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

tickets: https://vvk.link/3uqf2ts

https://youtu.be/RM5nkVFi4Pk

https://patokai.bandcamp.com/

https://ratkrumusic.bandcamp.com/

Patokai (Elektropunk) 

Patokai ist ein Elektropunk-Live-Act, der synthetische Riffs, elektronische Drums, verzerrte Vocals und Vocoder kombiniert und das Publikum in die Intensität einer Rockshow versetzt, die mit elektronischen Stilen wie Indietronica, EBM, Basspop, Electroclash und Synthrock verschmilzt. Patokai teilte sich die Bühne mit Musikern wie Peaches, Crystal Castles, Vive La Feté. Er hat mit Produzenten wie DJ Hell zusammengearbeitet und an zahlreichen Festivals und Clubs wie dem Fusion Festival, der Red Bull Music Academy, dem Säälchen und dem Bi Nuu teilgenommen und in den 10 Jahren seiner Karriere mehr als 200 Shows auf der ganzen Welt gespielt. Letztes Mal eine große Party im ausverkauften Schokoladen.

https://de-de.facebook.com/patokaielectro/

https://www.instagram.com/patokaielectro/?hl=de

https://patokaimusic.com/

https://youtu.be/RM5nkVFi4Pk

Rat Kru (Techno, Dub, Hip-Hop)

Polish band performing music from the borderline of techno, dub, hip-hop and electronics. Their compositions are supported by a strong beat, deep bass and electronic aura making this project finished and coherent. RAT is taking the listener in a journey from the first to the last sound. Each of the lyrics is supported by the degree of lyricism which makes this mysterious duo different.

https://ratkrumusic.bandcamp.com/

Love-Songs are the trio consisting of Thomas Korf (electronics + vocals) Sebastian Kokus (Bass) and Manuel Chittka (Percussion) who make cosmic, kraut-inspired electro-acoustic music. Many will be familiar with their previous output on wonderful labels like Kame House and Bureau B.Their latest enthralling tracks take us through dreamlike and psychedelic echoing territories, where Korf’s modulating electronics and effected vocals ripple over the grooving rhythm section of percussion and bass supplied by Kokus and Chittka. Across the latest album, the band are joined by a host of guest musicians and friends from Berlin and Hamburg’s underground and experimental music scenes, supplying Trombone, Mbira, Clarinet, Flute and extra synthesisers and vocals to enhance the mind-expanding and unique sound palette of these incredible tracks. 

http://lovesongsband.de 

Erfolg ist das deutschsprachige Solo-Projekt von Johannes von Weizsäcker, den einige vielleicht als Mitglied der „leicht experimentellen“ London-Berliner Popgruppe The Chap kennen. Da er zeit seines Lebens Angst davor hatte, Musik mit deutschen Texten zu schreiben, andererseits aber inzwischen ein Alter erreicht hat, in dem man sich gewissen Ängsten stellen muss, zwang er sich zu diesem Projekt. Und hatte prompt Erfolg! Denn dabei sind ebenso erbauliche wie melancholische Pop-Miniaturen entstanden, die von Griechenlandhilfe, Kochsendungen, dem fragmentierten Subjekt und natürlich von Erfolg handeln.

Auf der Bühne wird Erfolg von einem Damenchor begleitet, der sich mit gewissem Recht als „der beste Damenchor aller Zeiten“ bezeichnet.

https://staatsakt.de/portfolio/erfolg-und-der-beste-damenchor-aller-zeiten

Screen: Chinaski plays the Arp 2600 for Kenneth Anger's Fireworks and Eaux a'artifice (2x15min)

DJ: kick'n'rush

SHEENA IS a punk drag night at Schokoladen. With two sold out shows in the start of the year. Now coming with a very special LIVE IM HOF with three live bands this summer. Highlighting the incredible Berlin’s queer punk bands in the city. With a big gig at the legendary venue celebrating 35 years! Punk is a natural reaction to a descending world.

Punx’n’Kweenz

Punx’n’Kweenz is a Fantasticore production that has been bubbling in Berlin’s underground since 2019, mixing the dust of punk squats with wigs and glitters.
Since it’s first apperance at the legendary Køpi Keller the project evolved through different shapes, venues, artists and bridge bottoms, featuring a drag punk band with different artists involved at each time in performances, DJs sets and evolving into a home for colorful expression.

https://linktr.ee/punxnkweenz 

Eat Lipstick

Since their debut album EAT-01-BITCH!, they have created music and performances dripping with dynamic energy. Their second album, NEW WIG – NO RULES!, saw them teaming up with Peaches as producer, birthing a record that blends punk’s unyielding spirit with the joyful rebellion of disco.Now, the curtain rises for their third record, set to drop in 2025! With a bold cinematic vision, Eat Lipstick is forging a rare moment in time—a stage show and crowd response fueled by unbridled energy, ripped from the seams of their lipstick-colored world.

https://eatlipstick.com

Lemongrab: Since DIY duo Gaëlle & Léonie’s move to Berlin in 2019 - the band formed a new configuration which has made a quick yet lasting impression in the Berlin and wider European punk scene. Renowned for their raw and cathartic live shows and heavy but playful songwriting. Their influences range from the Stooges to Wire, detouring at Pylon’s weirdo hooks and resurfacing on a familiar Bikini Kill-esque territory.

https://lemon-grab.bandcamp.com

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!

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."