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Still lovin’ D:qliq Mojito x lots! Yet.. they are
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of both after this edition!
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UPFRONT FIRST PUBLISHED JUNE 2006
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Friday 29 June
Luxembourg Ville
Dance, Hip Hop, Alternative,
Electronica
Bexar Bexar
d:qliq, 17 rue du St Esprit, 26 73
62, 20h, €10,
From Austin Texas, Bexar Bexar
create instrumental pieces using
damaged analogue electronics,
acoustic guitars and digital
manipulations. After show Robotlux.
More info www.ownrecords.com
Jazz, Blues, Folk, Country
3 Tenors
Abbaye de Neumünster, 28 rue
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 18h, FREE,
Jazz after Work. Three saxophonist
tenors who are amongst some of
the most talented Jazz musicians in
Luxembourg.
Bar Night
Oudjpo - Cathodic Dj set.
Exit 07, 62 rue de Bonnevoie
Luxembourg, 26 88 20 07, 22h,
A series of ‘concept’ evenings along
the lines of the principle initiated by
the Oulipo literary movement, but
transposed into the field of dj’ing.
Each time, a specific constraint will
give rise to a new variation, creating
a challenging exercise for the
participating DJs.
Bar Night
Teddy Knowler.
Urban, 2 rue de la Boucherie, 26 74
85 78, FREE,
ion of tunes from Teddy ‘Nose’
Knowler.
Luxembourg South
Ley produces more than just music,
lending a theatrical ambiance to his
performances.
Brasserie Inouï, 67 Grand Rue,
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
As before, see 5 July.
Luxembourg South
Esch
Rock, Pop, Soul, Indie,
Babyoil
Café Why Not, Dudelange, 21h30,
Local band who state after new member
Claude joined: New things to say, New
ways to discover, New songs to play, A
new face to uncover!!!
Festival
Red Rock
Rockhal, 5, avenue du Rock’n’Roll,
24 555 1, 15h, €56 (€90 Two day
pass),
With Daft Punk, Placebo, Chris
Cornell, H.I.M, Howling Bells, Eternal
Tango, Torpid.
Bar Night
70s 80s and 90s
Scheier, 32 rue Pierre d’Aspelt,
Aspelt, 26 67 67 1,
With DJ Rom the Krom.
BELGIUM
Festival
Festival Decibels
L’Entrepôt, 2 rue Zénobe Gramme,
Arlon, 15h, FREE,
With Jean-Luc Gillet/Tony Bertrand,
Jacques Pierre, Common Fates,
Vhan, Sarah Tue Moi, Sliver,
Devoured Soul, Warving, Atomic
Leaf, Distola, Substitute.
Reggae, World, Latin
Summer Reggae Bashment
Exzellenzhaus, Zurmaienstr.114,
Trier, 17h,
With Everton Blender, Chimezia
and Joggernaut. More info www.
trevamassive.de.
Sunday 1 July
Luxembourg Ville
Bar Night
JAHBARROCKNIGHT
Scheier, 32 rue Pierre d’Aspelt,
Aspelt, 26 67 67 1,
With Dj Chris.
Luxembourg North
Esch
Brazilian Connection - A Tribute
To Chico Buarque
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
As before, see 28 June.
Errr.... ?
PUPPETMASTAZ
Kulturfabrik, 116 rue de
Luxembourg, 55 44 93 - 1, 20h30,
Adults €16/€18,
The Muppet-Show was hot, but the
Puppetmastaz eclipse everything!
This completely crazy dolls were
the world’s first toyband. Over
20 dolls belong to the crew. The
main players: the Sicilian frog
Croucho, Maloke (a mole from New
York), Snuggles the rabbit and
hiphopnotist, the Raggamuffin-Sod.
The songs that are based on HipHop
are presented with the support from
a DJ and are accompanied with
brilliant sketches and comedy. A
show which must not be missed. DE
Electronica
Electro Vicious
Arlon, 20h, Presale €10, On door
€15,
With Cosy Mozzy, Skizofonik, Dj
Miss Jewell, Ninjakwan. More info
www.entrepotarlon.be
GERMANY
Rock, Pop, Soul, Indie,
28 Costumes
Exzellenzhaus, Zurmaienstr.114,
Trier, 21h,
Joy sounds, party poppers and
inexpensive booze!!!. See preview
for details. Support from Voo
GERMANY
Rock, Pop, Soul, Indie
hey willpower
Exzellenzhaus, Zurmaienstr.114
Trier, 20h30,
Pop/Rnb act from California. Support
from Swedish group Juvelen.
Saturday 30 June
Monday 2 July
Luxembourg Ville
Luxembourg Ville
Bar Night
Saturday Dj
Luxembourg, 26 88 20 07, 21h,
VESTE: Dubby grooves, airy tunes
and other ed cuts
Bobby McFerrin & Voicestra
Philharmonie, 1, place de
l’Europe, 26 02 27-1, 20h, Adults
€27/€37/€47, students < 27 €10,
Jazz influenced capella performer
famous for the song ‘Don’t Worry,
Be Happy’ and the consequential
rumour that he took it all to seriously
and topped himself. Needless to
say this was urban myth and Mr
McFerrin is alive and well and
going to bring the house down at
the Philharmonie. Organised by the
International Festival Echternach
Luxembourg Ville
Bar Night
Simon La Rosch
Urban, 2 rue de la Boucherie, 26 74
85 78, FREE,
From DNR Radio...
Esch
Maikel Blanco
Luxembourg, 55 44 93 - 1, 20h30,
FREE,
Cuban composer, pianist and
percussionist Maikel Blanco
presents his unique form of Cuban
Salsa/ Leading his band Suprema
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Saturday 7 July
Luxembourg Ville
BE MY GUEST by METRO
Exit07, 62 rue de Bonnevoie
Luxembourg, 26 88 20 07, 21h,
FREE,
Seven personalities from the local
and regional music scene are given
carte blanche on the first three
Fridays in the month. With Mike
Tock: Minipli + In The Attic + The
Filthy Needles + Baby Oil.
GERMANY
Big Band EME
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 11h30, FREE,
From the students l’Ecole de
Musique d’Echternach.
BELGIUM
Festival
Live-X Open Air Festival
Beckerich, Open Air
Quentin Lagonza, Tristand (BE),
Versus You, Six Pax, Ill & many
more!
Bar night
Quiz
The Tube, 8 rue Sigefroi, 691 173
405, 20h30,
€3 per player. Winning Team gets
pot, losers get nasty shots. EN
AYO
Esch
Casino 2000 | 4 July
Consider this musical ‘boho’ with its vintage soul, reggae and jazz sensibility. Ayo Ogunmakin
is a German singer/songwriter currently being flagged as one-of the next big things. Singing in
English she already has gained an army of supporters in France and Italy and looks set to win
over the US. Raised in Germany she is offspring to a Nigerian father and a gypsy mother and
there are elements to be found from both origins in her music. If you are seeking comparisons
you wouldn’t be too far wrong with Corinne Bailey Rae or even Lauryn Hill. The current Album,
entitled Joyful (the English translation of her name from Yoruba) has been well received and
reflects well her stated musical influences, Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, Minnie Jackson, and Jimmy
Cliff. Touted as having an honest sincerity, her live performance should make for a charming
evening. Don’t miss this!
Luxembourg Ville
Saxitude
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 18h, FREE,
Jazz after work
Live Jazz Music
Liquid, 15 rue Munster, 22 44 55,
21h30, FREE,
Liquid’s Jazz Evening
Luxembourg North
French Song
Mathieu Rosaz
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €20,
Having received good international
press Mathieu Rosaz will present
with piano an assortment of French
song; Barbara, Charles Aznavour,
Michel Shepherd, Veronique
Sanson, Marie Laforêt, William
Sheller, Juliette Gréco, Michel
Jonasz.
Wednesday 4 July
Esch
French Song
Ute Lemper
Parc Gaalgebierg, Esch, 20h30,
€35-€80,
Ute Lemper’s career is vast and
varied. She has made her mark
on the stage, in films, in concert
and as a unique recording artist.
She has been universally praised
for her interpretations of Berlin
Cabaret Songs, the works of Kurt
Weill and French chanson, her
own original material, Yiddish song
Luxembourg South
Festival
Dudelange On Wheels
Schmelz, route de Thionville,
Dudelange, 661 311 927
With Hume & Versus You and more.
Luxembourg North
The Blue Dolls
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
www.ayomusic.com
Tuesday 3 July
Festival
End of Season Party
Luxembourg, 55 44 93 – 1, 17h30,
FREE
Various entertainment offerings
including; Mutiny on the Bounty,
Communicaution, dEFDUMp, La Fa
Connected... etc etc!
interpretations and for her portrayals
on Broadway, London’s West
End, and in Paris, Rome, Madrid,
Sydney, etc. Tickets and info www.
luxembourgticket.lu
Luxembourg North
French Song
Mathieu Rosaz
Redange, 26 62 02 31, €20,
Luxembourg Moselle
Ayo
Casino2000, Rue Th. Flammang
Mondorf-les-Bains, 23 6 11 - 1, €29
includes dinner,
A German born artist, she is the
offspring of a Nigerian father, who
came to Germany to study in the
1970s, and a mother who was a
gypsy. Ayo’s rather unusual name
means joy in Yoruba. Her rich
cultural background is also reflected
in her musical influences.
GERMANY
Club Night
Depeche Mode Party
Trier, 21h,
With Depeche Mode tribute Band
‘Exited’
Thursday 5 July
Esch
Festival
Red Rock
Rockhal, 5 avenue du Rock’n’Roll,
24 55 51, 16h30, €48 (€90 Two day
ticket),
With Faithless, Keane, Kaiser
Chiefs, Miaow Miaow and Raftside.
Luxembourg North
The Blue Dolls
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
The Blue Dolls are a vocal trio in
the style of the Andrews Sisters,
or the Puppini Sisters, with a full
repertoire of Italian songs from the
swing era (1930-1940). During that
decade in Italy, there were several
swing composers, arrangers and
band leaders, among them, Alberto
Rabagliati, Pippo Barzizza, Gorni
Kramer, and Trio Lescano, etc., who
filled the Italian top charts with many
hits of Italian swing songs. Pippo
non lo sa, Maramao perchè sei
morto, Baciami Piccina, Ciribiribin,
and Non Dimenticar are among the
songs contained in the Blue Dolls’
shows.
Friday 6 July
Luxembourg Ville
Raquel Barreira Acoustic Group
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 18h, FREE,
Jazz after work...
Bar Night
Soirée latina
Full Monty, Auchan 2a, rue Carlo
Hemmer Kirchberg, 26 43 22 66,
22h, FREE,
Latin and Salsa evening with Dj.
Luxembourg North
The Blue Dolls
Festival
Diekirch Live
Diekirch, 3 Place de la Libération
Diekirch, 80 30 23, 11h30, FREE,
Place de la Libération: 11h30
Concert Big Band Philharmonie
Municipale Diekirch. 14h ‘Combo’s’
Conservatoire du Nord. 15h30 Brass
Band Conservatoire du Nord. 19h
Stories To Tell. 20h15 Saitesprong.
21h30 Daniel Balthasar. 22h45
Benny & The Bugs. Place Bech
‘Bottermaart’: 15h Animation and
play with the project ‘Muse’. 17h
Mini Playback Show with animation
and dance from the group ‘Mosaik’.
Decanal church: 18h30 Mass for
the youths with the ‘Crazy Church
Singers’. Al Seeërei: 20h30
Newcomers on Stage.
GERMANY
Punk, Surf, Indie
Tubers
Trier, 20h30,
I’ve come across some pretty
strange bio’s but I think this, to be
found on the bands MySpace page,
is... well out there! “we painted it
together. the crazy part was loud as
a porcupine. now we poop, crawl
and shoot feather together. we are
all tubers- surf it, eat it, float it, grow
it, brown it. . . then add lenny and
you get a solid pony.” And the last
part Solid Pony is the support. Make
of it what you will.
A free open air rock festival right in
the city centre, 10 hours of nonstop
music. Every year, over 15,000 music
lovers squeeze into place Guillaume
II (‘Knuedler’) in order to experience
a never ending cascade of concerts.
This year, a new, third stage labelled
‘2007’ on Place Clairefontaine will
host regional bands. Lion Stage: 16h
Holy National Victims. 17h Hal Flavin.
18h Uranami. 19h Eskorzo. 20h15
Johnny Clegg. 22h15 Gianni Nannini.
Horse Stage: 14h30 Pan Tau. 15h30
Torpid. 16h30 Mutiny on the Bounty.
17h30 Raftside. 18h30 Eternal Tango.
2007 Stage: 14h15 Stormy Weather
Connection. 15h30 Sonic Season.
16h45 Ricky Dandel & Friends. 18h
Youss & Wiz. 19h15 Statelight.
Big Band
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 11h30, FREE,
from the Conservatoire de la Ville de
Luxembourg under direction of Gast
Waltzing.
Esch
Electronica
Chemical Brothers
Rockhal, 5, avenue du Rock’n’Roll,
24 555 1, 20h, €36,
Award winning electronic duo from
the UK. Tom Rowlands and Ed
Simons pioneering style of music are
well known for high quality live sets.
See main feature.
Luxembourg South
Sunday 8 July
Festival
Decke Gas an der Gaas Festival
4th Edition
Canach, 11h,
11h The Brass Rockers. 12h Noel
Guy Unplugged. 13h Impervious.
14h The Traders. 15h Permanent
Smile. 16h Madcrow. 17h Chr!s. 18h
Savages.
Luxembourg Ville
Luxembourg North
Festival
Rock um Knuedler
Summer in the City, Place
Guillaume, 22 28 09, 14h, FREE,
Traumkapitän
République Libre de Clairefontaine,
Beckerich
Monday 9 July
Parc Jacquinot, Bettembourg, 51
80 80-1, FREE,
With Granny’s Favourties and Pale
Obsession.
Luxembourg Ville
Luxembourg North
Bar Night
Quiz
Pygmalion, 19 rue de la Tour
Jacob, 42 08 60, 20h30,
€3 per player. Winning team gets
Morblus – An Explosive Fun
Machine
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €20,
Considered to be the most
overwhelming and explosive funky
Blues Band of Europe, Morblus is
a real ‘Fun Machine’ that warms
up the public with its extraordinary
sound soaked with Funk, Blues,
Rythm’n’Blues and Soul. Morblus is
an authentic Live Band.
Also Minipli and afurnishedsoul.
Luxembourg South
GERMANY
Seal
Arena, Fort-Worth-Platz 1, Trier,
+49 (0)65 11 46 07 46, 20h,
€43.40/€49.75,
Seal emerged from England’s house
music scene in the early ‘90s to
become the most popular British
soul vocalist of the decade. Although
his earliest material still showed
signs of acid house, by the mid-’90s
he had created a distinctive fusion of
soul, folk, pop, dance, and rock that
brought him success on both sides
of the Atlantic.
Tuesday 10 July
Luxembourg Ville
Live Jazz Music
21h30, FREE,
Esch
Scissor Sisters
24 55 51, 20h30, €36 +tax,
Alternative pop band taking
influences from the disco-glam
rock sector. The 5 piece from New
York have a reputation for highly
entertaining live performances. See
main feature.
Luxembourg South
Wednesday 11 July
Luxembourg Ville
Bar Night
Bingo Sonore
Luxembourg, 26 88 20 07, 21h,
Bingo Sonore is a spin-off from the
famous game of the same name.
The player pays a small sum to
receive a bingo card. The caller is
a DJ who transforms his set into a
series of bite-size musical extracts
which replace the bingo numbers.
Esch
Elie Music Awards
24 55 51, 20h, €12
More than a hundred musicians and
bands have signed up to be judged
on their music credentials by a jury
composed of musicians, composers,
journalists, a music teacher, and a
representative of an online music
magazine. Luxembourg’s popular
music winners, from categories such
as ‘Jazz’, ‘Rock&Pop’, ‘Alternative’
or ‘Electronic’ will be presented
an award. The Award-Show will
be presented by Dan Spogen and
includes Live-Acts and SpecialGuest appearances.
Rock Concert
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Courtesy and copyright of Gaël Briand. Send your parties to [email protected]
Luxembourg North
Machine
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €20,
Thursday 12 July
Luxembourg Ville
Bar Night
Reggae Dub Session
La Part des Anges, rue de
Boucherie, 21h
‘One’ thursday of the month. With Vj
Melting Pol.
Luxembourg South
Opus 78 & Special Guests
Place Marc Zanussi, Dudelange,
20h30,
Jazz, swing, pop... the first concert
from Opus 78 was back in 1978
over the years the band has moved
in the direction of Big Band Swing
mixing traditional and modern
arrangements. For their 20th
Birthday they have invited along a
number of special guests including
Peter Herbolzheimer, Maynard
Ferguson and Mike Manieri. Tickets
www.luxembourgticket.lu.
Luxembourg North
Machine
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €20,
Friday 13 July
Luxembourg Ville
Luxembourg, 26 88 20 07, 21h,
FREE,
Fridays in the month. With Olivier
Treinen: guest to be announced.
Riaz Khabirpour Group
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 18h, FREE,
Jazz after work.
Bar Night
Soirée latina
Full Monty, Auchan 2a, rue Carlo
Hemmer Kirchberg, 26 43 22 66,
4
22h, FREE,
Latin and Salsa evening with Dj.
Luxembourg South
Go back in time!
Comedian Harmonists
20h30,
A unique concert experience for
lovers of the 20s and 30s. Tickets
www.luxembourgticket.lu
Luxembourg North
Do Androïds Dream Of Electric
Sheep?
Shiny’z Cafe, Kehlen, 20h,
CD-Release Party, with Mutiny On
The Bounty, Actress (D).
Machine
Redange, 26 62 02 31, €20,
23h Cleanhead & Sneaky Pete.
Terrasse Salle des Pendus: 19h30
Little John & the Cadillacs. 22h
George Norton Band. Auberge de la
Promenade / Casino: 21h Heritage
Blues Band . 24h Bandits. Football
Stage: 21h Kaleidophon. Tango
Stage: 19h Jordan’s Drive (D). 21h
Stan Webb’s Chicken Shack (UK).
23h30 The Funkgerät (D). CocaCola Stage: 18h Big-Band Opus 78.
20h Déifferdenger Big-Band. 22h
Big-Band Spectrum. 24h Big-Band
Memory. Gare: 18h Kingstone. 21h
Little Blues Band. Bei der Giedel:
19h René Nese Sextett (F). 21h
Kirsti Alho Band (FIN). 23h The
Magic Potion. Mobile groups:
Louisiana Dixie Band (B), L’Éclat
Sax (F), Les Farfadets (F), Saxitude.
More info www.bluesexpress.lu
Luxembourg North
Saturday 14 July
Machine
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €20,
Luxembourg Ville
Sunday 15 July
Bright Eyes
Atelier, 54, rue de Hollerich, 49-5466, 20h, €21,
Bright Eyes is the musical vehicle
of Conor Oberst from Nebraska.
He is said to be one of the
most exceptionally talented and
remarkable singer/songwriters
around these days. Hailed by critics
all over the world as the next Bob
Dylan, Brighteyes has collected a
string of international accolades
since his first release in 1998.
Luxembourg Ville
Luxembourg South
Festival
Geeks Unite Fest
New Way, Soleuvre. 17h30, €6
With Eternal Tango, Everwaiting
Serenade, Miaow Miaow, La Fa
Connected, Versus You, Ensis,
Mutiny On The Bounty, Raise The
Curtain. See Feature.
Festival
Blues Express
Lasauvage & Fond-de-Gras, Ville
de Differdange, 58 40 34 215,
18h- 3h,
Blues Festival with exhibitions and
all the usual revellery at such events.
Sales-Lentz Stage: 19h Yann
Cole (F). 21h Lance Lopez Band
(USA). 23h Boppin’B (D). 01h Popa
Chubby (USA). Place Saintignon:
18h Blues Schoul 1. 19h Blues
Schoul 2. 20h30 Travelling Light.
No Vibrato
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 11h30, FREE,
No Vibrato started playing in 1992
with different musicians fascinated
by Monk’s and Coltrane’s universe.
Most of the tunes are much
appreciated original compositions
from the pianist and leader Etienne
Richard. With about 50 concerts
a year, No Vibrato has played in
the best jazz clubs, art centres
and festivals in Belgium. The band
is also performing regularly in
Luxembourg, in France (more than
160 concerts), Spain, Switzerland
and Québec.
Luxembourg North
Brass Machine
20h30,
Rock n’ Roll, pop and soul, Brass
Machine return with a new program
of youth inspired interpretations.
GERMANY
Lionel Richie
Waldstadion Trier, Kockelsberger
Weg, Trier, +49 (0)6 51 97 05 50,
17h, €59.50,
Grammy Award winning songwriter,
composer and producer. Began
his career as the frontman of
the Commodores and has since
maintained long lasting popularity.
More info www.poppconcerts.de
Thursday 19 July
Luxembourg Ville
Ska, Punk
Ska Punk United (Open Air)
Trier, 18h,
With Skaos, German act likened to
British Specials and Bad Manners,
alongside Dr Woogle and the Radio,
The Bandgeek Mafia, Skafield and
Mongrel. More info www.rat-trap.de
Contemporary
LISZTRAIN
Gare, Centre Ville. Organised by
Casino Luxembourg - Forum d’Art
Contemporain, 22 50 45, 12h30
&18h30,
Raiding, Luxembourg, Bayreuth.
World Premier. Concert of
contemporary music with Maxim
Ladid, piano with on the spot
percussion.
Monday 16 July
Luxembourg North
Luxembourg Ville
Amina Figarova Sextet featuring
Ernie Hammes
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
Amina Figarova is without doubt
one of the most productive jazz
composers and talented jazz piano
players from Europe. Amina started
playing piano and composing at a
very early age. She studied as a
classical concert pianist at the Baku
Conservatory, jazz performance at
the Rotterdam Conservatory and the
Berklee College of Music in Boston.
More info www.inoui.lu.
Bar night
Quiz
405, 20h30,
Tuesday 17 July
Luxembourg Ville
Live Jazz Music
21h30, FREE,
21h30, FREE,
Self proclaimed “fiercest Boogie ‘n’
Roots natural catastrophe going
on the European continent”, these
guys certainly know how to get a bar
hopping.
Luxembourg, 26 88 20 07, 21h,
FREE,
Fridays in the month. David André:
With Traumkapitän + Moon Palace +
La Fa Connected + Miaow Miaow +
Dj Sets By Metro Members
Mâäk’s Spirit
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 18h, FREE,
Jazz after work.
Luxembourg South
Metal, Punk, Hardcore, Thrash
Zeroscape (CND),
Brasserie 911, 56 route d’Esch,
Belvaux, 19h, €5,
With Inborn, Anima and Raise The
Curtain.
Friday 20 July
Luxembourg North
Luxembourg South
Luxembourg Ville
Emanon (LV)
Brasserie 911, 56 route d’Esch,
Belvaux, 20h, €5,
With Unspoken Logic, Lincoln Hawk
and My Princess Is A Whore.
Lampshade
62, 21h, €10,
Lampshade started in 2000 and
have since released a bunch of
singles and EP’s. The breakthrough
single ’Adorable Void?’ was released
in 2001 and paved the way for a
long string of concerts and festivals
in Denmark, Sweden, Germany and
the Netherlands, as well as lots of
airplay on Danish national TV and
radio. In 2003, Lampshade released
their debut album ’Because Trees
Can Fly’, first in Denmark, then to
great critical acclaim in all the rest
of Europe after the band signed
with Glitterhouse Records. In large
parts of Europe, Lampshade have
achieved fine airplay and good
press. ’Because Trees Can Fly’
was Album of the Week in both the
Belfast Telegraph and the German
music magazine Visions, while the
single from the album has been
played on BBC 6, all over the UK
and a lot in France.
Amina Figarova Sextet featuring
Ernie Hammes
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
Luxembourg North
Reggae, World, Latin, Salsa
Miami Heat - presented by Eric
Dürrer
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
Hot Salsa Band from the US with
Rya Grijt, vocals. Maite Hontele,
trumpet. Edward Magdariaga. bass.
Eugenio. drums. Javier Concepción,
piano. Eric Durrer, bongos.
Wednesday 18 July
Luxembourg North
Miami Heat - presented by Eric
Dürrer
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
Stinky Lou & the Goon Mat &
Lord Bernardo
Luxembourg Moselle
French Song
Claude Barzotti
Purple Lounge, Casino2000, Rue
Th. Flammang Mondorf-les-Bains,
23 6 11 - 1, €12,
Belgium born Claude Barzotti was
raised in Italy whose first album was
released back in 1973.
Saturday 21 July
Luxembourg Ville
Festival
Blues n’ Jazz Rallye
Grund & Clausen, Centre Ville, 19h,
FREE
For more years than anyone can
remember the annual hoe down that
is the Blues and Jazz Rallye takes
place in the valley between the Grund
and Clausen. This year it’s a biggie,
there will be sixty bands playing on
eleven different stages not counting
the sessions going on in the bars
and cafes, in and between the two
zones. Previous years have seen
crowds of 25,000 people enjoying
the bacchanalian atmosphere, whilst
cocking an ear to a myriad selection
of Dixieland, boogie woogie, fusion,
straight up blues, Latin jazz and
everything in between. There would
be no possiblity to mention all the acts
performing but ones which caught
the eye can be found in the further
feature...
Diekirch Bus Stop Corner (rue de
la Tour Jacob), VDL: 19h30 Jazz
Breeze (D). 21h30 The Stable Roof
Jazz Band (NL). 23h30 Plausible
Pleasure Ragtime Band (NL). Accor
Little Blues Corner (rue de la Tour
Jacob), VDL: 20h The Soulcookies
(L). 21h45 Lightnin’ Bug (F/B).
23h30 The Convertibles (L).
Clearstream Nights of Music (rue
de la Tour Jacob): 20h Runnin’ Wild
Dixieland Jazz Band (D). 21h30
Cologne Swing Assembly (D).
23h30 Beat ‘n Blow (D). BernardMassard Blues-Train Station (rue
de la Tour Jacob): 20h Dave White
& his Bad Luck Cats (L). 21h45
Buzzin’ Generators (D). 23h30 Mofo
Blues Band (L). Editpress Blues
Hill (rue de la Tour Jacob / rue de
Trèves): 20h The Winklepickers (L).
21h45 Johnny Mastro & Mama’s
Boys (USA). 23h30 Mississippi
Mudsharks (USA). P&T / Dexia Bil
- Neumünster Stage. The Jeff Herr
Corporation (L). 21h30 Largo feat.
Gast Waltzing (L). 23h Mezzoforte
(ISL). 00h15 David Laborier (L).
Volkswagen Latin Jazz Stage
(Biisserwé). VDL: 20h Mâäk’s Spirit
(B). 21h30 Miami Heat (USA/L).
23h30 Afro Yambi Jazz (B). Tunnel
Stage (Cour Fond du Logement
Sortie Tunnel Grund): 20h Stinky
Lou & the Goon Mat (F). 21h45 JW
Jones Band (CAN) . 23h30 The
Bel Airs (USA). Figueirense Stage
(rue St Ulrich): 20h Juke Blues
Band (F). 21h45 MG Blues Band
(F). 23h30 Little Blues Band (L).
Coca-Cola Blues Stage (Montée de
la Pétrusse): 19h30 Lupo & Friends
(L). 20h45 Memo Gonzalez & the
Bluescasters (USA/D). 22h15 B.B.
& the Blues Shacks (D). 23h45
Sherman Robertson Band (USA).
Café Déiregaard: 22h Ro Gebhardt
(D). Taverne de Clausen: 22h
The Bandits (L). Café Bacano:
20h DUBL-F (F). Ecosse: 22h
Poundcake (L). Brasserie Mansfeld:
20h30 Greg Lamy Quartet (L).
22h30 Pierre Kremer Jazz Ensemble
(L). Pygmalion: 22h Cleanhead
& Sneaky Pete (L). Town House:
22h Tommy Boy & The 112 blues
Gang (L). Maybe not Bobs: 22H
Pluspoint (L). Melusina Music Hall:
20h30 Marc Demuth 4tet feat. Sofia
Ribeiro (L). 21h45 Sascha Ley 4tet
(L). 23h Colours of Music feat. Lydai
van Dam (D). 01h Susan Weinert
(D). Dal Notaro: 22h Little John &
the Cadillacs (L/D). Café Aula: 22h
Quattro (D). Café Regency: 22h
André Mergenthaler (L). Liquid: 22h
Stinky Lou & the goon Mat (F/B).
Scott’s Pub: 22h Cedric Hanriot
Project (F). Restaurant Bonaparte:
21h The George Norton Band (L).
Oscar Wilde: 22h Vecchi e Brutti
(F). Fire&Ice: 22h Charles Després
& his Midnight Creepers (F). Café
des Artistes: 22h Joshua Denver
Collaboration (L). Touring bands:
Louisiana Dixie Band (B). Mississippi
All Stars (F). Fun Brass (L). The
Magic Jazz Band (B). Julien Petit
Quartet (F). VIP P&T
Bar Night
End Of The Season
62, FREE,
End Of The Season with Elektrash
and Overdrive Amp Explosion To
celebrate the end of the concert
season, we decided to make a
big party with barbecue and great
music. First the Swiss post rock
band Overdrive Amp Explosion will
be on stage to perform their airy
compositions. Later on Elektrash
(makes you sick) will make you
dance to their mixture of rock and
electro. A great evening to celebrate
the holidays - and your last chance
to see a concert at d:qliq before the
new season starting September 14!!
Bar Night
Veste.
Exi07, 62 rue de Bonnevoie
“Sitson is a stunningly versatile
vocalist with a cunning imagination
and a seemingly endless capacity
to create colourfully layered vocal
sounds” say the Los Angeles Times.
New York-based vocal virtuoso Gino
Sitson is from the Bamileke region of
Cameroon, Central Africa. He comes
from a long line of musicians, known
as Ntontas, (‘players of horns’).
Wednesday 25 July
Luxembourg Ville
Miaow Miaow is an indie/power pop band, formed in June 2006 by former
members of various Luxembourg bands. It had started as a side-project, but
soon took on a life of its own. In October 2006, Miaow Miaow started recording the self produced first full-length album ‘Summertime for a lifetime’, which
was released in April 2007. The band, who all ‘sing’ at some point are Pierre
Bianchi, Guitar. Cédric Czaika, Bass. Max Nilles, Drums and Nicolas Przeor
Guitar.
Alphaville & André Mergenthaler
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 21h,
André Mergenthaler, from Belgium
is an experimental cellist and
saxophonist. Alphaville were inspired
by New Wave acts like Ultravox!
and OMD, Marian Gold first met
with Bernhard Lloyd in Berlin in late
1981. A few months later together
with Frank Mertens they set up
Alphaville which takes its name from
the eponymous film by Jean-Luc
Goddard. www.ccrn.lu
Luxembourg North
How did you get started?
Boredom got us started, actually! We were all hanging around in a rehearsal room and
so started making music together, we are long-time friends and some of us played
together in different bands but we’d never played in this particular line-up. We quickly
found a musical direction, for some of us it had always been a dream to play in an indie
rock band… it had taken 10 years and by chance or fate it came true.
Gino Sitson and ‘Vocal Deliria’
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
What ingredients do you need to mix together to produce the recipe of
your sound?
A lot of spontaneity, friendship, sun, food, parties and an updated 90’s sound! But most
important is to keep it easy; it’s just music & entertainment.
Luxembourg Ville
Did your first gig make you hungry for more?
We actually started the band as a side-project but after a few weeks we took so much
pleasure in playing together we began to understand that Miaow Miaow would turn
into a regular band. So of course, after our first gig we were and are hungry for more,
it’s just the beginning… we are celebrating our 1st year in existence this month! We're
now ready to bite dogs and wolfs alike!
What's the biggest ‘cock up’ to date?
Pierre our guitar player, he’s a permanent joke!
What is it that inspires you to make your music/sound?
Our personal and musical experiences and all those bands (Alternative rock, Hardcore,
electro, hip hop…) who each one of us is listening to. Sometimes the ridiculous, the
stupid stories or sometimes from movies…
What would be the icing on the cake?
To spend an evening and perhaps a barbecue (or play) with Pavement (which has
been to date nigh impossible). Or maybe even just with Stephen Malkmus (former
Pavement singer).
How will you be remembered? (what will make you vintage?)
A positive local band with bad lyrics et un accent Français!
Describe your music as if it were a fine wine?
A wine to drink at a barbecue, the kind of cheap wine you don't expect to be good but
turns out to be quite tasty after all.
AfterMint! Does your musical style influence your underwear?
Yes, we all got kitty-cats in our underwear meowing!
Digestive! What is about Luxembourg that keeps you here?
Because we were born, live and work here …so it’s easy to rehearse! Although would
also add friends and the sunny weather to that statement.
Miaow Miaow will play at the Red Rock Festival on Thursday 5th July. More info regarding
generally kitty-shenanigans can be found at www.myspace.com/miaowmiaowmusic
Luxembourg, 26 88 20 07, 22h,
FREE,
Dubby grooves, airy tunes and other
selected cuts
Luxembourg North
Open Air Jazz: Dee Dee
Bridgewater’s Malian Project
The Wiltz Festival, Wiltz, 95 81
45, 20h30, Adults €25/€40/€50,
Students €17.50/€28/€35,
Groundbreaking artist whose
projects have traversed the musical
kaleidoscope - from traditional vocal
jazz to searing scat interpretations.
Unafraid and uninhibited, these
attributes make her perhaps the
most versatile and inspiring artist
and producer of her generation.
Drawing on a deep font of talent
and inspiration, Bridgewater’s new
project, “RED EARTH - A Malian
Journey”. Melding Malian voices,
music and traditional instruments
with American Jazz vernacular and
penning many of the lyrics, Dee Dee
Jacob, 42 08 60, 20h30,
Club Night
Frank Sonic
Flying Dutchman, 3 rue Kummel
Beaufort,
German Techno Dj alongside Olivier
Neufang, Dr Gonzo, Stephan Weber
and Miss Nat-h-lee.
Luxembourg Ville
Monday 23 July
Luxembourg North
Luxembourg Ville
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
Bar Night
Quiz
Tuesday 24 July
Live Jazz Music
21h30, FREE,
Thursday 26 July
Electronica
Air
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 20h, €33,
The French duo Air have produced
some of the most exciting sounds to
emerge from 90’s Electronica. Call
it what you want - ambient-loungedisco-pop-kitsch -moogweirdness,
Air have succeeded in producing
a sound that is both futuristic and
retro, not quite fitting into any cosy
niche...
BE MY GUEST – JAZZ
Luxembourg, 26 88 20 07, 21h,
FREE,
Carte Blanche Greg Lamy.
Luxembourg North
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
GERMANY
Knights Of The Abyss
Trier, 20h,
Support from Elysia (USA).
Whitechapel (USA). The Partisane
Turbine (USA).
Friday 27 July
Luxembourg Ville
KONONO N°1
Rotunda 1, 62 rue de Bonnevoie
Luxembourg, 26 88 20 07, 20h30,
Founded over 25 years ago by
Mingiedi, a virtuoso of the likembé
(a traditional instrument sometimes
called ‘sanza’ or ‘thumb piano’,
consisting of metal rods attached
to a resonator). The band’s line-up
includes three electric likembés
(bass, medium and treble), equipped
with hand-made microphones built
from magnets salvaged from old car
parts, and plugged into amplifiers.
There’s also a rhythm section which
uses traditional as well as makeshift
percussion (pans, pots and car
parts), three singers, three dancers
and a sound system featuring these
famous megaphones.
Christian Pabst Trio
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 18h, FREE,
Jazz after work
Luxembourg North
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
GERMANY
Pur
Amphitheater Trier, Olewiger
Straße, Trier, 19h, €43.74,
2007 Tour - ZUSATZKONZERT.
German band around since 1975.
With special guest. More info www.
poppconcerts.de
Saturday 28 July
Luxembourg Ville
Geoffrey Oryema
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 21h,
Internationally renowned Ugandan
musician who has collaborated with
the likes of Peter Gabriel. A mix of
acoustic sounds and synthesiser
keyboards Oryema sings in his
native tongue as well as English and
French. Open Air concert.
Bar Night
Veste
Luxembourg, 26 88 20 07, 22h,
FREE,
Dubby grooves, airy tunes and other
selected cuts.
Luxembourg South
Madcrow
Local band rising from the ashes of a
now defunct band looking to address
the Luxembourg Music Scene.
Luxembourg North
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €20,
Club Night
Ibiza Dance
Bowling Center, 4 Fuussekaul
Heiderscheid, 26 88 93 28, 22h,
With Phunktjan, Tasso & Mitch and
Billy Soul. Dress Code: Ibiza Deco.
more info www.housedeluxe.lu
GERMANY
Pur
2007 Tour - ZUSATZKONZERT.
German band around since 1975.
With special guest. More info www.
poppconcerts.de
Electronica
Session Deluxe
Trier, 22h, €5,
Electronic evening with Carnage,
Claudius Kanter, Marc Souvereign,
Lu.kas.
Sunday 29 July
Luxembourg Ville
Maxime Bender – Oliver Strauch
Project
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 11h30, FREE,
Music is boundless it knows no
barriers. This is the slogan of
Luxembourgish Maxime Bender
and Germany’s Oliver Strauch
presenting new jazz initiatives.
Alternative
Rêve de pierre
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 21h,
Tony Di Napoli and Paula Defresne
invite you on a voyage of sound and
vibration.
5
Doing Things The Hard Way.
Sometimes, just sometimes in Luxembourg you find yourself left with an impossible dilemma. On a bright
sunny day at the end of May, such a dilemma occurred.
What to do when one of the most talked about bands in years comes to play in your neck-of-the-woods, and
your head is telling you that you may never get the chance to see them in such an intimate venue again, or
what your heart is telling you, and you know to be true, to go to see the other lot who you already know are
the real deal.
Rarer still, in such situations, was my decision to follow my head. Predictably enough, it was a decision I lived
to regret. The bands in question were, of course, The Arctic Monkeys and The Drones. One playing in the
sold out Atelier and the other in, as it turned out, an embarrassingly empty Kulturfabrik. When I spoke to
Drones front man Gareth Liddiard, after an early sound check, he seemed resigned, and a bit pissed off, to
have had the bad luck to be involved in such a fixture clash.
To take his mind of things, we started by talking about his time in that remote part of Australia, Perth, where
The Drones story began in 2001.
Perth is in the middle of no-where and it’s kinda got a pop thing, a really saccharine kinda pop thing, and we really
didn’t fit in at all. It was hard to get gigs, there was nowhere to play. To tour Australia from Perth is really expensive;
it’s cheaper to go to Bali. So we decided to get out of there and Melbourne is where it’s at in Australia today. They
have two community radio stations and a big national station there. There are tons of venues, tons of bands. Perth
is just a desert, there’s nothing there really except University of Western Australia, but that’s the only claim to
fame, I think! Most of the people that I knew, that played in bands, have since moved to Melbourne as well.
The band then won the more prestigious Australian Music Prize in 2006.
That was pretty good. We were away when we got nominated for that. We were touring in Europe and too busy to
give a fuck about what it was. We never heard of it, it was new, the first year so we didn’t even inquire (about it),
and then we won it. The prize money was A$25,000, which is pretty good. So you also get A$25,000 extra in
promo, which is pretty fucking cool. It’s based on the Mercury awards, but what are the English gonna think (about
it), I mean we’re a fucking colony, it’s not gonna affect their view of us. They’re not gonna go, “Oh you won The
Australian Music Prize”. If anything they’ll just go “It must mean you suck even more than everybody else in
Australia”.
With the latest album ‘Gala Mill‘ the band again shirked recording in the conventional studio setting, opting
instead for a farm in remote Tasmania. The album was said to resonate with a sense of the place where it
was recorded.
We had nothing to do and Mike (Noga), our drummer, had just joined. We wanted to show him a good time. I had
about ten songs that were just half-finished, just chords and words. So we figured fuck it, lets make a holiday and
recording session in one, and if it’s bad, if the recording session comes out bad, we’ll shelve it, not worry about it,
put it down to demos. So we made the decision to go and four days later we were there, it happened really fast. So
it flew together too quick to have any preconceived idea. When we got there, it was really more a happy accident.
It did suit. If we’d gone to record in a big city, if we’d gone to record in New York, the album
would sound completely different; it would be faster, heavier. Tasmania is like Ireland, like Europe, big rolling hills
with that sense of space and a relaxed feeling.
‘Gala Mill’ was again lauded by critics, some now describing The Drones as the most important band in Australia.
Monday 30 July
Wednesday 8 August
Sunday 19 August
Luxembourg Ville
Luxembourg South
Luxembourg Ville
Alternative
Tethys
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 21h,
A musical play almost exclusively
composed of sounds found in
nature. The project was born from
multiple experiments of musicians.
AART Quartet
Created by saxophonist Vincent
Thékal in 2005 this quartet are jazz
inspired in traditional hard-bop.
Monday 27 August
Luxembourg Ville
Luxembourg Ville
Bar night
Quiz
405, 20h30,
Jeff Herr Corporation
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 18h, FREE,
Jazz after work
Greg Lamy Quartet
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 11h30, FREE,
The repertoire of the Greg Lamy
Quartet, created in 2001, consists of
some jazz standards as well as the
guitarist’s personal compositions,
with an approach which is
characterised by serious knowledge
and feeling for the jazz tradition
played with true emotion.
GERMANY
Luxembourg Ville
Roger Cicero & Big Band
German jazz musician who was
Germany’s entry into the 2007
Eurovision Song Contest (he
finished 19th).
Alternative
Ebony
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 22h30, €10,
Created on impulse by Philippe
Dorn, Director du Conservatoire de
Musique de Thionville, Ebony has
a principal objective to discover the
clarinet. Travelling through baroque,
classical and traditional through
to jazz and film compositions. Full
Moon Concert. More info www.
ccrn.lu
Tuesday 31 July
Luxembourg Ville
Live Jazz Music
21h30, FREE,
Luxembourg North
THE
DRONES
Remote, as it is, from the rest of Australia one might imagine that growing up there, in itself, might have
shaped the band in some way.
Yeah it did. There’s a sort of ’no rush’ policy. You’ve got all the time in the world. We’ve had so many line-ups that
have come and gone over three or four years. There was never any stress. If someone left it was never in a bad way
it was always very relaxed, nothing was happening anyway... You get to figure out what you want to do, and all you
think about is the music. I mean, by the time we had any measure of success I would have been 27. I was, I wouldn’t
say a fully grown man, but my ideas about success was pretty much set then, and that was just to play good music,
do the best you can and it had nothing to do with playing to big crowds or selling lots of records. I don’t rate success
like that. We don’t have to ‘work’ now, we tour the world. We haven’t had jobs for a few years, and that for me is
success.
Having escaped the parochial and remote restrictions of life in Perth, Liddiard and guitarist Rui Pereira set off
via Sydney and a stint living in the back of a van, to set up sticks in a caravan park in Victoria. I’d guessed it
might have sounded more romantic and bohemian than it actually was, in truth, according to Liddiard’s
description, it seemed more like a scene from Mad Max.
It was really bad. It was the only caravan park that would have dogs. We’d brought our dogs with us. It was a
nightmare. It was a big round area, and everyone’s caravan was in a circle, overlooking this sort of common area
where they had washing lines and barbeques and crap like that. It was on a par with somewhere like Newcastle in
England, a really rough place. Just depressing and horrible, really industrial, really barren. Everybody was sort of
facing each other all the time, so there was always tension. There was a bunch of old bikers and people who’d just
got out of prison and whenever they got drunk they’d just kick the shit out of each other, in the middle, in full view
of everybody. There was a big row of caravans for guys who were on probation. They probably had no family,
nowhere to go and they’d stick them in there. All they could do was drink because they can’t get in fights or stuff
like that, but they would certainly encourage the violence because it gave them something to watch. Just before we
got there there’d been a drive-by so the main fence at the front was all shot up, someone got stabbed while we
were there, it was just a fucking horrible situation.
We were applying for (house) rentals all the time and when we finally got the call that our application had
gone through, it was like, one of the best days of my life, it was like winning the lotto.
What’s that? What does that mean? Australia has a real poor sense of itself, it doesn’t really have a grasp of what
it is. It’s only been around for 270 years, and it’s confusing as hell. If you read the short history of it, the European
history, it’s just a bunch of crazy Irishmen, the beginning of the IRA and all that just getting shipped out, and that’s
pretty much it. Then there’s the little chimney sweep who stole a loaf of bread, that’s another myth. There’s the
genocide of the Aborigines. So is it a European country, or is it the indigenous peoples, is their history the valid
history? No-one has a clue who they are, or what they are, or what they’re meant to be doing in Australia.
I mention the referendums about independence.
Yeah, most people just go shopping and try and forget about that. I guess in a cultural sense it’s gotta be helpful if
we make something, it’s an Australian album, which isn’t necessarily a deliberate thing on our part. Australians try
to be everybody else and not themselves.
Gala Mill features two songs which could almost be described as folk songs, at least in theme. ‘Words from
the Executioner to Alexander Pearce’, deals with the cannibalism by said Pearce of his fellow convicts, whilst
on the run in Tasmania in the early 19th Century. ‘Sixteen Straws’ draws on the tradition of Australian
storytelling, taking the first verse from an old traditional song ‘Moreton Bay’, which told the story of a suicide
pact amongst a group of convicts. One journalist had said of ‘Gala Mill’, that the great thing about the album
was that it said, ‘This is who we are’. Were The Drones therefore setting out to claim or furnish their identity,
their Australian identity?
I think we just don’t avoid it, that’s it. There’s no, sort of grand plan. All that stuff, that history is there. It’s just
interesting, blood-curdling stuff. On a juvenile level it’s fascinating. In school they didn’t teach you about that stuff,
so a lot of people were just disinterested in history. They just taught you about fucking politicians, which is a valid
thing, but it’s not the whole story. I mean, the rest, people were killing each other and eating each other, that’s
pretty cool. I mean if they taught you that…
There’d be a lot more kids in history class.
Exactly! I mean take Flann O’Brien, the Irish writer, one of my favourites it’s the most ridiculous, hilarious stuff. If
they started you off on that rather than Shakespeare, you’d read a lot more, you know.
Finally, playing the devils advocate, I wondered if he might be hanging around town to have a beer with
Having survived the experience and having, no doubt, picked up source material for a sack load of future compatriots Wolfmother, when they hit town a couple of days later.
songs, Liddiard and Pereira recruited bass player Fiona Kitschin, and drummer, Christian Strybosch, got into
the studio and recorded their debut ‘Here Come The Lies’, which was released to not much acclaim in 2002. No, eh, no, no. I don’t know those guys. There’s a thing, one of the main problems with being a musician, if you ask
anybody who’s been in the industry for a long time, they’ll all say, you get the odd band that pops up, that’s shit.
Second album, the pithily titled ‘Wait Long By The River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By’, was You say “Oh that is fucking shit, listen to that. That is the worst shit you’ve ever heard.”, then you meet them, and
a different story. Recorded in 2004, the albums release was delayed for a year due to legal problems which they’re just sweethearts, you know what I mean. Then it becomes really hard, so when the next record comes out,
were only resolved when influential Australian indie label, In-fidelity, stepped in and agreed to put the album you go, “It’s pretty cool”, because you know ’em, and you like ‘em. But with Wolfmother I’ve heard no-one would
out. It finally saw the light of day in 2005 and was greeted by enthusiastic reviews which saw it nominated for have any problems disliking their stuff because apparently the singer is just the biggest tosser …ever. I wouldn’t
the Triple J Radio station’s J Award for Australian album of the year, (which was finally won by Wolfmother, hang and watch Wolfmother, I don’t think. I mean that guy takes it seriously. I don’t mind somebody ripping off
but more of them later). As you might expect, Liddiard, while grateful, is pretty unimpressed about the value Black Sabbath ’cause it’s fun to play, but this guy takes it so seriously and actually thinks he’s a wizard.
of such awards.
It’s not the real world mate! There are no wizards, there are no unicorns.
Yeah, they just had an awards thing and they nominated us for that. Wolfmother won that. They’re just another
shit award system really. The more records you sell the more likely you are to win it. It certainly helped us. Every www.thedrones.com.au
week they’d announce a new nominee and stuff like that with a lot of hoopla on the station, and a lot of promotion. Doug Steen
6
The Rounder Girls
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
The three dynamite ladies Lynn
Kieran from London, Tini Kainrath
from Vienna and Kim Cooper from
New York started their common
career in 1993 as ‘The Rounder
Girls‘. They achieved their ultimate
breakthrough in the year 2000 when
they were chosen from about 500
participants to represent Austria in
the European Song Contest.
Wenesday 1 August
Luxembourg North
The Rounder Girls
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
Thursday 2 August
Luxembourg North
The Rounder Girls
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
Friday 3 August
Luxembourg North
The Rounder Girls
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
Saturday 4 August
Luxembourg North
The Rounder Girls
Redange, 26 62 02 31, 20h, €25,
Sunday 5 August
Luxembourg Ville
Akoustik Obsession
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 11h30, FREE,
This project, born in 2003, seeks to
present original compositions of jazz
and latin influence. Semi-electric/
acoustic ensemble they were
finalists at Tremplin Jazz Européen
d’Avignon in 2004.
Monday 6 August
Luxembourg Ville
Bar Night
Quiz
Jacob, 42 08 60, 20h30,
Friday 10 August
Luxembourg South
Electronica
Bushido
Knight Club, 11 rue du Brill, 26 17
63 17, 20h,
German rap music singer. His name
comes from Japanese and means
‘Way of the Warrior’. Expect explicit
lyrics (he has had albums banned
for racist terms and the disrespect of
minorities and women).
Luxembourg North
Festival
E-Lake Festival
Echternach, FREE,
The original idea popped up in 1983 as a
reaction to the paucity of local events for
young people. since then the members
of the Club des Jeunes Echternach, the
youth club of Echternach, are happy
to stage an annual music festival now
called e-Lake.
GERMANY
All That Remains
Trier, 19h30,
Combining grinding riffs, unrelenting
rhythms of death metal legends
and the tandem fluidity of Martin
and Herbert’s shredding, alongside
Labonte’s ever-expanding vocal
repertoire of soaring notes and
guttural growls, the band has now
become everything it has been
striving for since its inception.
Support from Misery Speaks, Age of
Ruin, Crash my Deville, The Sorrow.
Saturday 11 August
Luxembourg North
Festival
E-Lake Festival
Echternach, FREE,
Sunday 12 August
Luxembourg Ville
Dorel Dorneanu - Rom A. Heck
Duo
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 11h30, FREE,
Personal compositions of rhythmic
funky jazz. Brunch at the Brasserie,
book early to avoid disappointment.
Luxembourg North
Festival
E-Lake Festival
Echternach, FREE,
Bright Eyes
Atelier | 14 July
Bright Eyes got their name from the movie Planet of the
Apes, and started life as a side project for Conor Oberst
when he was still front man for indie band, Commander
Venus. In a way theirs is the classic ‘ten year overnight
sensation’ story. Oberst had been writing and recording
songs on his fathers old 4 track reel to reel machine in the
basement of the family home in Omaha, from which he
decided to release a two track 7” (reputedly as many as
seventy were recorded).
In 1998 a twenty song album ‘A Collection of Songs
Written and Recorded 1995-1997’ was released from the
same home-recorded sessions, to a mixed critical
reception. Fast forward to 2002. Bright Eyes are now three
with Oberst being joined by trumpet player Nate Walcott
and multi-instrumentalist Mike Mogis, and a host of
alternating musicians mainly from in and around Omaha. It
was also the year in which Bright Eyes broke through in
spectacular fashion.
Following the release of their fourth album, with another
long-winded title, ‘Lifted, or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep
Your Ear to the Ground’, the mainstream media started
paying attention to the band, and pieces in the New York
Times, Time, Rolling Stone, and Spin, proclaimed Oberst
an important new artist. The album was a commercial
success too, shifting 250,000 copies, a major
achievement for indie label, Saddle Creek.
Two years later and Oberst found himself on the ‘Vote for
Change’ tour with R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen and Neil
Young, sharing vocal duties with the latter two, and at the
end of 2004 Bright Eyes had two singles, ‘Lua’ and ‘Take It
Easy (Love Nothing)’ occupying the top two spots in the
Billboard singles chart.
Bright Eyes are nothing if not prolific and in 2005 released
THREE albums, two studios and a live one, and embarked
on an extensive world tour. This year the band have been
slacking by comparison, just the one album ‘Cassadaga’
and another full North American and European tour to be
getting on with. The latest opus has been touted as a work
of song writing genius in some quarters and looks set to
finally kick Oberst into the mainstream. Should be treat!
DS
Thursday 16 August
GERMANY
Friday 17 August
Saturday 18 August
Electronica
Hawnay Troof
Trier, 20h30,
Beats and samples pile into a
sonic salad that will cleanse your
guts and leave a fragrant deposit
in your earspace. That’s what they
say make up your own mind: www.
myspace.com/hawnaytroof
Luxembourg Ville
Luxembourg Ville
David Fettmann Group
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 18h, FREE,
Jazz after work.
Bar Night
Bingo Sonore
Luxembourg, 26 88 20 07, 21h,
Bingo Sonore is a spin-off from the
famous game of the same name.
The player pays a small sum to
receive a bingo card. The caller is
a DJ who transforms his set into a
series of bite-size musical extracts
which replace the bingo numbers.
GERMANY
Dying Fetus
Trier, 20h,
More audio bruising with Cephalic
Carnage in support.
Monday 20 August
Luxembourg Ville
Bar night
Quiz
405, 20h30,
Wednesday 22 August
GERMANY
Schandmaul, Anne Clark feat.
Implant, ASP and Letzte Instanz.
More info www.poppconcerts.de
Luxembourg Ville
Bar Night
Quiz
Jacob, 42 08 60, 20h30,
Tuesday 28 August
Thursday 30 August
Luxembourg Ville
BE MY GUEST – JAZZ
Luxembourg, 26 88 20 07, 21h,
Carte Blanche Greg Lamy
Electronica
Fear before the March of Flames
Trier, 20h,
One way to describe it would be
Spazz-Metal, Hardcore, AmbientElectronica. Support from the End,
Heavy Heavy Low Low, Willschrey
Friday 31 August
Friday 24 August
BELGIUM
Luxembourg Ville
Mixed
Working Class Night
Arlon, 20h,
With The Pikks, Turntable Dubbers
& Elektrash.
Loris Binot Quintet
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 18h, FREE,
Jazz after work.
Luxembourg Moselle
Sorel
Casino2000, Rue Th. Flammang
Mondorf-les-Bains, 23 6 11 - 1,
FREE,
Purple Lounge
French singer, songwriter and
musician.
GERMANY
Dieter Thomas Kuhn & Band
Straße, Trier, 20h, €26,
I have absolutely no idea how to
describe this without offending
someone. It is best that it is not
publicised too much... but if you
must www.dieterthomaskuhn.info/
comini/
Luxembourg Ville
Susan Weinert ‘Synergy’
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 18h, FREE,
Jazz after work.
Saturday 1 September
Luxembourg Moselle
Party
eldoradio.BEATBOAT.4
Grevenmacher quai next to the
‘bain en plein air’, 3 rue kurzacht.
Grevenmacher, 21h-3h, Limited
capacity, presale only €20,
Party on the the former postal-ship
‘Telegraaf IV’. Cruise n’ dance till
late with grooveAttaxx-dj’s Andy
Weber, Buick Aka Fritz, Foolproof,
Guido Kroeger and Jerry Libardi.
GERMANY
Electronica
Vaz
Trier, 20h30,
weird! www.myspace.com/thevaz
Sunday 26 August
Sunday 2 September
Luxembourg Ville
Luxembourg Ville
Chroma
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 11h30, FREE,
After his adventures with Jambangle,
composer and pianist Karel Van
Marcke decided to start his new band
Chroma. It’s the first time that Van
Marcke is working with vocals and
his style differs a lot from his previous
work. His love for Egberto Gismonte
and Hermeto Pascoal is very present
in the new pieces. The Jambangle
sound is now replaced by a more
acoustic approach of the music, but
rhythm and long melodies are still the
main ingredients of the music.
Mellika Meskine – Christian
Pabst Duo
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 11h30, FREE,
Exceptional singer Mellika Meskine
and Christian Pabst present
pop inspired and traditional jazz
compositions.
Festival
Out in the Dark Part II
Straße, Trier, 17h30, €29.90,
Featuring performances by
Esch
Festival
Terres-Rouges Festival 2007
Parc Gaalgebierg, Esch, €27 +tax,
With Pink, American singer-songwriter
with 4 albums under her belt. She has
had much international chart success
with her Rock-RnB-Pop music. Mark
Medlock is a German singer brought
to prominence wining the 4th edition
of the TV show Deutschland sucht
den Superstar (DSDS), or German
Pop Idol. Support i.O., Animalfive and
Funky P.
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want to dig out that glo-stick you bought for the Daft Punk gig and make your way down to the
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The Brothers have a new album, ‘We Are the Night’ due out early this month. If the pair didn’t
exactly invent the so called ‘big beat’ 90’s electronic dance genre, they certainly had much to do
with popularising it, along with the likes of Fatboy Slim and The Prodigy.
Now on their sixth album, with all but one, the first, having hit the top spot in the UK, the jury is still
very much out on the latest offering. Other than Ali Love, the album features the usual array of
invited guests, which in the past has included the likes of Noel Gallagher, Beth Orton and Richard
Ashcroft, and this time round gives us The Klaxons, Fatlip, Willy Mason and Midlake. Many of the
bands recording collaborators have made guest appearances at their live shows, and in the past
this has included Charlatans singer Tim Burgess and New Order’s Bernard Sumner, so fingers
crossed there might be a few surprises in store at the Rockhal. In spite of looking like a pair of
boho bankers, live, the pair have a reputation for putting on a pretty spectacular visual show with
large screens, projected psychedelic images, together with strobe lighting and lasers projected
over the audience. Didn’t they used to call that a rave?
DS
Mutiny on the Bounty
Rock Um Knuedler
Place Guillaume & Place Clairfontaine | 8 July
Gianni Nannini
COMPETITION WIN TICKETS
If you didn’t already have enough options to go out and catch some live music, the annual Rock Um Knuedler free open
air festival takes place on Sunday 8th of July, featuring a marathon of local acts, and headlined by three international
seasoned pros. The list of bands playing is so extensive so we’ll try to just give you a flavour of what’s on offer.
The festival takes place over three stages, two of which are set up in the Place Guillaume, the main, or Lion stage and the
Horse stage, while the other, a new edition is helpfully known as the Third stage and is in the Place Clairfontaine.
Indie guitar band combo, Stormy Weather Connection, kick proceedings off on the third stage at 14h15, and are followed
by well travelled German folk-rockers Sonic Season. Next up is solo artist Ricky Dandel, who’ll be joined on stage by
some friends. Following that we have excellent French reggae/ska band Youss and the Wiz, and bringing matters to a
close are Belgian electro rockers Statelight.
Meanwhile on the Horse stage Luxembourg minimalist alt/indie three-piece, Pan Tau, get things going at 14h30, followed
by noise rock merchants Torpid. Next up are indie band Mutiny on the Bounty, who are well worth a look in and are
followed by Raftside with Eternal Tango finishing things off; both of whom have already been previewed for Red Rock in
this edition, and we wouldn’t want to leave ourselves open to charges of favouritism, now would we? That said, if you
weren’t at RR, try and catch them today.
The Lion stage gets things underway at 16h with Luxembourgish band, Holy National Victims. Now when they stuck out
their sort of debut album last year, a double no less, on the Winged Skull label, it completely passed me by. I’ve since
stumbled on their Myspace page, and being intrigued by a band who list Ryan Adams, The Black Crows and the Kings of
Leon amongst their influences, further investigation seemed warranted and was rewarded. Go see. Apres are local band
Hal Flavin. Hailing from Esch-sur-Alzette, the electro pop three-piece have been together for two years and are just now in
the process of recording their debut album. [get on with it boys!!!]
Italian/Luxembourgish hip-hop band Uranami are next up. These guys have been pretty busy in the last year, and having
released their confident debut album, Flogisticamente Mistico, in 2006. The band were accorded the ultimate accolade
for a white European hip-hop band by an invitation to perform at the 32nd Anniversary of Hip Hop Culture (Universal Zulu
Nation 33rd Anniversary) in New York. Head banging rap and groovy tunes guaranteed.
Scissor Sisters
Rockhal | 10 July
The Scissor Sisters came together gradually over the year 2000, starting with the meeting of
Jake Shears and Babydaddy. When the pair moved to New York they teamed up with Ana Matronic
at a cabaret, where she was dressed as an Andy Warhol factory reject. Guitarist, Del Marquis,
joined after meeting Shears at the strip club where he worked. Drummer Paddy Boom, would join
later when the first album was all but recorded. The band was originally signed to an independent
label, ‘A Touch of Class’, for which they released a single, ‘Electrobix’.
It was the b-side, however, which was to prove instrumental in the band securing their
breakthrough and a major record deal. The glam/disco version of Pink Floyd’s ‘Comfortably Numb’
caught the ear of someone at Polydor, who quickly signed them.
Live, the band have a bit of a reputation for theatricality, taking to the stage at a festival in the Isle
of Wight last year dressed as clowns, and messing around with fake blood. So if you suffer from
coulrophobia (fear of clowns), you might want to give this one a miss, just in case.
DS
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Eskorzo are a Spanish ska band from Grenada. Seven years down the road and with three albums under their belts, the
just released ‘El Arbol de la Duda’, or ‘The Tree of Doubt’, has been the best received of all so far. It’s a kind of jazz
infused, ska/reggae hybrid that’s one hundred per cent guaranteed to get your bootie moving.
Penultimate performer is the remarkable South African, Johnny Clegg. Clegg is that rarest of creatures, a musician,
political activist and genuine, one hundred per cent, academic. Though born in Rochdale, England, he is inextricably
linked to South Africa both by his music, which combines Zulu and English lyrics and African and European musical styles,
as by his life experience. Growing up and later studying anthropology in Johannesburg, South Africa during the apartheid
regime, Clegg formed the first ever interracial South African band Juluka, something which was, of course, illegal at the
time. As a result their debut album received no airplay but became a hit nevertheless. More explicit protest songs
followed, amongst them ‘Asimbonanga’, a demand for the release of Nelson Mandela. Juluka had success in Europe also,
and before the band split in 1986 had amassed two platinum and five gold albums, not to mention Grammy nominations.
The band reformed in the mid 90’s and did a world tour with the legendary King Sunny Ade, and Clegg just last year
released a solo album ’One World’.
Finally, the day’s headliner is Gianna Nannini. Now she may not be a household name to any Anglos out there, but in the
1980’s she was a big noise in much of continental Europe and especially in her native Italy. And yet she was no overnight
sensation. It was only with her sixth album, 1984‘s ‘Puzzle’, that she broke big in Italy and also Germany, Austria and
Switzerland. The 1987 compilation ‘Maschi e altri’ sold in excess of a million copies. Her latest effort, this years ‘Pia
come la canto io’, a kind of Italian ‘Tommy’, is a collection of songs for a pop opera which will be performed next year, so
we might just be privy to a sneak preview
DS
1st PRIZE (x1)
2 Tickets for the 2 nights of the Festival.
1 x Special Edition Faithless Club bottle
presentation box.
Entrance to the COKE VIP Area at the RED
ROCK festival.
2nd Prize (x3)
2 Tickets for either the First or Second Day or
the Festival.
QUESTION
What was the name of the last album from
Faithless?
1] Aliens Have Landed
2] To All New Arrivals
Text RRF with your answer 1 or 2 to 67243.
50cents+network charges apply per entry.
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Competition ends midnight 2nd July 2007. Winners will be
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You gotta have faith a faith a faith....
Principal members Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo have been concocting a
combination of politically infused electronica/trip-hop for what will be 12 years
this coming October. 5 albums and 4 compilations later and despite speculation
of a split, Faithless are as strong as ever, headlining several Festivals
throughout Europe this summer. UPFRONT caught up with Maxi Jazz whilst he
was in a car on his way to a gig in Norwich (UK).
During their twelve years Faithless have, despite being very prevalent in the
mainstream, managed to avoid becoming overtly commercial. Although their
first release ‘Salva Mea (Save Me)’, on its first release, achieved nominal
success, it was 2nd release ‘Insomnia’ that propelled them into the limelight. It
is still considered by many as one of the greatest dance tracks of all time.
Initially played in clubs across Europe, Maxi explains: “It seems to me the fact
that people were so in love with Insomnia, having discovered it on the European
club scene, that they bought it in their droves when they came home from their
summer holidays. By then it was actually a year after we’d put it out." Insomnia
was again released a 3rd time in 2005, almost 10 years after, to notable
success, which just goes to show that it is still the classics that get you grooving.
“After that initial flash of attention we went on to the second album ‘Sunday
8PM', but always said that nobody was going to go and buy it and it was just an
aberration. Then, well everybody went and bought that as well, and it was just
shocking to us, really properly shocking, we were scratching our heads and said
what is going on? So we went back on tour for another two years, on the road
everyone was telling us we were fantastic and we’re thinking, “Are they mad?”
Then the third album, and you’d think we actually had had our half an hour of
success, we’d had a good 15 minutes more than we were due. So we said we’ll
keep our feet on the ground, nobody’s going to buy the third album, let’s just be
cool. And you know what? They went and bought the third album (Outrospective)
and forced us out on the road again for another two years and so that’s how it’s
been carrying on..."
Asked whether Maxi likes the touring aspect, he responds with a little revulsion:
“No. I really can’t bear touring. I really love doing gigs. What with the travelling
and being away from your family and your friends and doing the normal stuff
that makes you a normal person, it’s very tedious and tends to put you off after
a while. If you want the absolute truth! Living out of a suitcase for three months
at a time, you know... When we put out an album, with exception to this time, but
previously, when an album has been released, about a week to two weeks later,
you’ll get your itinerary for the up-coming tour and it’s 18 months long. So there
you are in September 2004 and you’ve got everywhere you’re going to be over
the next 18 months till June 2006. And you can look at that and think – when
you first do it, obviously the first time, you look at that itinerary and you think
fantastic! You think these countries that you’re going to visit, amazing cities
that you’ve only ever previously read about or seen on the telly, and you think
amazing. But of course you’re only there for about 15 hours. And when you get
there you’re totally knackered and you want to save all your energy for the show
so you don’t see shit. After a while you say, I’m bored with it.”
Interjecting that surely the comfort level has got better over the years Maxi
continues: “Oh that’s undeniably true. The first time we went on tour, sure, we
were 10 years younger and full of adrenaline and wonder and marvel and sure,
after you’ve been doing it for a few years and you’ve got a few more years under
your belt, they can’t fob you off, nice hotel room thank you very much, three
star... make sure that everything is cool. It is very tiresome after a while, when
you’ve been on the road for three months. It can be extremely tedious and hard
on the body, especially if you’re doing a lot of airplane flights, so it actually
makes sense to look after yourself because you won’t get to the end of the tour
with all the energy that you need and I personally have a real bad feeling about
playing 80% of the show to people who’ve paid 100% of hard earned money to
come and see it. So that’s another reason why we try and take things a little
easy too.” Needless to say that doesn’t mean that there’s no parties when I
asked, Maxi added: “I wouldn’t say that that’s exactly true, perhaps not as much
hard core partying”
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In 2005 Faithless released their first compilation of own material. 'Forever
Faithless – The Greatest Hits', which went on to be the best selling dance album
of 2005. Asked how comfortable they were putting out an album under the
‘Greatest Hit’s’ title, Maxi responds positively: “Well it’s interesting. The record
company wanted us to put that record out the year before. They said, “You know,
house is not selling any more, and rap and R&B is the new house music and
we’re not entirely sure that we could sell an album of yours, so how about we do
a greatest hits?” And Blissy was just like, “Over my dead body. We have untold
things left to say and we will do another album and you’re going to bloody well
like it." And Dave [I imagine record company exec] said, “Oh OK then”, so we put
out 'No Roots'. After that we then said fine, and we put out the greatest hits
record. You have no idea really, but because all the singles were going to be on
it, you think it should do reasonably well, but for it to do as well as it did... that’s
was incredible. I not a big numbers man but what I do remember was it was the
best selling record of that year.” Maxi adding humorously, “but we are really old
and boring and out of date!”
Moving onto the subject of criticism, Maxi interjects with a tale about a Dubai
journalist he was doing an interview with, who’d read a Guardian article which
had said something along the lines that Maxi was “becoming a parody of
himself and was nothing more than a newspaper seller impersonating Victor
Meldrew”.(Classic eldery grump, in a British TV sit-com).
The last album ‘To All New Arrivals’ released in November 2006 was not well
received in a majority of circles. So how does the band react to this type of
criticism, Maxi responds: “Well, as a band, all different. I couldn’t give a toss.
Actually I agree with a lot of what was said. We were totally lied to by our record
company, plus Blissy was pregnant. So we had two deadlines, and they both had
to be met, and it therefore didn’t really give us as much time. We would normally
like to sit with something. Generally to make something great, there’s really a lot
of downtime where you sit with what you’ve done, and you put it away for two
weeks, and you come back to it and you listen to it and you say, 'Oh, shit, change
this, this, this, this and this.' We just didn’t have the time to do that. There is a
lot of good stuff on the album, but a lot of good stuff is not on it that would’ve
been there had we had another two or three months. There is stuff that is on it
that would not have been used, I think, had we had another couple of weeks to
just sit with it. 10 years ago we were being told that we were the most important
band in the country since Primal Scream, I thought, 'What a load of toss', and
now I’m being told that I’m likening myself to Victor Meldrew, which is just as
much bollocks as the previous statement. The thing is that you never, ever, ever
make music for anybody other than yourself, when you write it, that’s when you
feel you need to play it to somebody else. So, given that we’ve been lucky
enough that people have liked what we’ve been doing for the last 11 years, if
we’ve managed to bring out a record that people don’t like particularly, or don’t
like as much, what do you want? I’m not going to fall down and beg for it."
There is certainly no want, or need, on Maxi’s part to have to defend it.
“Personally, I would’ve really liked it a lot more, I think, had we had more time.
There are bits of that record that I find are not nearly where we could’ve taken
it, and that’s hurtful on a personal level. You telling me that you think it’s shit
won’t affect me at all. You could just as easily think it’s brilliant, but I still have
my own opinion of it and that’s not gonna change no matter what anybody says.
So as far as I’m concerned, people can say what they like, say it’s my style of
rapping, whatever it is, if that’s your opinion, that’s cool. I know when it’s good
and when it ain’t. It’s not a bad record but it isn’t where we could’ve been, so for
me that’s just where that is. We had a deadline; we had to get the record
finished before Sister gave birth. We managed it, but you know, I think that
things do suffer if you rush them, it was a definite rush job."
Renowned for being politically outspoken, Maxi considers his views more topical
then political, stating that he doesn’t believe politics are a force of change,
rather that it’s up to the attitudes of people changing. Quoting Maxi himself he’d
once said:
“The biggest problem that humanity faces is that individual people don’t know
who and what they are.”
By way of explanation he continues: “That’s exactly the truth, nothing more or
less than that. Don’t even talk to me about climate change, global warming or
any of the big issues, endangered species, that are facing the planet right now.
Because, while mankind can’t recognise himself, then there’s absolutely
nothing to be done in saving the planet. Mankind has to save himself first and
then realise that he is part of the environment; in fact, the environment wouldn’t
exist were there not life to put within it. That really is the equation.”
It is clearly a deep rooted belief for Maxi. “The joy that you get as a human being
from just giving your time to other human beings, is a joy that actually you can’t
get anywhere else.” Asked whether he feels he is doing this through his music
Maxi responds: “Yes, is the simple answer to that, and I think that the proof,
rather than being just my opinion, is the fact that here we are 10 years later, and
10 years older and I believe with all my heart that if two years from now, without
having put out a single record or a note of music, that if we were to announce a
tour, that within days the whole thing would be sold out. I think it’s because of
what people get from the experience of the ‘Faithless vibe’. When you go to a gig
and you are moved to just scream, throw your head back and throw your arms in
the air and just let go with joy, the reason is because you’re watching somebody
being creative right in front of you. And in the same way that somebody who’s in
a good mood stimulates your good mood, somebody who’s being creative right
in front of you stimulates your creativity, and creativity feels nice. It’s that that
makes you want to scream and throw your head back and go yeah!”
The Faithless live show is big on reputation, and they can certainly credit some
of their fans as having been 'collected', stray festival goers stumbling upon the
shows. Credited with an electrifying stage presence, what’s the secret? “We
work very hard on the music and on the presentation of the music. Quite a lot of
the songs that we do are very, very much, very heavily reworked from the album
version because we want to – well they’re two different arenas and we want to
try and use what works on stage. I mean, if it doesn’t work on stage, then
basically people are going to get bored. We work very, very hard to make sure
that the dynamics of each individual song, and then further than that, the
dynamic of the entire set, is powerful and strong and functional.”
At around this point a Ford Escort Mark I in racing colours flies past the vehicle
he’s a passenger of, and Maxi gushes with excitement. “God that was beautiful!
Did you see that?” A 'car freak' in his own words, Maxi races Porches for fun. Not
something that had immediately come to mind whilst talking for the past half
hour. Nevertheless, cars and all, Maxi is an astute, honest individual, and
before parting we speak briefly about the Bombs video, which had caused some
minor controversy (yet is worthy of a mention to all you MTVers as you may not
have seen it, and it is nothing short of superb), before descending into the
uselessness of politicians, the questionable reality of democracy in our day and
age, and then a minor reflection in a far from positive manner of celebrity based
media like Heat magazine (UK). Trip-hopper or not, there is plenty to soak up
from Maxi’s lyrics, and if nothing else this interview proved it’s all from the heart.
DC
Catch Faithless at the RED ROCK Festival on 5th July.
Thursday 5th July
Faithless
Keane
Kaiser Chiefs
Miaow Miaow
Raftside
Friday 6th July
Daft Punk
Placebo
Chris Cornell
H.I.M.
Howling Bells
Eternal Tango
Torpid
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remaining tracks could be any
other of a host of Luxembourgish bands, and is fairly
unremarkable. But never mind,
all in all this is fun, and worth
five euros of anybody’s money if
only for the first two tracks.
Doug Steen
afurnishedsoul
Soundtrack for a Sleepless
night
Soundtrack for a Sleepless
Night, is not a conventional
album nor, would I imagine, is it
meant to be. It’s more a kind of
therapy and political platform for
it’s creator Jeff Hemmer. At
times listening to it was like
being at a party, stuck in the
kitchen with a sociology student.
At least Black Sabbath used to
do this kind of apocalyptica, end
of world stuff with a sense of
humour and better guitar
playing, and Frankie Goes To
Hollywood with better tunes and
t-shirts. Political
lecturing/sloganeering with a bit
of pseudo-ominous guitar
playing and a drum machine
thrown in, does not a revolution
make. What it makes, in my
case, is a very bored listener. If I
wanted this I’d go to a Michael
Moore movie or stick on Fox
news. In short, not my cup of
tea.
Kilgore Trout
Hume
We are Hume
Torpid
Fraiseman
With ten years of history and
their fifth album just released,
Torpid are one of the longer
living rock bands in Luxembourg. Their new CD ‘Fraiseman’
has been nearly two years in the
making and shouldn’t
disappoint fans of Fugazi,
Primus and especially Shellac,
whose guitarist recorded the
three-piece in his Chicago
studio. Torpid sound as focused
and free as never before in their
long career. What seems a
contradiction feels quite natural
on ‘Fraiseman’ which starts with
two comparatively straight
tracks before revealing the
band’s more psychedelic face
on two longer songs. On two
instrumental interludes, Torpid
experiment with free jazz
elements as performed by noise
rockers. Undisputed highlights
are the concise rocker ‘Mucker’
and the freewheeling ten minute
epic ‘Btaw’. ‘Fraiseman’ is fifty
minutes of pained vocals,
angular guitar strumming, lyrical
bass lines and dynamic
drumming that not only feel
refreshingly intelligent but are
also mercifully far away from
current trends and hypes.
Pascal Thiel
Dudetown Records
Hume is a four-piece bunch of
part-time rockers from
‘Dudetown’ in Luxembourg. The
band has been around for about
six years. But enough bio
already, on to the record. Some
of you might remember the
scene from Roger Rabbit when
our hero is hiding from the evil
Judge Doom character. Doom
reveals that if you’re looking for
a ‘Toon’, they can’t resist
completing the old ‘Shave and a
Haircut’ jingle, normally
expressed in the familiar dah
dahdah dah dah…dah dah. Play
the first five notes/beats and
the temptation to complete it
would be more than any toon
could resist. Listening to the first
two tracks on Hume’s 7-track
debut, ‘We are Hume’, had a
similar effect on me. If opener
‘Welcome to Dudetown’, had me
twitching nervously, the follow
up track ‘Enemies are Friends’,
by the time it reached it’s
AC/DC-esque climax, had me
howling, ‘ANGUUUUUS’!!! Two
tracks guaranteed to bring any
secret AC/DC fan out of the
closet, taking the door with
them. Take a bow lads, the
short-trousered one would
approve. Ok, lyrically they’re no
great shakes. But there weren’t
many summer schools set up to
pour over ‘Big Balls’ and ‘Bad
Boy Boogie’ either. The riff’s the
thing. The other interesting song
on the album for me is the Oasis
meets Black Crows, ‘Coming
Home’, if only because it’s sung
in Luxembourgish, and surprise,
surprise it works. In fact it’s
probably lead singer Pierre
Back’s best vocal performance
on the disc. There may be a
lesson there. Most of the
12
Attack’, has just come out on
the German label Yonah. That in
itself is a bit of an oddity as
Yonah mostly deals with thrash
and metal, and The Zero Five
are anything but. In fact if
there’s an overall criticism, it’s
that the record could do with a
little more attitude, a little more
bite.
The terrain is familiar enough.
Though the band describe
themselves as having a British
indie pop sound, in my book
they owe a lot more to the 60’s
and 70’s. Why ‘Shark Attack’
was chosen as a single is a bit
of a mystery to me. It’s certainly
not the best song on the album,
nor would I say the most
commercial, if that was the
reason for picking it. It’s a kind
of goofy, bubblegum, beach pop
song, where you could imagine
the video for which would
feature members of the band
clowning around in pantomime
sailor outfits, with a rubber
shark. Standout tracks on the
album are the Byrdsy/Crosby,
Still, Nash and Young sounding,
‘Twelve One’, which has a nice
caustic guitar solo to offset the
sweet harmonies. European
Country Dream, an anti-protest,
protest song, which also has a
60’s feel about it, is definitely
worth a mention. Opening track
‘Slowdown’, which starts out all
Oasis, but becomes Fairport
Convention, is another strong
track. But head and shoulder
above them all, and the proof
that singer and chief songwriter
Richard Lindsay should be kept
an eye on, is the really quite
lovely, ‘You Again’. It’s a Roy
Orbison meets John Lennon,
Dear John song, and the best
thing on the album. Next single
perhaps? On the down side
there are just too many filler
tracks. ‘Baby one more time’, for
example, a kind of sub-Doors
bluesy run through, should have
been left on the hard disk. Still,
there’s enough here to warrant
a revisit.
Doug Steen
Scalpa
Decrassage Verbal
They might consider it ‘gangsta’,
it is certainly criminal; nothing
short of an aural assault of
gargantuan proportions. I’m
actually considering seeking
compensation!
Tess T. Call
Joe Koener of Luxembourg’s
Eternal Tango... Also part of the ‘Dudetown’
conspiracy to take over the musical
sensibilities of Luxembourg!
The song I wish I had written... Stairway to
Heaven or Smack My Bitch Up
The song I’m glad I didn’t write is... Ooops I
did it again!
Yonah Records
The Zero five are from Germany,
and their self titled debut
album, and single ‘Shark
My Top Ten Albums
Ben Andrews - Ara City Radio
Dj and budding film director.
www.myspace.com/benjandrews
Digitalism - Idealism
Cut Copy - Bright Like Neon
Love
Fujiya and Miyagi Transparent Things
Kings Of Leon - Because Of
The Times
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- Baby 81
Klaxons - Myths Of The Near
Future
Modest Mouse - We Were
Dead Before The Ship Even
Went Down
The Postal Service - Give Up
Reverend and The Makers Demos
The Presets - Beams
Another proposition of a slightly less corrupt nature is
Belgium’s Louisiana Dixie Band. They’re described in the
publicity as a ‘Touring Band’, which could mean a number of
things, but probably means they’ll be moving around on foot
whilst playing.
Other notable locals that UPFRONT recommends are Largo
featuring Gast Waltzing at the Neumünster stage 21h30 who
will be proceeded by the very active The Jeff Herr Corporation.
Also taking that stage later that evening (00h15) is David
Laborier, highly respected local jazz muscian [infact... David, I
think it was this time last year that we first met... images of
some wierd toast ‘thing’ at the Samur around dawn]. At the
Melusina you’ll find the Marc Demuth 4tet feat. Sofia Ribeiro
(20h30) and the highly regarded Sascha Ley 4tet (21h45). Also
check out Greg Lamy Quartet (20h30) at Brasserie Mansfeld.
The album I live my life by is... Alexis on
Fire, Crisis
The Zero Five
The Zero Five
“Now this ain't cutesy blues...this is testosterone driven, hard
hitting drinkin' and dancin' music and it certainly ain't nuthin' for
the underaged”... Lock up your daughters, well known
Franco/Belgian ladies men Stinky Lou and the Goon Mat and
Lord Bernardo are heading into town. This is the kind of all
drinking, rip roaring, pedal to the metal, primal boogie mayhem
that we all want, but seldom get. Latest album comes with the
tremulous title, ‘Fat Sausage for Dinner’, I kid you not. Find
them at the Cour Fond du Logement at the exit of the Grund
elevator tunnel at 20h, and then later at Liquid at 22h.
If I could stalk one rockstar it would be...
Dave (fellow ET Band Member)
If I could resurrect one rockstar it would
be... Kurt Cobain
My music rockstar death match opponent
would be... Slash
Best gig I ever saw was... Come Back Kid (in
Belgium)
If I could get one band to cover one song it
would be... Beating Heart Baby (Head
Automatica) by Eternal Tango
If I could wipe a music genre off the face of
the earth it would be... Ska
The first record I ever bought was...
Smashing Pumpkins, Melancholy
On my ipod/mp3/cd player right now is...
Aphex Twin, RJ D2
Over the years, I’ve seen my music taste...
liken screams, hating screams, finding song
The Luxembourg music scene is...
progressing
So there you have it, some wholesome as apple pie, well
scrubbed clean fun, rubbing shoulders with sulphurous, Old Nick
inspired, devils music. The Blues and Jazz Rallye in a nutshell.
DS/DC
Best of the Rest
Geeks Unite Fest
14 July | New Way
Local offerings, at this small local festival in Soleuvre, trying to
pass themselves off as Geeks are, and we’ve used the descriptions as supplied as they’re much better than anything we could
come up with, the following: (PS. Geek Level results were
achieved at by ‘Geek Level Analysis’, a robust mathematical
derivation arrived at by a carefully considered points system)
Mutiny On The Bounty; lux - melodic trickrock close to The Fall Of
Troy meets early At The Drive-In or as the flyer states ‘One Eyed
Butt Wiff... Respect’ (Geek Rating 7). Eternal Tango; lux - where'smy-comb-popcore (Geek Rating 5). Everwaiting Serenade;
skulls...graveyards...havoc and a suggestive ‘hands up pants
down’ (Geek Rating 2). La Fa Connected; melodic indie rock
similar to Mock Orange and similar ‘Senior Evergreens’ (Geek
Rating 8). Ensis; Nordic metalling (Geek Rating 5). Versus You;
whiskey abuse & powerlifting (Geek Rating 4). Miaow Miaow;
doglovers... sodomizing (Geek Rating 6). Drop The Curtain;
new-metal freshies, alternatively ‘Bonanza Alumni’ (Geek Rating 9).
Z-Town Massiv; Pimp-Hop, Blow Job Hip Hop (Geek Rating 4).
More info www.schalltot.lu.
E-Lake Festival
10-12 August | Echternach
Eskorzo
Would you believe me if I told you that Fujiya & Miyagi are
closet R Kelly fans? If nothing else we ‘outed’ them during our
interview with the trio who look set to fill dance floors around
the globe either in person or by means of digital playback.
Touring on the back of the latest release ‘Transparent Things’,
Steve Lewis, David Best and Matt Hainsby from Brighton (UK)
spoke candidly with UPFRONT about finally quitting the day
jobs, the long road to this release and why their live show
doesn’t suck!
You’re starting to enjoy success at this point, how has it been
getting to this point on the journey?
Matt
It feels quite natural really. We basically started about 8 years
ago. Things happen. It doesn’t feel like such a big deal because there’s
always something good coming along. My girlfriend says I should get
more excited. I’m like yeah, I am, and she’s like, well show it.
David But also, we’re sort of busy planning shows or the next
record. We don’t, you know, type our name in Google and see what
comes up. Obviously when we play shows, and there’s people there, I
can see if they like us or not. But I’m not monitoring what people are
saying about us, so I’m sort of unaware of how well it’s going, or how
badly. I don’t want to know. It’s all been really recent?
Matt
Yeah it feels like that. I know that you’ve been working a long
time on this album.
I read that you just gave up on your day jobs before going to
the US recently.
David Yeah, in February. That was obviously the best thing...
So the album ‘Transparent Things’, can you tell me about the
process, the development, how you decided its direction. [The
previous album was “mongy”]
David We’ve only just stumbled across it, really, it was more like
when we started playing live, we didn’t want to bore people, and first it
was just me and him.
I read that you thought that your live show sucked because it
was just two guys running a laptop.
David No, no, we were aware that that is what it could be. So we
were very adamant that we didn’t want that to happen, because that is
one of the worst things to watch. Unless you’ve got great visuals,
which we didn’t have. So when we started playing live, when we saw
people dance and stuff it was pretty good. And also when we first
started, we were really into electronica at that time, you know? And
Aphex Twin, which we still like. But before them, personally, I really
liked Bowie and more sort of, fun music, and soul. We had the sounds
but we didn’t have the songs, so we decided to make some songs up
to go with the sounds, and speed it up a bit, and voila, here we are.
The recording period for this album has been quite long, hasn’t
it? Because you released Collarbone in 2005.
David Yeah, but in terms of days, probably not, because we were
working fulltime.
Matt
So it really took hours.
David Really quick but it was just stretched over 5 years. But in that
time before Matt joined, we worked with two other guys and we played
some shows with them. That kinda took us on a little bit of a tangent,
and then they left and then Matt joined. But me and him were just
sitting around thinking, “Why is nothing happening? Oh, we haven’t
released a record in five years, that’s what.”
Were you never tempted at any stage just to get the sack and
work on the music while on the dole for six weeks or whatever?
David I’ve been on the dole before. I did more when I worked for
Fujiya & Miyagi than I did when I was on the dole. It’s all right, (but) all
your mates are working, you’ve got no money…
In the UK it’s terrible, I think.
David Yeah, I did it for about a year but it didn’t really help us.
For me, the album you have now is more accessible to a wider
audience. Was that on purpose?
David No.
It was just a natural progression?
David Yeah, I think we got better at writing songs. Or we decided
we wanted to write songs rather than mumblings over bleeps.
Matt
I think it’s the nature of the songs, the songs have got
choruses.
David But no, it obviously wasn’t deliberate, I think if you try and
make something palatable you’re gonna sound rubbish and no one’s
gonna like it. So it was a bit of a shock, God people like us, that sort
of thing.
What about your fans from your previous albums?
David All five of them? They’re fine with it.
Matt
Yeah, they’re still there.
David Besides what’s the point of doing the same thing again, do
you know what I mean? It’s not like oh this isn’t working, what shall we
do? It’s a long period in between the first and the second, hopefully the
next one won’t sound like this one.
So you mention Can, Aphex Twin, David Bowie, Roxy Music,
Iggy Pop and the Stooges. What influences from the current
day would you include?
David Personally not a lot. I think more production-wise, maybe
Steve’s more influenced by hip-hop or house records, how they sound.
I try to write new music. The only new music I really like is Joanna
Newsome and Smog and stuff I don’t feel any kinship with, say,
groups. I like old stuff like Serge Gainsbourg and Can, it just sounds
better to me. You get a bit jaded because you think, oh, I’ve heard that
before. I mean, I can’t remember the last time I heard something new
and I thought, wow!
Steve Actually, we played with a band called Au Revoir Simone in
America, and we liked the record before we played with them. Then we
played with them and we watched them every night, they sounded
amazing. So that’s quite special. And there’s a band called Half Cousin
on Gronland Records.
David I really like Emperor Machine. I really like that kinda stuff, the
dance floor stuff. But I’ve started to get more into songs now as well.
Although we keep the electronics going, we’re all quite into songs now.
What about dodgy stuff? Do you listen to dodgy stuff and say,
actually, I could take that and make that...? Something like
Britney Spears?
Matt
She’s doing all right on her own actually.
David I dunno. I like pop songs. I like R Kelly ‘Trapped in the Closet’.
You know that album? Oh you’ve got to, it’s the most amazing – it’s the
shittest - and the most amazing album ever. It’s a whole concept
album. Get R Kelly ‘Trapped in the Closet,’ there’s ten songs, all exactly
the same. And it’s just the story about how he gets trapped in the
closet with this woman. He goes back and then her husband walks in,
and then he goes back to his wife’s house and there’s a dwarf there,
because the dwarf’s doing his wife, it’s amazing.
Matt
The dwarf’s hiding in the kitchen cupboard, there’s many
layers to this.
David You’ve gotta listen to this. He opens up the cupboard and he
goes “there’s a midget, midget, midget,” you know that R&B thing.
Matt
It’s a rap opera.
David So that’s pretty cool. We couldn’t have done that any better
than him probably.
Or any worse.
David Oh yeah. It’s amazing. But yeah, I dunno, I like the songs, I
wouldn’t call them dodgy but there’s some R&B and pop songs that
come out every now and again, like that ‘Crazy in Love’ by Beyonce a
few years ago. That’s easily the best song of the year. So we’re not
really snobby and they don’t have to be German for us to like them.
How do the live shows differ from your recorded material?
David I think it’s probably more dynamic, because we’re quite
stripped down, obviously we all get a little bit bored and we want to do
different things.
Steve
We all sing – or whisper – so that gives it dynamics.
David
We haven’t got a drummer.
Matt
Like the Temptations with instruments.
David
Yeah.
Steve
Are we?
David No, we’re not. We’ve got really bad dancing. But, I dunno, we
like it. We don’t just stand there like scared rabbits.
Matt
Playing lots of gigs recently improves stuff as well.
Have you had any bad gigs?
David Oh lots.
Steve
Yeah, always.
Any weird moments with the audience?
Matt
We have a fantastic fan who sings in New York, he’s always
at the front dancing and kind of miming the lyrics.
Steve
He wears white lycra shorts and a headband.
So have you got any famous fans that you know of?
Steve No. A bit disappointed really.
David
Has anyone contacted you?
Steve
I received an email from – I don’t know – Kevin Rhodes.
David No, you want someone like Dale Winton [UK TV personality]
to like you or someone really odd.
Or Julian Clarey!
David Julian Clarey, yeah.
Maybe you’ve got closet fans.
Steve Yeah, trapped in the closet.
Did you send R Kelly a CD?
David No.
Steve
He should’ve bought one, he’s got enough money.
David
Yeah. Like the great R Kelly knows who we are.
So what’s next for you guys, just to wrap up?
Steve UK tour. We get back to Brighton tomorrow and Tuesday
we’ve got a two week UK tour starting in Cardiff.
Are you doing any festivals?
David Yeah, we’re playing a festival in September in the Isle of
Wight, Electric Picnic in Ireland, with Jarvis Crocker and Beastie Boys
playing there, Bijork as well. Playing a few, Secret Garden in
Huntingdon, near Cambridge, Bloom, Route de Rock in France,
Leicester, we’re doing a lot basically. Plus one in London, Lovebox. We
play the same day as Sly
and the Family Stone. Which is pretty
good, I reckon. Whether he turns up or not, I’m not sure.
And next? Are you writing at the moment?
Steve Yeah, just been doing that the last couple of weeks actually.
We try and fit it in through the summer, but we probably won’t have it
finished until January/February. We’re going to stop gigging
completely and then concentrate on doing it.
David We’re going to get it done as soon as we can. We’re about
half way through.
While your waiting for the new release get your hands on a
copy of ‘Transparent Things’ it is OUT NOW!!!
www.fujiya-miyagi.co.uk
The E-Lake Festival was originally conceived, back in 1983, as a
reaction to the paucity of local events for young people. Every
year since, members of Echternach Youth Club have staged a
music festival which has grown in sophistication and ambition year
on year. Following on from a tradition established in 1996, the
three day festival will begin on Friday with live concerts, followed
by a 12 hour marathon of House and Techno music on Saturday
(no details about DJ‘s was available at the time of going to press)
and winding up on the Sunday with a disco until 1am. So the band
line-up at time of going to press reads as follows:
Mutiny on the Bounty
Friday 10th August
Boundzound; a German hip-hop/R&B act, is the side project for
Demba, front man of Berlin band SEEED. Although getting the
project off the ground has taken some time due to SEEED
commitments, Boundzound finally materialised and have just
released their first single ‘Louder’, taken from their self-titled debut
album, out now on Universal. It’s been tipped by more than one
German Journalist as a possible summer hit. So if bling’s your
thing, this should be well worth checking out.
Northern Lite; is a pop/electro/rock band from Erfurt in Germany.
It’s been said that they sound similar to bands like Fischerspooner
or Death in Vegas having both rock and electro influences. Their
latest album, last years, ‘Unisex’ on Island/Universal, is their fifth
since the band was formed way back in 1997. During that time
the band’s sound has developed and changed over the years,
more recently taking on a more guitar based edge, and was
described by one journalist as ‘the most infectious, independent
and original electronic/pop music I have ever heard’.
Did I mention, by the way, that the entire festival is FREE.
DS
Fujiya & Miyagi
Special Exhibition
Summer smorgasbord
There are so many musical events to choose from at the moment, each with
their own musical bias. There is this year’s Rock-A-Field which had a great
line-up, Red Rock Festival (not the one in Milano), Rock Um Kneudler, the
Blues ‘n Jazz Rallye, the OMNI Festival and the e-Lake Festival (get out yer
dentist drills!).
Summer al fresco has never looked so hot in Lux. Even though I no longer want
to spend 48 hours on a mountain top in Wales in a pair of white bell-bottoms
raving like mad until I realise the damp has seeped up to my arm pits, now is not
the time to stop going to festivals.
The problem is that, as you get older, you have less patience for other people’s
music and Ozric Tentacles doesn’t sound quite so good unless you are totally
mashed. I can’t sleep in a tent, pretend mud is fun or use stinky port-a-toilets.
What people like me need is a tailor-made festival.
Oh God you’re thinking, what a middle aged bore! I promise you, I’m far from
reaching the stage where I only go to festivals with a Decadence of Rome theme. I
have yet to be busted on Youtube stumbling around sporting Veuve Clicquot
sponsored Ugg boots, Jacques Dessange rasta braids daring anyone to pry my
Clinique ‘Glastonbury emergency facial kit’ out of my cold dead hands. I do rather
fancy the idea of partying in a silken sultan’s tent with the scent of essential oils
wafting across the breeze (far from the plebeian poo). I can still rough it with the
right ‘motivation’. And if all else fails…there is the back stage pass option (hint
hint!)
Like the Desert Island Disc game, let’s play the Grand Duchy Festival Game. You
can list up to ten bands or performers who, if you saw them all in one concert,
you could die happily with a mint sakatini (my new favourite tipple) in your hand.
I’m going to give Daisypalooza a little more thought before I confirm my
fantasy line-up in writing. However, some of the acts at the Werchter Festival Rufus Wainright, LCD Sound System, Artic Monkeys, The Chemical Brothers,
Peter Gabriel and Kings of Leon - extracted from the rest of the line-up, pretty
much reflect my taste.
If you threw David Bowie in at the end of the weekend and gave me two free
tickets to see Aerosmith in concert in Vegas, I think we’d have a winner.
Me love you long time,
Daisy
p.s. Design your own open air festival! Send your dream line-up to the new web
site at www.upfrontlistings.com
14
Luxembourg Ville
2 April - 30 July
ParaDies - Jardins temporaires jardins virtuels
Rotonde, 62 rue de Bonnevoie, 26
62 20 07, 11h-19h,
7 April-30 July: ‘Temporary gardens
in Bonnevoie’. Temporary gardens,
virtual gardens, gardens for
travelling, and gardens of the senses
comprise the multi-disciplinary
ParaDies project. The temporary
gardens will be laid out throughout
the Bonnevoie neighbourhood.
Students will set up virtual gardens
in Rotunda2 using new technologies.
The gardens for travelling will tell
the story of plants and well-known
scientists from the botanical gardens
of the Greater Region. The gardens
of the senses will comprise six
workshops under the direction of
professional artists: an olfactory
workshop, a creative writing
workshop, a musical promenade,
a culinary menu, choreography,
and woodcarving to make a giant
beehive.
28 April - 29 September
Les citadelles du feu
Münster, 26 20 52 1, FREE,
The various sites in the Greater
Region which were fortified by
Vauban will be the scene of a ‘fire
and music’ spectacle which will
encourage the public to (re)discover
these historic locations. The goal
is not so much to celebrate these
monuments and the warlike past
they conjure up, but to transform
them into something more
imaginative, poetic, and artistic, at
once contemporary and universal,
open to all.
28 April - 2 December
Trans(ient) City - Urban Lab
Halle de Hollerich, 1 rue de
Hollerich Luxembourg,
The first of three projects in Hou
Hanru’s Trans(ient) City programme.
Urban Lab is a permanent research
laboratory in urban history, shaping
the potential future of Luxembourg.
Throughout 2007, schools of
architecture and internationally
acclaimed architects and urban
planners from across Europe will be
invited to work on the project.
6 June-3 July
North South East West (NSEW)
Résidence de l’Ambassade
Britannique, 16 boulevard
Roosevelt, Mon-Sat 14h-19h
The NSEW touring photography
exhibition forms part of the
British Council’s international
8 July
Fête des Ateliers des Cultures
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 12h, FREE,
Students from the Technique
d’Esch-sur-Alzette, du Lycée Nic
Biever de Dudelange, du Lycée
Mathias Adam de Differdange and
the Lycée Technique de Bonnevoie
share a series of workshops centred
on cultures from the south including
Africa, India, Vietnam and Latin
American.
20 July
WaZiRo
Place d’Armes, Centre Ville, 16h,
FREE,
18 young people from Luxembourg
and Romania, aged from 16 to 25,
worked in a circus during the Easter
holidays. They began or continued
the study of various techniques and
disciplines (acrobatics, juggling,
clowning, performance, music) in
preparation for creating a piece
of street theatre on the subject of
migration / movement, presented
here today. More info 40 45 15 or
www.zaltimbanq.lu.
23 July - 11 August
Crazy Cinématographe
Schueberfouer, Glacis , 22 28 09,
A travelling cinema in a circus
tent brings new life to a traditional
fairground attraction. There will
be themed screenings and old
shorts that have retained their thrill.
Pedlars, and musicians will sweep
visitors into the festivities of Crazy
Cinématographe for zany, outlandish
cinematic experiences. It’s a dive
into a phantasmagorical, burlesque
world with outrageous freak shows,
and when night falls, a discovery of
erotic fantasies.
21 April - 22 July
Kinderarbeit, einst und jetzt
Site de Belval, 12 avenue des
hauts fourneaux, Esch-sur-Alzette,
26 88 20 07, Adults €5, Reduced
Tariff €2.50,
The project, instituted by the
organisation ‘Aide à l’enfance de
l’Inde ASBL’, has two components.
The first is an exhibition on the
subject of child labour, organised by
‘Terre des Hommes Allemagne’ and
the Osnabrück Museum of Industrial
Culture. The second part, composed
of workshops related to the
exhibition, is specifically for young
people, including schoolchildren
and teenage groups. The project
is a reflection on the history of the
relationship between children and
work in various societies, including
questions of the normality of child
labour, exploitation, and the law.
It takes stock of the situation as it
existed up until the mid-twentieth
century.
Luxembourg North
9 June-9 September
Sculptures & Landscapes
Golf and Country Club, Am Lahr,
Christnach , 87 83 83, 10h - 18h
Mon-Sun, FREE,
Exhibition of sculptures throughout
the 18 hole golf course. Nine artists
from the Greater Region: Jean-Paul
Deller, Djack, Alexandre Forceille,
Yvette Gastauer-Claire, Sylva
Hanuise, Liliane Heidelberger,
Florence Hoffmann, Anne-Sophie
Morelle, Rose-Marie Warzée exhibit
their various works made out of
bronze, steel and various types of
stone. More info www.tempera.lu
28 July - 29 July
Anno Domini 1407
Vieille ville, Marché-aux-Poissons,
Centre Ville, 22 28 09, FREE,
Medieval festival in the old town
with a medieval market, craftsmen,
troubadours, street animations,
games for children, a medieval
parade and musicians.
1 July
Art Echo
Château de Clervaux, Montée
du Château, Clervaux, 92 96 57,
13h30 & 15h30, FREE
Art Echoes are short performance
pieces echoing art through words,
movement and music. This the 2nd
such performance (Art Echo1 took
place in Casino Luxembourg-Forum
d’art contemporain in 2005), and
draws inspiration from the Edward
Steichen photo exhibit ‘The Family
of Man’. Art Echo is a collaborative
project from the Creative Writing
Club Luxembourg, the New
World Theatre Club and Voices
International.
11 August
Streeta(rt)nimation
Summer in the City, Centre Ville, 22
28 09, 11h- 22h30, FREE,
Street theatre for the whole family!
The public squares and the
pedestrian zone of the city centre
2 July – 23 July
World Press Photo
Château de Clervaux, Montée du
Château, Clervaux, 92 96 57, 10h18h, Adults €4.50, Concessions
€2.50
Every year following the World
21 July - 22 July
International Comic Festival
Halle Sportif Contern, 35 95 76,
14th Edition of the International
Comic Festival with exhibitions,
workshops, presentations and this
year a special 20th anniversary
celebration of Superjhemp. More
info www.bdcontern.lu
26 July - 30 July
World Balloon Trophy,
Luxgsm Trophy, Echternach, www.
luxgsm-trophy.lu
International Hot Air Balloon
Competition. Since 1996 and
now considered the warm-up
event before the continental and
intercontinental championships.
Event has plenty of attractions for
families and children. Nightglow
event 29th.
4 August-12 August
Festival Médiéval 2007
Château de Vianden, Vianden, 83
41 08-1, 10h-19h,
Assortment of activities and
displays in the castle grounds. A
re-enactment of medieval life with
knights, combat displays, magicians,
jugglers, dance and various other
entertainment.
Luxembourg Moselle
28 July - 29 July
‘Welleschter Kirmes’
Wellenstein, Moselle, 23 69 98 58
Folklore festival in this typical
Moselle village. Games, concert,
dancing, local gastronomic
specialities, exhibition. More info
www.siw.lu
15 August
Léiffrawëschdag
Greiweldenger Leit, 2 Klappegaas,
Greiveldange, 23 66 91 94
Folklore festival. Work and play
of yesteryear, Luxembourg food,
national and international folklore in
the village streets, sale of regional
products.
Fair
Luxembourg Ville
23 August - 11 September
Schueberfouer
Summer in the City, Glacis, Centre
Ville, 22 28 09,
Large fun fair on Glacis Square,
founded in 1340 by John The Blind,
Count of Luxembourg, King of
Bohemia. Every year, thousands
enjoy the thrills, family outings and
first-rate [after you’ve drunk dry the
Bofferding tent] entertainment. More
info www.schueberfouer.lu
Market
Luxembourg Ville
7 July, 4 August & 1 September
Konscht am Gronn
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 7th Jul 12h-
Until 3 December
Jardins Nomades
Rotonde1, 62 rue de Bonnevoie,
Luxembourg Ville,
Samuel Rousseau, contemporary
art. More info 49 48 481
11 May-31 July
Claude Schmitz
Galerie Orfeo, 28 rue des
Capucins, 22 23 25, 18h, FREE,
Jewellery by Claude Schmitz and
photography by Marc Wilwert.
21 May – 16 September
L’élan artistique “Du tableau noir
à l’oeuvre d’art”
Galerie d’Art contemporain “Am
Tunnel”, 16 rue Zithe, Mon-Fri
9h30-17h30, Sun 14h-18h, FREE
An exhibition of work done by pupils
from school. For the first time,
artwork done in art classes will be
exhibited on a grand scale. The “am
tunnel” gallery is being converted
into an cave for the occasion, and
will symbolise the path through life.
The space is divided into rooms,
each of which has a theme. The
teenagers tackled the subjects of
love, friendship, family, money,
integration, violence, school,
pastimes, dreams, etc.
24 May - 28 July
Wawrzyniec Tokarski &
Yoshitaka Amano
Galerie Alimentation Générale Art
Contemporain, 4 rue Wiltheim, 26
19 05 55, Tue-Sat 11h-18h, FREE,
The work of Polish artist Wawrzyniec
Tokarski is characterised by an
association of various images
resulting from the media or video
games, coupled with a world
of signs, symbols and slogans.
Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano in
contrast is a star of Japanese comic
strip for many years and creates
characters of science fiction clashing
in ancestral fight of good and evil.
15 June-10 July
Les ‘Quinze-Dix’ de la
Bibliothèque nationale de
Luxembourg
Bibliothèque Nationale de
Luxembourg, 37 boulevard F.D.
Roosevelt, Tue-Fri 10h30-18h30,
Sat 09h-12h
The project consists in a series of
12 exhibitions devoted to unknown
or insufficiently renowned treasures
of the National Library, which will
be presented all along the year.
Thus, they will offer to (re)discover
the most beautiful artists’ books,
posters, engravings or periodicals
kept in the National Library, as well
as humanists from the Greater
Region or Luxemburgish composers.
17 June-31 August
Péché de gourmandise, question
de survie...
Galerie Frank Gerlitzki, 25 rue
Pierre Krier, 621 739 642, Tue-Fri
14h-19h, Sat 14h-17h, FREE,
Installation by Martine Deny.
18 June-21 July
‘Focus periphery’ A European
cross country project.
Galerie Clairefontaine, ESPACE 1,
7 place de Clairefontaine. ESPACE
2, 21 rue du St-Esprit. Tue-Fri
14hh30-18h30. Sat 10h-12h & 14h17h, FREE
With Hubertus von Amelunxen,
Olivo Barbieri, Peter Bialobrzeski,
Stéphane Couturier, Klaus Honnef…
21 June - 9 September
Douleur Exquise. Sophie Calle
Rotunda 1, 62 rue de Bonnevoie
Luxembourg , 26 88 20 07, TueSun 11h-19h, Thu 11h-21h, Adults
€6, Concessions €3/€5,
Sophie Calle and Frank Gehry,
longtime friends, will present their
largest cooperative project to date.
An exhibition of Calle’s poignant
ART ECHO
Captured
pressed steam and dreams
Sat 9h-12h
of the National Library, which will be
presented all along the year.
Luxembourg South
28 April - 28 October
Retour de Babel
Aciérie, Dudelange, route de
Thionville, Dudelange,
Taking a look at the legend of Babel,
with its melting pot of languages,
this important exhibition focuses
on the relevance of immigration in
today’s world, from a social, cultural
and economic point of view. We are
taken back in time to the middle of
the 18th century to witness individual
stories of immigration in our region.
The large venue will hold musical,
folklore and audiovisual shows.
Luxembourg North
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22 June - 8 July
The State of the World
Grand Théâtre, Rond-point
Schuman Luxembourg, 47 96 39
00, 10h-17h, FREE,
Moments that changed the world,
trends that touched our lives,
challenges that will shape the
future. No century was trumpeted,
advertised, analysed and more
anticipated then the 21st. Few
people have been better placed to
chronicle the key events and the
trends of the opening of the new
century than the photographers and
reporters of Reuters. State of the
World is a photographic exhibition of
these moments.
Luxembourg Ville
spectre of destruction
movement which appears moment becomes a life
ART ECHO loose inch by aching inch
ART ECHO conflict with intelligent design
smell your intellectualism ART ECHO
a loaded revolver surrenderin’ your guns
8 June-5 August
Eugeen Van Mieghem
Larochette Castle, Créhange
House, Larochette , 83 74 97, €4,
Exposition of Flemish artist Eugeen
Van Mieghem. Under the topic of the
migration of Luxembourg towards
America through Antwerp.
fort
1 July
Canada Day Celebrations
Camping Auf Kengert, 83 74 97,
11h-9h, Adults €10, Children €2,
Day of activities organised by the
The Canada Club of Luxembourg.
More info 31 64 43. Camping
possible www.kengert.lu.
19 July - 22 July
Art in Beaufort
Château de Beaufort, Beaufort, 83
60 02,
Painting, Sculpture, Lithographs
and Photography with a line up
of Jazz and Rock in the Castle;
Sascha Ley & Band, Rudi Schubert,
Benno-Raabe-Trio, « minor 7 »,
Maxime Bender Group, Saxitude,
Greg Lamy Quartet, Ernie Hammes,
Frame of Mind, Clanrock, Holy
National Victims. More info www.
artinbeaufort.lu.
Gallery Temporary Exhibition
cry echos
Luxembourg North
21 April - 28 October
All We Need
Site de Belval, 12 avenue des
hauts fourneaux Esch-sur-Alzette,
26 88 20 07, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat,
Sun 11-19h. Thu 11-21h. Tue,
Wed, Thu, Fri 9-12h on request for
classes. Closed Monday, €6/€5/€3,
Human needs are the same
everywhere, but the way in which
they are met differs according to
cultural backgrounds and standards
of living. We generally try to
satisfy our needs with a plethora
of products, paying scarcely any
attention to the rights of others.
Behind these products, however,
hide stories of limited resources
and unfair trade, as well as critical
thresholds, when overabundance of
goods goes against any well-being
and quality of life. ALL WE NEED
offers anti-concepts, thoughtprovoking impulses and even certain
responses to the question for a
fulfilled life – not an ascetic one but
a life carried by the idea of global
fairness and the knowledge that
there is only one earth.
23h, 4th Aug & 1st Sep 10h-18h.
Art Market in the Grund. Discover
new artists and original works.
revolving dizzily get married on the expressway
ART ECHO never ending visions
fingerprints ART ECHO
package our spirit leavingremoved
from your equator.
Festival
Esch
Press Photo Contest, the winning
images go on show. The exhibition
is a showcase for creativity in
photojournalism and a platform for
developments in the profession,
part of World Press Photo’s aim of
encouraging and stimulating the
work of press photographers around
the world. The tour program takes in
over 80 cities worldwide and is still
expanding.
human fate is frail
When did I become such a wimp? I used to be so hard core! Atelier should be
commended for their effort and are hardly responsible for the weather. I got
puked on at an Alice Cooper concert in my 20s and I still remember it as a top
evening. Besides there was booze at Rock-a-Field…???
become an open air stage for
street artists: mimes, clowns, stilts,
acrobats, jugglers, musicians and
tumblers will take you to a coloured
fantasy world of poetry and comedy.
More info www.streetartnimation.lu
Thousands of bastards
Tailor made alfresco festivals for the aging raver
I just happened to be in Roeser last year for the 1st edition of Rock-a-Field. I
escorted my two teenaged nephews on a steamy summer afternoon feeling
rather hip. When the hail came down and my nephews refused to leave despite
being caked in mud up to our eyeballs, I vowed that I was too old for an outdoor
festival.
ZeroCarbonCity campaign launched
in 2005 in collaboration with The
Climate Group and Magnum
Photographic Agency. This project
is designed to spell out the effects
of climate change on the lives
of ordinary people, as the title
suggests, north, south, east and
west. The idea is to raise awareness
and create concern as well as look
at people; the faces and voices
that are making a difference to
our changing climate. Ten of the
world’s top photographers from
Magnum Photographic Agency were
commissioned to capture images
from ten diverse countries around
the world to illustrate the impact of
climate change and at the same time
to chronicle the range of solutions
to reduce carbon emissions in
communities from the north, south,
east and west of the globe.
More info www.britishcouncil.org/
zerocarboncity-northsoutheastwestproject.htm
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Daisypalooza
Every Wednesday
Mudam Playlist
MUDAM, 3 Park Dräi Eechelen,
Luxembourg Ville, 45 37 85-1,
18h-20h
The public will discover musical
selections that music lovers will have
previously proposed to the museum
and which will be played in the area
under the glass canopy of the cafe,
in the presence of the evening’s
DJ. The selections will be put to
an international jury composed of
professionals and the winner will
see their playlist produced and
distributed under the Mudam Playlist
label. Anybody who is interested
in participating in the competition
is invited to submit their musical
selection of a length of 80 minutes
in mp3 format. More info playlist@
mudam.lu
treacle sweet exhibit
FRANCE
Art Echo
Family of Man | 1 July
The first Art Echo was staged in the Casino Luxembourg-Forum d’art contemporain, in
response to the exhibition ‘Cantos and Recidive’ back in March 19-20th, 2005. The response
was so enthusiastic--and the process so inspirational for the participants--that the invitation to
create another ‘Echo’ has creatively energised all those involved. Art Echo 2 is a reaction to
the works at the highly considered Family of Man Exhibit in Clervaux.
The writers involved spent time with the Edward Steichen photo collection and created
response in the form of prose, poems, stories and songs. These have then been shaped
into individual performances through movement, music and theatrical elements during what
becomes an Art Echo Tour. This offers further invitation for additional response and
reaction. The creative alchemy that results becomes a new art form in itself. An
ever-resounding Art Echo.
More info www.creativewritingclub.com
narrative of loss and love, Exquisite
Pain, in a specially designed
installation by Gehry.
30 June - 2 September
Rêve de pierre
Münster , 26 20 52 1, Mon-Sun
11h-18h, FREE,
Exhibition-performance-concert. In
part an audio experiment within the
exhibition of sculptures by Arthur
Schneiter.
7 July-29 July
Luxembourg Reflections
Münster, 26 20 52 1, Mon-Sun 11h18h, FREE,
Photographs from Robin Jensen a
professional photographer based
in Belgium. This exhibition is an
innovative look at reflections.
Traditionally, reflections have been
used to enhance photographs, but
have rarely been given centre stage:
they are always upside down, often
incomplete, and their own inherent
grace ignored. Jensen captures
different effects by manipulating
the quality of the light, according to
the seasons, and the movement of
the water. Water has always held
a fascination for the photographer.
It is a synonym of life, of purity, of
dynamics; water constantly changes.
7 July - 2 September
Capricci
Contemporain, 41 rue Notre Dame
Luxembourg Ville, 22 50 45, Mon,
Wed, Fri 11h-19h. Thu 11h-20h.
Sat-Sun 11h-18, Adults €4,
Concessions €3,
This exhibition centres around the
idea of geographies. Charts, objects
and figures representing everyday
life. The rooms of the Casino will be
transformed into small cabinets of
curiosity.
Welcome to Our Neighbourhood
Contemporain, 41 rue Notre Dame
Luxembourg Ville, 22 50 45, Mon,
Wed, Fri 11h-19h. Thu 11h-20h.
Sat-Sun 11h-18, Adults €4,
Concessions €3,
Exhibition of contemporary art from
Francis Berrar, Jean-Marie Biwer,
Frédéric Coché, Damien Deroubaix,
Shila Khatami and Volker Sieben.
Continuum
Espace Paul Wurth, 1 rue de
l’acierie, Tue-Fri 14h-19h, Sat 11h21h, Sun 14h-19h, €2/€3/€4,
Either urban, narrative, symbolical
or poetical, space is at the heart of
Continuum. The exhibition shows a
variety of video works, photographs
and objects, but it also deserves
a wide space to multimedia and
interactive installations, thus taking
the visitor into an experience
which aims at creating exchange
relationships with the young artists
exhibited. Artists: Etienne Boulanger,
Dominique Cunin, collectif_fact,
Harold Guérin, Daniela Krajcova,
Mayumi Okura, Aïda Salahovic, Eric
Schockmel, François Schulz, Marc
Scozzai.
16 July - 10 August
Luxemburgish composers in the
National Library
Sat 9h-12h
of the National Library, which will be
presented all along the year.
5 August-26 August
La photographie d’Orizont/Sibiu
Münster, 26 20 52 1, Mon-Sun 11h18h, FREE,
Daniel Baltat and Marcel Baciu, two
Romanian photographers.
16 August - 10 September
The National Library
Luxemburgish Periodicals
21 March-15 August
Exposition Grandville (18031847)
Château de Malbrouck, Manderen ,
+33 (0)3 82 82 42 92,
The Château de Malbrouck in
Manderen presents a selection
of works by GRANDVILLE
(about 30 illustrations and 10
handworks) connected with the topic
‘Merveilleux’. The pieces are lent by
the Musée des Beaux Arts of Nancy
and the Bibliothèque Municipale of
Nancy.
22 June-22 September
Virtual Residency
Faux Mouvement - Centre d’Art
Contemporain, 4 rue du Change
Metz , +33 (0)3 87 37 38 29, 14h 19h Tue-Sat, FREE,
The dramatic European
transformation processes of the last
fifteen years have been the catalyst
for the multimedia and exhibition
project the Virtual Residency of the
media artists Monika Bohr, Claudia
Brieske, Leslie Huppert and Gertrud
Riethmüller. The project group
is calling on artists worldwide to
participate in a virtual ‘migration’.
The project initiates a creative transit
of images, motives and concepts
through the World Wide Web to real
exhibition venues in Europe. More
info www.virtual-residency.net
A l’Horizon de Shangri-La
Fonds Régional D’art
Contemporain, 1 Rue Des
Trinitaires Metz, +31 (0)3 87 74
20 02, Wed-Sun 12h-19h, Thu
14h-21h
Land of the rising sun and the
Great Wall of China. There is much
adventure and mystic surrounding
this ancient country a look into this
world through artists Hamish Fulton,
Su-Mei Tse Et Qin Ga, Qiu Zhiije,
Xu Zhen, Kimsooja, Marco Godinho,
Laurent Tixador & Abraham
Poincheval
Museum Temporary Exhibition
Luxembourg Ville
24 March - 21 October
Attention, tsiganes ! Histoire
d’un malentendu
Musée d’Histoire de la Ville de
Luxembourg, 14 rue du St-Esprit,
47 96 30 61, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat,
Sun 10h-18h, Thu 10h-20h, Closed
Monday. Adults €7, Reduced Tariff
€3.70/€2.40,
Elusive and little known, Tziganes
or Gypsies evoke many confused
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feelings: fear, fascination... The
conditions of their appearance in
Europe, their ancestry and culture,
their beliefs and day-to-day lives,
how they appear (or don’t) in
history, all create a place for them
in our society as the ‘Others’. The
identity that we give them is full of
prejudice and stereotyping, which
is characteristic of how we classify
cultures alien to us. Through a series
of original objects from everyday
life, documents and archives, works
of art and films, we discover the
world of the Tzigane, complete with
interactive media. The theme of
‘Migration’ is the main topic of the
European Capital of Culture 2007.
25 May-8 April
Nature Without Borders
Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle,
25 rue Münster, 46 22 33 -1, TueSat 10h-18h, Adults €4, Children,
Reduced Tarif €3.50.
The diversity of nature concerning
its fauna and flora is enormous,
its geological history dramatic, its
relevance for mankind very specific.
The nature of the greater region
do not have to be afraid of being
compared to the most beautiful
places in the world such as the
Grand Canyon, the plains of Canada
and Provence. The exhibition
‘Nature Without Borders’ shall be a
guidepost to the amenities, but also
to the surprises that nature can offer
us in close proximity.
25 May - 24 September
Tomorrow Now
45 37 85 1, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat,
Sun 10h-18h. Wed 11h-20h. Tue
closed., Adults €5, Reduced Tariff
€3, <18 FREE,
Conceived by Alexandra Midal and
Björn Dahlström in collaboration
with Mathieu Lehanneur, ‘Tomorrow
Now - when design meets science
fiction’ investigates the subject of
science-fiction not merely associated
with the omnipotence of anticipation
and futuristic predictions, but in its
coincidence with the emergence
of furniture design discipline.
The exhibition, homage to Hugo
Gernsback, inventor and science
fiction writer, explores decoration
elements as well as design itself, the
standard products and conceptual
architecture, the most contemporary
forms in art as well as the most
daring innovations in design.
7 July - 19 August
Kutter et l’expressionisme
européen
Musée National d’Histoire et d’Art,
Marché-aux-Poissons, 47 93 30-1,
Tue-Sun 10h-17h, Adults €5,
Concessions €3,
This exhibition will focus on one of
Luxembourg’s greatest artist, Joseph
Kutter (1894-1941), in the context of
European expressionism, comparing
Kutter’s work with that of other artists
and thus highlighting the uniqueness
and originality of his art.
Bloom!
MUDAM, 3 Park Dräi Eechelen, 45
37 85 1, Thu-Mon 11h-18h, Wed
11h-20h, Adults €5, Concessions
€3
Experiments in colour photography
by Edward Steichen a unique
presentation of previously
unpublished photographs by the
renowned photographer Edward
Steichen. The exhibition illustrates
a little-known aspect of his work
relating to the theme of man-made
creation.
Place of Interest
Luxembourg Ville
Abbaye de Neumünster
28 rue Münster, 26 20 52 1, 11h to
18h, FREE,
The old Altmünster Benedictine
abbey was devastated in 1542 so
that the Benedictine monks built a
new abbey church in the suburb of
Grund. The Neumünster Abbey consisted of a church and 4 wings en-
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closing an inner courtyard. At the end
of the 18th century, after the French
Revolution authorities expropriated
the Church of Saint John, the abbey
was altered so as to house a military
hospital which functioned until 1867.
After the State took over the premise,
Neumünster was used as prison for
male inmates up to 1980. After extensive restoration, the whole complex is
now used as a major venue for social
and cultural events.
Pétrusse Casemates
Place de la Constitution, Bd
Roosevelt 4796-2709, Open Easter,
Whitsun and during summer school
holidays.
These underground galleries in the
“Pétrusse” date back to 1644, when
the Spaniards had to modernize
the medieval fortifications. In the
beginning of the 18th century the
Austrians reinforced the fortress.
These fortifications belong to the part
of the fortress which is still in excellent shape.
Villeroy & Boch
330, rue de Rollingergrund, 46 821
278, Mon-Fri, 9h - 17h30. Sat, 9h
- 17h. Duration: 45 minutes. Upon
written request. outlet.luxembourg@
villeroy-boch.com, FREE,
World-famous and prominent manufactory of china. Detailed information
about its production line and its
finished products is given by means
of ”Vilbovision”.
Luxembourg South
Chocolate factory “Chocolats et
gourmandises”
Z.A.R.E. Ilôt Ouest, Ehlerange, 26 55
54-1, www.chocolats-koenig.com
Discover the sweet making of
chocolates from fabrication, moulding
and decoration to wrapping and
expedition. Store next door.
Luxembourg North
Château de Vianden
Vianden 84 92 911, Jan, Feb, Nov &
Dec, daily 10h - 16h. Mar, Oct, daily
10h - 17h. Apr - Sep daily 10h - 18h.
Adults €5.50, Seniors/ Students
€4.50, Children (6-12) €2,
Vianden Castle was constructed
between the 11th and 14th centuries
on the foundations of a Roman ‘castellum’ and a Carolingian refuge. It is
one of the largest and most beautiful
feudal residences of the romanesque
and gothic periods in Europe. Until
the beginning of the 15th century
it was the seat of the influential
counts of Vianden who could boast
their close connections to the Royal
Family of France and the German
imperial court.
Larochette Castle
Open: 9 April - 31 October
Larochette Castle, Larochette 83 74
97, Adults €2, Children 6-18 €1, <6
FREE,
The ruins at Larochette are the
remains of a 11th century fortress.
Créhange House is a completely restored section of the castle. You can
reach the castle either by foot using
one of the paths from town, or by car
(when you think you have gone too
far you haven’t, keep driving)
Château de Beaufort
Open: 2 April - 31 October
Château de Beaufort, Beaufort 83
60 02, Mon-Sun, 9h - 18h
Beaufort Castle was declared a
protected monument in 1850 by
the Luxembourg government, first
documentation dates back to the
late 12th century. Still, there is
enough of what remains to give you
a good idea of medieval life including the kitchens and a reconstructed
torture chamber.aquatic activities as
well as for study and research about
the ecosystem. The solar boat, the
audio-show “The Mystery of the
Upper-Sure” and the museum of the
drapery are further highlights of the
Natural Park. [email protected]
1 July
Luxembourg North
place in Bastogne. More info www.
festivalwiltz.online.lu. FR
Dance | Magic of the dance
The Wiltz Festival, B.P. 38 Wiltz, 95
81 45, 20h30, Adults €25/€45/€55,
Students €17.50/€31.50/€38.50,
With the world champion of Irish
dance: Alan Kenefick.
GERMANY
2 August
Play | König Ödipus
Straße, Trier, 21h,
As before, see 6 July. DE
Luxembourg Ville
As before, see 6 July. DE
Ballet | Bolero Flamenco
81 45, 20h30, Adults €35/€55/€65,
Students €24.50/€38.50/€45.50,
Orchestral | EUYO Residency
in Luxembourg Concert de
chambre
Conservatoire de Musique, 33, rue
Charles Martel Luxembourg, 47 96
55 55, 20h, €3-€12,
Before leaving for their annual
touring season, the young musicians of the European Union Youth
Orchestra (EUYO) meet for about
three weeks to rehearse their joint
repertoire.
8 July
15 July
3 August
GERMANY
Luxembourg Ville
Luxembourg North
Luxembourg Ville
Opera | Samson und Dalila
Opera by Camille Saint-Saëns. DE
Play | Drown Desdemona
Grand Théâtre, Rond-point Schuman Luxembourg, +352 4796-3900,
20h, Adults €20, Children €8,
As before, see 6 July. FR
45, 20h30, Adults €35/€55/€65,
Students €24.50/€38.50/€45.50,
Luxembourg North
18 July
Dance | Magic of the dance
81 45, 20h30, Adults €25/€45/€55,
Students €17.50/€31.50/€38.50,
Luxembourg North
Choir | Autour des ‘Carmina
Burana’
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 21h,
80 young singers from the Greater
Region interpreting and revisiting the
historical musical past of l’Abbaye
bénédictine de Neumünster.
Opera | La Traviata
45, 20h30, Adults €40/€60/€70,
Students €28/€42/€49,
Opera in three acts by Giuseppe
Versi. Based on the novel by
Francesco Maria Piave. Violetta, a
fascinating courtesan of the Parisian
sect follows Alfredo with whom has
fallen in love with her to an idyllic life
in the country side. Yet things turn
sour when Alfredo’s father turns up
to break up the marriage. Conductor:
Ewa Michnik.
6 July
Luxembourg Ville
Drown Desdemona is inspired by
Shakespeare’s Othello and stages
the play’s six main characters:
Desdemona, Othello, Iago, Emilia,
Cassio and Bianca. Othello, the
mythic tragedy about love, jealousy,
intrigue, violence and crime is
adopted by Philippe Talard. FR
Play | Métamorphoses
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 21h30,
Silviu Purcarete, famous Romanian
stage director, who is touring around
Europe with unusual projects, will
create in front of the “Grund’s”
rock face, with some thirty actors,
musicians and acrobats coming from
Luxembourg, France and Romania
his own vision of the Metamorphoses by Ovid. Silviu Purcarete is
the former director of the National
Theatre of Craïova and of the Centre
Dramatique National de Limoges.
He signed numerous productions in
Europe and in the United States and
recently had a big success at the
Bonn Opera House. FR
Luxembourg North
Orchestral | Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
81 45, 20h30, Adults €15/€25/€35,
Students €10.50/€17.50/€24.50,
Solist: Akiko Suwanai (violin)/
Conductor: E. Krivine. Programme:
Sergei Prokofiev: concerto for violin
and orchestra no 2; Igor Stravinsky:
Firebird; Robert Schumann: symphony no 3 in E flat major ‘Rheinische Symphonie’ in collaboration
with the ‘Printemps Musical’ of St.
Hubert.
GERMANY
Tragedy by Sophokles. DE
7 July
Luxembourg Ville
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 21h30,
GERMANY
GERMANY
Reading | Odyssee
Reading with the famous TV actor
and dubbing artist Christian Brückner. DE
9 July
Luxembourg Ville
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 21h30,
10 July
Luxembourg Ville
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 21h30,
11 July
Luxembourg Ville
14 July
Luxembourg North
Concert | Nicolas Peyrac
45, 20h30, Adults €20/€25/€30,
Students €14/€17.50/€21,
Chanson française. FR
20 July
Luxembourg North
Orchestral | Solistes Européens,
Luxembourg
45, 20h30, Adults €15/€25/€35,
Students €10.50/€17.50/€24.50,
Conductor: Jack Martin Händler
Solists: Yosep Kang, Daniela
Sindram, Nikolay Borchev, Jutta
Koch. Programme: Mozart: Figaro’s
wedding/Cosi fan tutte/Konzertarie
KV 582 Rossini: Il Barbiere di
Siviglia/Italiana in Algeri Donizetti:
L’Elisir d’Amore/Don Pasquale Bizet:
Carmen Puccini: Bohême Verdi:
Rigoletto Offenbach: Hoffmanns
Erzählungen: Barcarolle
idgewater has crafted one of her
most important musical statements
to date.
22 July
Luxembourg North
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 21h30,
Concert | Olivier Vernet, concert
d’orgue
The Wiltz Festival, Wiltz, 95 81 45,
17h, Adults €20, Students €14,
Programme: Organ Dances
Luxembourg South
27 July
Play | A Midsummer Night’s
Dream
Schungfabrik, Tétange
Shakespeare’s much loved comedy
performed by members of the New
world Theatre Club of Luxembourg.
Part of the NWTC’s Dream 2007
project. More info www.nwtc.lu
Luxembourg North
12 July
Luxembourg Ville
Münster, 26 20 52 1, 21h30,
Play | A Midsummer Night’s
Dream
Schungfabrik, Tétange
Shakespeare’s much loved comedy
performed by members of the New
world Theatre Club of Luxembourg.
Part of the NWTC’s Dream 2007
project. More info www.nwtc.lu .EN
13 July
Luxembourg North
Luxembourg North
Play | Le jeu de l’amour et du
hasard
The Wiltz Festival, Wiltz, 95 81 45,
20h30, Adults €15, Students €10,
French theatre by Marivaux in collaboration with the Centre Culturel
Bastogne. This spectacle takes
45, 20h30, Adults €35/€55/€65,
Children €24.50/€38.50/€45.50,
With the ‘Ballet Teatro Espanol’ of
Rafael Aguilar.
Musical | The Fantasy Musical
Gala
45, 20h30, Adults €35/€55/€65,
Students €24.50/€38.50/€45.50,
From Webber to Disney with Musical
Highlights: The Lion King, Phantom
of the opera, Beauty and the Beast,
Mary Poppins, Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame... EN
28 July
Luxembourg North
Musical | The Fantasy Musical Gala
45, Adults €35/€55/€65, Students
€24.50/€38.50/€45.50,
As before, see 27 July. EN
29 July
Luxembourg North
Musical | The Fantasy Musical
Gala
45, Adults €35/€55/€65, Students
€24.50/€38.50/€45.50,
As before, see 27 July. EN
7 August
Luxembourg Ville
Orchestral | EUYO Residency in
Luxembourg - Concert symphonique
Conservatoire de Musique, 33, rue
Charles Martel Luxembourg, 47 96
55 55, 19h30, €3-€12,
Before leaving for their annual
touring season, the young musicians of the European Union Youth
Orchestra (EUYO) meet for about
three weeks to rehearse their joint
repertoire.
FILM REVIEWS (showing July/August)
UTOPIA – Après lui (Gaël Morel, France, 2007)
In Après lui (After Him), Catherine Deneuve gives one of her most riveting
performances since her work with Buñuel as a mourning mother gone mad. Perhaps
due to global warming, the resident ice queen of French cinema is defrosted and
allowed to scream and cry as the shock over the death of her adolescent son (Adrien
Jolivet) in a traffic accident gives way to a mad obsession with her son’s best friend
(Thomas Dumerchez), who drove the car that killed her baby. Fortunately, Morel,
the director of the in-your-face Le clan (Three Dancing Slaves), here leaves out the
histrionics and close-ups of ass shavings for something more subtle and true, with a
sunny yet subdued colour palette and a gliding camera lending the tale of death a
sense of momentum and indeed life. But the real reason to see this is Deneuve. If no
one shows her An Inconvenient Truth, she might be good for another couple of
decades of on-screen surprises.
www.utopolis.lu
CINEMATHEQUE – Farinelli (Gérard Corbiau, Belgium, 1994)
The life of castrato Carlo Broschi is brought to thrilling life in the musical biopic
Farinelli (which was the nickname of Broschi), which takes the viewer on a whirlwind
tour of the grand stages of 18th century Europe where Broschi (Stefano Dionisi)
celebrated his biggest triumphs, often together with his brother Riccardo (Enrico Lo
Verso), who had a lot more between his legs but a lot less coming out of his throat
and lungs. Director Gérard Corbiau’s lush tale of rococo rivalry between siblings is
without a doubt one of the most sumptuous, melodramatic and sometimes
downright messy looks at how incomplete one’s life can be without real sex or
without real talent. It is like Emmanuelle crossed with Amadeus as scored by Handel,
who is played here by camp actor extraordinaire Jeroen Krabbé in some of the film’s
best scenes.
www.vdl.lu
OPEN AIR / COUR DES CAPUCINS – ¡Átame! (Pedro Almodóvar, Spain, 1990)
A love story and a horror story. Sometimes the two are indistinguishable. Only in the
oeuvre of Spanish cinema’s enfant terrible Pedro Almodóvar could a film in which a
grown-up orphan (Antonio Banderas) decides to tie a former porn actress (Victoria
Abril) to her bed in order to make her love him be considered a toned-down effort.
¡Átame! (Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down) is the link between the outrageously
over-the-top, exuberantly kitsch and wholly anarchic and amoral – at least in the eyes
of the staid bourgeoisie that grew up under Franco – films that Almodóvar made
before it and the narratively more challenging and subtler works he has made since.
Indulge in this temperamental and colourful sex comedy in which the Stockholm
syndrome is only the least of one’s worries and in which the director celebrates what
he has defiantly called “the authenticity of artifice”.
www.vdl.lu
Boyd van Hoeij, european-films.net
Cinémathèque, 17, place du
Théatre, Luxembourg Ville, 47 96
26 44. www.vdl.lu.
Open Air at interior court of
Théâtre des Capucins. FREE
2 July, 18h30, La Paloma, France
Suisse, 1974, vostf, 110’, c, Dir:
Daniel Schmid. With: Ingrid Caven,
Peter Kern, Bulle Ogier, CAVEN/
FASSBINDER. 20h30, The Glass
Menagerie, USA, 1987, vo, 107’,
nb, Dir: Paul Newman. With: Joanne
Woodward, John Malkovich, Karen
Allen, TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
3 July, 18h30, Mars Attacks !, USA,
1997, vostf, 105’, c, Dir: Tim Burton.
With: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close,
Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan,
Danny De Vito, FUTUREWORLD.
20h30, Schatten der Engel
(L’ombre des anges), Suisse,
1976, vostf, 100’, c, Dir: Daniel
Schmid. With: Ingrid Caven, R.W.
Fassbinder, Klaus Löwitsch, CAVEN/
FASSBINDER
4 July, 18h30, Baby Doll, USA,
1956, vostf, 114’, c, Dir: Elia Kazan
With: Karl Malden, Carroll Baker,
Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock,
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS. 20h30,
eXistenZ, Canada/USA, 1999,
vostf, 96’, c, Dir: David Cronenberg.
With: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude
Law, William Dafoe, Ian Holm,
FUTUREWORLD
5 July, 18h30, Mutter Küster’s Fahrt
zum Himmel (Maman Kusters s’en
va au ciel), RFA, 1975, vostf, 105’, c,
Dir: R.W. Fassbinder. With: Brigitte
Mira, Ingrid Caven, Karl-Heinz Böhm,
CAVEN/FASSBINDER . 20h30,
Summer and Smoke, USA, 1961,
vostf, 108’, c, Dir: Peter Glenville.
With: Laurence Harvey, Geraldine
Page, Rita Moreno, TENNESSEE
WILLIAMS
6 July, 18h30, The Invasion of the
Body Snatchers, USA, 1956, vo,
80’, nb, Dir: Don Siegel. With: Kevin
McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Carolyn
Jones, FUTUREWORLD. 20h30,
In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden,
RFA , 1978, vostf, 124’, c, Dir: R.W.
Fassbinder With: Volker Spengler,
Ingrid Caven, Elisabeth Trissenaar,
CAVEN/FASSBINDER
9 July, 18h30, Schatten der Engel
(L’ombre des anges), Suisse,
1976, vostf, 100’, c, Dir: Daniel
Schmid. With: Ingrid Caven, R.W.
Fassbinder, Klaus Löwitsch, CAVEN/
FASSBINDER . 20h30, Baby Doll,
USA, 1956, vostf, 114’, c, Dir: Elia
Kazan. With: Karl Malden, Carroll
Baker, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock,
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
10 July, 18h30, eXistenZ, Canada/
USA, 1999, vostf, 96’, c, Dir: David
Cronenberg. With: Jennifer Jason
Leigh, Jude Law, William Dafoe, Ian
Holm, FUTUREWORLD . 20h30,
Mutter Küster’s Fahrt zum Himmel,
(Maman Kusters s’en va au ciel),
RFA, 1975, vostf, 105’, c, Dir: R.W.
Fassbinder, With: Brigitte Mira, Ingrid
Caven, Karl-Heinz Böhm, CAVEN/
FASSBINDER
11 July, 18h30, The Rose Tattoo,
USA, 1955, vo, 117’, nb, Dir: Daniel
Mann. With: Anna Magnani, Burt
Lancaster, Marisa Pavan, Jo Van
Fleet, TENNESSEE WILLIAMS.
20h30, The Invasion of the Body
Snatchers, USA, 1956, vo, 80’,
nb, Dir: Don Siegel. With: Kevin
McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Carolyn
Jones, FUTUREWORLD
12 July, 18h30, The Glass
Menagerie, USA, 1987, vo, 107’, nb,
Dir: Paul Newman. With: Joanne
Woodward, John Malkovich, Karen
Allen, TENNESSEE WILLIAMS.
20h30, Mars Attacks!, USA, 1997,
vostf, 105’, c, Dir: Tim Burton.
With: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close,
Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan,
Danny De Vito, FUTUREWORLD
13 July, 18h30, Akira, Japon, 1988,
vf, 120’, c, Dir: Katsuhiro Otomo.
D’après la bande dessinée de K.
Otomo, FUTUREWORLD
13 July, 20h30, La Paloma, France/
Suisse, 1974, vostf, 110’, c, Dir:
Daniel Schmid. With: Ingrid Caven,
Peter Kern, Bulle Ogier, CAVEN/
FASSBINDER . 22h, Le petit monde
de Don Camillo, Frane, 1951, vo,
107’, nb, Dir: Julien Duvivier. With:
Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Franco
Interlenghi, SUMMER FOLLIES
Open Air Film Festival
14 July, 22h, Rear Window (Fenêtre
sur cour), USA, 1954, vostf, 111’, c,
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. With: James
Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey,
SUMMER FOLLIES
16 July, 20h30, Farinelli, France/
Belgique, 1994, vo, 116’, c, Dir:
Gérard Corbiau. With: Stefano
Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa
Zylberstein, ALL THAT MUSIC !
17 July, 20h30, The Piano, Nouvelle
Zélande, 1988, vostf, 120’, c, Dir:
Jane Campion. With: Holly Hunter,
Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna
Paquin, ALL THAT MUSIC !
18 July, 20h30, Ten, USA, 1979, vo,
122’, c, Dir: Blake Edwards. With:
Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Bo
Derek, ALL THAT MUSIC !
19 July, 20h30, The Last Waltz,
USA, 1978, vostf, 116’, c, Dir: Martin
Scorsese. With: The Band, Bob
Dylan, Neil Young, Van Morrison,
Eric Clapton, ALL THAT MUSIC !
20 July, 20h30, Let’s Get Lost, USA,
1988, vo, 119’, nb, Dir: Bruce Weber.
Musique: Chet Baker, ALL THAT
MUSIC ! 22.00, High Noon (Le train
sifflera trois fois), USA, 1952, vostf,
84’, c, Dir: Fred Zinneman. With:
Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas
Mitchell, SUMMER FOLLIES Open
Air Film Festival
21 July, 22h, Atame! (Attache-moi),
Espagne, 1989, vostf, 100’, c, Dir:
Pedro Almodóvar. With: Victoria Abril,
Antonio Banderas, Francisco Rabal,
SUMMER FOLLIES
23 July, 20h30, La note bleue,
France/RFA, 1991, vo, 132’, c, Dir:
Andrzej Zulawski. With: Janusz
Olejniczak, Marie-France Pisier,
Sophie Marceau, ALL THAT MUSIC !
Luxembourg
7 July
Drag Show
Shemales
Café Spelunk, 13 Place d’Argent,
Luxembourg Ville, 23h,
show Shemale’s de Lux.
GERMANY
23 June - 8 July
Cologne Pride 2007
On of the largest European Gay,
Lesbian and Transgender events
in Europe. Celebrating diversity
through events, workshops and
parties. Street Parade takes place
on 6th until 8th through the old
town centre. Benefit Gala on the
6th. Candlelight against Oblivion
highlighting the fight against
AIDS & HIV takes place 7th July.
Gay Pride Parade on the 8th from
12h with pedestrain parades and
floats. Plenty of parties over the
course of the event. More info
www.csd-cologne.de
Trier
1 July
Boat tour & Lunch
Trier, 12h30, € 14/€ 17
4 hour boat trip with lunch
organised by the ‘Aids-Hilfe’
Trier. Info on www.schmit-z.de
3 July
Schwufo: Minigolf
SCHMIT-Z Trier, 20h00
Info on www.schmit-z.de
24 July, 20h30, Buena Vista Social
Club, Allemagne/USA, 1998, vostall,
104’, c, Dir: Wim Wenders. Musique:
Buena Vista Social Club, ALL THAT
MUSIC !
2 August, 20h30, The Girl Can’t
Help it, USA, 1956, vostf, 97’, c,
Dir: Frank Tashlin. With: Tom Ewell,
Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O’Brien,
ALL THAT MUSIC !
25 July, 20h30, The Doors, USA,
1991, vo, 140’, c, Dir: Oliver Stone.
With: Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan Musique:
The Doors, ALL THAT MUSIC !
3 August, 20h30, 32 Short Films
About Glenn Gould, Canada,
1994, vostall, 90’, c, Dir: François
Girard. With: Colm Feore, Bruno
Monsaingeon, Sir Yehudi Menuhin.
Musique : classique, ALL THAT
MUSIC ! 22h, The Fortune Cookie,
USA, 1966, vostf, 125’, c, Dir: Billy
Wilder. With: Jack Lemmon, Walter
Matthau, Ron Rich, SUMMER
FOLLIES Open Air Film Festival
26 July, 20h30, Ascenseur pour
l’échafaud, France, 1958, vo, 90’,
nb, Dir: Louis Malle. With: Maurice
Ronet, Jeanne Moreau. Musique :
Miles Davis, ALL THAT MUSIC !
27 July, 20h30, The Raggedy
Rawney, GB, 1988, vostf, 102’, c,
Dir: Bob Hoskins. With: Bob Hoskins,
Dexter Fletcher, Zoe Nathenson, Ian
Dury, Séance spéciale « Attention,
Tsiganes ! ». 22h , M – Eine Stadt
sucht einen Mörder (M le Maudit),
Allemagne, 1931, vostf, 98’, nb,
Dir: Fritz Lang. With: Peter Lorre,
Otto Wernicke, Gustav Gründgens,
SUMMER FOLLIES Open Air Film
Festival
28 July, 22h, Manhattan. Murder
Mystery, USA, 1993, vostf, 104’, c,
Dir: Woody Allen. With: Woody Allen,
Diane Keaton, Alan Alda, SUMMER
FOLLIES Open Air Film Festival
30 July, 20h30, Mystery Train,
USA, 1989, vostf, 110’, c, Dir: Jim
Jarmusch. With: Masatochi Nagase,
Youki Kondo Musique : John Lurie,
ALL THAT MUSIC !
31 July, 20h30, Shadows, USA,
1960, vostf , 81’, nb, Dir: John
Cassavetes. With: Ben Carruthers,
Hugh Hurd, Lelia Goldoni. Musique :
Charlie Mingus, ALL THAT MUSIC !
1 August, 20h30, Almost Famous,
USA, 2000, vostf, 122’, c, Dir:
Cameron Crowe. With: Billy Crudup,
Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit. Musique
: Nancy Wilson, ALL THAT MUSIC !
4 July
Volley-Ball
Matthias Grundschule Trier,
20h-22h
Info +49 (0)174-6718766
6 July
Wonderbar
SCHMIT-Z Trier, 20h
Lesbian, bi-sexual, gay and
transgender get-together. Info on
www.schmit-z.de
7 July
Route 66
SCHMIT-Z Trier, 16h
Get-together for gays and
lesbians under 25. Info on www.
schmit-z.de
4 August, 22h, L’amant, France,
1991, vostf, 112’, c, Dir: JeanJacques Annaud. With: Jane March,
Tony Leung, Frédérique Méninger,
SUMMER FOLLIES Open Air Film
Festival
Regional Open Air Cinema
More info www.cinesura.lu.
Echternach
12 July, Little Miss Sunshine,
13 July, 300,
14 July, Shrek 3,
15 July, Das Leben der Anderen,
Remich
19 July, Casino Royale
20 July, Die Hard 4
Waldbillig
21 July, Shrek 3
Wellenstein
28 July, Deep Frozen
Berdorf
9 August, Das Leben der Anderen,
10 August, The Pursuit of
Happiness,
11 August, Ocean’s 13,
12 August, Little Miss Sunshine.
9 July
Schwufo
Trier, 20h
Group visit to the Mouselfest.
11 July
Volley-Ball
20h-22h
Info +49 (0)174-6718766
13 July
ElleDorado
SCHMIT-Z Trier, 19h30
Lesbian get-together.
17 July
Schwufo
Trier, 20h
Grill evening.
18 July
Volley-Ball
20h-22h
Info +49 (0)174-6718766
21 July
Route 66
SCHMIT-Z Trier, 16h
Get-together for gays and
lesbians under 25.
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30 June - 1 July
Workshops
Letzebuerger Linux Fest
Lycée de Garçons, Limpetsberg.
Luxembourg Ville Sat 14h-19h, Sun
10h-18h, [email protected],
Discover Linux. More info www.
linuxdays.lu
3 July
Talks
Cultivate the debate
d:qliq, 17 rue du St Esprit,
Luxembourg Villem, 26 73 62,
18h30, FREE,
In accordance with its slogan
‘Cultivating the debate’, the
ROBERT KRIEPS FOUNDATION
organises a series of meetings
in the early evening in order to
give primarily young people the
opportunity to discuss Luxembourg
society and politics in a free and
relaxed atmosphere.
4 July
Talks
Das Obszöne Geniessen
Der Wissenschaft. Über
Populärwissenschaft Und Mad
Scientists
Luxembourg Ville, 45 37 85 1,
18h30,
The Mad Scientist is a classic figure
in science-fiction literature and
horror cinema. Mudam Chat with
Philipp Sarasin from the University
of Zurich. DE
6 July
Clubs
British Sports Car Owners Club
Café - Restaurant Mersch,
Godbrang, 20h, FREE, 20h,
This club is dedicated to promoting
the British automotive sport and
hobby. The membership consists of
British car owners and enthusiasts.
During our meetings, we discuss
events and activities, exchange
advice on repair problems and enjoy
a spot of socialising. EN
10 July
Clubs
Toastmasters Club
Hotel Francais, Place d’Armes,
Luxembourg Ville, 19h30, FREE,
Non-profit-making organisation
which gives its members the
opportunity to develop and improve
their public speaking abilities
through local club meetings, training
seminars and speech contests. EN
30 July - 4 August
Football Copa America
Workshops
Theatre Workshop
L’Atelier Théâtre Luxembourg, B.P
1287, Luxembourg Ville, 26 20 36
20,
Various theatre workshops available
for Adults and Children (between
ages 8-15). More info www.
theatreinfo.lu. FR
Sunday 1
22h, Brazil v Chile
22h, Mexico v Ecuador
14 August
Clubs
Toastmasters International,
28 August
Clubs
Toastmasters International
1 September - 2 September
Exposition
International Dog Show
Luxexpo, 10 circuit de la Foire
Internationale, Kirchberg,
Luxembourg Ville, 43 99 31,
For people interested in dogs. More
info www.luxexpo.lu.
Monday 2
00h, USA v Paraguay
00h, Argentina v Colombia
Tuesday 3
00h, Peru v Bolivia
23h, Venezuala v Uruguay
Wednesday 4
00h, Mexico v Chile
00h, Brazil v Ecuador
Thursday 5
00h, Colombia v USA
00h, Argentina v Paraguay
Saturday 7
00h, Quarter Final 1
00h, Quarter Final 2
Sunday 8
21h30, Quarter Final 3
21h30, Quarter Final 4
Wednesday 11
2h30, Semi-Final 1
Thursday 12
2h30, Semi-Final 2
Sunday 15
22h, Final
Saturday 28
Auckland v Counties Manukua
7h30, NPC Cup
Thursday 19
Rochdale v Dewsbury
20h30, National League
Canterbury v Bay Of Plenty
9h30, NPC Cup
Saturday 21
Salford v Bradford
19h, Super League
AUGUST
The Tour de France has always been the showcase event in the cycling calendar, a race
that’s completion is every cyclist’s dream. Unfortunately for many, the more than 3500km
course has proven to be too great to complete naturally and in recent years the race has
been marred by doping allegations. Last year’s race ended in a farce with the eventual
winner Floyd Landis being stripped of his title after testing positive for a banned substance.
With a string of current and former cyclists delivering an array of confessions of using
performance enhancing drugs and dubious Spanish doctors, there are fears that this year’s
Tour could be undermined by similarly ridiculous events.
The one upside to the Tour de France in 2006 from a Luxembourgish point of view was
the performance of Frank Schleck. The CSC rider from Mondorf finished in 11th place in
last year’s Tour and was eventually awarded 10th place after Landis’ disqualification. He
will be looking to improve on his ride last year and achieve a similar result to his brother
Andy’s 2nd place in last month’s Giro d’Italia.
Wednesday 4
England v Wales
17h, Twickenham
Wednesday 18
Wales v Argentina
15h30, Millennium Stadium
Thursday 26
Wales v France
15h45, Millennium Stadium
Rugby League
Thursday 5
Castleford v Doncaster
Let’s hope that when the race comes to a close in Paris on the 29th July, the talk will be
about a Luxembourger on the podium rather than another tedious doping scandal.
Friday 6
St Helens v Leeds
20h30, Super League
This year’s Tour de France starts on the 7th July in London, marking the 3rd time the Tour
has crossed the channel.
Saturday 7
Harlequins v Catalans
19h, Super League
Philip Carey | [email protected]
Thursday 12
Wigan v Leeds
20h30, Super League
Emirates Cup
Thursday 26
Featherstone v Celtic Crusaders
Tennis
Monday 25 June - Sundayday 8 July
Grand Slam, Wimbledon, London
Cycling
7 July – 29 July
Tour de France, France
Formula One
29 June - 1 July
French Grand Prix
6 July – 8 July
Silverstone Grand Prix
20 July – 22 July
Nürburgring Grand Prix
3 August – 5 August
Hungarian Grand Prix
24 August – 26 August
Turkish Grand Prix
Friday 13
Bradford v St Helens
21h, Super League
Saturday 28
14h30, Inter v Hamburg
17h, Arsenal v Paris St Germain
P&R Howald, 14h-17h, €4
We will look for fossiles of corals and
snails.
26 July
6-8 years | At the farm
We will drive to Asselborn and visit a
farmhouse. We’ll help the farmer and
built a cool raft!
all ages
City Safari
Summer in the City, Luxembourg
Ville, 22 28 09, 14h30, FREE,
Everyday except tuesday.
Why travel thousands of miles,
when so many exotic animals are
to be found very near at hand?
Because more than a millennium
of history of the capital and millions
of years of natural history are often
closely linked by animal figures, we
invite you to discover more about
this interesting subject through our
unique city safari. You don’t need
a jeep, pith helmet, camouflage
clothing or to trek along beaten
tracks to discover Luxembourg’s
animals - just stroll through the
streets and alleyways of the city
wearing your own comfortable
clothing! More info www.lcto.lu
27 July - 28 July
all ages
Kanner in the city
Summer in the City, Luxembourg
Ville, 22 28 09, 14h30-18h, FREE,
Games and workshops for children
with professional assistants from the
CAPEL and the Aktioun Bambësch.
7, 14, 21, 26, 28 July & 4, 12, 18, 25
August
6-12 years
Workshop
Contemporain, 41 rue Notre Dame,
22 50 45, 15h-17h, €5, FREE with
KannerKonschtPass,
Workshop for children aged 6-12.
5th Eis Ëmwelt op Video. 7th
Caprices du petit ordinaire (FR),
14th Columbus’ Odyssey(LU), 21st
Maplay (LU), 26th Paravent Kitsch
(LU) 28th wéi aus engem Mäerchen
(LU) Reserve in advance.
Come and have a look how little
crawling animals like bugs and
spiders look under a microscope.
6-8 years |Papertree
Natur Musée, 14h30-17h, €4
Creative workshop about trees.
9-10 years | Solar Bird
Energiepark Remerschen ,15h-17h,
€8
Find out how we can make solarand wind-energy. And make yourself
an animal that moves on solar
power.
5 July
6-8 years | Crawling animals
14h30-17h, €4
Come and have a look how little
crawling animals like bugs and
spiders look under a microscope.
6-8 years | Papertree
11-13 years | Seeds & Grains
14h30-17h, €4
We will make our own muesli.
8 July
All ages | Minefest
Géisdref, 11h-18h, FREE
Visit the Antimonium mines in
Géisdref, find out all about minerals
and fossiles. Theres will be food and
drinks
10 July
We will make a big fire in the woods
and cook on it..
9-10 years | Plasteline
We will make our own plasteline clay
during this afternoon.
16 July
9-10 years | On the lookout
Fëschbesch, 14h30-17h, €4
On the lookout for animals.
17 July
6-8 years | Fishing (Huelmes)
Huelmes, 14h30-17h, €4
Fishing and catching insects with
a net. Afterwards we’ll study them
under a microscope.
18 July
9-10 years | Expedition Mullerthal
Camping in Berdorf, 14h30-17h, €4
A playful afternoon in the Mullerthal.
19 July
6-8 years | Fishing
Huelmes, 14h30-17h, €4
Fishing and catching insects with
a net. Afterwards we’ll study them
under a microscope.
9-10 years | Molberlay
Explore the wildlife at ‘Molberlay’.
9-10 years | Arboretum Kirchberg
14h30-17h, €4
Visit to the Arboretum.
6-8 years | Bush-Tucker
14h30-17h, €4
We will make a big fire in the woods
and cook on it.
20 July
6-8 years | Herbal candies
Luxembourg Gare, 8h30-18h10, €15
Make your own herbal candies!
Register for these events on www.
panda-club.lu
9-10 years | Plasteline
We will make our own plasteline clay
during this afternoon.
3 July
6-8 years | Crawling animals
14h30-17h, €4
12 July
6-8 years | Bush-Tucker
14h30-17h, €4
24 July
built a cool raft!
PANDA CLUB
18
9-10 years | at the ‘Weier’
9-10 years | Coloured world
€4
Informative and creative workshop
on colour.
8 August
9-10 years | Fish otter
P&R Howald or Ourdall, 09h-16h, €4
A fun and informative day about the
fish otter.
9-10 years | Chocolade museum
Cologne
In the morning we will bake bread
and sheer a sheep. In the afternoon
we will visit the chocolate factory!
9 August
6-8 years | Mousel excursion
Find out how to make wine, visit the
butterfly garden and learn about the
fish that live in the Mousel.
31 July
6-8 years | Wooldye workshop
We will go to Tenten and learn how
wool gets dyed.
6-8 years | Forest games
Parking Kockelscheuer, 10h-17h, €8
Come and play in the forest!
6-8 years | Jungle pirates
P&R Howald, 14h30-17h, €4
Join us on our exciting pirate
expedition through the forest!
1 August
6-8 years | Zoo Saarbrücken
Visit to the Zoo in Saarbrücken.
2 August
6-8 years | Mousel excursion
Find out how to make wine, visit the
butterfly garden and learn about the
fish that live in the Mousel.
9-10 years | Wooldye workshop
We will go to Tenten and learn how
wool gets dyed.
3 August
9-10 years | Copper mine
Discover copper and other minerals
in the mine.
9-10 years | Slate mine
Discover the slate mines.
7 August
built a cool raft!
6-8 years | Little cave explorer
Klaushaff, 14h-16h30, €4
Visit the caves of Mamerlayen and
find out how bats live.
9-10 years | Minerals & Gems
Looking for minerals and gems in
Idar-Oberstein.
10 August
9-10 years | Ecomuseum Azanne
Visiting the Ecomuseum; an
educative and fun afernoon!
13 August
9-10 years | On the lookout
Centre Culturel, 21h-23h, €4
Find out what animals come out at
night.
14 August
6-8 years | Expedition Hellenthal
We’ll visit the Worldparc and watch a
bird show.
16 August
9-10 years | Freilichtmuseum
Kommern
14h30-17h, €4
17 August
6-8 years | Caves & Safari
Visit a cave, explore the stalagmites
and stalagtites and see bats.
Afterwards we visit a safari parc full
of wild animals.
21 August
9-10 years | Woldparc Hellenthal
Watch wild birds at Worldparc
Hellenthal.
23 August
9-10 years | Zoo Cologne
P&R Howald, 08h30-18h, €20
Visiting the Zoo in Cologne.
27 August
6-8 years | Little cave explorer
Klaushaff, 14h-16h30, €4
Visit the caves of Mamerlayen and
find out how bats live.
28 August
6-8 years | Forest robbers
Parking Fitnessparcours, 14h3017h, €4
Did you know there are animals who
profit from others and give then^m
a hard time surviving? Find out all
about these ‘robbers’.
29 August
6-8 years | Forest robbers
Parking Fitnessparcours, 14h3017h, €4
Did you know there are animals who
profit from others and give then^m
a hard time surviving? Find out all
about these ‘robbers’.
6-8 years | Gaytalpark
Visiting the Gaytalpark in Körperich
and play in the forest afterwards.
31. August
9-10 years | Hunting in the stonge
age
Lorenzweiler, €4
Find out how Ötzi was hunting!
SCIENCE CLUB
Register for these events on www.
science-club.lu
5 July
11-13 years | Water rocket
Remerschen, 15h-17h30, €15
Make your own water rocket.
10 July
11-13 years | Air analyses
How clean is the air around the Natur
Museum? Find it out!
12 July
13-15 years | Solar car
Remerschen, 15h-17h, €15
Make your own solar car.
13-15 years | Airbag
Echternach, 14h-16h, FREE
Visit IEE and find out everything
there is to know about airbags.
13 July
15-18 years | Airbag
Echternach, 14h-17h, FREE
Visit IEE and find out everything
there is to know about airbags.
14h30, Hamburg v Paris St
Germain
Sunday 29
17h, Arsenal v Inter
AUGUST
Thursday 2
Atletico Madrid v Lazio
18h30, Amsterdam Tournament
LANGUAGE COURSES
18h30, Twenty20
Tuesday 3
Sussex v Essex
18h30, Twenty20
Thursday 26
Durham v Middlesex
17h30, Pro40
Friday 27 - Tuesday 31
England v India, 2nd Test
Wednesday 4
England v West Indies
12h30, 2nd ODI
AUGUST
Saturday 7
12h30, 3rd ODI
Wednesday 1
Hampshire v Nottinghamshire
18h30, Pro40
Feyenoord v Porto
20h30, Rotterdam Tournament
Sunday 8
Lancashire v Yorkshire
12h, County Championship
Thursday 2
Essex v Worcestershire
18h30, Pro40
Saturday 4
Atletic Madrid v Arsenal
19h, Amsterdam Tournament
Mon 9
12h County Championship
Saturday 4
Semi-finals
12h30, Twenty20
Ajax v Lazio
Tuesday 10
12h County Championship
Saturday 4
Final
20h, Twenty20
Wednesday 11
12h, County Championship
Mon 6
Sussex v Worcesterhire
17h30, Pro40
Friday 13
Worcesterhire v Hampshire
17h30, Pro40
Tuesday 7
Derbyshire v Leicestershire
17h30, Pro40
Saturday 14
Leicestershire v Kent
14h30, Pro40
Wednesday 8
Yorkshire v Middlesex
18h30, Pro40
Sunday 15
Lancashire v Essex
14h30, Pro40
Thursday 9 – Mon 13
England v India, 2nd Test
Ajax v Arsenal
Friday 3
Shanghai Shenhua v Liverpool
18h, Rotterdam Tournament
Sunday 3
Chelsea v Manchester Utd
15h30, Community Shield
Shanghai Shenhua v Porto
18h30, Rotterdam T’ment
Sunday 5
Feynoord v Liverpool
19h45, Rotterdam T’ment
Monday 13
Peterborough v Southampton
20h30 Carling Cup
Thursday 16
Rotherham v Sheff Wednesday
20h30 Carling Cup
Wednesday 18
Glentoran v Manchester Utd
20h30 Fridayendly
Wednesday 22
Bulgaria v Wales
18h30 ECQ
Denmark v Rep of Ireland
21h ECQ
Cricket
Sunday 1
11h30, 1st ODI
Mon 2
Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
Mon 16
Derbyshire v Glamorgan
14h30, Pro40
Tuesday 17
TBA - Quarter-final
18h30, Twenty20
Wednesday 18
TBA - Quarter-final
18h30, Twenty20
Tuesday 14
Lancashire v Sussex
17h30, Pro40
Wednesday 15
Nottinghamshire v Essex
18h30 Pro40
Thursday 16
England Women v NZ Women
18h30, Twenty20
Thursday 19 - Mon 23
England v India, 1st Test
Friday 17
England Women v NZ Women
12h30, ODI
Tuesday 24
Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire
17h30, Pro40
Saturday 18
Final
12h30 FP Trophy
Wednesday 25
Northants v Lancashire
17h30, Pro40
Mon 20
Glamorgan v Yorkshire
18h30, Pro40
Tuesday 21
England v India
14h30, 1st ODI
Friday 24
England v India
15h, 2nd ODI
Saturday 25
Worcestershire v Lancashire
14h30, Pro 40
Sunday 26
Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire
14h30, Pro 40
Mon 27
England v India,
12h, 3rd ODI
Tuesday 28
Somerset v Leicestershire
18h30, Pro 40
Wednesday 29
Hampshire v Warwickshire
18h30, Pro 40
Thursday 30
England v India,
15h, 4th ODI
Friday 31
Sussex v Northamptonshire
18h30, Pro 40
Rugby Union
Saturday 7
Australia v South AFridayca
11h30, Tri Nations
Free State v Griquas
17h, Currie Cup
Blue Bulls v Lions
17h, Currie Cup
Saturday 14
New Zealand v South Africa
9h, Tri Nations
Saturday 21
New Zealand v Australia
9h, Tri Nations
Lions v Free State
14h30, Currie Cup
Western province v Blue Bulls
17h30,Currie Cup
19
LEO AD
Another day, another riot…
Last month, the leaders of the G8 countries met in
Heiligendamm in northern Germany to discuss the
world’s most pressing matters. On the agenda were
subjects like global warming, Africa and global trade
relations. But the events that occurred parallel to the
summit put a negative note on what was otherwise
hailed as a successful get together.
It seems every time I turn on the TV, I’m confronted by
some pseudo revolutionary wearing a ski mask genuinely
surprised that the police are shooting a water cannon at
him and trying to arrest him. It seems a simple equation
to me: Violent protest + ski mask = time in jail. What’s
difficult to understand about that? The police officers
aren’t being fascists, they’re using common sense.
You see, there seems to be a trend in Europe at the
moment among young people that states; if you have a
problem, the only way to solve it is with rioting and
street battles with the police. We’ve seen this in
France and Denmark, and now of course, at the G8
summit. It wouldn’t really have been one without it,
would it? Anti globalisation protesters incited violence
during the days prior to and during the meeting of the
world’s most influential leaders, the result of which
were hundreds of injuries to police officers and
protesters alike, as well as dozens of arrests.
When asked why they resort to violence, young
protester often answer, “How else are we to be
heard?” That is about the worst excuse I ever heard
for throwing Molotov cocktails at police. “It just
slipped!” is even better! We live in an age where
technology is as accessible as it has ever been. Anyone
with access to a computer and a little bit of creative
spirit can publish their opinions on the Internet.
Whatever happened to the Marxist campus ‘zines’?
Have they all been recycled and used as the bit you
light before jamming it into the bottleneck? Surely
there must be some anti capitalists attending schools
somewhere who are smart enough to know that
violence is not a means to an end, unless of course,
you want to end in jail.
20
of cheaper wages, is a structural investment in the
continent which will help it in the long term.
We do not live in a fascist society, but one that offers a
democratic process that is second to none. It is high
time that young people realise that globalisation is not
necessarily a bad thing, the USA is not the Fourth
Reich and George Bush is not Adolf Hitler. I encourage
anyone who doesn’t agree with a politician’s decision
to take full advantage of it, be it globalisation or
anything else, as long as they have decent arguments
and an appetite for debate. Too often have I started a
conversation with a person my age that had a political
undertone that I was forced to abandon because it was
like talking to a brick wall. I find it funny that the youth
of today has become so liberal, yet at the same time so
closed-minded. Celebrities’ political opinions have
become fashionable, leaving opinions like mine
unpopular. I’ve accepted that, because I hope George
Clooney will never be president and think there are
better ways of helping African children than clicking
my fingers every three seconds, some people will not
like me.
I do however, still enjoy intelligent political debate.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not fundamentally against
protesting, but the whole riot scene is so 2005…
Another thing that annoys me is when I see young
people at demonstrations that clearly have no idea
what they are protesting against - or for – (who can
keep up these days?) and haven’t weighed either sides
of the argument against each other. They love chanting
“Buck Fush” and “Erase the Debt!” but have no grasp
of basic political economics. Erasing Africa’s debt is
only a short term solution, but western companies
building factories there, even if it is to take advantage
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