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 »

In the fall of 2007, an unusual incident happened at an after-show party of the Popkomm Berlin: Five young Austrian musicians took off their clothes to expose their birthday suits, and were directed to the bar after a few uncomfortable discussions. When … read more »

A common but not always successful mode of songwriting is the use of one’s own experience as a thematic basis for composing and writing music, especially in the singer/songwriter genre. Especially when this process of personal catharsis or psychological introspection stands firmly … read more »

Over the past two years the Grossmütterchen Hatz Salon Orkestar has rocketed its way through the international world music scene. In 2011 they caused quite a stir with their debut album “Gallato” and have ever since been able to make a name … read more »

GuGabriel a.k.a. Gudrun Gabriele Liemberger, the former singer of SheSays, has just been announced as a winner of the prestigious 2014 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA). The winners, which represent the best new pop acts in Europe that have achieved cross-border chart … read more »

This week Paris will be bustling with the fourth edition of the MaMA Festival & Convention, which will once again gather international representatives from all sectors of the music industry and serve as a gateway to the French music market. Taking place from … read more »

What can you write about a band that can not be pushed into any of the usual musical categories?

What happens if you take two crazy minds, a jazz attitude, a techno soul, a house approach, a hip-hop booty, a rock bottom, a quartet of funky legs & twiddling hands and a crooning voice, shuffle it hard and top it off … read more »

First acts announced for the “Focus on Austria” at the biggest European showcase festival Eurosonic in 2014. Austria is the focus country of Eurosonic 2014. The music festival with a complementary conference is the most important European “showcase festival”, where artists get … read more »

Waves Vienna 2013 and Waves Bratislava 2013 are now history – as in the past two years, Waves can look back on another very successful festival edition. Once again visitor figures increased, whereas the number of participating delegates at the music conference … read more »