Pinch us, is it real? Live music? Live audiences? Together again? Indeed, hopes and reality have converged at last! While temperatures are rising, restrictions are declining. And the effect on music and art? Nothing less than an avalanche of events pouring down … read more »
Dorian Concept
Austrian Artists at Elevate Festival 2020
From March 4 until March 8, 2020, the Elevate Festival once again invites audiences to be inspired for five days and to broaden their consciousness regarding the festival’s theme “Human Nature” – and of course to experience lots of exciting new music … read more »
The last ten years – what has happened?
A decade is coming to an end. On this occasion we wanted to ask Austrian musicians, music managers, promoters and festival organizers about their personal highlights of the last ten years and also about how the overall conditions of their work have … read more »
Elevate Festival 2019
Elevate is an annual interdisciplinary festival held in various venues around the Schlossberg in Graz, Austria. With its unique combination of critical political discourse and contemporary music and art, the Elevate Festival stands out of the “usual” festival circus. From February 27 … read more »
A look back at EUROSONIC 2019
If you want to know which up-and-coming musicians not to miss out on in 2019, you have to travel to the north of the Netherlands, to Groningen, at the beginning of the year, to the Eurosonic Noorderslag Festival. This is where the … read more »
9 Austrian Acts at EUROSONIC 2019
Eurosonic Noorderslag will be the first official gathering of the music industry of the new year, taking place on January 16-19, 2019, in Groningen, NL. Its 2019 edition is very special as Austria is represented by not less than nine promising artists. … read more »
Interview with DORIAN CONCEPT (OLIVER JOHNSON)
“I AM INTERESTED IN BREAKING WITH AESTHETICS AND IN REINVENTION […]” OLIVER JOHNSON aka DORIAN CONCEPT has been one of Austria´s most successful electronic musicians for a good decade. With his latest album, he once again proves that his international fame is … read more »
Dorian Concept
In recent years, Dorian Concept has metamorphosed from underground hero to one of the leading figures of the Austrian electronic music scene. Born Oliver Johnson, the virtuoso keyboardist made a name for himself by playing gigs in clubs around the world, including … read more »
KICK OFF FOR LIGHTHOUSE FESTIVAL IN CROATIA
“Electronic music on vacation” Lanterna Island, Porec/Croatia, May 25-29, 2016 For the 4th time, the Lighthouse Festival will open its doors in Porec, Croatia this weekend. The underground electronic music festival was created by the former Pratersauna Vienna crew, with an international … read more »
Hip Hop in Austria
A brief history of Austrian hip hop from 1982 – 2012 without any claim of completeness. The first hip hop incentives in Austria came from pop musicians that either paid tribute to the young genre or used its aesthetics.