From hip hop sounds and charming pop performances through to the spectacular electronica finale in the Karlskirche in Vienna: This year’s musical range of the Popfest Wien was bigger and better than ever before. From Thursday to Sunday (24th-27th of July), more than … read more »
We Walk Walls may still be an unknown name to some, but to many attentive listeners of the popular, alternative Austrian radio station FM4 and its “Artist Of The Week” feature, the four-membered band from Vienna is already a household name. Melding … read more »
Complementing the extensive concert line-up of the Popfest Wien, the afternoon “Popfest Sessions” deal with current and controversial issues of the local pop scene. This year the discussion panels with renowned music experts will focus on topics such as a stronger presence …
July 24, 2014
festivals, local news, pop/rock/electronic
The BBC Proms is the world’s greatest classical music festival. Over a period of 8 weeks some 90 concerts are staged, including over 70 at the Royal Albert Hall, and Proms in the Park events around the country. A vast range of … read more »
ON THE FRUITLESS SEARCH FOR THE DEFINITE SOUND OF AUSTRIAN POP. By Robert Rotifer. It was June 2013. The singer-songwriter CLARA LUZIA had just played a live session on the MARC RILEY SHOW on BBC 6Music when the DJ stumped her with … read more »
mica – music austria, the Austrian Music Information Center, is marking its 20th anniversary with an array of special events and activities and has just launched the new web radio channel “micatonal”. micatonal features contemporary music from Austria that can be heard non-stop … read more »
International Music Conference provides opportunities for local musicians This coming October will see the fourth installment of the annual Waves Music Conference. With a total of 811 delegates, last year’s conference saw a 54% increase in attendance compared to 2012, and the … read more »
Looking back at 13 years of INK MUSIC in the music business game, a lot has happened over the years in the Austrian indie music scene. INK MUSIC plays a major role in this scenario, since almost everybody who is anybody has passed … read more »
The sharp distinction between composers and performers culminated in classical-romantic aesthetics and even today the differentiation is quite obvious, although the lines are starting to blur. The cellist and composer Tomasz Skweres has been able keep the balance between his two professions … read more »
Waves Vienna & Waves Bratislava Various Locations October 1 – 5, 2014 This year, the Waves Music Festival & Conference takes place for the forth time from the 1st – 5th of October and again presents itself with quite a few innovations. … read more »