With his album “Grand Delusion” released in the UK on 5th May, US-born and Austrian-based alternative songwriter MATT BOROFF emanates a pleasantly dark mood from stage. The new song material touches on some difficult themes including nationalism, greed, alienation and most importantly, … read more »

Primavera Festival in Barcelona (31 May – 4 June, 2017) is a global meeting for the contemporary music scene. During the year it opens a window on the news and challenges of an industry that is in constant evolution, and during the … read more »

Really well made, hand-crafted pop music, without any of the typical grand-gestures but still displaying a certain grandiosity. ONKL LOU proves himself to be a songwriter who is destined for greater things on his recently released debut album “Bogus” (Karmarama/Sony). The man is … read more »

The Great Escape (TGE) is a festival that showcases emerging artists from all over the world. Over 450 up and coming bands play in 35 Brighton venues, which makes TGE the first place to discover new favorite bands and see them in … read more »

The award ceremony for the 17th annual AMADEUS AUSTRIAN MUSIC AWARDS took place last night on stage at the Volkstheater in Vienna. The happy winners, impressive show programme and an enthusiastic audience resulted in an opulent evening for the Austrian music scene. … read more »

Anyone who has heard “Little Hell” and hasn’t been able to think about anything else since knows what is coming: The newest album from Ankathie Koi is finally here. It is titled “I Hate The Way You Chew” (Seayou Records) and it … read more »

On her new album „Good Old Times“ (Lucky Mojo Records), SIMONE KOPMAJER transforms old favourites, clothing pop of the past in a fresh new sound. And she does it in a truly wonderful way… Talking about Simone Kopmajer means talking about one of … read more »

The Austrian composer PETER JAKOBER and the ENSEMBLE]H[IATUS founded by the cellist MARTINE ALTENBURGER and the percussionist LÊ QUAN NINH have a history of collaboration stretching back years. In February of this year they released their first CD on the french label … read more »

WOODY BLACK 4 present themselves on their newly released album “Curiosity” (Unit Records) as a formation that found their own exciting approach to jazz. Tonally and musically. A quartet, driven by experimental curiosity, that has taken a somewhat different path toward jazz … read more »

Okmalumkoolkat is back! In the summer of 2014, together with Cid Rim and The Clonious, he released the debut of their collaboration “Holy Oxygen Part I” (Affine Records). Now, not quite three years later, they released the sequel. Same title, different content. … read more »