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Theaterhaus, Stuttgart, Germany24th March 2007
Kristin Hersh, The McCarricks
The Theaterhaus in Stuttgart is a rather new location (in 2003 the Theaterhausverein Stuttgart took it on) featuring various artists and performances, from theatre to cabaret and concerts, mainly of local or alternative bands. The building is very modern, but with a friendly and comfortable atmosphere, and the hall this night's concert was going to take place in, possesses a very steep auditorium - so a fantastic view on the stage was guaranteed even from the last tier. Under those good conditions I was looking forward to experiencing KRISTIN HERSH and her band - a singer who has been in the business for quite a long time now and is probably first acquainted with her long-term band, the THROWING MUSES, who could celebrate some successes in the early nineties and have not split up to the present day, though the members are at the moment all concentrating on their own projects. Hersh is currently involved with her new band; a Hardcore-Punk influenced project called 50 FOOT WAVE, and is also working on solo stuff. But this evening the first ones on stage were THE McCARRICKS from Great Britain with their headstrong, calm show. http://www.theaterhaus.com
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Kulturfabrik, Krefeld, Germany27th April 2007
Onetwo, Technoir
Who does not remember the Glam-Goth pioneers PROPAGANDA? Yes, it is long ago. But hits like ‘Dr. Mabuse’ belong to any 80s party. The dance floor orientated music of the band from Düsseldorf was following the tradition of KRAFTWERK and CAN. But also the Liverpool situated band OMD will have never been forgotten. OMD is one of the fathers of Synth Pop. Now, the two protagonists of those bands came together for a new project: Claudia Brücken and Paul Humphreys are ONETWO. During their live shows, the band presents new arranged hits of OMD and PROPAGANDA, such as ‘Electricity’ Or ‘Dr. Mabuse’, as well as new material which is theatric, but also entertaining and melodic. As support act, the German Synth Pop band TECHNOIR opened the evening.
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Kulturfabrik, Krefeld, Germany11th April 2007
Laibach
LAIBACH is one of the most controversial but also one of the most reputable bands from our scene. This spring, the Slovenian group returned to present the material of their much-debated concept album ‘Volk’ (released 2006) once again. http://www.laibach.nsk.si / http://www.myspace.com/laibach
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Live-Music-Hall, Cologne, Germany26th March 2007
VNV Nation “Judgement Tour”: VNV Nation, Imperative Reaction, Modulate
VNV NATION have a habit to tour before the release of a new album to present the material to their fans before they can buy the new material at their favorite record dealer. With the brand new album ‘Judgement’ it was not different, a few weeks prior its release VNV NATION did a complete tour and presented a lot of the new material.
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Matrix, Bochum, Germany20th April 2007
Deathstars, Mortiis
On Friday 20th April we went to the Matrix in Bochum where DEATHSTARS took a visit with their '48 Carat Darkness Euro Tour 07'. With MORTIIS they got a very experienced support with knowledge of thirteen years and with eight long-players in their back. On the other side, DEATHSTARS with their second album 'Termination Bliss' are currently one of the best selling rock acts in Sweden. Both bands describe their musical sound between SKINNY PUPPY, MONISTRY or NINE INCH NAILS and play industrial rock/metal. The venue was quite well filled. It was my first time I have seen a concert in the basements of the Matrix in Bochum, which is an old brewery. By closing my eyes I still could smell the beer and feel the strange cold of the past. A real perfect location for the Scandinavian guys who loved German beer. Now we were interesting if we would be part of MORTIIS horror show just like in good old times. Or how many girls would scream in the first line when DEATHSTARS would start their show. Well, there is only one way to find out - join the concert.
