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 »
Calling all artists: registration for The Great Escape 2024 is now open! Whether you are a band, a singer-songwriter, a rapper, DJ, collective or duo, it doesn’t matter – they want to hear from you. The Great Escape is one of the … read more »
When you’re starting out, the music business can look like a forest of questions. How can I make my music better? How do I meet people? How can I promote my band? If this is how you’re feeling, we’ve got good news: … read more »
As part of the WAVES VIENNA FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE, the XA-Export Award is presented annually. Out of six nominated Austrian acts, rapper BEX emerged as this year’s winner of the XA – Export Award 2023. With her hot performance at the venue … read more »
The Reeperbahn Festival is Europe’s premiere platform for pop culture and international musical talent. It’s happening this year from September 20 – 23 – just around the corner! – and as in previous years, a phalanx of Austrian artists will be making … read more »