Flux FM
22 Feb 2024
Verlegt / relocated

Tuğçe Kandemir

23 Feb 2024

Dark Rush Festival

Revival Berlin
24 Feb 2024

Pollux im Knast Live

Ein neuer Fall
25 Feb 2024
Verschoben / rescheduled

Patrice

Tóke The 9 Tour
28 Feb 2024

Dirty Honey

Can´t Find The Brakes!! Tour EU + UK Support: Bird's View
29 Feb 2024

Schattenmann

Día de Muertos Tour 2024
Fr 2 Feb 2024 Archiv

Im Februar 2024 gehen Schattenmann auf große „Día de Muertos“ Tour. Die Tour passend zum gleichnamigen Album führt das Quartett um Sänger Frank Herzig durch ganz Deutschland und Österreich. Von Hamburg bis München, von Berlin bis Wien wird die Band Abend für Abend ihre fabelhaften Live-Qualitäten unter Beweis stellen. Denn auf der Bühne fühlen sich Herzig & Co. am wohlsten: „Wir machen Musik, um zu entertainen, Schattenmann-Shows sind pures Entertainment! Bei uns wird gelacht, geweint, getanzt, geschwitzt, also all das, wofür moderner Metal steht!“

Das Schattenmann-Credo: „Wir wollen Emotionen wecken, von guter Laune bis Wut, gleichzeitig darf es aber auch gerne mal melancholisch oder nachdenklich werden. Bei uns wird gelacht, geweint, getanzt, geschwitzt, also all das, wofür moderner Metal steht!

CONTRA präsentiert

TesseracT

Unprocessed, The Callous Daoboys War of Being World Tour
Di 6 Feb 2024 Archiv

As time rolls inexorably forward, music’s ability to capture the moment remains its most important trait. Five years on from the release of their last studio album, UK progressive metal titans TesseracT have reached the most significant and creative moment in their career to date. An audacious, ambitious and all-encompassing body of work, War Of Being is an album that could change everything.

 

Formed in 2003, TesseracT are rightly and widely regarded as pioneers. Since dazzling the world with their debut album One in 2011, they have spearheaded a uniquely adventurous and creative movement that has expanded metal’s vocabulary beyond all measure. Although routinely credited as instigators of the ‘djent’ subgenre, the UK five-piece have long since transcended such associations and are now widely acknowledged as one of the most authentically progressive and unique bands on the planet. From the majestic complexities of One and the bittersweet, melodic crunch of 2013’s Altered State, to the experimental sheen of Polaris and the ruthlessly focused tech-trip of 2018’s Sonder, TesseracT have consistently stood apart from the competition, while forging a musical and lyrical world that is theirs alone. Meanwhile, they have established themselves as a live band of great power, with countless acclaimed shows and festival appearances notched up across several continents.

 

Fast forward to 2023: Daniel Tompkins (vocals), Acle Kahney (guitar), James Monteith (guitar), Amos Williams (bass) and Jay Postones (drums) have completed work on their fifth full-length album. TesseracT are back, armed with a collection of mesmerising and idiosyncratic new music.

 

“I think we realised we needed to do something different this time,” says Daniel Tompkins. “It’s been five years since Sonder, and we wanted to mix it up and try something new. With the whole progression of TesseracT in mind, this is one of the most important albums we’ve ever done. You do get further into your career and you think, ‘How long will this go for?’ You can’t predict what’s around the corner. I think we’ve all had a change in outlook on life in the past few years, and so we decided to make this a big album.”

“We’ve always tried to punch above our weight, which is important,” adds Jay Postones. “To stretch it and make it look and sound as big as you possibly can, that’s always been really important, and particularly with this record, because it definitely sounds shitloads better than the stuff we’ve done before!”

 

There comes a time in the life of every progressive band when the only option is go for broke. War Of Being is a brave and challenging concept album, in true prog tradition. Just as the band’s music has evolved tenfold over the last few years, so has their thematic ambition. A tangled web of personality traits, traumatic events and surreal, off-kilter premonitions, War Of Being is TesseracT’s most detailed and demanding record yet, but also their most profoundly satisfying and complete.

“The concept is massive,” says Daniel. ”Amos is actually writing a novel, based on it. It all stems from his original ideas. In essence it’s about the war within oneself. It asks the question, who are we? It ties into Sonder because that record was about looking outwardly at people around you and realising that everyone has a very unique, independent life, and that we don’t notice because we’re so insular about playing a part in a bigger story. This time, we turned the focus inwards, so it’s a very introspective album.”

“It’s about fighting to forgive yourself for being you,” explains Amos Williams. “That’s something that’s always been quite a struggle for me. That’s where the concept of this war comes from. There’s this set of characters that just popped into life, that represent the various fractious elements of my own personal psyche, and we’re just allowing them to grow, basically, and go on a little bit of a journey. We’ve ended up with a collection of songs that feel like they tell a story. On their own, they work fantastically. Put them together with a theme and a concept, and it feels like it allows you to dive into it more, and it has an extra level of excitement to it, beyond the music itself.”

 

An immersive voyage through conflict, confusion, enlightenment and resolution, War Of Being is a thrilling and thought-provoking album. From the tantalising, atmospheric rush of the opening ‘Natural Disaster’ onwards, it is a free-flowing but meticulously crafted tour-de-force. Songs like ‘Echoes’ and ‘The Grey’ deftly mould the classic TesseracT sound into surprising new shapes, while the amorphous, unpredictable likes of ‘Legion’ (featuring a monstrous quasi-duet between rhythm section alumni Williams and Postones) and ‘Burden’ stride purposefully away from the expected, weaving ornate melodies around a newly inventive framework of polyrhythmic angularity. Most mind-blowing of all, the towering, 12-minute centrepiece of the title track….

 

“I think it was the element of being forced to experiment by the very nature of working with (producer) Pete Miles,” says Amos. “He’s a Devil’s Advocate for always trying something different and pushing us into our discomfort zone, and not shying away from a somewhat combative studio scenario! [Laughs] That was quite amusing because he’s also one of the most chilled out people you’ll ever meet. But as soon as it comes to making music, it really is all about seeing what happens when you smash two or three or four egos together. That’s why it probably sounds a little outside of the box known as TesseracT quite a lot of the time.”

“I don’t think any of it was calculated,” says Acle Kahney. “There’s still a big part that’s me writing a chunk of it and making demos. But there was a lot more of us jamming together in the studio together this time, at least for the first couple of weeks. The second half of ‘Legion’ was essentially Jay and Mos jamming, because we had the first part of the song and didn’t know what to do with it. I was busy tracking guitars for another song, and I came back and they’d come up with the rest. It was nice for things to progress naturally like that.”

 

Taken in isolation, War Of Being is an obvious milestone for this most inquisitive of modern metal bands. However, the lyrics and music are only part of this story. In keeping with their reputation for always looking forward and exploring new possibilities, TesseracT have also been working on new ways to spread the new album’s fascinating message. War Of Being will arrive adorned with startling new artwork created by Amos Williams.

 

“We’ve always had an album like this, with this presentation, in mind, but it’s always just been out of reach for us,” states Amos. “It’s always been my own personal creative ambition to do something like this with artwork. I wanted to make it almost like stills from a film that doesn’t exist, but giving it a really surreal edge, because the album deals with the way your imaginations spins off.”

Due to be preceded by the release of its colossal title track, War Of Being is the kind of record that every band wants to make. Simultaneously definitive and ground-breaking, it provides a telling snapshot of band at the height of their powers, in thrall to the creative process and hell-bent on shattering boundaries along the way.

“I think it’s been a wonderful vehicle, for us to let loose,” says Amos. “That’s why you can hear everyone doing everything they’ve always wanted to do within the format of an album, and that’s pretty fun! The ambitions get bigger and bigger, every time we achieve one little step. It ain’t getting any easier! [Laughs] Every step is harder and harder, and there’s a gravity that you have to overcome.”

“On the first record, you just want to release an album have it be in the record shops and then go on tour,” says Jay. “Now, we accept that that’s happening, so the goals keep stepping up. It just grows.”

“This has always been a battle,” Daniel concludes. “We’re a modest progressive metal band, but we’ve got big ambitions and we always have. We always strive to get there, and it’s a struggle, but we haven’t lost the enthusiasm for it. We want bigger and better things all the time. This is just the start of it.”

 

X Ambassadors

Morgan St. Jean
Mi 7 Feb 2024 Archiv

X Ambassadors made their full-length debut with VHS, a 2015 release that saw the band transition from Ithaca alt-rockers and Brooklyn-indie-scene outsiders to Billboard stalwarts. Now certified platinum, VHS provided an intimate look at Sam Nelson Harris and his brother Casey Harris’s youth, delivering the genre-defying hits “Unsteady” and “Renegades” and leading to a three-year global touring odyssey as well as a string of high-profile festival performances. VHS was followed by X Ambassadors’ 2019 sophomore album ORION, which they supported with an extensive headline tour of the U.S. A project inspired by ’60s and ’70s soul and R&B, the band’s Belong EP arrived in March 2020. The third full-length from X Ambassadors—The Beautiful Liar is the latest and most ambitious outcome of the band’s hyper-creative tendencies. Released in 2021, the band pays homage to those beloved fictions of their childhood through lead singles, “My Own Monster” and “Okay”.

Symphonic Metal Nights – SERENITY

Special Guests: TEMPERANCE + GUESTS
Do 8 Feb 2024 Archiv

Austrian symphonic metal force SERENITY have released their new single, “Ritter, Tod und Teufel (Knightfall)”, featuring the band’s first interweaving of German lyrics into their music! The standalone single follows their previous studio album, The Last Knight (2020), which landed at #25 on the German album charts, and the band’s stunning 2022 live release, MEMORIASERENITY’s most iconic hits, such as “Wings of Madness” and “The Chevalier”, have gathered over three million views on YouTube.

After welcoming Marco Pastorino as additional guitarist and backing vocalist, the band is currently in the studio working on their newest opus. The powerful new track, “Ritter, Tod und Teufel (Knightfall)”, is a first glimpse of what can be expected and showcases the band’s signature blend of orchestral arrangements, heavy guitar riffs and soaring vocals, which are underlined by a captivating official music video.

SERENITY on “Ritter, Tod und Teufel (Knightfall)”:

“We are overjoyed to finally return with our new single – a thunderous display of our existence. It’s just the beginning, offering a glimpse of what we are currently working on. We’ve poured our creative energy into crafting an immersive musical journey that transports you to another time and dimension leading to a renowned painter from the Late Middle Ages. We can’t wait to share this new era of Serenity with you. Get ready for a captivating experience filled with emotions, epic melodies, and bombastic sounds!”

 

80s vs 90s – Live Band Battle

Fr 9 Feb 2024 Archiv
The David Watts Foundation presents:

80s VS. 90s – a live band battle at Columbia Theater!

We again have invited some of the best bands that Berlin and the German music scene has to offer. They will choose to represent the bands they love with cover songs as well as new takes and renditions of all their favorite 80s and 90s songs. Expect anything from Phil Collins, to the Smiths, Depeche Mode, Oasis, Backstreets Boys & more.

LINEUP – Following bands will send members (or the whole group!) to fight this battle:

– KEVIN KUHN & friends /w members of DIE NERVEN, DRANGSAL & SHITNEY BEERS
– MINT MIND /w Rick McPhail of TOCOTRONIC
– THE DAVID WATTS FOUNDATION ALLSTARS /w members of ISOLATION BERLIN
– BELLA & SABA LOU KHAN
– THE LOST WEEKEND
– PORTMONEE
– KPT. PLASTO
– HILDING
– THE VICTORIOUS SECRETS

(Bands/members we’ve had on before include GURR, DIE NERVEN, ISOLATION BERLIN, MINT MIND /w Rick McPhail of TOCOTRONIC, THE UNDERGROUND YOUTH, DRANGSAL, SWANS, LOS APOLLOS /w Christoph Leich of DIE STERNE, GEWALT, ALPHAVILLE, BLONDIE and more…)

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In between we will dance the night away with some fantastic DJs spinning the best & the worst of 80s and 90s music all night long.

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As usual all proceeds will go to charity!

Niletto

Sa 10 Feb 2024 Archiv

Abgesagt / Canceled

Der blitzschnelle Aufstieg in den Musikolymp und der ungewöhnliche Stil des jungen Sängers und Tänzers NILETTO eroberten im Sturm die Zuschauerherzen. Dieser Künstler versteht es ausgezeichnet, seine anziehende äußere Erscheinung und sein ausgezeichnetes Gesangskönnen mit seinen kühnen Bühnengestalten in Einklang zu bringen. Möchten Sie sich davon überzeugen? Dann dürfen Sie seine Konzerte, die in sieben deutschen Städten nicht verpassen!

Gewagte und ambitionierte Kompositionen abwechselnd mit zarter Romantik – das ist Niletto-Stil, mit dem er alle Charts stürmt. Zu Superhits wurden bereits seine Songs „Kurtka na dwoich“ (Eine Jacke für zwei), „Siren‘“ (Flieder), „Ljalja“, „Aj“ und viele andere. Und den Videoclip „Ljubimka“ (Liebling) sahen 2019 Dutzende Millionen Zuschauer – dieser Clip machte ihn zum absoluten Ljubimka

2020 wurde der junge Sänger mit der MTV Europe Music Awards EMA als Best MTV Act ausgezeichnet.

Von der Kunst NILETTOs kann man unendlich viel schwärmen, deshalb nur das Resümee: Sie erwartet eine heiße Show mit wirrem und energiegeladenem Wind und umwerfenden Choreografien, die keinen Zuschauer gelichgültig lassen. Glauben Sie uns, mit NILETTO wollen alle tanzen!

Reservieren Sie Tickets für NILETTO-Konzerte – dieses Ereignis im Musikleben Deutschlands darf man nicht verpassen.

Joachim Witt

Der Fels In Der Brandung Tour 2024
Sa 10 Feb 2024 Archiv
Ausverkauft / sold out Örtlicher Veranstalter Facebook Event

Hamburg. Pünktlich zum ausverkauften Tourstart seiner exklusiven Clubtour 2023 und zur Albumveröffentlichung von „Der Fels in der Brandung“ am 15.09.23 kündigt Joachim Witt seine gleichnamige Tournee an. Der Ausnahmekünstler wird 2024 für seine Fans auf den Bühnen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz spielen.

Er ist, wie Fans betonen, »einzigartig, ganz besonders«. Viele Male erfand Joachim Witt sich bereits neu und blieb dabei immer am Nerv der Zeit maßgeblicher deutscher Musikgeschichte. Das alles spricht für den Mann, der 1981 nur einen einzigen Song brauchte, um einen festen Platz in den Annalen deutscher Popmusik einzunehmen: »Goldener Reiter« kletterte im Aufwind der Neuen Deutschen Welle (NDW) an die Spitze der Charts und hat bis heute nichts von seiner Wirkung eingebüßt.

Joachim Witt ist eine Lichtgestalt der deutschen Kulturszene. Seit über 40 Jahren steht der erfolgreiche Musiker auf der Bühne. In diesen Jahrzehnten hat er eine enorme Wandelbarkeit bewiesen. 17 Alben veröffentlichte Joachim Witt seit 1980. Zwei Signature-Songs – nämlich »Tri Tra Trullala (Herbergsvater)« und »Die Flut«, letztgenannter ein Duett mit Peter Heppner (Wolfsheim) prägen das öffentliche Bild von Witt. Nach diversen Top-Ten Charterfolgen, Gold- und Platinawards (allein „die Flut“ verkaufte mehr als 900.000 Einheiten) und über 40 Millionen Streams schlägt Joachim Witt nun ein weiteres, neues Kapitel seiner Karriere auf.

Mit seinem neuen Album „Der Fels in der Brandung“ wird er seine Zuhörer auf vielen Ebenen abermals überraschen. In enger Zusammenarbeit mit dem Flensburger Gold-Produzenten Hardy Krech (Elephant Music), hat Witt wieder einen ganz neuen und eigenen Sound kreiert, der seine Stärken und seine Botschaften in eindrucksvoller Weise mit elektronischen Klängen und Gitarrenmelodien verwebt.

„Mein neues Album liegt mir persönlich sehr am Herzen. Es ist eine Reise durch Emotionen, Erfahrungen und Geschichten, die ich in den letzten Jahren gesammelt habe. Gemeinsam mit meiner Band werde ich die Bühne rocken und die Songs aus dem neuen Album sowie meine Klassiker präsentieren. Es wird eine unvergessliche musikalische Reise werden, und ich kann es kaum erwarten, euch alle wiederzusehen und mit euch zu feiern.“, so Joachim Witt.

Nach der Veröffentlichung von „Der Fels in der Brandung“ kehrt Joachim Witt in voller Bandbesetzung auf die Bühnen Deutschlands zurück. Im Rahmen seiner Tournee präsentiert er erneut die enorme Bandbreite seines Schaffens.

Cultura Profética

Por Más Tour - Europa 2024
Do 15 Feb 2024 Archiv

Verlegt / Relocated: Verlegt ins Astra, bereits gekaufte Karten behalten ihre Gültigkeit.

Deputamadre Club presents
Cultura Profetica | Columbia Theater – Berlin | 15.02.2024

Por Más Tour – Europa 2024
Dublin + Valencia + Barcelona + Madrid + Paris + Berlin

Cultura Profética, the iconic Latin American Reggae Roots band, returns to Europe in 2024 with a new repertoire of songs and, of course, their greatest hits – Por Más Tour 2024 – Por Más as the search for more love, more sensitivity, more collaboration, more empathy for everyone.

Emerging from the vibrant landscapes of Puerto Rico, Cultura Profética, Latin Grammy winners and Grammy nominees, have cemented their legacy as one of the foremost reggae bands in the Spanish-speaking world since their inception in 1996. But to categorize them simply as a reggae band would be an understatement. Over the years, the band has gracefully weaved genres like bossa nova, tango, jazz, and salsa into their music, creating a unique fusion that resonates with fans across continents. The band’s lyrics are just as eclectic as their sound, addressing pressing socio-political and ecological topics, celebrating Latin American identity, and exploring the nuances of relationships and love.

The band’s captivating performances have set records at renowned festivals, such as Rock al Parque and Stereo Picnic in Colombia or Vive Latino MX. Their electrifying stage presence has also led to back-to-back sold-out nights at iconic venues like Luna Park in Arg and the Movistar Arena in Chile.

Their album La Dulzura achieved Gold certification with its standout single «La Complicidad» gracing the Billboard Hot 100 for over 50 weeks. Their earlier work, Canción de Alerta, is also a Gold-certified testament to their musical prowess. In 2019, Cultura Profética became the first independent Latin band to record a Spotify Singles, further showcasing their trailblazing spirit. In 2015 they secured both the Gold and Silver Gaviota awards at the iconic Viña del Mar festival in Chile.

Yang Ge

Fr 16 Feb 2024 Archiv

Yang Ge ist eine einzigartige und vielseitig begabte Persönlichkeit.

Sängerin und Schauspielerin, Filmregisseurin, Model und eine Person mit großem Einfluss. Das exotischste Mitglied von „The Voice“ von Deutschland 2023 ist Teil des Teams der beliebten deutschen Hip-Hop-Sängerin Shirin David.

Zum ersten Mal wird sie am 16. Februar 2024 ihr Konzertprogramm in Berlin präsentieren, bei dem sie weltbekannte Hits in neuen und unerwarteten Arrangements, eigene Songs und einige Kompositionen aus Performances vortragen wird. Als besonderer Gast wird Rudy Chopper, Teilnehmer der Show „The Voice“ Germany 2023, dabei sein.

Im Alter von zwanzig Jahren reiste sie nach Moskau, wo sie das Gerasimov-Institut für Kinematographie absolvierte. Seit 2012 arbeitet sie mit dem Regisseur Kirill Serebrennikov am Moskauer Gogol Centre Theatre zusammen, wo sie in einer der wichtigsten Produktionen, „Baroque“, mitwirkte. Außerdem spielte sie in Kirill Serebrennikovs „Outside“ beim Theaterfestival in Avignon und in seiner Inszenierung von Boccaccios Dekameron am Deutschen Theater in Berlin. Außerdem gewann sie 2017 das Finale der Show „The Voice“ Russia.

Ihr Regiedebüt gab sie mit dem Film „Nude“ auf dem 40. Internationalen Filmfestival Moskau, wo sie mit dem „Silbernen Georg“ ausgezeichnet wurde. Seit Frühjahr 2020 lebt sie in Berlin. T

Team:
Daniil Orlov – keyboards, musikalische Leitung
Denis Lipatov – schlagzeug
Vlad Kistner – gitarre
Grigory Sazankov, Misha Mart – produktion

Vega

Wieso Sie Stürme Nach Menschen Benennen Tour 2024
Sa 17 Feb 2024 Archiv
Ausverkauft / sold out Örtlicher Veranstalter
Fassen wir es kurz: Eine Vega-Show ist mehr als ein Rap-Konzert. Wenn der Frankfurter Szene-Veteran die Bühne betritt, durchlebt sein Publikum innerhalb eines Abends die volle Palette  großer Emotionen im Schnelldurchlauf — zwischen kolossalem Abriss und anrührenden Momenten ist »Am Boden bleiben« keine Option. Der König ohne Krone hat seine Macht im Laufe der letzten fünfzehn Jahre unzählige Male in der Live-Situation demonstriert. Sein Heimspiel vor vollem Haus in der legendenumwobenen Frankfurter Jahrhunderthalle am 10. September 2022 veredelte Vega im Frühjahr 2023 mit einer ausverkauften Tour durch Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz. Ein knappes Kalenderjahr später ist der Adlerjunge wieder unterwegs, um die FvN-Familie zu unvergesslichen Messen zusammenzutrommeln und das Land zu erobern — hungrig wie nie zuvor und mit neuem, insgesamt neunten Studioalbum im Gepäck.

Stephen Sanchez

John Vincent III The Troubadour Takes Europe
So 18 Feb 2024 Archiv
Ausverkauft / sold out Örtlicher Veranstalter

 

Stephen Sanchez has materialized at the forefront of popular culture with a sound that’s as timeless as it is necessary for the times. It’s easy to sway into the embrace of his breezy baritone stylings, warm guitar phrasing, and untouchable charisma. His music is also an eternal bright spot illuminated by a belief that the kind of romance and love we used to see on the silver screen is still possible.

Barely in his twenties, the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer has already enchanted audiences everywhere. His breakout single “Until I Found You” went multi platinum, vaulted into the Top 25 of the Billboard Hot 100, and generated nearly 2 billion streams powered by the original, piano version, and duet with gold-certified pop singer and songwriter Em Beihold. He delivered much talked-about performances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Meanwhile, he also sold out successive headline tours and earned acclaim from Billboard, Consequence, and more. He was even invited by Sir Elton John to perform “Until I Found You” at Elton’s last show ever headlining Glastonbury.

Now, he spins a story unlike anything you’ve ever heard (or seen) before on his 2023 full-length debut, Angel Face [Mercury Records/Republic Records].

The record tells the tale of “The Troubadour Sanchez” a fictional musician who blew up in 1958 after his debut performance of “Until I Found You” on The Connie Co Show. He immediately lit up popular culture, but was tragically gunned down in 1964 after stealing the heart of a mob boss’s girlfriend. Her name was Evangeline. However, his long lost debut has been unearthed 59 years later in the form of Angel Face.

“When you hear Angel Face, I want you to know that these songs were written for you to soundtrack the moments of great love and great heart ache within your lives,” exclaims Sanchez. “There’s a song for the state of every soul. When you listen to this story, I hope you find yourself within it. I hope that you might find them within it—the person who makes this life far more beautiful.”

Tracks like the single “Be More” explore these ideas of love. Sonically the soft piano underlines the ghostly echoes of Sanchez’ voice, while the quivering drumbeat gives way to the central plea, “Darling, please let it be more.”

“The song reflects a dialogue between lovers, in this case ‘The Troubadour Sanchez’ and Evangeline,” he notes. “‘The Troubadour Sanchez’ is saying how much he wants Evangeline and is asking her to ‘Be More’. That’s the purpose of the song. It affirms your love is far more than you could ever understand, know, or hold within your hands by yourself.”

Elsewhere on the album the upbeat “High” flaunts his fiery high-register. His voice swoons into a falsetto over a farfisa-laden groove.

“You’ve got this desperate begging song with ‘Be More’ where the narrator is longing for that one true, divine love,” he continues. “Then, there’s ‘High,’ which is a continued discussion between ‘The Troubadour Sanchez’ and Evangeline. It essentially says, ‘I’m going to steal you from something bad, i.e. your man, and make you feel good for the rest of your life’.”

Then, there’s “Doesn’t Do Many Good.” Over a sparse, yet simmering sonic backdrop, he leans into a soulful cadence with flashes of vocal fireworks. “This song is a painful conversation between The Troubadour Sanchez and Evangeline. Though Evangeline loves him, she can’t pursue him because she’s with somebody else. Throughout the song, The Troubadour Sanchez tries to explain that her proclamations of love don’t do him any good if they can’t be together.”

“The story of Troubadour Sanchez is something I feel deeply connected to,” Stephen explains. “Even if his ending was bleak, he lived life with an undeniable passion.

BOILER

Stephen Sanchez has materialized at the forefront of popular culture with a sound that’s as timeless as it is necessary for the times. It’s easy to sway into the embrace of his breezy baritone stylings, warm guitar phrasing, and untouchable charisma. His music is also an eternal bright spot illuminated by a belief that the kind of romance and love we used to see on the silver screen is still possible. Barely in his twenties, the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer has already enchanted audiences everywhere. His breakout single “Until I Found You” went multi platinum, vaulted into the Top 25 of the Billboard Hot 100, and generated nearly 2 billion streams powered by the original, piano version, and duet with gold-certified pop singer and songwriter Em Beihold. He delivered much talked-about performances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Meanwhile, he also sold out successive headline tours and earned acclaim from Billboard, Consequence, and more. He was even invited by Sir Elton John to perform “Until I Found You” at Elton’s last show ever headlining Glastonbury. Now, he spins a story unlike anything you’ve ever heard (or seen) on his 2023 full-length debut, Angel Face [Mercury Records/Republic Records] introduced by the single “Be More,” out now.

The record tells the tale of “The Troubadour Sanchez” a fictional musician who blew up in 1958 with “Until I Found You,” lit up popular culture, and was tragically gunned down in 1964 after falling in love with a mob boss’s girlfriend, Evangeline. However, his long lost debut has been unearthed 59 years later in the form of Angel Face.

Maggie Reilly & Band

German Tour 2024
Di 20 Feb 2024 Archiv

Dieses Konzert ist bestuhlt, frei Platzwahl.

Auch, wenn man bei dem Namen Maggie Reilly nicht sofort wissend nickt: Spätestens, wenn ein Song der schottischen Sängerin läuft, können die meisten zumindest den Refrain mitschmettern: „Everytime We Touch“, „To France“, „Moonlight Shadow“… man kennt’s. Mit zahlreichen ihrer Hits ist sie auch nach mehr als 40 Jahren auf der Bühne und in den Charts nach wie vor Dauergast im deutschen Radio. Bevor sie mit ihren Soloalben erfolgreich war, war sie außerdem in der Band Cado Belle aktiv, stand außerdem als Sängerin für Mike Oldfield am Mikrofon.

Mit „Survivor“ hat sie dieses Jahr eine neue Single veröffentlicht.

Patrick, keine Jungfrau

Mi 21 Feb 2024 Archiv
Ausverkauft / sold out

Das Neue Bühnenprogramm

„Patrick, keine Jungfrau“

…natürlich nur das Sternzeichen betreffend! Taucht mit mir in eine Welt fernab von jeglichem Alltagsstress. Von tausend und einer Nacht bis zur Dalmatiner jagenden Giftfurie – das neue Programm hat es in sich und nimmt euch mit in eine Welt bekannter Geschichten, die vollkommen uminterpretiert und mit einer gehörigen Prise Sarkasmus und schwarzem Humor versehen sind. 

NICHT FÜR KINDER GEEIGNET – Für humorvolle Erwachsene umso mehr!

Travestie, Comedy, Live-Gesang verzaubern euch einmal mehr!

CRYSTAL FIGHTERS

Light+ 2024 Tour Präsentator Flux FM
Do 22 Feb 2024 Archiv

Verlegt / Relocated: Verlegt auf den 04.10.24, bereits gekaufte Tickets behalten ihre Gültigkeit. Außerdem findet die Show nicht mehr im Columbia Theater statt und wird in das Hole44 verlegt.

Crystal Fighters have always sought to open themselves up to the world. After all, they’re inherently a fusion concept – part British and part Basque; part old and part new; part pop and part traditional. But when the world changed, so did they. Separated on different continents by the pandemic, the band looked inwards, and started to realise what had been missing. Dialling into the energy of their earliest recordings, new album ‘Light+’ is their most inspired, dynamic, and addictive statement yet, the sound of a band utterly renewed.

2010’s debut album ‘Star Of Love’ introduced them to the world, succeeded by excellent sophomore set ‘Cave Rave’. A decade of lights, camera, and action followed, with Crystal Fighters becoming used to lives of perpetual motion. “I’m always excited to visit different places,” says frontman Seb Pringle. “There’s always something to learn from different music and cultures around the world.”

While this simple message sustains the band, it also pushed them to the brink. At the dawn of the pandemic they were close to burnout, beginning to lose sight of what motivated them. When lockdown came, it was almost blessed relief, a respite from an unwieldy schedule. Drawn to South America by his passion for music, singer Seb sought out the cumbia, champeta and bullerengue rhythms of Colombia. Without a better option as the world started to shut down, he decided to stay put, seeing out the pandemic in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast of the country.  “It felt like living outside of normal time,” he says. “I was on a beach, with not much access to the outside world. It came as a relief, really. I was able to enjoy life, and reflect on my experiences.”

Co-writer Gilbert Vierich remained in the UK, while band mate Graham Dickson saw through these world-changing events from his new home in the United States. Throughout all this the band remained connected – by phone calls, Zoom meetings, and WhatsApp groups. The world may have slowed down, but – if anything – their creativity increased. “We were writing purely for us,” the singer points out.

When he was finally able to return to their base in the UK in the summer of 2021, Crystal Fighters were primed and ready to go. It was as if a fire had been lit inside them, resulting in song after song.  Around 60 tracks were demoed – more than some bands write in their entire career – before the group entered the studio. “There’s an infinite amount of new things you can do with music,” he says. “That’s what keeps me interested. It’s how you can mix old and new music, traditional sounds with cutting edge electronic music.”

The idea was simple: to give fans a fresh definition of Crystal Fighters by returning to their core values. As a result, ‘Light+’ is packed with ideas – from rave workouts to tropical pop, from hints of cumbia to delicious pop melodies. “We wanted to get to the roots of who we are, and how we felt when we were first coming up,” the singer points out. “When we only wanted to make music for ourselves, and to make people dance at our shows.”

Old friends Charlie Hugall and Luke Smith returned to produce the new record, with additional help in the electronic arena from Ghost Culture – whose collaborative record with Falle Nioke became a mutual soundtrack for the group’s lockdown activities. A band unleashed, ‘Light+’ feels unforced, natural, and completely true to their back catalogue. Take new single ‘Manifest’ – constructed with the help of FYFE, it opens with crisp guitar chords before surging into a heady 80s inspired synth feels, blessed with light, hope, and a quiet sense of urgency. “It’s about chasing the setting sun,” says Seb. “The freedom that travel can bring; and escaping the confinement we all felt for so long in our lives. Something so many still dream of escaping.”

In a way, the single points to the energy of the album as a whole – it’s about embracing freedom, and making people move. Looking to their live shows, Crystal Fighters have a way of zeroing in on a frenetic and reckless disregard for convention. “Our rule was, if you want to play fast, then play fast. In the live shows, our favourite moments can be incredibly fast, and kind of chaotic… but in the collective energy it all hangs together.” It’s also an album of deep emotion, however. Take ‘Carolina’ – a real-life love story set in Colombia, it’s a homage to a woman Seb fell for, someone who escaped the rat race, and made her way to the coast. “She was living a different life… with not a lot of money, but a lot more happiness. I wanted to tell her story, of how she claimed her freedom by letting go of what society expects of us to pursue her own dreams. Living a life you enjoy rather than living for your work.”

Lyrically, the band move from grand, thought-provoking statements – ‘Multiverse’ and ‘End The Suffering’ – through to simple ‘boy-meets-girl’ pop songs. “It’s the contrast,” Seb says. “Real life has to happen as well. Each of us is looking for love, or pining over a situation in our lives. It’s honest to write about that, as well as something that’s a bit more spiritual. It speaks to who we are as a band.”

‘Love x3’ started as an acoustic idea, before becoming a lush tropical onslaught, asking fans to open their hearts once more. “It’s asking for us to experience love as a collective. It’s what can sustain us, and heal us as a society,” he says. “We’re all in need of real connection. And we need music that speaks to us as individuals, as people who are fallible, and need help. Sometimes life can be a very tough place to be. Music can really help people open up.”

Scorching album highlight ‘Tranquilo’, for example, takes its name from a carefree expression common across the Spanish-speaking world – put simply, it means ‘all good’. “We wanted to capture that vibe, and take it over to English-speaking cultures,” he says. “It’s a reminder of that familiar feeling of when we want to be all calm and chill, but reality gets in the way. It’s asking people to step back from the traffic of your thoughts, and observe them. Life can be hard… so you’ve got to take it easy.”

Right now, Crystal Fighters are living their lives in a ‘tranquilo’ fashion. Each moment counts, and they take life for what it is. “It taught us the value of collaboration,” he says. “The time we spent apart mellowed us all out, in a certain way. We’re happier than ever, and we want to use our platform to deliver our message to the greatest number of people that we can. As the album says, more light. More positivity, more clarity. We all need more hope in our lives.”

Crystal Fighters are like a burst of light in the darkness – soon the sun will be coming up, and the party can begin.

Dark Rush Festival

Revival Berlin
Sa 24 Feb 2024 Archiv

Dark/Electro/EBM, Wave/Pop, Gothic, Industrial
Seit vielen Jahren wurde gemunkelt und gehofft…nun ist das beliebte Festival aus der schwarzen Gothic/Electro-Szene ist zurück!!! Auch 2024 am „EBM Day“! 24 2 2024….
Mitte der 90er stattfindend in der ARENA BERLIN in Treptow u.a. mit Hochkarätern (+ tollem Nachwuchs seinerzeit) wie Front Line Assembly, Oomph!, Kirlian Camera, Calva Y Nada, P.N.E., Haujobb, Psyche-Nebenprojekt, Umbra et Imago, Exedra, Terminal Choice….
Dark Rush Festival Revival. Seid dabei! Im traditionsreichen Columbia Theater Berlin mit Headliner KIRLIAN CAMERA (Italien), PSYCHE (Can) mit exklusiver Show „40 Jahre PSYCHE“), DARKNESS ON DEMAND (vormals Dance or Die) mit neuem Album und alten Hits, die EBM/Electro-Legende DIVE (Belgien), SEA OF SIN & KY!
Verfolgt bitte alle News bei facebook Depeche Mode Fan Base Berlin, Dark Rush Festival, Nightwatch Dance, Northern Art Music u.a., instagram, YouTube, auf allen Bandseiten…
6 Live acts, 6 auf einen Streich, 6x volle Power und Abwechslung und Kult-Bands inkl.!!! 666!!!

Am Programm wird weiter gefeilt und wie immer Abwechslung, faire Ticketpreise!
Fair geht vor und von Fans für Fans!!!
„More than a Party“ since 1994!!!

Infos: facebook-Seite DEPECHE MODE FAN BASE BERLIN, Northern Art Music, Sonic Seducer, Koka36…

YOUTUBE: DEPECHE MODE FAN BASE OFFICIAL u.a.

Pollux im Knast Live

Ein neuer Fall
So 25 Feb 2024 Archiv

Verschoben / Rescheduled: Verlegt auf Montag, den 09.09.2024 - 20Uhr.

Kriminelle Karriere, Drogen, zwei Jahre Flucht im Ausland, fast zehn Jahre Gefängnis. Maximilian Pollux hat all das hinter sich. Er weiß, warum Menschen morden, kennt das Gefängnis wie seine Westentasche und kann Kriminalfälle aus seiner Perspektive erklären wie kein anderer. Im ersten True-Criminal-Podcast Deutschlands spricht der Ex-Gangster gemeinsam mit Moderatorin Claudia Kamieth darüber, warum Menschen morden und deckt auf.

Nach einer ersten erfolgreichen Tour kommen Claudia und Maximilian mit einem neuen Fall zurück.


Liebe Fans von Pollux im Knast,

diese Veranstaltung muss aus produktionstechnischen Gründen leider verlegt werden.

Bereits erworbene Karten für die Ursprungstermine behalten ihre Gültigkeit auch für den jeweiligen Ersatztermin.

Wir bitten um Ihr Verständnis.

Patrice

Tóke The 9 Tour
Mi 28 Feb 2024 Archiv

Patrice präsentiert sein neues Album „9“ auf seiner Tour 2024

20 Jahre musikalische Reise, neun vielschichtige und genreübergreifende Alben und ein Musiker, der sich in dieser Zeit mit bewegt, wächst und wandelt. Im November veröffentlicht Patrice sein neues Album „9“ schuf ein Stück, das diese Reise widerspiegelt und nimmt das Publikum auf seiner Tour im kommenden Jahr mit.

„9“ entstand in den letzten Jahren zwischen Kingston, Paris und Berlin und trägt den stetigen Flow des Lebens in sich. Seit seinem 19. Lebensjahr bewegt sich Patrice auf seinem musikalischen Pfad zwischen neuen Releases, energetischen Liveauftritten und Kollaborationen mit namhaften Künstler:innen, wie Asa, Selah Sue, Max Herre und Cro und setzte immer wieder kreative Impulse.

Für sein neuntes Album nahm er sich Zeit, sich mit der Komplexität des Menschseins, dem Streben nach Selbstreflexion und persönlichem Wachstum auseinanderzusetzen. Seit 2017 war er nicht mehr auf Tour aber 2024 kann das Publikum Patrice und sein neues Album wieder live erleben.

Dirty Honey

Can´t Find The Brakes!! Tour EU + UK Support: Bird's View
Do 29 Feb 2024 Archiv

Dirty Honey kündigen große EU- und UK-Tour für Februar/März 2024 an.
28 Shows in 17 Ländern – 4 Termine in Köln, Hamburg, Berlin und München. Zweites Studioalbum „Can’t Find The Brakes“ seit 3. November 2023 im Handel. Tickets ab Mittwoch, 15. November 2023, 11 Uhr im Presale via CTS und myticket.

Frankfurt, 14. November 2023 – Nach ihrer ausverkauften und gefeierten Stippvisite im Februar und den brillanten Sommer-Shows in 2022 kündigen Dirty Honey ihre Rückkehr nach Deutschland an – mit neuem Album! Die aufstrebenden US-Rocker spielen in Köln (15. Februar, Luxor), Hamburg (19. Februar, Kaiserkeller), Berlin (29. Februar, Columbia Theater) und München (5. März, Backstage Halle). Die Konzerte finden im Rahmen der „Can’t Find The Brakes“ EU- und UK-Tournee statt, die die Band für 28 Headline-Shows in 17 Länder führt.

Die von der Kritik hochgelobte neue Single „Won’t Take Me Alive“ ist jetzt in den Top 5 des USA Rock Radio und war 8 Wochen lang auf der Planet Rock UK Playlist. Im November 2023 veröffentlicht Dirty Honey ihr zweites Album „Can’t Find The Brakes“, das in voller Länge erscheint, während die Band gerade ihre ausgedehnte, neunwöchige Headline-Tournee mit 39 Terminen in Nordamerika absolviert. Produziert von Nick DiDia und aufgenommen in seinem Studio in Byron Bay, Australien im vergangenen Frühjahr.

„Can‘t Find The Brakes“ wurde von Fans und Kritikern gleichermaßen begeistert aufgenommen – ein Album, das die ganze Bandbreite des Songwritings der Band zeigt. Vom groovigen Opener „Don’t Put Out The Fire“ bis hin zu „Coming Home (Ballad of the Shire)“, einer zutiefst persönlichen Ballade, die einem das Herz in Millionen Stücke zerreißt und eine 180-Grad-Wende vom energiegeladenen Rock’n’Roll darstellt, für den die Band bekannt ist. Vom Stakkato-Riffing von „Satisfied“ bis zum bluesigen Albumabschluss „Rebel Son“ bringt „Can’t Find the Brakes“ Dirty Honey perfekt auf den Punkt.

Marc LaBelle, Sänger und Frontmann der Band, erzählt: „Das Album Can’t Find The Brakes war eine völlig andere Erfahrung als das Album Dirty Honey. Covid hat eine Situation geschaffen, in der wir nicht wirklich gelebt oder etwas erlebt haben. Aber für unser neues Album konnten wir wieder Zeit miteinander verbringen. Wir haben mehr als einen Monat mit Nick, unserem Produzenten, in seinem Studio in Australien verbracht. Allein die Tatsache, dass wir wieder mit ihm im Studio waren – diesmal ohne ZOOM – und wir alle physisch im selben Raum zusammen waren, ermöglichte uns einige Experimente, die alle zu dem breiten Spektrum an Emotionen auf dem neuen Album beigetragen haben.“

About “Can’t Find The Brakes” …

„One of the strongest aspects of „Can’t Find the Brakes“ is the album’s variety. At a time when bands sometimes play it safe and stick to one particular sound, DIRTY HONEY switch up their sound from track to track, offering everything from thick, hard rock anthems to soft, hymn-like numbers. DIRTY HONEY are just getting started, and if they can pack in this much variety this early in their career, it’ll be exciting to see where they are in 10 years.“