There’s a lot to hear this March and April. The releases keep releasing and the good vibes keep flowing – just in time for the festival season about to kick off. Music is to spring like butter is to bread – it’s … read more »
Lukas König
CROSSWAYS: Visualization in contemporary music
The border between sound and image has always been blurred, if not obsolete. In fact, the two fields are, in many ways, inherently enmeshed. The question is just how much one re-veals or exposes it, and from what lens or angle one … read more »
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY: A LOOK AT THE AUSTRIAN JAZZ SCENE
It’s fair to say that the Austrian jazz scene has experienced a real upswing in recent years. At least, one can come to this conclusion when observing the increased international interest in jazz from Austria; and is true across all genres. Following … read more »
Austrian Music Highlights #12
Don’t know how it is where you’re currently sitting, but over here it’s cold and windy, as it should be this time of year in this Alpine region of the northern hemisphere. But no, gosh darn it, we will not let winter … read more »
The Wire & SHAPE Platform join forces
For next month, THE WIRE magazine has made a special collaboration with the European project SHAPE (Sound, Heterogeneous Art And Performance In Europe), featuring their chosen artists for 2021. All Wire print subscribers will receive a copy of the latest SHAPE platform … read more »
Austrian Music Highlights #11
Hello, autumn. Hello, releases. Hello, concerts. Hello, corona? Is this potentially (hopefully) the farewell tour? Oh well, there is still lots of hot ‘n’ fresh music flowing all around us, and we can still catch it in live concerts, on albums and … read more »
“The cage, I learned, is a place of freedom” – An interview with Martin Schlögl & Tobias Pichler
What do sports cages, concerts, block parties, podcasts and art exhibitions, as well as the Wiener Symphoniker, Dorian Concept, KeKe, Gazelle & the Bear, EsRAP, Lukas König, Elis Noa and Laura Winkler, ALL have to do with one another? If you attend … read more »
Austrian Music Highlights #10
It was a summer full of music. Jabs in arms, outdoor gatherings, and a desperate thirst for music. This winning combination dragged many a person out of their hibernation (or quarantines) and out to shows, festivals and events. But alas, the official … read more »
MOPCUT
MOPCUT is a medium-length noise-style that covers the head and ears with a vertical bang and a horizontal wave. It’s a popular style for all ages, genders and generations. The soundscape should be trimmed evenly all around the circumference so that the … read more »
Austrian Music Highlights #8
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 »