Movement in space is a basic experience shared by all living things, but for the last 150 years – at least – concerts of classical music have essentially banned it. In 1882, a roller-skating rink in Berlin was converted to the first … read more »
So much of the music we hear now is condensed into bite-size packets, with the catchy bits front-loaded to catch people’s attention before they scroll to the next thing. Thus, it’s incredibly pleasant to listen to music that is emphatically not in … read more »
On her forthcoming debut album, irgendetwas das du liebst [something that you love], the rapper from Innsbruck combines poetic verses with the jazz-influenced sounds of her live band. Spilif is FM4’s Soundpark Act of the month for October. It’s been almost five … read more »
“5 Million Pesos” is the monthly concert series of young jazz in and from Austria, a presentation of Radiokulturhaus Vienna and the Ö1 jazz department. The next concert, taking place on October 13th at Vienna’s RadioCafe, will feature the trio PRIM. PRIM … read more »
Four years ago, bassist Beate Wiesinger released Aliens On Board, the first album with her band E C H O Boomer. Since then, her work with projects like Duo 4675 and Luchs have made her a fixture in the Austrian jazz scene. … read more »
From September 7 – 9, the 2023 edition of the Waves Vienna Festival and Conference took place, including numerous panel discussions on current topics impacting the music business. Who’s afraid of A.I.? Artificial intelligence is probably the hottest topic of the last … read more »
September! That peculiar month where, with a little effort, you can pretend it’s still August. The evenings are darker, but people are still sitting outside the cafés without the benefit of heat lamps or slightly ratty-looking fleece blankets. And Austrian music rolls … read more »
Southern Germany’s biggest club and showcase festival didn’t get its reputation from nowhere. From October 5 – 10, the Nuremberg Pop Festival will once again turn the historic city center into a pop mecca, with concerts in churches, museums, and stores, on … read more »
In the 2000s, Abboud Hashem (a.k.a. Asifeh / Stormtrap) was a major figure in the first generation of Palestinian hip-hop; Firas Shehadeh, a native of Jordan, became part of the second. Hashem’s most recent release is a 2020 album of beats on … read more »
Because if it doesn’t, nothing will change: the new Vienna band Endless Wellness has good music and even better lyrical ideas. They’re FM4’s Soundpark Act of the month for September. Is starting a new band in Austria an adventure? Okay, dumb question; … read more »