As the line from her song “Protest” makes clear, action is one of the main themes of Zion Flex’s new album We Got This.The album is one of the most political yet by the longtime Vienna musician, as she continues to work … read more »
With two acclaimed solo albums already under his belt, Vienna pianist Martin Listabarth is poised to release his first album in a group. Postcards (Listabarth Records) features his longtime comrades Gidi Kalchhauser on bass and Alex Riepl on drums; together, the trio … read more »
This week, Manu Delago and his band are heading out on tour – but they won’t be disappearing into a hulking tour bus after the kickoff concert on June 1st at Innsbruck’s Treibhaus. Instead, for the second time, they’ll be getting up … read more »
It’s Saturday. A damp heat lies on the Alte Donau and it is oddly still, though the heavens are heavy with the prospect of a spring thunderstorm. Alex Kriz, Markus Schwarz, Omar Abdalla, and Areg Barseghian – collectively known as Siamese Elephants … read more »
The IGNM (international Association for Contemporary Music) has extended the deadline of its call for scores, open to composers of all ages living in Austria and Slovenia. The project is devoted to improving artistic exchange between composers living in Austria and Slovenia. … read more »
The South Tyrolean composer Manuela Kerer has been involved with musical theater for nearly two decades, so her recent appointment as co-director of the Munich Biennale seems only appopriate. She recently spoke to Sylvia Wendrock about her new responsibilities, collaborating with others, … read more »
Bon Jour is an alternative rock band founded in 2022, whose identities have been hidden behind computer-generated 3D heads. Their first single, “Blue Moon”, propelled them straight to number one on the FM4 charts, and their first live appearance was opening for … read more »
Eli Preiss’s third album in three years, b.a.d., is a portrait of a generation growing up with ADHD, PTSD, Deutschrap and lots of drugs. The song “Was ist der Prei$$” is about Prada and worthless things. How materialistic are you? Eli Preiss: … read more »
T.S. Eliot thought that April was the cruelest month, but we think that a cold May might be even worse. We suggest escapism: how about a weekend jaunt to Barcelona…or Münster? Or alternately, stick closer to home and check out some new … read more »
“5 Million Pesos” is the monthly concert series by RadioKulturhaus Vienna and the Ö1 jazz department. The featured act in June 2023 is KO.AX. The music of the trio KO.AX, as presented on their sophomore release Immersion (2023), could be described as … read more »