TRAVELERT: Krakow Concert and Event Alerts

1st May, (Fri)

>>Concert; Open air concert at Mały Rynek
Voo Voo is a Polish jazz-rock band formed in 1985.
Joanna Slowinska is one of the best known female polish folk singers.

Where: Mały Rynek; start at 19:00, free

30 apr (thur)

>>Simeon Lenoir World Trans System, concert, start:20:00
World Trans System has been founded in 2006 by Simeon Lenoir, Casey Crosby and Kris Bodzon in Krakow Polska. This international band began to play in the clubs of the cultural capital of Poland who is actually one of the most creative laboratory in Europe.WTS answered to the wish of its artist to be a progressive and creative band, working mostly around the univers of improvisation.Its members use to travel and to live in large eventail of country and culture.This background makes the sound of WTS and its unique colour in music. Mixing world folk influences, rock sound and trance atmospheries, World Trans System is one of the most progressive, creative and underground band actually on the music scene. A way to the future….. (from their myspace)
where: Eszeweria, Józefa St (Krzazimierz)

26 apr(sun)

>>Leszek Możdżer and an andalusian dog, start at 20:00
At the very end of  OFF Camera festival great jazz pianist Leszek Możdzer will improvise to An Andalusian Dog by Luis Bunuel
where: Kino Kijów, Krasinskiego 34 (close to Błonia and main building of the National Museum)

23 apr (thur)

>>Handsome Fur, start 20:00
Handsome Furs is a duo of alexei Perry and Dan Boeckner, two Canadians from Montreal and married couple in private life. their last album “Face control” has been just realised. their music is “The juxtaposition of cold, metronomic, electronic beats of Alexei Perry, with the jagged, dissonant and frail, broken or breaking, guitars of Dan Boeckner”(from their myspace).
where: Klub re, Św. Krzyża 4 (old town)

23 apr (thur)

>>Radio bagdad, 20:00
Band..s music is the mixture of indie, rock..n..roll and punk music influenced by bands like the Clash, Franz Ferdinand, The Beatles, the Libertines, …and so on.
http://www.myspace.com/radiobagdad
where: Nowy Kuzyn, Mały rynek 4

22  apr (wed)

>>Mi Ami, 20:00
Mi Ami was funded in 2006 as a “duo of drums/guitar/junk/electronics/vocals reaching towards the distant lights of daniel wang, african disco and gamelan.” As Mi Ami writes the resaults are quite different than expected. Also they are trio now..
http://www.myspace.com/miamiamiami
where: Klub Re, św. Krzyża 4 (Old town)

21 Apr (tue)

>>Kroke and Sinfonietta Cracovia, start at 19:30
Kroke means in Yiddish Kraków.The music of the band is a fusion of the traditional Jewish klezmer music and jazz. Their album „The Sounds of the Vanishing World” has received The German Record Critics’ Award („Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik”)
http://www.myspace.com/kroke1
where: Philharmonic Hall, Zwierzyniecka 1

18-26ff apr

>>Off Camera Festival
Organized by The Society for Independent and Other Arts OFF CAMERA and Krakow Festival Office. OFF PLUS CAMERA’09 is a major event devoted to Polish and international independent cinema.(…)
Approximately 100 films will be presented during 340 screenings. The Festival aspires to show – besides the newest productions – the classics of underground cinema.(…)
What makes the festival special is the fact all screenings are held in small and medium venues, excluding multiplex theaters. The idea behind this decision was to pay tribute to the small movie theaters and so called film discussion clubs which used to present great and ambitious repertoire of films under the Dark Ages of communism. In the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s these venues functioned as meeting places for the Polish artistic and cultural elites.
more on http://www.offpluscamera.com

18 apr (sat)

>>dick4dick, start at 21:00

Dick4Dick plays electro-rock and the main topic of its lyrics is insatiable libido.The band records under its own label Dickie Dreams Records.
http://www.myspace.com/dick4dick
where: Mish Mash, Mostowa 2 (Kazimierz)

18 apr (sat)

>>Lech Janerka. start at 20:00
Lech Janerka (born May 2, 1953 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish songwriter, vocalist and bassist. In the 1980s he was leader of a notable Polish post-punk/new wave band called Klaus Mitffoch, based in Wrocław.(from viki)
where:Klub Żaczek, 3 maja 5 (next to the main building of the national museum)

18th April (sat)
>>Concert; David Kollar Band

Where: Klub Lokator, Krakowska 27; start 20:00; free

16 apr (thur)

>>The Fight and Drip of Lies, start at 19:00

the fight- band well known on polish diy stage.They have recorded split with Knife in the Leg and demo “stay punk”
paweł - guitar, love, peace,crust;
gosia - bass, vocal,no women no cry;
k.mill - guitar,noise,BP punx
asia - vocal, eastern star.
wolfi-drums,trash god
www.myspace.com/thafight

Drip of lies-hardcore/punk
The new project, on stage from 2008. The group was founded by musicians from The Fight, Use The Brain, Snakes Parade, Ultima Ratio, Kill The Famians Feeling.
Paav - guitar/throat
Teklon B - guitar
Baanan - bass
Raadek - drums
www.myspace.com/dripoflies
where: Kawiarnia Naukowa, Jakuba St. 29-31 (Kazimierz)

16 apr (thur)

>>Us3, start at 20:00
Us3 is a britsh group, very well know from its keen to fuse hip hop and jazz using the Blue Note back catalogue as a sampling resource. Their mosst famous piece is probobly “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)”, where there use samples from Herbie Hancock’s song „Cantaloupe Island”
http://www.myspace.com/us3music
where: Manggha, konopnickiej St. 26

9th May,

>>Concert; Jazzanova

German DJ’s and Producers playing acid jazz, soul & broken beat. Sounds alright yeah? You better believe it!  These cats have been packing dance floors like nobody’s business for the last decade and have created a trademark style that many DJ’s the world over try and imitate. Hot beats. Frequent Jazzanova collaborator Clara Hill will also perform in Pauza and will handily fill the roll of acid Jazz Diva for the night. Supporting will be joined by up and coming british b-boy Ben Westbeech. Ben has been dabbling in modern Hip Hop and soul despite being a classically trained celloist. The whole concert will be VJ’ed by local lighting jedi - Temporary Space Design. These ambience gurus are certain to set the right chilled out but bumpin soul vibe.  So come down to Pauza and dig some deep cuts. Jazzanova - Nova Jazza.

Where: Pauza; Floriańska 18 (basement) start: 22.00

3rd May

>>Concert; The Hilliard Ensemble and Jan Garbarek

Anyone remember the Gregorian Chant craze that swept the world in the mid 1990’s…. yeah… that was weird.  Despite being a bit archaic and absurdly abstract, some of the chants and chanters that released albums were actually um quite fantastic (in a hypnotic meditative kind of way).  One of the best albums recorded during the medieval musical opportunism was Officium (ECM 1993) by British medieval vocal quartet The Hilliard Ensemble and Norwegian jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek.  Even though the mix sounds potentially catastrophic the album turned out to be the legendary Jazz label’s most successful album in their history and turned the unlikely collaboration into a global sensation.  They toured extensively on the success and in 1999 recorded a follow up album and then Garbarek returned to his packed schedule as a premier Jazz sideman, bandleader, and new age music guru… and the Hilliard men… well.. kept getting medieval.  Now, 16 years after their breakthrough album Garbarek and the Ensemble are once again joining forces and touring the globe. They are presenting a mix of new material and hits (can you call a chant a hit?) from their two studio albums.

So, if it’s been far too long since you got your Gregorian Chant fix… grab the scented candles, a frock and get to the church on time!

Where: OO. Augustian Church;  ul. Augustiańska 7

22nd May

>>Concert; Appollo 440

Bring in the big beat electronica and watch the kids go mental… Legendary Liverpudlian Collecitve Apollo 440 (aka @440) are making their way to Studio Klub this may and they want you to know about it.  Since 1990 these lads have been making hits, remixes, film soundtracks, advertising jingles, video game cuts and even Liverpool F.C’s Official 2006 FA Cup song!  The founding members are brothers Trevor Gray and Howard Gray with fellow Liverpudlians NOKO and James Gardner.  The core group has stayed mostly the same and but they have had a steady flow of musical collaborators for their studio projects as well as their live shows.  Some of the group’s most notable remixes have been for the likes The group has scored dozens of commercial and club hits including „Ain’t talkin bout the Dub”, „Stop the Rock”, and ”Krupa”.  Some of their remixes (under the shield of Stealth Sonic Orchestra) have been for the likes of U2, Puff’a Daddy i Jimmie’go Page’a oraz Ennio Morricone… So yeah… these lads know how to twist some buttons you can say.  They are now touring in front of their forthcoming fifth album… But don’t you worry, they’ll be pumping plenty of their trademark big beat dancefloor anthems to knock the socks off your feet and make you jump out of your seat…

Where:  Klub Studio;  Budryka 4; start: 20.00 tickets  89/100 PLN

9th April (thur)

>>We Versus The Shark, start at 20:00
Luke Douglas Fields – guitar, vox, baritone
Jeffery Daniel Tobias – bass, vox, keys
Scott Phillip Smith – drums, screams
Samantha Erin Paulsen – guitar, vox, keys, barit
The members of band We Versus The Shark (USA) see their music as a crossing point between Fugazi, Dismemberment Plan, Les Savy, Fav and Q & Not U. The group published two highly recommended albums: “Ruin Everything!” (2005) and “Dirty Versions” (2008), Hello Sir Records.
http://www.myspace.com/weversustheshark
where: Alchemia, Corner of estery and Plac Nowy (Kazimierz), tickets:25 pln

6-13 April
>>Festival Misteria Paschalia Festival
An exeptional event, awaited by many people every year.
A must for fans of historical music, taht will be able to see performing live: Concerto Italiano, Il Giardino Armonico, the Venice Baroque Orchestra, I Senatori de la Gioiosa Marca and Cappella della Pietà de’ Turchin, Le Poème Harmonique, Les Trompettes de Jericho, La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Hespèrion XXI

Detailed programme here>>

8 april (wed)

>>Plum,start at 20:00
The band, Plum, was founded in Stargard Szczeciński in 1999 by Piekoszewski brothers. Now the group turned into a trio gaining Adam Nastawski and started cooperation with Pink Punk label. Their music vibes around noise rock getting close to metal.
http://www.myspace.com/likeplum
where: Alchemia club, corner od Plac Nowy and Estery St (Kazimierz), entrance: 15 pln

8 April 2009

The Toasters perform in Imbir Klub

At 20.00 on Wednesday night you can see the fantastic New York Ska band The Toasters (2-tone ska since 1981!) perform at Imbir Klub on Tomasza. They’re stopping by Kraków as part of a massive tour of Europe, joined by the Chicago-based ska soul band Deal’s Gone Bad. What the hell are these guys doing in Kraków? Find out for 35 Złoty (25 if you buy your ticket in advance).

photo by madmonk