‘Music & Nightlife’ Archives
Anika: Q&A
Natalye Childress talks to Annika Henderson (Anika) about her new album and Berlin as creative muse... Photo by Jeff Meltz It's not entirely a stretch for artists to move around within the space of the creative realm, crossing over from one medium to another, but it is somewhat rare when someone with a stable profession suddenly makes a horizontal move into the art world. Yet that is exactly what political journalist Annika Henderson did some three or four years ago, and she hasn't [...]
STB Contributor Projects
An overview of current projects by Slow Travel Berlin contributors... As you've hopefully noticed by now, Slow Travel Berlin is primarily fuelled by a patient yet regular flow of articles covering a wide variety of topics from food and history to architecture and poetry. Our contributors, many of whom have been with us for a couple of years or more despite the fact our little project makes no money, have put in a lot of hours creating this top-notch content, which we're proud to say tends [...]
Berlin’s New Wave Of Rave Docs
Dorothy Feaver explores a recent surge of documentaries that aim to profile Berlin's electronic music scene... Hedonism in Berlin has heritage. The city has accrued layers of sedimentary crust, and new releases “Berlinized – Sexy an Eis” (Lucian Busse, 2012) and “Bar25 – Der Film” (Britta Mischer/Nana Yuriko, 2012) promise to bore holes into recent strata. Crews from the 1990s and 2000s respectively attempt to document their own stories; in so doing, they are swelling a [...]
Q/A: Efterklang
Natalye Childress chats to Berlin-based experimental troupe Efterklang about their new album, Piramida... It was early 2010 when Efterklang, a Danish experimental indie rock band consisting of childhood friends Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen, and Rasmus Stolberg, received an email from a Swedish film director containing photos of a town located on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. Situated in the Svalbard archipelago, 1,300 kilometers beneath the North Pole, and in a space where the [...]
Live Music Venues For Local Bands
Natalye Childress profiles the city's best venues for catching local bands... Among its many claims, Berlin likes to tout itself as the electronic music capital of the world. Be that as it may, there is more to the city in sonic terms than meets the eye -- or rather, the ear. While DJs and producers from all over the globe have certainly helped make the city a premier destination for techno, there is also a less-established but thriving live music scene. The German capital is of [...]
Berlin’s Kiez Oper
Philip Venables finds out how classical opera and clubbing collide in spectacular fashion at Berlin's Kiez Oper... At the onset of spring in a cosy bar in Friedrichshain, our two protagonists meet. A flaxen-haired opera singer and a free-spirited writer haphazardly start chatting and cook up a plan for a passionate crusade to bring opera to the people. And so Kiez Oper was born. Fast forward a few months, and I’m with our two heroic warriors, Rowan Hellier, 28, a professional [...]
Fête de la Musique
Paul Sullivan chats to the local organisers of Berlin's annual Fête de la Musique... On June 21st, Berliners will once again celebrate the longest day of the year and the official beginning of summer with a city-wide music festival, the Fete de la Musique. With performances on 79 open-air stages (not to mention the 26 indoor venues), the street festival offers everything from reggae and jazz, to hip hop, electronic music and klezmer. This year is more diverse than ever, offering [...]
Mauerpark Karaoke: In Photos
Just about everyone, resident and visitor alike, enjoys the occasional Sunday visit to the buzzy Mauerpark flohmarkt. One of the highlights, aside from the strolling and browsing, is ex-pat Joe Hatchiban's bearpit karaoke sessions, which he began in 2009 in the Mauerpark's stone amphitheatre. Just recently, the local council attempted to restrict the event by allowing only twelve specific (pre-determined) dates per year and tripling the license fee. But public disappointment and outrage about [...]
Karneval der Kulturen 2012
About The Author Paul Sullivan is a Berlin-based writer & photographer and the founder of Slow Travel Berlin. You can check out his personal website here and some of his photography galleries here. Paul also organises occasional photography walks, workshops and one-on-one mentoring sessions. Contact paul@paul-sullivan for more information.
A Celebration Of Creativity, Culture & Cuisine in Berlin: Photo Gallery
Well that was one busy, crazy, wonderful day. We were blown away by the turn out, the great atmosphere, and the quality of all aspects of the event, from the workshops and music to the literature lounge and food stalls. Thanks so much to everyone that came - it was great to put so many faces to names and meet people in person. Thanks also to the Markthalle IX for letting us use their fantastic venue. We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did. Feel free to leave any feedback in the [...]
