Das 1. Kinderhofkonzert im Schokoladen startet gleich mit einem absoluten Highlight.

Sukini live auf der Bühne mit Band und jetzt könnt ihr endlich mal eure Kinder mit zum Schokoladen nehmen!

Sukini:

Ehrlich, direkt, unmittelbar – so erlebt Sukini all jene vor allem jüngeren Menschen, die ihr bei Konzerten begegnen. Ehrlich, direkt und unmittelbar ist auch ihr Umgang mit dem Publikum. Anstelle von künstlichen Inszenierungen und schnelllebigen Musikprodukten wählt Sukini einen anderen Weg: Themen, die ihrer Lebensrealität und der Auseinandersetzung mit Gegenwartsdiskussionen entspringen, sowie künstlerische Entscheidungen, die über kommerzielle gestellt werden.

Ehrlich, direkt, unmittelbar zeigt sich auch der Song „Da haben wir den Salat“. Immer wieder hätten sich Kinder bei ihren Konzerten ein Lied über Tiere gewünscht. Entstanden ist nun ein veganer Song über das Tiere-(Nicht)essen, der Tierrechte und die Wichtigkeit von Tierwohl altersgerecht vermittelt.

Politisch nachhaltig: Musik, die Zeit braucht und Zeit gibt.

Bitte vergesst den Gehörschutz für euren Kinder nicht.

Kinder 0-4 Jahre zahlen keinen Eintritt!

Dear Lovely Listeners --- THIS IS A SPECIAL! From Glastonbury festival to Schokoladen !! My dear friend AWA KHIWE (Zimbabwe| African Women Arise) will be in town and we have the honor to put on a small show to have a listen to her long awaited album!  LIVE - Some may have been there on that special first show in Germany where she totally came out an blew the Torstrassenfestival  crowd away ?? - I went on to do many shows with AWA including the last years,  where she performed with her heroine Stella Chiweshe, and then when I asked her to play for Stella’s memorial concert at Durchlüften festival she came through again and said absolutely! ! I have seen her grow so much but have known from moment one,  how talented she was, a  lady on a special trajectory!  - She is a Queen and I hope you can join us and see for yourself the magic of AWA! PLease reserve tickets early - they will be up in a few days!  --- Limited Space !! 

Schokoladen Mitte
JULY 7, 2025 @ 20 Uhr - 22 Uhr 
DJ TBA

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AWA KHIWE proudly calls herself “the village girl who decided to go for it”. Zimbabwean born Ndebele rap queen AWA KHIWE is rooted in her upbringing in Nkayi, a small rural village in Zimbabwe, and shaped by her urban experiences in Bulawayo. She spent several years in Germany using the time to take her music to the next level.

Zimbabwe’s rap queen unites worlds that rarely meet. One day she’s on dusty village roads directing her own music videos, the next she’s in a Berlin studio with Peter Fox, dropping Ndebele verses on a remix of his Amapiano hit “Zukunft Pink.” Then she’s back in the village, part-time herding cows, before flying out again to perform on stages across Europe. Fans at home follow every step on their phones, proud to see one of their own carrying their stories to places they’ve never been. 

On stage, AWA KHIWE is wrapped in handcrafted Ndebele beadwork and headpieces. Her songs talk about social issues, migration, gender inequality and personal stories of empowerment. Her flow is tight, fast and punctuated by the click sounds of her mother tongue.

Now, her debut album “African Women Arise” merges hip hop, Afro-urban rhythms and the spirit of Ndebele culture. Her international breakthrough was fueled by collaborations with Ghanaian Stallion, known for his work with Megaloh, Patrice, Joy Denalane, Black Sherif, and Burna Boy. Since working with AWA, Stallion has adopted her shout-out “Stallion on the beat” as his producer tag. Together they’ve crafted a distinctive sound that blends African influences with contemporary hip hop, creating a bold pan-African identity.

Long awaited by fans across Europe, Africa, and beyond, “African Women Arise” offers her powerful perspective. For AWA, this album is both a personal manifesto and a rallying cry. “We are often given the crumbs and labeled as ‘the other rappers,’ but that will not change unless women unite and claim our space,” she says. With this album, AWA KHIWE firmly steps onto the global stage, blazing a trail for African women in rap and lighting the way for a new generation that refuses to be sidelined.  

https://awakhiwe.bandcamp.com/album/african-women-arise

little league shows & tomatenplatten prsnt:

BSÍ / lofi diy indie, reykjavík / berlin
brusselssproutsintl.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/bsi.band 

& 13 YEAR CICADA / exp post-punk, berlin
instagram.com/13yearcicada / 13yearcicadas.bandcamp.com 

at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. presale tickets available at --> vvk.link/3t6e6sw 

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BSÍ is made up of best friends Silla Thorarensen and Julius Pollux Rothlaender. They use their voice, they play drums, bass guitar, and some keyboards with their toes. “riot grrrl lofi-cute-punk” is what someone said.

BSÍ is named after Reykjavík's central bus terminal, honouring the most miserable location you can find in all of Iceland. Silla and Julius try to not take themselves too seriously, unafraid to embrace their self-doubts and just do and be what- or however they feel.

BSÍ's debut album 'Sometimes depressed ... but always antifascist'... blablabla kkkrrrrrr zzzzzzzz – oh, sorry, I just fell asleep when reaching the passage that mentions the band's oh so important achievements and how great their music is - are you ok with just skipping that?

In 2025, BSÍ will release new music, something slow maybe, or loud, or summerlike?

Some miserable icelandic fascists hate this band, everyone else loves them!

Kill them with kindness!

Let's share a moment and have some fun.

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13YC aka 13 Year Cicada are 3 friends who all play samplers plus instruments. Philip plays drums plus sampler, Hotti plays bass plus sampler, Zooey plays keys/sings plus sampler. Their journey as a band reaches back seven years, and their jelling as human and musical collaborators promises many more to come.

All three musicians have a background in jazz which they managed to escape quite early on in their careers - not because they lack the love for the genre but because becoming a part of a less elitist and more diy scene seemed important (ok, also sometimes moshpits are just more fun than chairs). In 2017, with their first album 'Totem Tongue' they found a beautiful home in Gandula records (Barcelona), proud to share a roster with bands as great as ZA!. They followed up with their second album '00YES' in 2019 and released a single in collaboration with Berlin underground label tomatenplatten ('Fourtrack Mind Vol. 3') in 2021. Throughout these years they got massive help in touring possibilities from both Gandula and tomatenplatten and also the wonderful
family of Blaublau Records from Bern/Zurich. 13YC have so far toured Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Croatia, Italy, Czech Republic, France and have some beautiful tour plans for 2022 lined up.

13YC are constantly on the quest to minimize power dynamics, starting with their own way of working. If people could get rid of the divine right of kings, just think what we could do 13 years from now?

'haha gravity' is their third studio album, released in a triangle collaboration between Gandula, tomatenplatten and Blaublau Records.

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beav boloney & little league shows prsnt:
Aussie punk series vol. XX w/

HOON / garage-punk, aus
hoon1er.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/hoonsfunland 

& MORGEN TEUER TÖTEN / punk, bln
morgenteuertoeten.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/morgen_teuer_toeten 

live at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. tickets at the doors or in presale --> https://vvk.link/3rpabn4 

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HOON: From organising their own mini festival’s and touring nationally and internationally, to playing in alleyways and in front of churches; Hoon have developed a chaotic neutral between composure and compulsion. With their overly-animated live shows punctuated by relentless punk-dynamics and uncompromising on-stage energy, Hoon are a band who frequently skirt the line between the maniacal and total mayhem, with a punk-rock attitude to match.

Leaving no stone unturned, their debut studio album ‘Australian Dream’ captures this live performance energy synchronised with their chaotic song writing on record for the first time, deliberating life in modern Australia over 11 intense tracks. Produced at The Brain Studios Sydney with Clayton Segelov, sonically the record ricochets between the crucial sounds of ‘90s rock pioneers, to surf punk thrillers and dynamic five-minute progressive ballads with hints of psychedelia and sludge metal.Their style has evolved to a true-blue garage punk sound that pays homage to their predecessors - all while remaining distinctly contemporary. Signposted lyrically with equal parts sociological commentary to Australian political critique, Hoon holds a mirror to their country with a laugh and a beer.

With new music, an Australian tour, the third edition of their self presented 10 venue one day festival 'The Gong Crawl' and their second European tour. 2025 is set to raise new hell for Hoon and they're having it large.

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"Handys raus, Laptops raus, kommt alle raus - Morgen Teuer Töten macht Sommerschlussverkauf im Winter. Die Band schallt mit ihrem Debütalbum "Not Available" den alltäglichen Wahnsinn direkt in eure Ohren. Mit bissigen Songtexten stürzen sich Morgen Teuer Töten auf die belanglose Trendgesellschaft, bis diese schreiend vor der Supermarktkasse liegt. Versucht nicht sie zurückzuhalten: Sie müssen hier vorbei. Ihre Songs sind so ohrwurmverdächtig, dass man sie nach dem Konzert noch unter der Dusche mitgrölt – und so schamlos, dass sogar die Seife rot wird. Es gibt gute Musik, es gibt Scheißmusik und es gibt Morgen Teuer Töten."

Born in São Paulo, at the heart of the underground scene, Asfixia Social is a sonic movement that blends punk rock, rap, ska, metal, and Brazilian rhythms. With explosive energy and lyrics addressing social and political issues, the band stands out as one of the most authentic forces in the alternative music scene.

PIGEONS - Punkrock mit Schmackes, Schnauze und Schabernack 

Berlin, Oktober 2024: Fünf Frauen schnappen sich ihre Instrumente und gründen eine Band – laut, direkt und mit einer ordentlichen Portion Wahnsinn. Punkrock mit gleichermaßen Humor, Haltung und Krawall!
 Kein halbes Jahr später, im Februar 2025, stehen wir schon auf der Bühne. Wir verschwenden keine Zeit – warum auch?

Wir sind PIGEONS und unsere Texte sind mal frech und albern, mal feministisch und politisch, doch immer mit Herz und Hirn und einer großzügigen Prise Spaß.

Also schnallt euch an, es wird wild, es wird laut!

Mit Jamaican Jazz und handfesten Reggae-Grooves bringen Wood In Di Fire bei ihren Live-Sessions die Dancehall zum Toben. Was als Jam-Projekt von Musikern aus verschiedenen Berliner Bands begann, hat sich zur festen Formation entwickelt. Doch der Session-Gedanke ist immer noch lebendig: Die Bandmitglieder und Gäste bringen die verschiedensten Einflüsse aus Reggae, Jazz, Ska, Latin und Afro-Beat mit und sorgen damit immer wieder für überraschende Kicks. 
Auf zahlreichen Touren durch Deutschland, Österreich, Frankreich, Spanien, Ungarn und der Schweiz begeisterten Wood In Di Fire ihr Publikum mit ihrer außergewöhnlichen, interkontinentalen, musikalischen Fusion auf treibenden Reggae Beats und Jazzy Grooves.
Seit das Projekt im Jahre 2000 startete, spielt Wood In Di Fire traditionell im Berliner „Schokoladen“. Der bis heute monatlich stattfindende Reggae-Jam wurde schnell vom Geheimtipp zum etablierten Termin der Berliner Reggae-Szene.

With Jamaican jazz and solid reggae grooves, Wood In Di Fire make the dancehall go wild during their live sessions. What began as a jam project by musicians from various Berlin bands has developed into a permanent formation. But the session idea is still alive: The band members and guests bring a wide variety of influences from reggae, jazz, ska, Latin and Afro-Beat and thus always provide surprising kicks. On numerous tours through Germany, Austria, France, Spain, Hungary and Switzerland, Wood In Di Fire thrilled their audience with their extraordinary, intercontinental, musical fusion on driving reggae beats and jazzy grooves. Since the project started in 2000, Wood In Di Fire has traditionally played in Berlin's "Schokoladen". The reggae jam, which still takes place monthly today, quickly went from being an insider tip to an established date for the Berlin reggae scene.

JazzBo – living jamaica jazz ska from berlin, with reggae and ska classics, own compositions and cool jazz interpretations. JazzBo is a traditional combo quintet, relying solely on acoustic instruments. JazzBo was founded in 1997 by Detwin Johannsen and Waki Johannsen, together with Daniel Dueckers.

Detwin (alt & tenor sax) and Waki (trombone), the Johannsen brothers, founded already the forerunner of JazzBo, YEBO. This was in 1979, therefore YEBO was one of the first traditional ska bands outside Jamaica. Besides, and even since the early sixties, the Johannsen bros. played extensively New Orleans jazz. Against this background the Johannsen bros. were key for developing the unique sound of JazzBo: rough and pure.

Daniel Dueckers (piano) played in several other bands with local cult status, like ENGINE 54, TIME TOUGH, LIONS CLUB, and RAGGATACKE. Together with Waki he is still a member of YEBO and THE SPARTAN ALLSTARS - in the latter accompanied by Robert:

Robert Schwill (drums) joined the band shortly afterwards. Robert came from TIME TOUGH and THE SKAMPIES and had toured with MOTHER’S PRIDE. Robert’s R&B-offbeat and drive is influenced by Lloyd Knibbs.

Martin Bartels (double bass) was, and still is, a member of WOOD IN DI FIRE, one of the most thrilling rock steady bands in Germany with many tours though Europe. Martin’s walking bass represents the tradition of American R&B and Jamaican beat.

Aftershow DJ's: Everything Crash (laboratory for Ska, Rock Steady & Early Reggae)

Tickets: https://vvk.link/3vv79rk

Pionera (frenzy Post-HC/Metal, Alicante/Esp)
https://pionera.bandcamp.com

Apostrophe (Post-Punk/Post-HC, Berlin)
https://apostropheberlin.bandcamp.com

my people booking prsnts:

FLINTA* IM KIEZ w/ TOMAR CONTROL (hardcore/old-school, lima/peru) + BERITAN (hc, bln) + Special Guest live!

tomarcontrol.bandcamp.com / beritan.bandcamp.com / linktr.ee/mypeoplebooking  

at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. presale tickets available at --> https://vvk.link/3ty0p9s 

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TOMAR CONTROL (Peru) Hardcore band from Lima, Peru, active since 2014. Formed with the goal of increasing the representation of female-identifying individuals in a scene traditionally dominated by men, this all FLINTA* band brings a vital and urgent voice to the hardcore scene. 

With a raw and direct sound inspired by late ’80s and ’90s hardcore, TOMAR CONTROL delivers a powerful message rooted in both social and personal struggles. Their lyrics address feminism, P.M.A. (Positive Mental Attitude), veganism, straight edge values, and a firm rejection of all forms of discrimination. 
 

BERÎITAN
Anti-imperialist centraka punk band made up of migrant bodies in a collective cry, a need to translate dignified rage into joy and noise, created with friends connected in political spaces in different territories (Central America, Guatemala and Ecuador as the centre of the world), who coincided in the anti-colonial movement in Berlin in 2022. 
 
Their lyrics are collective compositions that address political themes that run through them, such as the anti-border, anti-extractivist, anti-patriarchal struggle and historical memory.
 
SURPRISE GUEST
The surprise guest will be an all FLINTA* polítical hardcore band from Berlin, releasing their debut EP.
 
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FLINTA* IM KIEZ is a monthly concert series organized by MY PEOPLE BOOKING in Berlin, aimed at providing a platform for underrepresented musicians in the city’s alternative rock and punk scenes. 
 
The series specifically focuses on FLINTA* (women*, lesbians, inter people, non-binary people, trans people, and agender people) artists who often face challenges in spaces dominated by cisgender male musicians. By offering a stage to these artists, the project works to disrupt the dominance of privileged voices in the alternative music scene and ensure that diverse perspectives are given visibility.
 
The concert series will take place across Berlin, ensuring that it reaches different communities and supports the city's rich underground music culture. The initiative also responds to the struggles faced by small venues, which have been hit by rising costs and economic downturns. 
 
By highlighting local talent and providing a space for FLINTA* musicians, the concert series creates an important cultural environment that nurtures new artists and fosters community support.
 
Additionally, FLINTA* IM KIEZ will implement sliding scale pricing for tickets, making these events more accessible to a wider range of people, particularly those from marginalized communities such as FLINTA*, BIPoC, and individuals with migration experiences. 
 
This approach ensures that everyone, regardless of income, has the opportunity to experience and enjoy underground music. With a focus on diversity and inclusion, the series strives to build a more equitable cultural landscape for both artists and audiences.
 
The concert series is made possible in part by the support of MusicBoard Berlin, as part of the POP IM KIEZ funding programme, without which this project would not be possible.

Andreas „Spider“ Krenzke, Tobias „Tube“ Herre, Uli Hannemann, Eva Mirasol und Ivo Lotion präsentieren Geschichten, Lieder und Gäste.

LSD – Liebe Statt Drogen ist eine der bekanntesten Lesebühnen Berlins. Jeden Dienstagabend gestalten die 5 Mitglieder von LSD und eingeladene Gäste im Berliner Schokoladen ein Programm aus neuen Texten und Songs. Gegründet 1996 besteht LSD heute aus den Mitgliedern Andreas „Spider“ Krenzke, Tobias „Tube“ Herre, Uli Hannemann, Eva Mirasol und Ivo Lotion. Alle 5 genannten Künstler sind als Autoren und Musiker auch in anderen Bereichen aktiv.

LSD bietet jeden 1. & 3. Dienstag ein Offenes Mikro für Menschen an, die spontan etwas vortragen wollen. Beachtet bitte, dass der Beitrag selbstverfasst sein muss und nicht länger als 6 Minuten dauert. Wer am Offenen Mikro liest, braucht keinen Eintritt zahlen und bekommt ein Freigetränk.

tickets: https://vvk.link/3uqjd5c

https://softcrystals.bandcamp.com/album/soft-crystals

https://open.spotify.com/album/7lGFLb4j5Wg2Jv16S3oCkF

https://idol-io.ffm.to/nothingchangessoftcrystals

https://www.instagram.com/softcrystals/

https://open.spotify.com/album/7AZhQqYrJwoXDxZNzTFkFV

Soft Crystals

Soft Crystals sind eine Indie-Rock-Band aus Schottland. Die mittlerweile in Berlin lebenden Brüder Stephen und Matthew Morris werden von Douglas Mackay am Schlagzeug begleitet. Das, was als Nebenprojekt begann, wurde schnell zu etwas mehr, als die Band probte und sich ihr Sound entwickelte. Zusammen mit üppigen Melodien und Matthews persönlichen und reflektierten Texten ergeben die Songs einen perfekten Soundtrack für eine lange und dunstige Autofahrt. Mit filmischen Soundscapes und traumhafter Atmosphäre bringt die Gruppe ihre schottischen Ursprünge in das klassische Indie-Format ein. Neblig, endlos herbstlich, mit einer gewaltigen Portion Romantik.

https://open.spotify.com/album/7lGFLb4j5Wg2Jv16S3oCkF

https://idol-io.ffm.to/nothingchangessoftcrystals

https://www.instagram.com/softcrystals/

https://softcrystals.bandcamp.com/album/soft-crystals

Unimportant People

Unimportant People return to Berlin's live scene after releasing their album back in 2011. Their blend of catchy and upbeat indie anthems with Alex's witty tales of romantic failures will have you tapping your toes and drying your eyes all in one swift, energetic blow.

https://open.spotify.com/album/7AZhQqYrJwoXDxZNzTFkFV