Duck Duck Grey Duck album and tour
They’re yet another trio from Geneva, and they’ve definitely been touched by the spirit of the early Beefheart (with a friendly nod from Quicksilver Messenger Service). Formed not so long ago by Nelson Schaer (Trionyx, Erika Stucky, ‘NK), Robin Girod (Mama Rosin) and Pierre-Henri Beyrière, the band’s reputation as a fiery live act has quickly […]
Peter Kernel ready for the next step
“Hello,” wrote Peter Kernel – aka Aris and Barbara – in an e-mail last June: “Throughout the past three years we sweated over 240 concerts across Europe and Canada, we fooled around with our new project Camilla Sparksss and we spent our free time locked up in the basement working on new ideas. On June […]
„Death of a Cheerleader“ release tape!
„Dancing Around the Fire of Volcano“, the debut album of dark(ish) indie five-piece Death of a Cheerleader, was released last April on boring old CD and Download, followed by Vinyl in August via the Snowhite label in Germany (distributed by Rough Trade in the GAS countries). Now, however, comes the real coup: a cassette tape […]
From Kid release debut album
Their first electronica-pop single „Sun„ was light and fluffy like a single white cloud in a blue sky, and it travelled around the world – even catching the ear of the Detnator-DJ-crew in Trinidad and Tobago who made a steel drum-flavoured Caribbean remix of it. Andrin Berchtold and Gian Reto Camenisch, the singing songwriters, guitarists […]
10 Swiss bands at THE END Festival, London 20 – 23 November
The North London area of Crouch End with its old-fashioned pubs and cosy cafés has traditionally been the home of many artists of all kinds. It is the perfect setting for one of the more stylish music festivals in London. Newly extended to four days and taking place in seven different venues, the End Festival […]
Anna Aaron – Polar – The Animen @ Two Gentlemen Label Night – Les Trois Baudets Paris – 4 November 2014
Two Gentlemen, one of the most important and successful independent Swiss record labels, are presenting their own label night at Les Trois Baudets venue in Paris. Tuesday 4 November 2014 – 20:00h Anna Aaron, the Animen, Polar Les Trois Baudets, 64 Boulevard de Clichy, Paris 18 Founded in 2000 in Lausanne, Two Gentlemen in the […]
END to embark on their next tour of Germany
The Basel-based left-field rock quintet END are rounding off a busy year with another tour of Germany. They will be supporting British band The Boxer Rebellion on six dates. END released their debut album „People of the Stream’s Mouth“ in spring, garnering excellent reviews and, in May, earning them the honour of featuring as “best […]
Olivia Pedroli supports album release with dates in Germany
Olivia Pedroli’s fourth album, “A Thin Line”, was released on 3 October on Cristal Records. Distribution is by Sony in France and by Harmonia Mundi in the rest of Europe. To support the release, the classically-trained singer will be playing a handful of concerts in Switzerland as well as several dates in Germany. “A Thin […]
New album from Navel
30 October saw the release of Navel’s fourth album. In their ten years of existence, guitarist and singer Jari Altermatt’s fearsomely energetic quartet of rock renegades have become one of the most widely travelled bands in Switzerland. Having supported Queens of the Stone Age on the German leg of their world tour, Navel have long […]
Bastian Baker dates in Japan
Bastian Baker, the young singer/songwriter from Lausanne, is finishing off his year in style. After concerts in Vienna and Brussels at the beginning of November he will be flying off to Japan for shows in Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo and Kawazaki. Returning to Europe, he has lined up five more shows in Germany. Leading up to […]
