LUKAS KÖNIG is a percussion wonder-wizard. On his KŒNIG solo album “Messing” (VENTIL RECORDS), the man from Lower Austria has reduced his drum kit to one cymbal. The outcome is uncompromising liberation music, with fists pounding until the walls are shaking. In … read more »

With their new EP “Clouded Sky” (Assim Records) the STEAMING SATELLITES present themselves again as accomplished jugglers of different rock styles. This time the band from Salzburg makes an extra splash and feels clearly comfortable on their musical trips back into the … read more »

EMILY STEWART is a sought-after violinist. Whether for SOAP&SKIN, ANDRÉ HELLER, BELLE AND SEBASTIAN or most recently at the WIENER BURGTHEATER (in Euripides “Bakchen”) – she’s successful across all genres. Now the Vienna-based Englishwoman has released her first solo album on the … read more »

With “Sundown” the band CRUSH from Graz has released a mini-album on NUMAVI RECORDS. The sun goes down, hope rises – melancholy disappears between synthesizer walls made of cotton candy and an ode to the Beatles. TINA LESSIAK, KATRIN and VERENA BORECKY … read more »

Inspired by the US Black History Month, FM4 is directed their spotlight on black musicians who are still far too unnoticed in this country. Translated from the German original, published on February 20, 2020. Black History Month is currently being held in … read more »

Sofie Fatouretchi is already now considered as one of the up-and-coming acts from Austria this year. Originally she grew up between Vienna and L.A. After several years as part of the founding crew of Boiler Room, DJing, studying, painting, modeling and more, … read more »

In the flood of live streams and digital musical offerings, we still often miss the ‘real’ thing; the atmosphere of a live musical exchange and experience – but help is here! Until we are able to go out and enjoy concerts and … read more »

Since March 16th no more events were allowed to take place in Austria due to the Corona crisis. The local cultural scene is in a state of emergency. mica – music austria asked how musicians, organizers, agencies, label operators and curators are … read more »

CARAMEL, the latest project of ULI DRECHSLER, is part of a bigger idea: under the umbrella brand LIMINAL ZONE further releases will follow in the next months and years, starting now with CARAMEL. In an interview with Jürgen Plank, ULI DRECHSLER explains … read more »

As the EU has started discussing the proposed recovery plan, 94 organisations from across Europe’s cultural and creative sectors are uniting their voices to alert EU leaders: our sector needs strong and systemic support measures to recover from this crisis. As it … read more »