Live music in January

Auch Künstler:innen und Konzertveranstalter:innen haben mal eine Ruhepause verdient. Im Januar ist darum ziemlich wenig los. Hier und dort gibt es aber Gutes zu entdecken. Los, Agenda zücken:

Cosy warmth, playful chaos, lo-fi sound and a singer with a wonderful voice: Florist have it all. The indie folk band from New York sounds like an indie folk band from New York should sound. And yet not a bit trite. For an indulgent start to the new year at Bogen F.

Thu 12.01. | Bogen F

You can rely on the Zentralwäscherei when it comes to droning synthesizers. Once again, a darkwave concert is on the programme, and this time the bands Skemer and Savage Grounds are preparing to pierce the winter darkness. The former is a collaboration between Vodue model Kim Peers and post-metal guitarist Mathieu Vandekerckhove, who describes their music as "equal parts brutal and erotic". Savage Grounds, on the other hand, are a bit more down-to-earth: "unpleasant music for unpleasant people" from Zurich.

Fri 20.01. | Zentralwäscherei

Before the Zukunft will soon be a thing of the past, it starts its second to last year with a live act that has been looking towards the future for a good 30 years: Ed Handley and Andy Turner have been making music together since the late 80s, since 1991 under the name Plaid. They are among the pioneers in IDM and on the British pioneer label Warp. Back to the future, then.

Sat 21 Jan | Zukunft

Eye water, why not? Everyone can call themselves whatever he or she wants. And the musician Elias Raschle from Biel calls himself Augenwasser (eye water). There's no denying it: The name suits Raschle's music, which comes across as a pleasant flow of psychedelic and melancholy, while repeatedly flowing through the realms of pop. At Helsinki, Augenwasser performs with the Zurich-based formation Yells, a wave band that has been around since the heat wave of 2019.

Fri 27.01. | Helsinki

In France, the singer Pomme has long been a star, here it can't be much longer. Because Claire Pommet, as she is actually called, has saved and dusted off the French chanson for our decade. As a teenager, she already presented her latest songs on YouTube and addresses her own homosexuality, among other things, in her love songs. The 26-year-old's last album, "Consolation", landed in the Top Ten in France and Belgium. This time still at Kaufleuten, next time perhaps already at Hallenstadion?

Mon 30.01. | Kaufleuten