Swiss Artists @ Les Trois Baudets, Paris: Jérémie Kisling and Régis – 15 March / Jonas – 30 March
The French Swiss rapper/chansonier Jonas will bring his new programme, „Oxymore“, to the legendary Paris venue Les Trois Baudets on 30 March. Jonas is a storyteller first and foremost. Whilst his ryhmes do rhyme, and his delivery is definitely closer to the conventions of rap than to singing, the stories he tells are firmly rooted […]
Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile celebrate album release with concert at the Berghain, Berlin
After three studio albums and a live double album on ECM Records, Nik Bärtsch’s electric Zen-funk outfit Ronin needs no introduction. Less well known are Mobile, Bärtsch’s all-acoustic group. Actually, the formation of Mobile predates that of Ronin. Founded in 1997, Mobile is effectively the wellspring of Bärtsch’s ritualistic approach to music making, nourished by […]
Bad Bonn launches 25th anniversary song book at Rough Trade East, London
Bad Bonn and Patrick Frey Verlag are celebrating the publication of their very special new book, “The Bad Bonn Song Book”, with two events in London. Thursday, 10 March Rough Trade East shop (off Brick Lane) in London 19:00-19:45 – Can a Live Music Venue Change a Small Town? (Panel Discussion) 20:00-20:30 – Richard Dawson […]
Swiss artists at the Festival „Les Femmes s’en mêlent“
“Feminine” rather than “militant feminist” (although the former by no means excludes the latter) – that is the keyword of the Festival „Les Femmes s’en mêlent“ taking place in Paris and several other French towns. Now in its 19th edition, the festival showcases artists from the whole spectrum of independent music making in order to […]
Swiss bands on the road
Several Swiss acts are going to be very busy in the next few months, touring various corners of Europe. First off are Serafyn from Basel. The three women with their acoustic guitars, celli and gentle voices will be supporting the veteran singer/songwriter Tanita Tikaram on a 15-date tour of Germany, Switzerland and Austria, followed, in […]
Deepdive Music goes international with a two day festival in London
Deepdive is a music agency, record label and publishing company founded in 1999 in Arch, canton Berne. Whilst concentrating mostly on Swiss artists, their roster also comprises acts from the UK and US. A few years ago, Deepdive established a two-pronged yearly mini-festival in Zurich and Lausanne as a showcase for their artists. This year, […]
Emilie Zoé and FlexFab at GéNéRiQ Festival 24 – 28 February, various cities, France
Launched in 2007, the GéNéRiQ Festival follows a rather unusual concept. Instead of being based in one place, it encompasses five cities – Dijon, Besançon, Belfort, Pays de Montbéliard and Mulhouse – in three regions of France, presenting fifty artists over five days. Emilie Zoé and FlexFab will be carrying the Swiss flag at this […]
77 Bombay Street UK Youth Hostel tour
The brothers Matt, Joe, Simri-Ramon and Esra Bucheli have released four albums so far. Three of these have reached the top 3 in Switzerland. 77 Bombay Street was named after their temporary home in Adelaide, Australia, where the whole Buchli family lived for two years. The band have succeeded in crafting an instantly recognisable brand […]
Six Swiss artists live at Eurosonic 13 – 16 January, Groningen
A new year has begun – it must be time for Eurosonic! This time round, Switzerland will be represented by six live acts in Groningen: James Gruntz – Der Aa-Theater, Thu Jan 14th, 20:00 – 20:45h Verveine – Platform Theater (Patio), Thu Jan 14th, 22:15 – 22:55h Ingrid Lukas – USVA, Thu Jan 14th, 23:00 – […]
Pablo Nouvelle releases long-awaited new album
22 January sees the international release of Pablo Nouvelle’s eagerly anticipated second album, “All I Need”, by the highly respected Dutch record label Armada Music. The album is preceded on 9 January by the release of the single “I Will”, featuring Sam Wills. Whilst the much-praised (not least in the UK!) debut album contained a […]
