The Clonious

The Clonious (c) Lupi Spuma

Imagine running into The Clonious, that dude equipped with hundred headphones which directly interact with his musical epicentre. He elegantly puts together the apparent inconsiderable and the clearly essential elements, subsequently he breaks –music- into rhythm + harmonies to reach a point … read more »

The Crispies

The Crispies © Lukas Gansterer

The Crispies are Tino Romana (vocals), Rob Wolfe (guitar), Parsa Sarraf (bass), and Peter Ferdinand (drums). They mix the full spectrum of modern urban music from Diplo via Tyler The Creator to Lil Peep (RIP) with Ty Segall- and Wavves-inspired garage rock … read more »

THE GHOST AND THE MACHINE

the-ghost-and-the-machine © Christoph Griesser

Resonator guitars from the early 20th century, nostalgic synthesizer sounds à la Agar Agar, and poetic, dark lyrics that, in their musical intensity, are reminiscent of Mark Lanegan, Chelsea Wolfe, or Tom Waits. Welcome to a comfortably eerie trip through the emotional … read more »

THE RUFF PACK

Brooklyn-based group THE RUFF PACK (TRP) blends together the improvisational nature and compositional complexity of Jazz with the rustic groove and frenetic energy of Hip-Hop. TRP visualizes instrumental Hip-Hop through live instrumentation. Founded and co-lead by Stephan Kondert and Matthias ‘Pedals’ Loescher, … read more »

The Snow Owl

the snow owl by Stefan Panfili

Born in Bogotá, it was clear from an early age that Juan Garcia-Herreros, aka The Snow Owl, would one day pursue a musical career. Initially still practicing on the flute and the piano, he discovered the electric bass after moving to Florida … read more »

The Vegetable Orchestra

Vegetable Orchestra (c) Zoefotografie

This year the Vienna-based Vegetable Orchestra is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Currently the orchestra comprises ten people, in alphabetical order these are: Jürgen Berlakovich, Nikolaus Gansterer, Susanna Gansterer, Barbara Kaiser, Matthias Meinharter, Jörg Piringer, Ernst Reitermaier, Richard Repey, Ingrid Schlögl, Ulrich Troyer, … read more »

The Weight

The Weight by Jasmin Elmi

The Weight have lost their hearts to 1960s and 70s rock, and it’s obvious at all of their shows. They give themselves up to the music. They flood the audience with their sound and come across just like the rock legends they … read more »

Thirsty Eyes

Thirsty Eyes (c) Djoana Gueorguieva

Since their emergence in early 2016, THIRSTY EYES have come to be recognised as major pillars in the falling masonry of Vienna Modern Raunch. Damning contemporary prepossessions for the self-important, humorless and boring, the band stands for rough and unpolished Rawk-N-Roll: Preserved … read more »

Thomas Gansch

Thomas Gansch was born on December 31st 1975 in St Pölten, Lower Austria. He was raised in Melk, where he first learned to play the trumpet from his father Johann Gansch. In his attempt to follow the footsteps of his half brother Hans, who, … read more »

Thorsteinn Einarsson

Thorsteinn Einarsson by Vincent Poetzsch LABEL 4 / Shereazy

Thorsteinn Einarsson is an Icelandic-born, Austria-based pop artist and one of the country’s most-played voices on radio.  Powered by hits like “Leya,” “Kryptonite,” “Swingset,” “Galaxy,” “Shackles,” “Echo,” and the 2024 Top-10 airplay smash “Hotel Heartache,” he’s amassed 30M+ streams, over 7M video … read more »