Here we are in December already, and it's been just over a year since I started at the Kulturfabrik, while I've learnt a lot over this past year there is still a lot to be learnt with the various shows I've done.
I've had an interesting week with a fairly low turnout for 2 shows which I thought would do better than they did,
it's getting to the point where I'm thinking I should take my expectations for shows, and subtract 100 from it and that will be the actual turn out, even for the smaller shows we do
it's a shame to see some of the best bands play in front of less people for whatever reason, the sheer increase in the offer of concerts in the past 2 years has definitely made a difference, those with disposable income also have a lot more choice with what to do with it, while at the same time being very conscious of where that money goes, am i just competing with the latest iphone and xmas sales? or other concerts with high ticket prices? should we maintain our stance on social ticket/drink prices? or adjust accordingly ?
a variety of questions that aren't necessarily easy to answer, i still go and see concerts first and foremost as a music fan, regardless of how much is at stake, but it makes you think about what kind of shows you're putting on despite the clear and evident quality when turnout is well below expectations, and maybe this is what hits you on the drive home
I'm still nice and surprised however and really grateful to those who make such an effort for these 'smaller' shows, whether they're in bars/cafes or smaller venues, the whole reason and motivation to keep doing these kinds of shows are the people however few or many that turn up, i saw one of the best shows ever with only around 50 other people in the room, this was the case last year,
can't necessarily do these sorts of things as often, but as long as there is an interest i think quality will find it's audience as long as they're prepared to listen
and if you've read this far then i thank you =0
To finish off this year we have 4 different shows in different styles hopefully see some of you out there, feel free to come and talk to me//send suggestions
I'm definitely more active on facebook, but i'd say most people are
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
re: Start of a new season
So after a lengthy summer, not without it's share of drama and another hospital visit on my behalf , the season at Kufa has started again,
with 2 shows in the small room at the kufa, something that hasn't been done in a long time
the first of which being one of my all time favourite melodic hardcore bands Misery Signals, with their best album to date in my opinion, even tho Malice... is a very close second, it was great to finally see such a quality band headlining their own tour instead of being packaged with 5 or 6 other bands and playing a much shortened set,
these days it's kinda hard to promote and make the smaller gigs really stand out and garner enough interest to make them worthwhile,
but the second day Pompeii really reminded me why we still do these kinds of shows,
People I haven't seen in ages came out specially just to see Pompeii and the local bands play, guys I haven't seen since the 'messancy/belvaux cafe' days, by that i mean the old more DIY shows in cafes
we'll definitely have more shows in the small room wherever possible, and so far the schedule for this year is looking pretty filled up in november/december,
I've been asked the question maybe I'm putting up too many 'heavy' shows, which do indeed make up 50% of the upcoming shows til next january, I try my best to basically book what I think is quality music and also that people would want to see (a lot of the bands I've booked have never played luxembourg before for example),and it just so happens a lot of it is quite heavy
I think kufa is slowly molding a certain identity within the Luxembourg landscape for mainly smaller/alternative/indie/heavy shows with the occasional big name popping in from time to time (benabar anyone?)
I might be wrong about some things, but one year in and I'm still learning a lot about this industry as well as this country
You sometimes can get disheartened but seeing people show up for some really small shows with an equally small ticket price definitely started this season off well
hope to see more of you in the coming months
with 2 shows in the small room at the kufa, something that hasn't been done in a long time
the first of which being one of my all time favourite melodic hardcore bands Misery Signals, with their best album to date in my opinion, even tho Malice... is a very close second, it was great to finally see such a quality band headlining their own tour instead of being packaged with 5 or 6 other bands and playing a much shortened set,
these days it's kinda hard to promote and make the smaller gigs really stand out and garner enough interest to make them worthwhile,
but the second day Pompeii really reminded me why we still do these kinds of shows,
People I haven't seen in ages came out specially just to see Pompeii and the local bands play, guys I haven't seen since the 'messancy/belvaux cafe' days, by that i mean the old more DIY shows in cafes
we'll definitely have more shows in the small room wherever possible, and so far the schedule for this year is looking pretty filled up in november/december,
I've been asked the question maybe I'm putting up too many 'heavy' shows, which do indeed make up 50% of the upcoming shows til next january, I try my best to basically book what I think is quality music and also that people would want to see (a lot of the bands I've booked have never played luxembourg before for example),and it just so happens a lot of it is quite heavy
I think kufa is slowly molding a certain identity within the Luxembourg landscape for mainly smaller/alternative/indie/heavy shows with the occasional big name popping in from time to time (benabar anyone?)
I might be wrong about some things, but one year in and I'm still learning a lot about this industry as well as this country
You sometimes can get disheartened but seeing people show up for some really small shows with an equally small ticket price definitely started this season off well
hope to see more of you in the coming months
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
re: mid year
finally writing here again,
sorry for the long delay between updates, i haven't been the best of late,
over the last 3 weeks i've been "doctor's note" ill for 1 , definitely not the best way to start summer and also my turning 28 hah
summer is upon us, better weather, t-shirt wearing season, and an attempt like every year to make those legs look less pasty white, but which always fails for some reason
we had some absolutely great evenings at the kufa over the past month or so, and maybe some of you reading this were in attendance
Vessels in particular, which was the 1st of may, this was special for a variety of reasons, I had the chance of opening the evening with my own band , and was my first concert in a very long time, definitely felt good . Vessels has been one of my highlights so far this year, their CD in any case is absolutely great but is nothing compared to the impact live, with only around 60 people there, mesmerizing stuff, branching between the higher echelons of post rock and ambient rock, pink floyd moments , great vocals and control , i can keep singing praise, but in any case this was definitely a band to see/hear , hopefully will return at some stage
We also saw 2 release parties in the last couple of weeks, the first being Rude Revelation and Riktus, the funny thing with Riktus is that i've seen them record 3 of their releases at the kufa in the last 5 years but never seen them live. was definitely impressed with the detail they add into their songs, a shame most people left after rude revelation played.
Rude revelation presented their new album and their brand of thrash with melodic influences, we had the big screen out for them to use and show the new video (which i think will be properly released soon). it was a very long evening in any case, after which i fell ill ugh
Before i get on to last week's release party, I'll mention a few words on the great gig we had last week , Thomas D, member of Fanta 4, if any of you remember ;) perhaps not the music i typically listen to, but like with benabar there's something these guys bring live that is just classy, the sound is always hi-fi, musicians are top notch and just a great impression from stage, Kufa tends to book the more alternative acts, but every once in a while we'll get bigger names in, and it's great to see it live and the mark it leaves on the audience.
the second release party which was last week, the almighty Mutiny on the Bounty, presenting the album which is almost 1.5 years in the making, between recording/mixing/tweaking, and their efforts can definitely be heard, in my opinion one of the hardest working bands in luxembourg, constantly playing shows and pushing themselves further, to the point that they're not just well known in this country but also being name dropped in our neighbours backyards as well.
The stage was setup like a forest with smoke and cardboard trees, special suits, costumes, and the evening itself was really an event, MOTB truly set the bar a lot higher in terms of release parties in luxembourg, and this i think was something great to see, motivates and pushes to try harder yourself (since i also play in a band), be interesting to see what other bands do after seeing this, considering the 450+ people we had there it was a great success, local support was also great and with the costumes definitely added to the event. as said the bar has been set =0 let's hope we see more evenings like this in the future
my last remark i guess is more of a rhetorical or not.. question regarding luxembourg and the sheer amount of stuff going on;
given our small country and relatively small population we have a huge amount on offer every given week in terms of concerts and going out, to the stage that places are becoming more often than not simply less filled due to the separation of the audience for various events, there are examples of this where places will suffer simply due to the amount going on, the fact also that we're in a financial crisis where 'every euro counts' doesn't help, what is the best way to react to this?
i'm an avid musician and still go to see a lot of concerts but i'm more and more conscious of these things, and seeing that costs get higher while we feel that we have less money available, is a bit scary, i can imagine how most people might feel as well, which is another reason why i'm trying my best to stick to reasonable ticket prices for quality events.
there is something called prestige, and everyone would like a part of it (through offering a certain extra special something) but in a small country it feels that due to the sheer amount on offer, this almighty prestige which might be the local band, the jazz trio playing in the cafe,the accapella from the middle east, the 4 piece punk band, acoustic singer/songwriter... simply gets lost in it all
in any case, hope to see you in upcoming events, come and talk to me, send me suggestions i'm always curious to see what people think
sorry for the long delay between updates, i haven't been the best of late,
over the last 3 weeks i've been "doctor's note" ill for 1 , definitely not the best way to start summer and also my turning 28 hah
summer is upon us, better weather, t-shirt wearing season, and an attempt like every year to make those legs look less pasty white, but which always fails for some reason
we had some absolutely great evenings at the kufa over the past month or so, and maybe some of you reading this were in attendance
Vessels in particular, which was the 1st of may, this was special for a variety of reasons, I had the chance of opening the evening with my own band , and was my first concert in a very long time, definitely felt good . Vessels has been one of my highlights so far this year, their CD in any case is absolutely great but is nothing compared to the impact live, with only around 60 people there, mesmerizing stuff, branching between the higher echelons of post rock and ambient rock, pink floyd moments , great vocals and control , i can keep singing praise, but in any case this was definitely a band to see/hear , hopefully will return at some stage
We also saw 2 release parties in the last couple of weeks, the first being Rude Revelation and Riktus, the funny thing with Riktus is that i've seen them record 3 of their releases at the kufa in the last 5 years but never seen them live. was definitely impressed with the detail they add into their songs, a shame most people left after rude revelation played.
Rude revelation presented their new album and their brand of thrash with melodic influences, we had the big screen out for them to use and show the new video (which i think will be properly released soon). it was a very long evening in any case, after which i fell ill ugh
Before i get on to last week's release party, I'll mention a few words on the great gig we had last week , Thomas D, member of Fanta 4, if any of you remember ;) perhaps not the music i typically listen to, but like with benabar there's something these guys bring live that is just classy, the sound is always hi-fi, musicians are top notch and just a great impression from stage, Kufa tends to book the more alternative acts, but every once in a while we'll get bigger names in, and it's great to see it live and the mark it leaves on the audience.
the second release party which was last week, the almighty Mutiny on the Bounty, presenting the album which is almost 1.5 years in the making, between recording/mixing/tweaking, and their efforts can definitely be heard, in my opinion one of the hardest working bands in luxembourg, constantly playing shows and pushing themselves further, to the point that they're not just well known in this country but also being name dropped in our neighbours backyards as well.
The stage was setup like a forest with smoke and cardboard trees, special suits, costumes, and the evening itself was really an event, MOTB truly set the bar a lot higher in terms of release parties in luxembourg, and this i think was something great to see, motivates and pushes to try harder yourself (since i also play in a band), be interesting to see what other bands do after seeing this, considering the 450+ people we had there it was a great success, local support was also great and with the costumes definitely added to the event. as said the bar has been set =0 let's hope we see more evenings like this in the future
my last remark i guess is more of a rhetorical or not.. question regarding luxembourg and the sheer amount of stuff going on;
given our small country and relatively small population we have a huge amount on offer every given week in terms of concerts and going out, to the stage that places are becoming more often than not simply less filled due to the separation of the audience for various events, there are examples of this where places will suffer simply due to the amount going on, the fact also that we're in a financial crisis where 'every euro counts' doesn't help, what is the best way to react to this?
i'm an avid musician and still go to see a lot of concerts but i'm more and more conscious of these things, and seeing that costs get higher while we feel that we have less money available, is a bit scary, i can imagine how most people might feel as well, which is another reason why i'm trying my best to stick to reasonable ticket prices for quality events.
there is something called prestige, and everyone would like a part of it (through offering a certain extra special something) but in a small country it feels that due to the sheer amount on offer, this almighty prestige which might be the local band, the jazz trio playing in the cafe,the accapella from the middle east, the 4 piece punk band, acoustic singer/songwriter... simply gets lost in it all
in any case, hope to see you in upcoming events, come and talk to me, send me suggestions i'm always curious to see what people think
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
re: horizons
So thanks to some crazy busy times I've had little or no time to update this blog
we've had some pretty good shows in the past month (it has been that long)
27.03 - Tomte
03.04 - Richard Julian
08.04 - Poison the Well
18.04 - Out of the Crowd festival (Pivot,God is an astronaut, minnaars and more).
And some pretty good concerts in the months to come, some particular highlights for me as well
The next one being Vessels and Jeniferever on the 1st of may, now while it's not my intent of this blog to plug concerts I feel this one is definately worth it, it'll be one of the first concerts to use the small room which in itself is an event worthy of attention ;) but more importantly Vessels are perhaps one of the best post rock bands I've heard in the last few years, while within the genre a lot of bands use similarly repetitive motions and varying volume crescendos and tend to fall off the map a bit, Vessels combine all the great elements of various post rock bands and add their own little 'je ne sais quoi' on the top of it
Vessels
Best to listen to their latest album, where within around 50 minutes you go between Redneck Manifesto elements to From monument to masses, this will destroy you, Godspeed you black emperor with stabs of electro and some vocal parts
In any case I'm looking forward to that, Jeniferever's latest album also received a lot of great reviews.
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The past month has seen some exclusive shows here, one i'm particularly happy about is bringing Poison the Well to luxembourg, who finally after around 11 years of career have made it to our small country, almost a mythical group within the scene despite all these years and evolution. I saw them way back in 2001, got them to sign a frisbee which still hangs in my room =0
Out of the crowd last weekend had some equally great revelations for me, while the concept remained the same I think the bands to most people were largely unknown but of great quality, in particular Pivot for example (warp records latest signing), Minnaars also brought the popular UK indie/disco pop kind of vibe to the venue, made quite popular by foals/bloc party among others it was nice to hear those kinds of sounds over here.
Each year we tend to have more interest, which given the largely underground and unknown nature of the acts playing is quite encouraging in a country where we're certainly not spoilt for choice in terms of the amount of things going on.
In my position the difficulty remains convincing people of quality alternative so to speak, something which takes time and given the choice out there is not always straight forward but I'm always happy to see new and familiar faces gracing our venue for whatever the show and the Out of the crowd festival is a great example of this, another big thanks to the schalltot collective for keeping up their efforts over the years.
and here's some music to tide you over to the next update:
Pompeii
think death cab vibe with some cursive elements ('false alarm' is a particular favourite of mine) and set to play in the kulturfabrik next season =0
see you soon
we've had some pretty good shows in the past month (it has been that long)
27.03 - Tomte
03.04 - Richard Julian
08.04 - Poison the Well
18.04 - Out of the Crowd festival (Pivot,God is an astronaut, minnaars and more).
And some pretty good concerts in the months to come, some particular highlights for me as well
The next one being Vessels and Jeniferever on the 1st of may, now while it's not my intent of this blog to plug concerts I feel this one is definately worth it, it'll be one of the first concerts to use the small room which in itself is an event worthy of attention ;) but more importantly Vessels are perhaps one of the best post rock bands I've heard in the last few years, while within the genre a lot of bands use similarly repetitive motions and varying volume crescendos and tend to fall off the map a bit, Vessels combine all the great elements of various post rock bands and add their own little 'je ne sais quoi' on the top of it
Vessels
Best to listen to their latest album, where within around 50 minutes you go between Redneck Manifesto elements to From monument to masses, this will destroy you, Godspeed you black emperor with stabs of electro and some vocal parts
In any case I'm looking forward to that, Jeniferever's latest album also received a lot of great reviews.
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The past month has seen some exclusive shows here, one i'm particularly happy about is bringing Poison the Well to luxembourg, who finally after around 11 years of career have made it to our small country, almost a mythical group within the scene despite all these years and evolution. I saw them way back in 2001, got them to sign a frisbee which still hangs in my room =0
Out of the crowd last weekend had some equally great revelations for me, while the concept remained the same I think the bands to most people were largely unknown but of great quality, in particular Pivot for example (warp records latest signing), Minnaars also brought the popular UK indie/disco pop kind of vibe to the venue, made quite popular by foals/bloc party among others it was nice to hear those kinds of sounds over here.
Each year we tend to have more interest, which given the largely underground and unknown nature of the acts playing is quite encouraging in a country where we're certainly not spoilt for choice in terms of the amount of things going on.
In my position the difficulty remains convincing people of quality alternative so to speak, something which takes time and given the choice out there is not always straight forward but I'm always happy to see new and familiar faces gracing our venue for whatever the show and the Out of the crowd festival is a great example of this, another big thanks to the schalltot collective for keeping up their efforts over the years.
and here's some music to tide you over to the next update:
Pompeii
think death cab vibe with some cursive elements ('false alarm' is a particular favourite of mine) and set to play in the kulturfabrik next season =0
see you soon
Monday, March 23, 2009
re: 2 weeks and events
A bit late unfortunately given 4 shows that have already passed, but things have been pretty damn busy of late (including a one day visit to the hospital , details for the hardcore :P )
A big thanks to the folk at disagreement for reviewing every single one of the shows in more detail here:
http://www.disagreement.net/
If we go back almost 2 weeks, the 11th of March was the date of Cult of Luna playing at the kulturfabrik, to my knowledge they've never played here. Some 150 people showed up for the night, accompanied by destruction INC. and Dysby two french bands.
I was still wondering how these bands got picked for the package considering how different they were to the headliners, think King's X style trio for Destruction Inc. and a bit more proggy metal for Dysby, quality bands still, but strange given how pummeling Cult of Luna are.
We went from bright lights for the first two bands, to 3 smoke machines and a very dark atmosphere for Cult of Luna, who played a little over 1hr15minutes i think, unfortunately their second drummer wasn't with them, but it was still an awesome show, hopefully see them again soon.
Friday the 13th bore witness to the locals Everwaiting Serenade and their much anticipated CD release, they even managed to get on RTL radio that afternoon which was awesome to listen to. Miles to Perdition (MTP) opened the show, and for me was probably their best show of the last month or so (including metal battle), intent was there and had people moving early, it has to be said that the new drummer has made them a better and tighter band, Mutiny on the bounty followed, which in my opinion sounded a bit weird given the kind of atmosphere that MTP set , and what people were expecting for the evening, but they played a great set just some vocal troubles i think that didn't help too much, but was great to see them play again after so long,
i expect their CD release in june to be absolutely mental =0
Fast Friday took the stage thereafter with some big news that they were splitting up, not many people saw that coming, and being backstage i can tell you was weird, as always a solid set, but lacking a bit of energy which was understandable given the circumstances.
Headliners Everwaiting Serenade didn't disapoint, the 6 months in the studio i think has taught them a lot, and despite hardly any shows in that time, I think they played an almost flawless set, I've had the pleasure of following them closely since Wacken last year, helping them out for their record so I was proud to see them put on such an impressive show at the Kufa.
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the next week followed with another 2 big metal/hardcore based shows
18th of march had the mighty Ocean, Burst , Bison BC , Medeia and locals Retrace my fragments playing
I had yet to see The Ocean play live so was looking forward to the show, and particularly Bison BC and Burst, it's days like those that you really are thankful that you work at such a place,
Retrace my Fragments opened the evening, i was quite impressed having never seen them before, technical proggy death metal stuff, with a bit more experience/gigs i see them doing a lot better, most people know them for their lineup instability but hopefully this one lasts. Medeia have one of the fastest downpicking guitarists i've ever seen, and if you watch their music vids you know they have a great sense of humour as well. Bison BC were the insider pick for me purely for the good vibes and shameless rock n roll riffage, simple to the point sometimes mastodon like.
The ocean had a calculated set, sonically very impressive, for some people just how calculated things were was somewhat offputting (laptop controlling the rack systems/lights, stage moves and that) , but i found it very enjoyable, very heavy and reminded me somehow to a lesser extent of a dillinger set, (the swiss guitarist had a lot of energy shall we say =0. Burst finished off the evening, very modest guys and a great set, probably one of the most interesting bands i've seen this year in terms of identity in their music and very nice people.
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I'm sorry this post is so long, but I've been a bit slack =0 , I won't say much for Metal Battle other than I think that Scarred really deserved to win, the best delivered set out of all the bands, technically flawless pretty much , great sound and even though i'm not always a fan of the more modern influences they are just a great band. i honestely hope they go far at Wacken, chances are pretty good for them in my opinion.
i'll try and update a bit more consistently =0
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some music to tide you over:
http://www.myspace.com/hauntedshores
A big thanks to the folk at disagreement for reviewing every single one of the shows in more detail here:
http://www.disagreement.net/
If we go back almost 2 weeks, the 11th of March was the date of Cult of Luna playing at the kulturfabrik, to my knowledge they've never played here. Some 150 people showed up for the night, accompanied by destruction INC. and Dysby two french bands.
I was still wondering how these bands got picked for the package considering how different they were to the headliners, think King's X style trio for Destruction Inc. and a bit more proggy metal for Dysby, quality bands still, but strange given how pummeling Cult of Luna are.
We went from bright lights for the first two bands, to 3 smoke machines and a very dark atmosphere for Cult of Luna, who played a little over 1hr15minutes i think, unfortunately their second drummer wasn't with them, but it was still an awesome show, hopefully see them again soon.
Friday the 13th bore witness to the locals Everwaiting Serenade and their much anticipated CD release, they even managed to get on RTL radio that afternoon which was awesome to listen to. Miles to Perdition (MTP) opened the show, and for me was probably their best show of the last month or so (including metal battle), intent was there and had people moving early, it has to be said that the new drummer has made them a better and tighter band, Mutiny on the bounty followed, which in my opinion sounded a bit weird given the kind of atmosphere that MTP set , and what people were expecting for the evening, but they played a great set just some vocal troubles i think that didn't help too much, but was great to see them play again after so long,
i expect their CD release in june to be absolutely mental =0
Fast Friday took the stage thereafter with some big news that they were splitting up, not many people saw that coming, and being backstage i can tell you was weird, as always a solid set, but lacking a bit of energy which was understandable given the circumstances.
Headliners Everwaiting Serenade didn't disapoint, the 6 months in the studio i think has taught them a lot, and despite hardly any shows in that time, I think they played an almost flawless set, I've had the pleasure of following them closely since Wacken last year, helping them out for their record so I was proud to see them put on such an impressive show at the Kufa.
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the next week followed with another 2 big metal/hardcore based shows
18th of march had the mighty Ocean, Burst , Bison BC , Medeia and locals Retrace my fragments playing
I had yet to see The Ocean play live so was looking forward to the show, and particularly Bison BC and Burst, it's days like those that you really are thankful that you work at such a place,
Retrace my Fragments opened the evening, i was quite impressed having never seen them before, technical proggy death metal stuff, with a bit more experience/gigs i see them doing a lot better, most people know them for their lineup instability but hopefully this one lasts. Medeia have one of the fastest downpicking guitarists i've ever seen, and if you watch their music vids you know they have a great sense of humour as well. Bison BC were the insider pick for me purely for the good vibes and shameless rock n roll riffage, simple to the point sometimes mastodon like.
The ocean had a calculated set, sonically very impressive, for some people just how calculated things were was somewhat offputting (laptop controlling the rack systems/lights, stage moves and that) , but i found it very enjoyable, very heavy and reminded me somehow to a lesser extent of a dillinger set, (the swiss guitarist had a lot of energy shall we say =0. Burst finished off the evening, very modest guys and a great set, probably one of the most interesting bands i've seen this year in terms of identity in their music and very nice people.
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I'm sorry this post is so long, but I've been a bit slack =0 , I won't say much for Metal Battle other than I think that Scarred really deserved to win, the best delivered set out of all the bands, technically flawless pretty much , great sound and even though i'm not always a fan of the more modern influences they are just a great band. i honestely hope they go far at Wacken, chances are pretty good for them in my opinion.
i'll try and update a bit more consistently =0
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some music to tide you over:
http://www.myspace.com/hauntedshores
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
3 shows in a week - the aftermath
So I finally got to taste what it feels like to have 3 shows within 5 days, tiring as hell but definately worth it =0
Between the 19th of February and 24th of February we had 3 very different shows
Benabar (french song) , Black Dahlia Murder & others (furious tech black metal hardcore mix) and finally My Vitriol (shoegaze+grunge).
Benabar was a sold out show, pretty much without any real promotion at all, within weeks of it being announced on our site and the official website it was sold out.
One of France's biggest sellings artists currentely, it was very interesting for me to see him play for the first time. While not really what i listen to mainly. I was quite impressed by his stage presence and charisma, you can really relate to the guy and his songs/lyrics. One of the best parts was a photo montage they did on stage with lights and a cd running, which they redid because they screwed up the first time =0 had a lot of people laughing including myself, and talk about stamina Benabar was on stage for a total of 2hours 20 minutes or so, truly epic and I think a lot of people were happy thereafter. This was also the first soldout show i've ever seen at Kufa (800 or so people is close but no cigar ;) awesome to see.
Three days afterward, we were in a completely different musical territory, to give you some idea:
6 bands on a sunday, some of the best concerts I've seen so far this year, MTP's new drummer is a very good addition, their new songs are sounding quite good as well, a short set but had the 100 or so people already there moving early,
I wish to make a particular note for Sylosis who absolutely kicked my ass on the night, think 80s thrash metal influences with modern metalcore elements, groovy and very punchy , very impressed, hopefully have them playing back here soon.
Cephalic Carnage had perhaps one of the highlights of the night when they did a 'black metal' moment, dressing up and playing some really dark jam, and Black Dahlia closed off the night with perhaps one of the tightest sets ever, new guitarist from Arsis, and a new album on the way, definately looking forward to that.
It had to finish quickly due to the plane they had to catch at 7am, but you could tell people really wanted to hear more after BDM finished their set.
and finally My Vitriol 2 days thereafter, a band that had one of the best albums of the 2000s 'finelines' , supported placebo back in the day where a few people might have seen them/remembered, but made a break for 4-5 years before returning with new material and a new album on the way. Think very loud big soundscapes with melody and a great voice, and above all incredibly nice guys,
March is going to be another busy month, with 2 concerts a week
11.3 Cult of Luna
13.3 Everwaiting serenade release party
18.3 The Ocean / Burst / Bison BC / Medeia / Retrace my Fragments
21.3 Metal Battle
27.3 Tomte
28.3 Intensity Band Contest
More updates soon =0 , as always come join us on facebook, feel free to leave me comments or send me suggestions i'm always looking to hear new stuff
Between the 19th of February and 24th of February we had 3 very different shows
Benabar (french song) , Black Dahlia Murder & others (furious tech black metal hardcore mix) and finally My Vitriol (shoegaze+grunge).
Benabar was a sold out show, pretty much without any real promotion at all, within weeks of it being announced on our site and the official website it was sold out.
One of France's biggest sellings artists currentely, it was very interesting for me to see him play for the first time. While not really what i listen to mainly. I was quite impressed by his stage presence and charisma, you can really relate to the guy and his songs/lyrics. One of the best parts was a photo montage they did on stage with lights and a cd running, which they redid because they screwed up the first time =0 had a lot of people laughing including myself, and talk about stamina Benabar was on stage for a total of 2hours 20 minutes or so, truly epic and I think a lot of people were happy thereafter. This was also the first soldout show i've ever seen at Kufa (800 or so people is close but no cigar ;) awesome to see.
Three days afterward, we were in a completely different musical territory, to give you some idea:
6 bands on a sunday, some of the best concerts I've seen so far this year, MTP's new drummer is a very good addition, their new songs are sounding quite good as well, a short set but had the 100 or so people already there moving early,
I wish to make a particular note for Sylosis who absolutely kicked my ass on the night, think 80s thrash metal influences with modern metalcore elements, groovy and very punchy , very impressed, hopefully have them playing back here soon.
Cephalic Carnage had perhaps one of the highlights of the night when they did a 'black metal' moment, dressing up and playing some really dark jam, and Black Dahlia closed off the night with perhaps one of the tightest sets ever, new guitarist from Arsis, and a new album on the way, definately looking forward to that.
It had to finish quickly due to the plane they had to catch at 7am, but you could tell people really wanted to hear more after BDM finished their set.
and finally My Vitriol 2 days thereafter, a band that had one of the best albums of the 2000s 'finelines' , supported placebo back in the day where a few people might have seen them/remembered, but made a break for 4-5 years before returning with new material and a new album on the way. Think very loud big soundscapes with melody and a great voice, and above all incredibly nice guys,
March is going to be another busy month, with 2 concerts a week
11.3 Cult of Luna
13.3 Everwaiting serenade release party
18.3 The Ocean / Burst / Bison BC / Medeia / Retrace my Fragments
21.3 Metal Battle
27.3 Tomte
28.3 Intensity Band Contest
More updates soon =0 , as always come join us on facebook, feel free to leave me comments or send me suggestions i'm always looking to hear new stuff
Thursday, January 29, 2009
January Roots - - - -
After 1 week in the mountains, I came back to kufa for what has been so far quite a busy january in terms of paperwork at least =0 , for a change of pace i planned a roots/reggae soundsystem event.
I'll be perfectly honest, reggae isn't really something I listen to a lot, but I want to try and put on things that aren't necessarily well represented in Luxembourg and I think reggae kinda falls into this category.
for a saturday night we had the small room booming with bass and positive vibes =0
a good deal of very happy smiling dancing people even until the small hours of the morning, something very cool to see, and a different kind of crowd from the usual concerts i tend to go for
basically an awesome experience which i think i'll be repeating at some stage during the year ... have something in the pipeline for june, and maybe again in october, so amidst my 'usual' concerts you'll find a generous dose in the form of some serious positive evenings. (there's some wordplay in there somewhere ;0
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music for the weekend:
Holding onto Hope
.. think as cities burn meets life in your way + newer underoath
I'll be perfectly honest, reggae isn't really something I listen to a lot, but I want to try and put on things that aren't necessarily well represented in Luxembourg and I think reggae kinda falls into this category.
for a saturday night we had the small room booming with bass and positive vibes =0
a good deal of very happy smiling dancing people even until the small hours of the morning, something very cool to see, and a different kind of crowd from the usual concerts i tend to go for
basically an awesome experience which i think i'll be repeating at some stage during the year ... have something in the pipeline for june, and maybe again in october, so amidst my 'usual' concerts you'll find a generous dose in the form of some serious positive evenings. (there's some wordplay in there somewhere ;0
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music for the weekend:
Holding onto Hope
.. think as cities burn meets life in your way + newer underoath
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