LOTHARIO is the visceral, razor-edged solo project of Melbourne's Annaliese Redlich, who creates feminist punk anthems for the bored and reckless. Conceived in her bedroom in November 2022, Lothario's music is a raw outpouring of late-night hedonism, encapsulating themes of sex, conflict, and rebellion. Redlich's songwriting is a cathartic exploration of betrayal, booze, boyfriends, and bullies - offering a momentary escape from self-doubt and vulnerability. Her music challenges listeners to confront their demons and seize their power.
Lothario's inception was marked by a lo-fi immediacy, with Redlich recording all the instruments, except drums, in her living room. The result is an urgent, desperate menace that resonates through her lyrics and soundscapes. The songs are love letters to losers, filled with an unfiltered intensity that invites listeners to rage until daybreak.
The live lineup includes Shauna Boyle (Cable Ties, Leatherman), Elsa Birrel (Shove), Beth Lockhart (Dumb Punts, Elvis 2), and Al Hall (Cutters).
Lothario quickly gained traction, selling out singles through labels such as Goodbye Boozy, Under The Gun, and Wintergarden. Lothario’s 13 track debut LP ‘Hogtied’ released in September 2024 by Under The Gun (USA) and tape on Low Ambition (Aus) sold out in a record 3 months for the label. The album received broad critical acclaim garnering “Best New Punk release from Bandcamp, and SeeSaw (Evan Minsker ex Pitchfork), as well as tremendous reviews in Post Punk Online, features in Creem Magazine, 3RRRFM, KCRW, Redbull and Siriusxm playlists to name a few.
The band are fresh off the road from a 21 date USA tour playing Gonerfest, U4 Fest and Jacumba Breakdown. They also toured Europe in 2024 and the USA in 2023. With a new record set for release in 2026, and a brand new single ‘The Animal’ fresh out now, there is plenty on the horizon for Lothario.
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Kelly McMichael is a fearless songwriter and multi-instrumentalist redefining alternative pop/rock with flashes of jazz sophistication and psychedelic shimmer. Her songs feel both instantly familiar and thrillingly unpredictable—nostalgic hooks wrapped in defiant art-rock ambition, channeling resistance with both grit and grace. Kelly’s magnetic stage presence is commanding, cathartic, and unapologetically powerful.
McMichael first cut her teeth co-founding the DIY feminist synth band Rouge, while studying Art at the University of Guelph. She was recruited into Toronto’s vibrant indie scene, performing with artists including Gentleman Reg, Allie X, Tim Baker, The Burning Hell, and Sarah Harmer. Years of touring across North America and Europe, combined with deep dives into bedroom production under the moniker Renders, sharpened her expansive sonic palette and singular artistic voice—fuelling the rise of her acclaimed solo project.
CEVIL gehört zu den spannendsten neuen Stimmen der dänischen Poplandschaft: kompromisslos, energiegeladen und voller Eigensinn.
Die 26-jährige Songwriterin und Produzentin aus Kopenhagen verbindet synthetischen Pop-Rausch mit verzerrten Gitarren, 808s, experimentellen Samples und einer Direktheit, die zwischen Verletzlichkeit, Wut, Lust und Selbstironie pendelt. Ihre Musik klingt nach dem Versuch, das Chaos des Erwachsenwerdens nicht zu glätten, sondern in etwas Lautes, Unperfektes und Befreiendes zu verwandeln.
Nach ihrer Debüt-EP „FREAK“ aus dem Jahr 2024 leitet CEVIL nun mit Singles wie „Cruel“, „BREATHING LIKE I’M RUNNING“, „Sucker“ und „OLIVER!“ ihr Debütalbum für 2026 ein. Die Songs zeigen verschiedene Facetten einer Künstlerin, die Pop nicht als glatte Oberfläche versteht, sondern als Ort für Reibung, Energie und radikale Ehrlichkeit.
Dogma-eschewing yet restlessly romantic, THE HOMESICK are chiefs of their own musical mushroom kingdom. For over a decade, the Dokkum-based trio have never been afraid of reinvention From the baroque post-punk experiments of lauded Sub Pop released LP ‘The Big Exercise', to the guitar-abandoning Animal Collective-flexes of their 2023’s self-titled release, the band have established themselves as a curiously formidable force within The Netherlands’ rich alternative-rock landscape.
Charging the retrofuturist technological mania of Yellow Magic Orchestra with the band’s distinctive new-wave/art-rock wonkiness, raging synth-lines and aberrant guitar licks abound, teasing yet another era in the group’s singularly curious and expansive career-to date. A more muscular, pulse-driven kind of alien club music, ‘Esperanto’ corrals their wide span of influence into something moreish, highly inventive and ceaselessly fun.
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Post-punk/no wave oddity GEO (KJ Braams (bass) Jorne Visser (vocals/guitar), Gijs Deddens (drums) and Ype Zijlstra (keys, electronics) are like a sentient slot machine: whatever seems happenstance is actually by design, and the more mismatched the moving parts appear, the more their music starts to make sense. Since the Groningen quartet’s inception in 2019, they have built a framework of skeletal agit-funk, cartoonish chromatics and neoteric art punk vignettes – sketching negative spaces where chaos and cacophony can sound perplexingly catchy. After releasing their esteemed EP in 2021, the band has entered its next creative chapter.
Out of Body – Geo’s long-awaited debut album – is an oblong snow globe utopia where dancing with two left feet is an actual custom. Out on Erste Theke Tontraeger on April 26, 2024 – this collection of songs constitutes material Geo have been writing and performing when they first entered the circuit. These jitterbug, birdbrained post-punk spiels are in the spirit of gung-ho deconstructionists like The Contortionists, The Fall and Gang of Four. On Out of Body the band play emotions out against each other like some kind of absurdist Punch and Judy show.
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Doors 19h / Show 20h
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Grito Exclamac!ón is a movement born from the search for self and a counterculture that responds to the social problems they experience daily by creating resonant expressions in music. From Mexico City, they always seek an intimate, cathartic, and chaotic interaction that envelops you in a theatrical narrative, describing their reality through aggressive verses, angular guitars, eclectic rhythms, melodic basses, and sporadic trumpets, creating a raw, direct, and carefree aesthetic.
J Mahon is the musical project of Berlin-based Australian expat Jarrod Michael Mahon. After years of self-released home recordings, he debuted with Everything Has a Life in 2023, produced with Syd Kemp (Thurston Moore, Ulrika Spacek, Spiritualized). In 2025, Mahon signed to Unique Records and reunited with Kemp for his second album, the chamber-pop Begin Again, Again, released June 27. Influenced by Sparklehorse, Spiritualized and Daniel Johnston, Mahon's songs combine intimate pop, chamber strings and guitar feedback. Live, he moves between haunting solo sets and a powerful seven-piece band, having performed at SXSW, The Great Escape and toured with artists including King Krule, Speedy Ortiz and Ariel Pink.
850km liegen zwischen Hamburg und Warschau, ein langer Weg, den das Duo Paula & Karol auch nach fünfzehn Jahren der Zusammenarbeit, darunter vier Alben, eine EP und viele Konzerte, gerne zurücklegt, um gemeinsam an seiner herzzerreißend luftig-leichten und sonnendurchfluteten Popmusik zu feilen. Um sich herum haben die beiden eine Bandfamilie versammelt, die ihre Musik zwischen den sehr unterschiedlichen Lebenswelten von Paula in Hamburg sowie als Professorin für die Soziologie der Digitalisierung in St. Gallen und Karol als DJ, Komponist, Produzent und Konzertagent in Warschau einspielt. Die fünf sind über die Jahre Freunde fürs Leben geworden: „Even if life gets a bit strange, we’ll always be playing music“ so das Motto der Band.
Der Albumtitel Lifestrange ist eine Wortschöpfung von Paula & Karols Bassist Jakub Czubak. Es ist sein Ausdruck dafür, wenn die Dinge im Leben mal wieder anders laufen als geplant – und er passt damit auch gut zur Gefühlslage der Band während der Entstehung des Albums. Alle Songs wurden vor Beginn der Pandemie, in einer Zeit der großen sozialen und politischen Unsicherheit in Polen und anderswo geschrieben. Die Aufnahmen mussten dann in zwei Etappen stattfinden: vor Beginn der Pandemie mit der kompletten Band im Studio, später jedes Bandmitglied allein mit dem Tontechniker Jacek Trzeszczyński. Produziert und gemastert wurde es später in zahlreichen „Zoom Happy Hours“ von Arjen Mensinga in Utrecht gemeinsam mit Paula & Karol.
Inspiriert von Künstlern wie den frühen Hall & Oates, Bob Dylan oder der Band Whitney aus Chicago und unter dem Eindruck der aktuellen Lage, ist das Album wohl zum eklektischsten der bisherigen Bandgeschichte geworden. Americana trifft auf Psychedelic Folk und 1970er Dad-Rock. Paula kommentiert den Sound so: „I really like the new vibe we created on this album. It's more slick, but it's still heartfelt. I feel there is a bit more coolness, less of a folky and ‘be happy’ vibe than we usually do”.
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Initially the brainchild of former Plebeian Grandstand’s bassist Olivier L., MOURIR is the full-band follow-up to his one-man project Vermine. Bolstered by the addition of members from BRUIT ≤, Toucan & Drawers, the Toulouse-based quatuor quickly evolved in France’s most well kept extreme metal monstrosity, one eviscerating studio effort after another. Equally influenced by early norwegian forefathers as well as the dissonant approach of their fellow countrymen, MOURIR’s take on black metal is a non-stop barrage of majestic guitar leads, pounding sludge grooves, and bone-chilling ghoulish howls to new states of sonic anguish. Their new album “Nous, Le Venin” will be out on July 10th 2026 on Pelagic Records with scheduled appearances at Soulcrusher, Hellfest, Resurrection Fest, Rock In Bourlon.
IFFERNET
Vendetta, La Harelle, Fiadh, Breathe Plastic
Born in Rouen in 2018, Iffernet presents black metal in an essential setting : guitar, drums and vocals. With two full length albums released in 2019 and 2022, through Vendetta, Breathe Plastic, WV
Sorcerer Productions and Rope or Guillotine, the duo played in Copenhagen, Berlin, Warsaw, Zagreb or Budapest, and took part to Roadburn Festival’s off-program in 2022 and twice to the Icelandic
Nordanpaunk Festival. Touring in France and Europe, Iffernet crafted special alliances with entities such as Turia, Sunken, Trespasser, Dolpo or Aerial Ruin, defending both a raw, atmospheric and earth-grounded vision of black metal. Following a split LP along with the Italian band Dolpo released in 2024, Iffernet released its third full length on March 20th, 2026
Formidable quartet The Blood Arm have reunited to digitally release their 2004 debut album Bomb Romantics, available again for the first time in over twenty years on 17th July 2026. To celebrate the release, they are performing live together for the first time in 10 years at Berlin's legendary Schokoladen.
Founded in Los Angeles, 2002. Nathaniel met guitarist Zebastian Carlisle at a karaoke bar, and the two recruited Nathaniel's UCLA classmate Dyan Valdés, a classically-trained pianist, on keys. Drummer Zachary Amos, who was studying microbiology at UCLA, was the last to join. The band developed a strong reputation for their enthusiastic and immersive live performances and were named the 'Best Live Act' at the SXSW Music Conference by Entertainment Weekly in 2005. They were also christened Franz Ferdinand's "favourite band" after playing an after show for them in 2004, the same year they nominated for the LA Weekly Music Award for 'Best New Artist'. The band members all currently reside in Berlin where they continue to make music in various projects.
Bomb Romantics was a self-funded collection of lo-fi songs recorded in a garage studio over one weekend, which then sold out and generated the buzz that got them noticed abroad. The album received critical acclaim from the likes of NME and DIY, as well as BBC Radio's Zane Lowe and Steve Lamacq. Whilst not a traditional concept album with a single continuous narrative, Bomb Romantics captures the raw energy and early ethos of The Blood Arm, making it an extremely significant release for the band.
Since the release of their debut album, they have regularly received support from the likes of The Guardian, Loud & Quiet, Uncut and Clash Magazine to name a few. The Blood Arm's biggest appearances and live achievements are rooted in their reputation as an explosive live band, which led to high-profile support slots and festival recognition, including the likes of Glastonbury and Reading & Leeds.
"A Reunion, A Resurrection, and the Return of Indie's Lost Holy Grail" - Asbo Magazine
"Two decades on, this isn't just a reissue. It's a long-overdue reunion with a record that captured lightning in a garage and refused to fade quietly. Plug in, turn it up, and welcome 'Bomb Romantics' back into the world." - Culture Addicts
please louise is the solo project of Irish songwriter Louise Macnamara, previously one half of the twin-sister duo Heathers. Inspired by artists like Big Thief, Snail Mail, Lucy Dacus, and Sufjan Stevens, the project blends indie folk-pop with introspective lyrics and guitar-driven arrangements.
Their debut EP, 'Bury My Head' is due for release in November 2026, with the first single of the same name out September 9th.
Formed on the island of Malta, Brighton-based / Anglo-Maltese outfit ĠENN is: Janelle Borg – guitars (she/her), Sofia Rosa Cooper – drums (she/they), Leona Farrugia – Vocals (she/they), and Leanne Zammit – bass (she/her).
ĠENN is a self-described sisterhood founded on instinctive trust and an experimental collision of multinational backgrounds, with Maltese, British, Jamaican, and Portuguese roots represented across its four members.
Their bold geographic move was mirrored by their 2023 debut unum - an album celebrated as a bold journey through experimental rock, post-punk, and Mediterranean folk. Notable press / radio acclaim arrived from BBC6, KEXP, Pitchfork, The Independent, Loud & Quiet, CLASH, Under the Radar, DIY, The Line of Best Fit, with a collaborative video for single The Sister Of also achieved a UK Music Video Award nomination.
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Einlass 19h Beginn 20h
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 Mia Pittroff, Richard Blaha, Andreas „Spider“ Krenzke, Uli Hannemann, Tobias „Tube“ Herre und Ivo Smolak. 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.
low key orchestra. Mehr Understatement in einem Bandnamen geht nicht. Der wirklich unpassendste – und damit passendste – Name wurde da von Sönke Torpus für etwas gefunden, das, ohne übertreiben zu wollen, musikalisch wirklich Großartiges birgt.
Aber erstmal kurz von vorne. low key orchestra ist das neue Bandprojekt des eben genannten. Allen Indie-Folk-Connaisseuren unter uns wird seine ehemalige Band Torpus & the Art Directors ein Begriff bzw. in guter Erinnerung sein und die Freude ins Gesicht geschrieben stehen, dass nun neue Musik vor der Tür der Lieblingslieder steht.
„maybe words“ hieß der erste von mehreren low key orchestra Songs, die dieses Jahr veröffentlicht werden und es ist schlichtweg ein wundervolles Lied. Sönke ist eine kleine Hymne für all jene gelungen, die eine ausgestreckte Hand oder ein offenes Ohr benötigen. Als hätte er sich gedacht: „Wenn ich nicht in deiner Nähe sein kann, dann bekommst du immerhin einen Refrain, der mehr Trost spendet als 1000 Umarmungen.”
Maybe words can help you / Maybe lines that care
I can sense your trouble / And I feel you there
Aus jeder Zeile spricht aufrichtiges Mitgefühl. Zusammen mit dem Produzenten Helgi Helgasson hat Sönke es geschafft, einen unausweichbaren Text in warme und facettenreiche Musik zu übersetzen. Soundtechnisch schwebt das low key orchestra – vor allem hierzulande - sehr eigenständig in einer Klang- und Gefühlswelt, die von Bands wie Bright Eyes, Whitney und den Flaming Lips geprägt wurde. Im Songwriting hingegen fnden sich Parallelen zu frühen Alben von Coldplay oder Keane. Sönke sagt über sich selbst, er habe die Musik für eine lange Zeit verloren. Zu unserem Glück hat er sie – oder vielleicht auch sie ihn – wiederentdeckt. Im Oktober geht das low key orchestra zum ersten Mal in voller Bandbesetzung auf Tour.
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