Popfest Wien, Vienna July 25th – 28th 2013 Today heralds the long awaited festival start of the Popfest Wien! After a series of hot, sweat dripping summer days in the city, the weather forecast for today predicts a storm. Indeed, a storm … read more »

Part of the program of the Popfest Wien (25 -28 July) is dedicated to a two-day conference taking place from the 27th – 28th of July and covers topics dealing with current conditions and economic aspects of (local) pop music. Aesthetic dimensions, … read more »

25 – 27 July 2013 Various Venues Austro-Welsh Indie-Synth-Rock-Noisepoppers BENSH from Vienna, Austria and Cardiff, Wales are hitting the UK for a three-show sneak peek of their up-and coming second album TBR in February 2014 in collaboration with Wohnzimmer Records. With two … read more »

Having played a solo show for Soundpark Austria in London before, Amadeus-Award winning singer-songwriter Clara Luzia returns for a stint of two dates plus a radio session. BBC 6Music stalwart Marc Riley, who has been playing tracks from Clara’s latest album “We … read more »

For the second time in 2013 the Viennese electronic music hotspot Pratersauna presents the AAF – Austrian Artist Festival. For an entire month the club hosts local acts only, stating: “On one hand, it is to remind everyone that local electronic music … read more »

For the longest time, the music of Sofa Surfers had been synonymous with the laid-back groove that seemed to come out of every orifice of Vienna’s music scene in the mid- to late nineties. Among all the DJs and remixers, they stood … read more »

With Dorian Concept, we are talking about one of the most promising acts of the Austrian music scene. Hardly any other Austrian musician has made the jump from his own four walls into the international music world at such a breathtaking pace. … read more »