The long wait is over: the Austrian Foreign Ministry has announced the acts selected to represent the country as part of the NASOM program in 2025 – 2026. NASOM – The New Austrian Sound of Music is a support program for Austrian … read more »
The Viennese quartet CULK recently released their third album, Generation Maximum, on Siluh Records. They may not be able to save the world, but the band does its best to leaven the hopelessness of an entire generation with a glimmer of light … read more »
Remember when a year like “2024” was the stuff of science fiction? Well, we’re here now…and though we’re STILL waiting on those hoverboards, the music in this brave new year is every bit as international, varied, and forward-looking as we could have … read more »
Sophia Blenda is the alter ego of Sophie Löw, the 26-year-old singer/songwriter whose distinctive voice and remarkable lyrics have so far made her best known as the singer of the Viennese indie rock band Culk. Now Löw enters the public eye as … read more »
Since 2015, selected FOCUS ACTS have been supported with annual tour subsidies. The sizeable endowment is intended to enable local acts to accept more concert invitations from abroad, and thereby strengthen the presence of Austrian musicians on the international stage. The FOCUS … read more »
Patriarchy and pop music? Gender-Gap and electric guitars? Among other things, the Viennese band CULK moves in the area between these coordinates on their second album “Zerstreuen über Euch”, released by Siluh and to be presented at the WUK on October 30, … read more »
From 18 – 21 September 2019, the Reeperbahn Festival will again present more than 900 events spanning a range of genres in locations around Hamburg’s Reeperbahn. In addition to some 600 concerts by international artists held in a wide variety of venues, … read more »
Shilla Strelka has summarized the latest releases of the Austrian pop, rock and electronic scene. Among them are releases of already known Austrian acts as well as six debut albums and one tape release. AT PAVILLON – „BELIEVE US” (LAS VEGAS RECORDS) … read more »
The FM4 Soundpark is a web-platform, community, and radio show for Austrian musicians. Every month, one act is selected to be highlighted both online and on air. The FM4 Soundpark act of the month. Thinking about thinking Culk from Vienna tell meaningful … read more »
The Viennese formation CULK presents their second album “Zerstreuen über Euch”. It is a declaration of war against deeply-rooted patriarchal structures. Last year, the group around singer & multi-instrumentalist Sophie Löw has created an “addictive sound” (spiegel.de) between Shoegaze and Post-punk with … read more »