hermeschris

Today the godfather of funk died. He is for me one of the most inspiring and vigorous artists. Thank you for every single muscle your music ever shaked in my body and for teaching me, how liberating and kick-in-the-ass music can be.

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Yesterday it was time again for the party of the year: World Inferno Friendship Society visited Regensburg and brought with them a birthday child - drummer Ben Kotch - HAPPY BIRTHDAY again!
They were only sextet yesterday, which is a pity (the big big BUT comes later on) as the brass section is simply so amazing [...]

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We (my sister and me) went for a Monochrome gig in munich and I made some photos. They were great, vivid and very powerful. I always liked this band a lot as well as their alter egos/predecessors Dawnbreed. The audience in munich was a bit disappointing: very static and un-emotional. Strange, already with Xiu Xiu [...]

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Art is a way of making somebody see, seeing the old world in a entirely new, extraordinary and coherent way. It can be an insight, a reduction, a complexion. Gogogo Airheart were a whirlwind of all at once. They were also a perfect example of what it means to be influenced without being recycled [...]

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Jamie Steward and Caraleen McElroy’s latest dance encoys you into “la foret”. But only those who listen carefully, those who rub their eyes and look again, those prepared to eavesdrop. It’s personal and intimate. All intimate things need familiarity and trust. Can we trust these two forrest spirits? But too late, once caught in their [...]

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