Tickets: https://vvk.link/3isk428

Ceschi is a genre-blurring force in indie music and founder of Fake Four Inc.
His blend of hip-hop, punk, and folk, paired with raw, introspective lyrics, has made him a mainstay for listeners seeking something honest. With albums like The One Man Band Broke Up and Sad, Fat Luck, Ceschi has championed a fiercely independent music scene.

Since 2021, he’s channeled his restless creativity into Codefendants, a project with bandmates Sam King (Get Dead) and Fat Mike (NOFX), mixing punk grit with rap’s edge to tackle social and political issues. Ceschi just released his last solo album, Bring Us the Head of Francisco False (Part 2) and is currently touring the U.S. before he will leave for a final European tour in June 2025 with his longtime companion and legendary Canadian producer Factor Chandelier - one last chapter in his uncompromising musical journey.

ULTRABONUS (international flowerpunk - Berlin) Brighty melodies, microsongs, altered nerves: ULTRABONUS crafted their flowerpunk transmissor with oblique sudamerikan spirit and a good dosis of indie slackness. Their last album, "El Casino de la muerte” (Kitchen Leg Records), updates argentinian power-pop school with dystopic poetry, postreality stories and ultraistic details.

ÿdeg [Berlin, post-punk, post-hardcore]
“Wir kommen aus den failed democracies des Ostens (Sachsen, Ungarn).
Post-punk / post-hardcore mit schnell wechselnden Liedern, Parts, Rhythmen, Geschwindigkeiten und Sprachen.”

“We come from the failed democracies of the East (Saxony, Hungary).
Post-punk / post-hardcore with rapidly changing songs, parts, rhythms, tempos, and languages.”

my people booking prsnts:

FLINTA* IM KIEZ w/ Shimmer (screamo/post-punk, bln) + tba. live!

instagram.com/shimmer_screamo/ / linktr.ee/mypeoplebooking 

more infos very soon!

at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. presale tickets available at --> https://vvk.link/3t61bu8 

beav boloney & wildwax & little league shows prsnt:

SKULL CULT / weirdo fucked up devo core, bloomington/indiana
erstetheketontraeger.bandcamp.com/album/ett-053-skull-cult-s-t-lp / utgrecords.bandcamp.com/album/can-you-see-what-i-mean / instagram.com/skull__cult

& SEWERNAJA SEMLJA / post-punk, bln
/ sewernajasemlja.bandcamp.com /

at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. presale tickets available at --> https://vvk.link/3r5gl74 

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SKULL CULT (USA) --> Brief bursts of hyperkinetic mongoloid synth punk here. A caffeine buzz blend of DEVO, URANIUM CLUB, and SERVOTRON.

It's been over six years since we've last heard from this Bloomington, Indiana group which by now must be considered a highly influential force on the current garage-, synth- and eggpunk scene while in the meantime, members of the group have pumped their creative juices into acts like Belly Jelly, QQQL, Dummy and Big Hog. Now that they finally break the deafening silence, i gotta say this shit works better than ever in what must be the strongest set of tunes they've delivered so far. Just a tiny bit less weird and cluttered than on their previous efforts with more grounded, catchy and melodic song foundations and echoes of the likes of Tyvek, Marked Men and Lost Sounds, this is a strikingly mature work with all the hallmarks of a band that took a long break to branch out creatively in other projects, now reconvening to apply everything they've learned along the way with sleepwalking precision to an effortlessly wrecking result.

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& dark, minimalistic & wavy punk from SEWERNJA SEMLJA!

Mary Anibal, only 25 years old, is the new shooting star in Zimbabwe. After several years of experience as the backing singer of Jah Prayzah, Zimbabwe's most successful musician, including internationally, she started her solo career in 2023, where she won the Zimbabwe Grammy for best newcomer that same year.

Mary Anibal is not only a powerful vocalist, but also a gifted mbira player, breathing new life into one of Zimbabwe’s most iconic traditional instruments.
Rooted in Shona spiritual and musical heritage, the mbira is often called the "voice of the ancestors"—and in Mary’s hands, it becomes a tool for both healing and transformation. Her playing bridges generations, blending the trance-like, cyclical melodies of ancestral mbira music with contemporary Afro-fusion elements.

Mary uses the mbira not just as accompaniment, but as a central voice in her compositions, creating hypnotic soundscapes that speak directly to the soul. In doing so, she honors Zimbabwean tradition while fearlessly carving out a path of her own. Her unique combination of modern songwriting and deep respect for cultural heritage has made her a standout artist, both at home and on the global stage.

Mary, who also advocates for women's rights, has been celebrated in Zimbabwe ever since and has also been able to prove her talent on international stages, e.g. in Canada, Zanzibar or the Ivory Coast. After releasing her first album at the end of last year, she will come to Germany and Switzerland for a multi-week tour for the first time this summer.

Die erst 25jährige Mary Anibal ist der neue Shootingstar in Simbabwe. Nachdem sie mehrere Jahre Erfahrung als Begleitsängerin von Jah Prayzah, dem erfolgreichsten Musiker Simbabwes auch international gesammelt hat, startete sie 2023 ihre Solokarriere, wo sie noch im gleichen Jahr den Simbabwe-Grammy als beste Nachwuchskünstlerin gewonnen hat. Mary, die sich zudem für Frauenrechte einsetzt, wird seitdem in Simbabwe gefeiert und konnte ihr Talent auch auf internationalen Bühnen, z.B. in Kanada, Sansibar oder der Elfenbeinküste beweisen. Nachdem sie Ende letzten Jahres ihr erstes Album veröffentlicht hat, wird sie in diesem Sommer erstmals für eine mehrwöchige Tournee nach Deutschland und die Schweiz kommen.

Band Members for Berlin show: Mary Anibal (Vocals. Mbira, Maimbula), Stefan Franke (Mbira), Chamu Ifreeka (Mbira, backing Vocals), Markus Scheiermann (percussions):

YETIN (alt. rock / Berlin)

Yetin is a 5-piece alternative rock band that was formed in Berlin in 2021. The band's early days were spent experimenting with different sounds and styles, without a clear vision of which direction the project was heading, ultimately finding a common ground in haunting melodies and alternative song structures.

PIVNOY COWBOY (post-punk / Berlin)

Pivnoy Cowboy is a Berlin-based solo project of multi-instrumentalist Vitalii Zimin – a founder of Crunch Tapes Records. Debut LP 'Impossibilism' was released via Dutch label Geertruida in 2020. Live band line-up varies from one to four people on stage. Pivnoy Cowboy's music is a mix of sampled lo-fi drum beats, analog vintage synths, dreamy guitars, strong fuzzy bass lines and out-of-body goth vocals. It's like an unknown substance trip, the effect of which is difficult to compare with previous experiences. The show at Schokoladen will be a full band performance.

Chelsea were formed in 1976 by front man Gene October. Spearheading the punk movement, their debut single ‘Right To Work’ was released in 1977 which brought the attention of the music press. Gene October was responsible for starting The Roxy Club in Soho where many of the early punk bands started playing and Chelsea began playing alongside the likes of The Clash, The Damned, The Police, Sham 69. Featuring in Derrek Jarman’s punk film ‘Jubilee’ Chelsea also featured on 2 John Peel sessions and the Old Grey Whistle Test at the BBC promoting their self titled first album. After a succession of singles and release of a 2nd album Chelsea toured the U.K & America releasing their 3rd album ‘Evacuate’ in 1980. The Evacuate album saw them touring again in the U.S and in the U.K with Anti Nowhere League on the infamous ‘So What’ tour. Through various line-up changes over 4 decades, October continued to tour with Chelsea releasing 17 singles and 12 studio albums to date. Celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2016 many of the Chelsea albums have been re-issued on collectors limited colored vinyl. The release of Chelsea’s complete recordings feature in the new anthology box sets 1 – 3 which include demos, previously unheard tracks, a historical biography through the albums, pictures and lyrics to all the songs. In 2023 Chelsea was celebrating 40 years of „Evacuate“, the classic album of the band. The latest release is the album „Meanwhile Garden“, published in spring 2021

Acht Eimer Hühnerherzen

sind ein halbakustisches Nylon-Saiten Trio mit den drei Musikstilen Powerviolence-Folk, Kakophonie und Bindungsangst. Wandergitarren-Punk mit Fuzz und Driver aus Kreuzberg (bei Berlin und Brandenburg).
Apocalypse Vega – Gesang, Gitarre, Driver
Herr Bottrop – Bass, Gesang, Fuzz
Bene Diktator – Drums, Gesang

Thomas Götz, seines Zeichens Trommler von den Beatsteaks und Marten Ebsen, bekannt als Gitarrist von Turbostaat, bilden diese Formation seit 2004. Nach einem gemeinsamen Konzert ihrer Bands lernten sie sich an einem De-zemberabend in Kiel kennen und entdeckten dabei nicht nur die geteilte Aversion gegen Jahresüber-gangsfeiern, sondern auch das Interesse an musikalischer Kooperation. NinaMarie sollte fortan das Wunschkind heissen, das aus dem Seitensprung der beiden Musiker entstand.

Hier geht's zum VVK

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!

little league shows & tomatenplatten prsnt:

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

& special guests (tba soon!)

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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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