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14/05/2008

Tarak de Haïdouks @ Palac Akropolis / 21:00

If Arcade Fire had been listening to Gipsy Queens instead of Queen Bitch, they would be Taraf de Haïdouks. Discoverd in 1991 by two belgian music fans traveling Eastern Europe, they became german critics'protégés a couple of months later  and soon reached the top slot in the charts with their unique debut album, "Musique des Tsiganes de Roumanie". One can wonder how a Romanian Gipsy Supergroup managed to achieve worldwide stardom, but everyone will find an answer in their heart-breaking ballads and vibrant concerts.
 

15/05/2008 

Europsky Sen Culture Knockout @ The Globe Café / 20:15

Type of event: Mingling and readings 

Mathias Traxler was born in Basel in 1973. Since 1999 he has been living in Berlin. In 2006 he was invited to the 14th Open Mike of the “Literaturwerkstatt” in Berlin. His texts have been published in EDIT (No.43/44) and Ostragehege (No.45)

Alistair Noon was born in 1970, grew up near London, and has been based in Berlin since the early nineties. His poems, reviews and translations from German, Russian and Chinese have appeared in various printed and online magazines and anthologies. www.myspace.com/alistairnoon

Catherine Hales lives in Berlin. Her poetry, translations and reviews have been widely published. Her poem collection 'Out Of Mind' appeared in 2006. She is co-editor of the 'Bordercrossing Berlin' magazine and co-organiser of the 'Poetry Hearings' festival. 

Chris Crawford was born in Glasgow in 1974. He was an engineer on various oilrigs and survey vessels in the Gulf of Mexico. His work has been published in “Blatt”, “Provokator”, “The Upcoming”, “The Prague Revue” and will be shown together with photographs by Dana Wilson at the Contact Toronto Photography Exhibit.

Lucien Zell was born in California, but has lived in Europe for the past 14 years. He is the author of three poetry collections: “The Sad Cliffs of Light” (1998), “Eden's Midnight Playground” (2003), and “Bright Secrets” (2006). He currently lives in Prague where he is the lead singer of the alternative rock band “The Wavemen”.

DJ Craig Duncan from Radio Wave 100.7 FM plays the latest indie, electronica, hip hop music and more.

A Wilhelm Scream @  Rock Café / 21:00 

Post-hardcore quintet A Wilhelm Scream formed in New Bedford, MA, in the mid-'90s. Playing gritty punk rock in the same vein as Hot Water Music and Propagandhi, the group has since toured all over the country with the likes of Rise Against, Pennywise, the Lawrence Arms, Less Than Jake, and Strung Out. They made a career out of songs called "The King Is Dead" or the  "Less Bright Eyes, More Deicide", an exhibition of clever-clever malice Morrissey would have been proud of. There's more to life than A Wilhelm Scream, but not much more. Belle & Sebastian fans also welcome.

16/05/2008 

Europsky Sen Culture Knockout @ Popo Café Petl / 20:15

JOSEF HRUBY (Plzeň)

Josef Hrubý was born on May 10th 1932 in Cernetice. He was a founding member of the literary group “Cerven 63” in Pilsen. After 1989 he initiated the foundation of a regional Centre for Authors from Western Bohemia. He also won the Bohumil Polana Prize.
 

BLUE VALENTINES (Berlin)

Blue Valentines hold true to a Pleistocene sense of experimentation, interpreting the songs of Tom Waits with instrumentation including a percussion section which has featured the jawbone of an ass, babydoll heads played over large cheese-graters, bullwhips cracked on sheet metal and large pieces of firewood.

KADE CHIM (Prague)

The Prague/Pilsen based band Kadé Chim does not play klezmer despite the name. They play raw Heart-of-Europe folk infused with punk energy and melodic worldbeat influences, particularly of the Balkan and Irish vein. They’re most likely to be found playing in grungy pubs surrounded by dancers in a state of semi-psychosis.

17/05/2008

Europsky Sen Culture Knockout @ Chateau Rouge

MAMASWEED (Berlin)

Produced in 2006 by Gordon Raphael (The Strokes) for “Electric Zeppelin”, Kreuzberg’s neo-hempsters Mamasweed are power fusion pop. Their contagious sound is a mix of afro-reggae beats, 60’s inspired rock’n’roll and a bit of rabblerousing thrown in for good measure.

TOWER OF DUDES (Prague)

The Tower of Dudes is an international cow-punk band based in Prague, Czech Republic.  This unconventional quintet and their eclectic range of instrumentation; accordion, mandolin, banjo, melodica, glockenspiel and other musical tackle, has been classified as Anti-Intellectual, Anti-Folk, Cow-Punk, and Folk-

TRUNK SHOW (Berlin)

A Trunk Show is a collection of costumes, trinkets, ornaments, props, facades, old boots, love-letters, leftover baggage, and forgotten characters.  There’s a hot plate, eggs, bacon, baked beans, bourbon-soaked bread pudding, and strong coffee…this is what the music sounds like. punk…and occasionally quarantined.

18/05/2008

Big Machine @ Vagon / 21:00

The band Big Machine got together in 2005 in Prague´s Holešovice when the guitarist Leoš, drummer David DJ Koorka and vocalist-songwriter Joe Toul met up. In this line-up they write songs being inspired by crossover and grunge. In the meantime the band looks for a bassist and their ad is being answered by a young fellow Jakub Falátek. The band works on the songlist and the show production.

19/05/2008

Glenn Hughes @ Retro Music Hall / 20:00

You may not know the name of Glenn Hughes but you're certainly familiar with his music - he was the bassist of Deep Purple (the one who wasn't Roger Glover), Black Sabbath's lead singer (the one who is not Ozzie Osbourne), and most surprisingly, the backvocals on KLF's single "What time is love" (but he probably doesn't remember that). After he got rid of his drugs addiction in the begining of the 90's, he released a convincing string of solo albums including 1991's brillant Hughes/Thrall, and then later returned to form by teaming up with Joe Lynn Turner, who was (coincidentally) to Deep Purple what Glenn himself was to Black Sabbath : the lead singer of their worst album. But that's history! And hopefully, Glenn won't cover any of his old Black Sabbath songs tonight...

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