For next month, THE WIRE magazine has made a special collaboration with the European project SHAPE (Sound, Heterogeneous Art And Performance In Europe), featuring their chosen artists for 2021. All Wire print subscribers will receive a copy of the latest SHAPE platform … read more »
Hello, autumn. Hello, releases. Hello, concerts. Hello, corona? Is this potentially (hopefully) the farewell tour? Oh well, there is still lots of hot ‘n’ fresh music flowing all around us, and we can still catch it in live concerts, on albums and … read more »
What do sports cages, concerts, block parties, podcasts and art exhibitions, as well as the Wiener Symphoniker, Dorian Concept, KeKe, Gazelle & the Bear, EsRAP, Lukas König, Elis Noa and Laura Winkler, ALL have to do with one another? If you attend … read more »
It was a summer full of music. Jabs in arms, outdoor gatherings, and a desperate thirst for music. This winning combination dragged many a person out of their hibernation (or quarantines) and out to shows, festivals and events. But alas, the official … read more »
MOPCUT is a medium-length noise-style that covers the head and ears with a vertical bang and a horizontal wave. It’s a popular style for all ages, genders and generations. The soundscape should be trimmed evenly all around the circumference so that the … read more »
Pinch us, is it real? Live music? Live audiences? Together again? Indeed, hopes and reality have converged at last! While temperatures are rising, restrictions are declining. And the effect on music and art? Nothing less than an avalanche of events pouring down … read more »
Born in St. Pölten (1988) Studied at Gustav Mahler Konservatorium Vienna; Anton-Bruckner University, Linz; Swiss Jazz School / HKB Bern Was given the “Hans Koller Prize- New York Scholarship” in 2011, BMUKK Start-Stipendium 2014, Bremen Jazzpreis 2014 (with Kompost3), Bawag P.S.K. Next … read more »
LUKAS KÖNIG is a percussion wonder-wizard. On his KŒNIG solo album “Messing” (VENTIL RECORDS), the man from Lower Austria has reduced his drum kit to one cymbal. The outcome is uncompromising liberation music, with fists pounding until the walls are shaking. In … read more »
Vienna’s club culture is facing the biggest challenge in its history. Solidarity is needed. People need cultural offers. United We Stream Vienna wants to ensure both. Identity-creating places are existentially threatened. Covid-19 has suddenly made cultural workers, event organizers, bookers, DJs, producers, … read more »
The 40th International Jazzfestival Saalfelden is taking place from August 22 to 25, 2019. Again, Austrian Music Export will invite jazz professionals and festival promoters from all over Europe to Saalfelden, turning the spotlight on the local jazz scene. On the occasion … read more »