When “cool new world, jazz, and folk music” is on the ticket to Hamburg, it’s time for Danish Vibes. The ensemble has made a name for themselves crafting talent-packed evenings with the finest our neighbor to the North has to offer. This week, on November 23rd, no less than five Danish bands are scheduled to play at Hamburg’s kukuun and Häkken. Debre Damo Dining Orchestra and their funky afro-jazz, singer and saxophonist Mads Mathias, singer-songwriters Ida Wenøe and Mirja Klippel and the banging electronically fused jazz of supergroup Kalaha.
Now, as frequent visitors to Team Poule you are once again in luck. We managed to get our filthy feathers on not one but two tickets for the occasion waiting for one lucky winner. All you need to do is hit the comment section below and share a word of wisdom – the winner will be drawn at random, on Wednesday noon, 12am sharp.
Attached below then, find exhibit A in your decision process to walk over to Häkken this Thursday. BWW off Kalaha’s phenomenal debut album Masala that came out about a year ago on Rump Recordings. Team Poule says, takes you right off your seat.
Who doesn’t enjoy a fair bit of reverb and sunny riffs around this time of the year. Good thing then that the Surf Rock Is Dead stepped forward with a healthy new single entitled As If. A jangly little gem of indie surf (sic) rock that warm your cold heart right up.
The track comes off the duos EP We Have No Friends which is out now on both digital outlets and good old fashioned vinyl via Native Sound, twelve inch, light blue, dreams. Team Poule says, bull’s eye.
All photo credits go to Mr. Michael Cooper, smooth.
The dark eyed dreamers of Ten Fé started as brotherly duo and have since taken on their live band as permanent members of their creative process. Exhibit A then comes attached below in the form of the five-tets new single (sic), Single, No Return.
Nothing final about the group though, they are just getting started. Their debut album has been out since February, and further tunes are said to be in the making with top shelf label PIAS. Also, the team has just confirmed their biggest headline show yet for November 23rd at London’s Dingwalls. Team Poule says, flawless.
Photo credit above go to the talented Abi Raymaker.
The dapper gentlemen above are going by the name of Milano Sun, do not let the formal attire lure you in though. The Swedish pop quartet has its systems running in full steam today, with heir stellar single Eldorado being released as we speak on the great Vårø Records – a pure and dreamy piece of good vibes, some might say golden even.
The really wonderful single is attached below, and word on the street has it that a full length album is in production for a Spring release date. Team Poule says, don’t leave em hanging.
Photo credits go to the amazing Petorovsky in Stockholm, dashing.
Some fine Swedish tunes to get you up and running into this challenging month of November. Here come Pallecco, a charming ensemble out of Stockholm that released a very fine five track EP titled Jumbodank earlier this year. Find the groovy jazzy number Rullblakes attached below, a dreamer. Team Poule says, so pleasing.
Do you know about the Bechdel test? Let me bring you up to speed then. The Bechdel test asks whether a movie, or any work of fiction really, features at least two women talking to each other about something other than a man. Surprisingly, just about half of all films pass the Bechdel test, according to wikipedia, user-edited databases and the industry press. The test serves as an indicator for the active presence of women in films and other fiction calling attention to gender inequality.
So, how about the music business then. Enter, We Make Waves. A three day music festival and conference in Berlin next week November 9–11 for women, trans, and non-binary people determined to bring disruption to the music industry, and possibly beyond. The conference program shows a whole range of TED-like panels and talks, from ‘Parenthood and Music’ and ‘Gender in Journalism’ to ‘Feminist perspectives on music criticism’.
On the musical ticket then are household names like Julianna Barwick, JD Samson, The Chicks, Meredith Graves, Vaginal Davis and many more. Attached below is a very personal and still uplifting poppy track by Oakland’s Ah-Mer-Ah-Su entitled Klonopin, fully carried by the lush melody and her smooth vocals. The piece is off her self-released EP Rebecca that came out earlier this year. She plays ACUD on Friday.
We Make Waves finds its shoreline on and around East Invalidenstraße, at St. Elisabeth church, Elisabeth villa and ACUD. Day tickets run at a reasonable 20 euro face value with the 3-day festival and conference bundle competitively priced at 40 euros. Team Poule says, surely a lot of bang for your buck.
