D/B Recommended: Daniel Barenboim with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra @ Waldbühne, Berlin | 21.08.2011
The Argentinian-Israeli pianist, conductor, current director of Berlin’s State Opera and the first person in the world to hold both Israeli and Palestinian passports, brings his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Beethoven to Waldbuhne. Not to be missed. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Founded in 1999 by Barenboim and the late Palestinian-America Academic Edward Said, [...]
D/B Recommended: Emanuele Errante & Fabio Orsi @ Madame Claude Berlin | Monday, 22.08.2011
Following the release of his tremendous new album Time Elapsing Handheld on Berlin label Karaoke Kalk, Emanuele Errante comes to Berlin for a live appearance at Madamde Claude’s post-weekend bastion of experimentalism, the Experimontag. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]“Local” support comes from fellow Italian and Digital in Berlin comrade Fabio Orsi.
D/B Recommended: Sebadoh @ Festsaal Kreuzberg Berlin | Monday, 08.08.2011
Lou Barlow’s post-Dinosaur Jr. trio hit Berlin this August for a a rare live appearance that promises to be an electric show. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Along with guitar playing and indie-song writing Barlow is a master of the art of banter, with his inter-song stories, jokes and monologues being as entertaining at [...]
D/B Recommended: Klangbad Festival 2011, Scheer | 5-7th August 2011
Certainly one of the finest festivals in existence, Klangbad takes place again this August with a line-up as diverse and interesting as ever including: WIRE, Red Snapper, Die Goldenen Zitronen, Felix Kubin, Bob Rutman Steel Cello Ensemble, Moebius + Tietchens, Gudrun Gut and many more. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]There are mainly 2 [...]
D/B presents: Masayoshi Fujita & Nigel Wright LIVE @ The KissKiss Ballroom Berlin | Tuesday, 26.07.2011
Next Tuesday our favourite vibrophone player Masayoshi Fujita aka El Fog will perfom in our monthly Digital in Berlin Music Salon. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Masayoshi Fujita (el fog, originally from japan and now Berlin based) plays and composes mainly on the vibraphone, using electronics, loops, live-processing, etc. He has been influenced and inspired [...]
D/B Recommended: MF Doom & @ Astra Berlin | Friday, 22.07.2011
Daniel Dumile is a British American hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the “MF” stands for Metal Fist, Metal Fingers, or Metal Face. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] He has appeared in several collaborative projects such as Danger Doom (with Danger [...]
D/B Recommend: STAALTAPEFEST @ Staalplaat Store Berlin | August 2011
Staaltapefest offers to Berliners and visitors to Berlin alike a good possibility to encounter some of the hidden jewels but also some of the established creators in the Berlin scene. Preslav Literary School’s presence develops like a drone that slowly fills the hearts and souls of a growing number of devoted listeners. While at the [...]
D/B Recommended: Densehall #11 @ Jacki Berlin | Saturday, 09.07.2011
The best record store in town continue their regular Densehall series with another fantastic lineup including live sets by Jason Forrest, Dorit Chrysler and Guido Moebius. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]A record release party of sorts for theramin virtuoso Chrysler’s latest album Sea of Negligence and Forrest’s recently released The Everything.
D/B Movie Feature: Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest is a documentary film directed by Michael Rapaport about one of the most influential and groundbreaking musical groups in hip-hop history. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Having released five gold and platinum selling albums within eight years, A Tribe Called Quest has been [...]
D/B presents: Kraut & Rüben Release Party @ Horst Kreuzberg Berlin | 22. Juli 2011
Record Release Party for the DJ Mix CD “Kraut und Rüben: Gebrüder Teichmann Play Staubgold” featuring special live guests Schlammpeitziger (A-Musik, Sonig) and Andrew Pekler (Scape, Kranky). [Audio clip: view full post to listen]After Peter Grummich’s ‘Dinner Music For Clubbers’, Alec Empire’s ‘Rauschgold’ and label owner Markus Detmer’s aka Monsieur Croque’s ’100 Jahre Einsamkeit’,
D/B presents: WASSERMUSIK Festival 2011 @ Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin | 15.07.–06.08.2011
Wassermusik, the Haus der Kulturen der Welt’s major summer festival, addressed a range of topics in its first two editions, including surf music, sailors’ songs and the accordion. Last year, the central theme was important waterways. The three festival weekends in 2010 followed a strict geographical order, and were dedicated to the unique cultural landscapes [...]
D/B Recommended: Erykah Badu @ Tempodrom Berlin | Wednesday, 03.08.2011
Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), better known by her stage name Erykah Badu is an American recording artist, record producer and actress. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, [...]
D/B presents: The Digital in Berlin Boxing Salon @ The KissKiss Ballroom in Berlin | Saturday, 02. Juli 2011
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” Muhammad Ali With its Boxing Salon, Digital in Berlin presents a new regular event to screen the most exiting fights, live and in stereo at a special location. Prior to and following the main fight we will show an selection of [...]
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