Kategorie-Archiv: Notes from the Night

Am Dienstag, 13. November in der Philharmonie beglückten „Einstürzende Neubauten“ ihr Publikum im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes.

Das Bühnenbild ist einfach gehalten. Hinter den Instrumenten eine riesige weiße Leinwand, auf die im Moment noch grelles Scheinwerferlicht fällt. Fast sieht die Szene nach Generalprobe aus, als die Musiker die Bühne betreten: Blixa Bargeld, Alexander Hacke, N. U. Unruh, Jochen Arbeit, Rudolf Moser und Felix Gebhard. Der große, massige Mann ist Sänger Blixa Bargeld. Er und Gitarrist Unruh sind barfuß. Ansonsten ist zunächst nichts Auffälliges festzustellen.

Ich gestehe, dass ich an diesem Abend Neuland betrat, obwohl die Gruppe seit den 1980ern aktiv ist. mehr lesen / lire plus

On Saturday, October 20th, Ólafur Arnalds lured the audience of the Luxembourg Philharmony into a world of meditative sounds.

His music is as special as he is: appearing on stage dressed in a white T-shirt and jeans, the Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds exuded the charm of Nordic understatement. Although only in his early thirties, he is already renowned for his virtuosity in blending electronical with classical sounds. On stage, he plays the grand piano, surrounded by two connected self-playing pianos, called “stratus”, a string ensemble and a drummer.

The outcome is a very calm, but melodious sound, transmitting a spacy or submarine atmosphere. mehr lesen / lire plus

On Saturday, September 1st, „Los dueños“ cast a spell over the audience of the „Last Summer Dance“ Festival.

Those of you who could’nt make it to Erpeldange last weekend really missed something. I don’t mean the nice food, the relaxed atmosphere or the introduced projects and initiatives, all of them interesting if somewhat unpolitical on the whole. No, I am speaking about the music, and about one specific band, outmatching all we’ve had heard so far on this bea utiful Saturday evening. The sun was just setting and the air had freshened up, suggesting that this was indeed summer’s end, when “Los Dueños” appeared on the main stage. mehr lesen / lire plus

A hot, sweaty summer evening. On Tuesday, July 31st, the terrace of Brasserie “Wenzel” on the premises of Neimënster in Stadtgrund is still busy with people while inside, the preparations for the concert are coming to their end. But at the first sounds of music, the fans are heading for their tables. Tonight, Catfish, a major British blues band, will perform: Catfish has been awarded the 2018 UK Blues Award for Blues Act of the Year. The large restaurant quickly fills with people: those knowing about the reputation of the band – and those just letting themselves be captivated spontaneously by a very specific blues style. mehr lesen / lire plus

Blues op Lëtzebuergesch, dat ass eng gewote Saach: D’Bluesgrupp “Gaasserockbluesband” traut sech zënter enger Rei vu Joren, bei eegene Kompositiounen op dëse Wee ze goen. Datt dat duerchaus ka funktionéieren, konnt een den Donneschdeg, 12. Juli am Liquid live materliewen.

Op deem schéine Summerowend wor et nach hell dobaussen, wéi d’Band an d’Startlächer gaangen ass. “Gaasserockbluesband” spillt e melodiéisen, proppere Blues am klassesche Stil, bei deem d’Gittare vill am Virdergrond stinn. Nieft dem Gittarist Régis Rolando huet och de Sänger Frank Henkes an d’Säite gegraff. De Max Courtois wor um E-Bass, den Nic Wise op der d’Batterie an de jonke Fenny Gillen op de Keys an, ze seelen, op der Blues-Harmonika. mehr lesen / lire plus

It had been years since I last visited the location of the Atelier. Strange enough, last Tuesday, the interior seemed smaller to me than I recalled. Other details had not changed at all: the Spartan interior or the shabby toilets. Right now, the guys and gal from the Luxembourgish indie band The Tame and the Wild were doing their opening act, which was quite nice and attracted a part of the public that had found its way to the Rue de Hollerich. But many still stood outside savouring the summer evening until unmistakable noises announced the start of the main show. mehr lesen / lire plus

It was a beautiful summer Friday evening. I had dined nearby sitting under a large, protecting tree and headed now for the “Gudde Wëllen”. A small grape of people formed on the ancient pavement of the narrow alley outside the location, taking the last drags on their cigarettes before the gig. At the first floor, the gallery filled up quite slowly. On scene: A keyboard, a battery and a guitar, waiting for their owners. But as soon as the guys from the Raftside project entered the stage and seized their instruments, more and more fans gathered. The evening started with “Broken Drive”,  a song from the new Raftside album “Empty Star”. mehr lesen / lire plus

At the last minute, my buddy had let me down – but I still decided to take that trip northwards. So I took out the vehicle and went up the country, to that small spot called Ernzen. It was peeing down with rain, and even the hard boiled smokers were missing at the entrance of the “Little Woodstock” when I arrived. Inside too, in that small, somewhat trashy bar with a rudimentary music stage not all the tables were occupied. Slowly, more guests rolled along. The young waitress, blond with a golden heart, was busying around. In the toilets, the rain kept falling through the leaking roof. mehr lesen / lire plus