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October 30 – November 11, 12-8pm

The Zizkov International Photography Festival @ The Monkey House Gallery, Vita Nejedleho 25, Zizkov, Prague 3

The first edition of the Zizkov International Photography Festival, or “ZIP”, is set for this week and aspires to become an annual event. It aims at bringing together the people and ideas that are involved in the many different aspects of the photographic community, both locally and abroad. Along with gallery exhibitions, there are panel discussions on the topics of: Legacy of the Slovak New Wave; Gender; Pluralism in Photography; and Education, throughout the week of the festival. The organization team assesses that they ‘will consider this endeavor a success if [they] merely bring together people that have not connected before’.

This emerging festival sounds like it could foster something good, and such an idea needs support.

Thursday 6th

High Places , DD/MM/YYYY @ Divadlo Archa (20:00)

Having met at the University where Mary was finishing her musical education and Rob was teaching visual art techniques, both artists decided to create 'High Places'. After a successful concert, some of their songs were selected to appear on the psychedelic and freak-folk 03/07 - 09/07 compilation. Then, they signed a contract with the prestigious publishers Thrill Jockey. Well-known for their live performances, their show at Divadlo Archa (part of the Famufest) must not be missed!

Friday 7th

Adam Bomb (us), Deem, Vetrol @ Exit Chmelnice

Adam Bomb (born Adam Brenner, 1963) is a Metal-Glam-Rock guitarist and singer who has worked with several famous bands.

In 1984, Adam signed a long term management deal with Leber Krebs and moved to New York to start a band with former Billy Idol drummer Gregg Gerson, Billy Idol/Riot bassist Phil Feit, and Aerosmith Jimmy Crespo. Later, the band moved to Los Angeles and played openings for bands like Armored Saint and Metallica. guitarist

In the following years, Adam Bomb performed as both a band and solo act with a variety of bands and people worldwide, among them Chuck Berry and Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens, and recorded several albums. His latest album is entitled "Rock like Fuck" and was released in 2005.

Saturday 8th

Chris Sadler @ Vertigo

Chris Sadler is a funky-energetic house music DJ. This year, people consider he is an irreplaceable element of the Czech dancing scene. He usually gives more than 100 gigs a year and some of them gather up to 20 000 people. The results of several surveys prove his popularity; in 1999, Chris was elected among the 3 greatest DJ's in Czech Republic by the WebTechno.cz magazine and website, in 2000, he ranked fourth in the Czech Dance Music Awards, and second in the DJ-of-the-year survey by Technsco.cz website. Among the greatest moments of his career, giant gigs in Tokyo or in Croatia can be mentionned, when he played alongside world-famous DJs likeBasement Jaxx, Danny Rampling, Sasha, or Chemical Brothers.

Saturday 8th
Wednesday 13 @ Rock Cafe (19:00)

Wednesday 13 is a horror punk band, from Charlotte, North Carolina, fronted by the Murderdolls frontman of the same name. The group formed in 2004 and continue to perform together. The genre of music is a mix of glam metal and horror punk with lyrics heavily inspried by horror movies. All music and lyrics are written by the vocalist Wednesday 13. Their latest release Fuck It, We'll Do It Live is the first live album by the band. The album contains a live performance recorded at the Crocodile Rock in Allentown, Pennsylvania earlier the same year. 13 has asserted that no post-production overdubbing occured in the studio, and admits, "If we make a mistake, you will hear it. If my voice cracks, you hear it. This is as close to a live experience as we could give." The title of the album is most likely a homage to Bill O'Reilly's lost videotape from Inside Edition, where he shouts "Fuck it, we'll do it live!" after being frustrated by technical errors on the show...

Sunday 9th

The Casualties (usa) + Sick on the bus (uk) @ Futurum Musicbar 

The Casualties are a street punk/hardcore punk band from Jersey City, New Jersey formed in 1990. They aim to return to what they view as the "golden era" of punk, which they believe has disappeared by 1985. During the early years, the lineup changed a great deal. Over time shifts in the band have slowly settled, but despite these member changes, the Casualties have continued to produce high-energy recordings throughout their existence, and they have done US and international tours (e.g., Europe, Japan, and Mexico). Their latest release is Under Attack on SideOneDummy Records and they have been touring virtually non-stop since July 2006 in support of the new album. In the meantime, listen to it loud, and come the day of the concert, see you at Futurum!

Monday 10th

Empyr (fr) @ Roxy 

Empyr is a French rock band singing in English, made up from members of four more-or-less famous french rock bands: Kyo, Pleymo, Watcha and Vegastar. Their first album entitled The Peaceful Riot (released in May 2008) was recorded in Los Angeles under the guidance of the producer Ken Andrews.

Empyr wants this first album to be “timeless”. It does indeed take some guts to make an album this oblivious to changing fashions. In a sort of successful synthesis between grunge, stoner, pop, electro and occasionally folk, Empyr brillantly reinvent the two guitars/bass/drums/vocals formula that has added spice to the greatest moments in rock. Le rock francais n'est pas mort!!

Wednesday 12th

Renegade DJs @ Zero 

Wanna proper good bangin' nite out in Prague??? No underground/overground/womblin' free elitism, just good old-fashioned crossover clubland fun?? Look no further!!
2 Renegade DJs DjD and Matkore's music policy is to play anything disco related and make dat booty back up on da dancefloor!!!
Dance/Club music is what they are about, from cocktail bars in Prague to techno clubs in Switzerland, the Renegade Disko dj's know how to rock a crowd of 'up for it mentalists'.

Thursday 13th

Asian Dub Foundation (uk) @ Roxy 

Asian Dub Foundation is a British electronica band, that plays a mix of breakbeat, dub, dancehall and ragga, also using rock instruments, acknowledging a punk influence. Like other band in the same vein, Asian Dub Foundation fuse South Asian instrumentation and lyrics with the dominantly conceived black music genre of rap. Their music is able to signify a disruption in the racial/ethnic boundaries of hip hop. Their lyrics call for radical political harmony and they use their music as an organizing tool for cultural politics, endorsing righteousness, social change, and an end to what they perceive as oppression in the UK. They also pursue the issue of the politicization of the category "Asian," asserting the legitimacy and authenticity of having an Asian identity in the hip hop world. They redefine the "Asian" category by reconnecting it with an anti-colonial history, as well a current, existing anti-racist struggle.

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