Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp ready to rock WOMAD
A great sense of anticipation precedes the fabulously raucous Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp’s appearance at this year’s WOMAD UK world music festival at Charlton Park near Malmesbury in Wiltshire on July 24 – 26. The six-piece from Geneva is top of the list in the UK’s Froots magazine’s festival recommendations. “Theirs is a self-professed […]
Jen Dale busy @ Across Berlin
Jen Dale, a singer/songwriter whose influences range from Marvin Gaye and Ella Fitzgerald to Dire Straits and Jimi Hendrix, has been invited to take part in the latest edition of the “Across Berlin” event. “Across Berlin” is a platform for young artists to present their music on five successive days at different venues across town. […]
Serafyn on a roll
With a line-up of double-bass, percussion, acoustic guitar, two celli and a gentle blend of three female voices, Basel-based Serafyn began their career in 2013 with a busking tour of Europe. The first tracks they uploaded on Soundcloud received a boost thanks to a share by English singer/songwriter Fink. Having helped Serafyn reach 160’000 Soundcloud […]
Swiss artists at the Gurtenfestival, Bern 16 – 19 July 2015
Situated on the Gurten hill just outside the Swiss capital city, Berne, there can’t be many rock festivals boasting a more idyllic and yet easy to reach location. Since its inception in 1991, the Gurtenfestival has continually grown and is now an integral part of the yearly festival calendar, attracting talent spies and other business […]
Strong Swiss presence at this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival 3 – 18 July 2015
Tobias Preisig, Vein, Polar, Paralog and Gabriel Zufferey are amongst the Swiss artists lined-up in this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival program. The Swiss Music Export-supported Swiss Vibes blog is presenting two nights at the picturesque location of Chateau de Chillon. Friday 10 July, 21:00 Swiss Vibes – Tobias Preisig / Vein Temporarily leaving his electro […]
Swiss Vibes mini festival in Paris – Centre culturel suisse 2 – 4 June 2015
Swiss Vibes has established itself over the past five years as a popular platform amongst music fans as well as artists and professionals to promote Swiss music. Supported by Pro Helvetia and Swiss Music Export, and in collaboration with the magazine Vibrations, Swiss Vibes has released three compilation albums featuring the latest and best in […]
Reminder: Verveine CD Release Party in Paris – 5 June 2015
Over the past year or so, Vevey-based electro experimenter Verveine has whipped up a considerable amount of excitement, especially in France, both with her gripping live performances and her recordings. Celebrating the release of her new EP, „Antony“, Verveine will be performing at the Paris Social Club on 5 June 2015. Supporting Verveine on this […]
Closet Disco Queen with new album
Anyone forming a mental image of Closet Disco Queen on the basis of the band’s name will most likely end up in entirely the wrong corner of the musical universe. Closet Disco Queen sound nothing like disco band in disguise, nor are they a comedy combo. In fact, Closet Disco Queen are a duo consisting […]
At last: a new album from BOY!
BOY have announced a release date, 21 August 2015, for their long anticipated second album, „We Were Here“. BOY are the duo of Valeska Steiner and Sonja Glass. Nearly four years have gone by since their hook-laden debut album „Mutual Friends“ charmed its way into the German and the Swiss top 10, holding on to […]
Puts Marie @ Les Eurockéennes de Belfort – 5 July 2015
Fresh from their high-octane shows at the Great Escape festival in Brighton, Puts Marie will be bringing their dynamic program of classy, hip-hop-infused rock chansons to Les Eurockéennes de Belfort (France). They will be playing at the Club Loggia on Sunday, 5 July. Puts Marie Website Les Eurockéennes de Belfort Website Les Eurockéennes de Belfort […]
