TRAVELERT: Krakow Concert and Event Alerts

From introduction: “This year’s theme of the festiwal is borrowed from the prophetic and best-selling 1970 book by Alvin Toffler, which described the disorienting effects of accelerated technological and social change. Confronted with an unprecedented sense of iformation overload, many artists reach bockward, side-ways and forward to re-imagine the future from the vantage point of the past , filtered through the present via outmoded technologies or disjointed contexts”

During one week (8.10- 16.10) you have a chance attend concerts, workshops, installations and movies. Let’s experience and try to ask ourselves about the future.

Full program you can find here and other useful info as locations and tickets.

FORTIFIED is a new cycle of concerts organized by Krakow music collective Loose Wire. it presents the newest independent alternative and experimental rock bands. During every edition new bands will be presented, from Krakow, Europe and around the world.

Loose Wire Presents:

Father Issues (PL) – folk music
Peter J. Birch (PL) – songwriter and singer
New Century Classics (US/IT/UK/PL) – international post-rock group
Teddy Jr. (NL/UK/PL) – amazing folk/grunge/balkan mix
Eluktrick (US/PL) – eclectic, energetic, electric

F O R T I F I E D
V o l u m e 1

October 7, 2011
Forty Kleparz (check on the map how to get there)
ul. Kamienna 2-4, Kraków
Start: 20:00
FREE Entrance!!!!

A bit late because it’s the last day of the Festival but you still have a chance to get the ticekts and enjoy:

Steve Reich

Aphex Twin

Adrian Utley (Portishead)

Will Gregory (Goldfrapp)

Leszek Mozdżer

Envee

Pianohooligan

Full programme and more info you can find here

Tickets:

ZONE 1 (flat, standing):
99 PLN – regular ticket
66 PLN – discount ticket

ZONE 2 (grandstand, numbered seats):
149 PLN – regular ticket
99 PLN – discount ticket

Where? Nowa Huta, Hala ocynkowni Arcelor Mittal

Starts 9pm.

Highly talented Edwin Moes from Holland will perform in Cafe Szafe 14 of July, starts from 7 pm (probably 7:30- 8pm).

Good folk/pop/country mix, nice place, good atmosphere, no tickets and cold beer. What else do you need Thursday evening? (Maybe dinner at Travellers before;)

Cafe Szafe

ul. Felicjanek 10

Teddy Jr  myspace page

ninagregier.blogspot.com

As every week Ptasiek invites you to free jam sesion.

Kazimierz, Dajwór 3

Starts 9pm

It’s not warm enough at your place?

You can increase your blood pressure by going to Cuban feast in Kawiarnia Naukowa on Saturday evening.

Cuban movies, photos, music, food, drinks and light!

Starts at 8pm

Free entrance

Kawiarnia Naukowa

Sound like a name, but it’s a band performing on Józefa (in Eszeweria) on Thursday evening. French, polish and canadian mixture of temperaments playing as they describe “retro -circus-folk”.

Intensive, introspective music, fast and energetic.

Eszeweria

Józefa St 9

From my source: no admission

Starts: 8pm

Have already started with a Saturday concert in Kino Kijów – “The Dark Side” from Hitchcock’s “Psycho” conducted by icelander Daniel Bjarnason. Never before Unsound Festival had so many video and film artists. Main theme of this year edition is “HORROR- pleasure of fear and unease”.

Check their full program here.

Pink Freud is one of the most original voices in modern jazz and not only. Energetic, spontanius, improvized music.

On Wednsday (13th of October)  they will performe in Rozrywki Trzy new opened club on Mikołajska street, this place suppose to be a new Beautiful Dog (Piekny Pies).

Skład:
Wojtek Mazolewski – bass
Adam Baron – trąbka
Tomek Duda – saxofon
Jerzy Rogiewicz – perkusja

Tickets: 25pln

Starts: 8pm

Rozrywki Trzy

Mikołajska 3

As every Wednesday Ptasiek invite to Jam Session.

Sometimes quiet and smooth, sometimes crazy and energetic, always satisfying.

Kazimierz, Dajwór 3, check on the map.

Free entrance, starts 9pm

If you are in the mood for listening JAZZZZ we can recommend to concerts for today, both related to Summer Jazz Festival at Piwnica pod Baranami

One in Harris Piano Jazz Bar :

PGR & SAGIT Silberman – P.G.R. is a recent project of Grzegorz Rogala, insprated with jewish ortodox musik and  polish folk

S. Silberman – sax
G. Rogala – trombone
Ł. Borowiecki – bass
M.Bryndal – drums

Starts at 9:30 pm, Tickets 20 pln

Rynek Główny 28, check the map

or  Studnitzky Trio of  Herzog Records

in Auditorium of Radio Kraków

al. Słowackiego 22

Starts 7pm , Tickets 40pln regular, 20pln reduced

This week will play:

Prawatt and Mirna Ray,  as usual in Naukowa experimental, industrial and noisy.

Kawiarnia Naukowa

św. Jakuba 29-31

31-057 Kraków

Polska

24th May,

Concert; Pit er Pat (US, Thrill Jockey)

Pit Er Pat is not your typical indie band and they don’t play typical indie music.  In fact the band doesn’t truly fit into any genre which is usually a good starting point for any music worth listening to.  The group is made up of Fay Davis-Jeffers (vocals, piano, guitar, kalimba), Rob Doran (bass, vocals, guitar, electronics) and Butchy Fuego (drums, vocals, percussion, electronics/programming) and they see themselves as more modern musicians playing modern music. Their musical focus remains firmly grounded in rhythm, while incorporating a strong sense of melody and harmony to dance above the complex rhythms and to stretch the layers to lofty heights.  The group has only been together since 2004 but has already released 3 records and 2 EPs for Thrill Jockey (NYC) which is one of the most progressive and interesting independent labels in the states featuring other groups such as Tortoise, The Sea and Cake, Trans Am, Mouse on Mars and David Byrne. Unlike other labels they encourage their artists to push the envelope and push the boundaries of their art rather than conform to any preconcieved notions of pop or rock formats.  Pit er Pat have taken that freedom and run with it.  Don’t miss this unique concert experience in Krakow’s most intimate stage.

Where: Alchemia, ul. Estery; 5 start: 20:00 entrance: 20 PLN

23 May (sat)

>Me Myself And I , concert, 21:00
two vocalists and one beatboxer create almost all the music live with their voices.
mix of jazz, hip hop, ethno, blues, reggae and classical tunes
Magdalena Pasierska – voice
Zgas – beatbox
Michał Majeran – voice, special effects
If you thought that all those buzzes, smacks, hiss, clicks, puffs, whistles and thrills that you make sometimes in front of the mirror in the morning are not the music, you were wrong/alchemia.com.pl/
myspace
where: klub Mish Mash, Mostowa 2 (Kazimierz)

7th  nov (fri)

>Renton (w-wa, pl), concert, 20:00
Quite startling and original blend of college rock, post punk and indie rock.Their first album “take-off”, that will be presented during concert, is a compilation of 13 melodic songs which combine a dynamic rhythmic section, noisy guitars, strong vocals and energetic raw songs. Renton experiments with different music moods, at the same time stylistically remaining within the convention of genuine guitar play, rooted in tradition of the Beatels’ pop songs.
myspace
where: Zascianek, Rostafińskiego 4, tickets 18 zl

30th OCt (thru)

>>Nazzar(krk), concert, 19:00
Nazzar plays traditionally ‘klezmer’ music in their own arrangements with elements of Jewish, Balkan and Galician music. While reaching back to klezmer origins, they try to join traditional forms with spontaneous improvisation.
where:Musem Galicja, Dajwór St. 18 (Kazimierz), 40 zł

24 sep (wed)

>>Gravity Forces, concert, strat:20:00
Improvised free jazz
Andrzej Sawik – piano
Alek Papierz – saxophones
Radek Pieślak – bass guitar
Tomek Głuc – drums
where:Stranger Cafe, Dietla 97 (Kazimierz), entrance:5 zł

17 sept (wed)

>>Dickaty, Mazur, Chołonieski, concert, 20:00
Ray Dickaty (uk,sax)
Rafał Mazur (Krk, bass guitar)
Tomek chołoniewski (Krk, percussion)
Ray Dickaty- a British saxophonist, improviser, member of popular group in 90′ties the spiritualized,now working on project Loka for Ninja Tunes.
He worked with PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Sterolab, Neil Young, Carlos Zingaro, Damo Suzuki..
Rafał Mazur-a musician from Krakow, at the first stage of the career fascinated with jazz, now more into improvised music. He work with Frederick Blondy, Charlotte Hug, LaDonna Smith., Adam Kawończyk
Tomek Chołoniewski- percussionist with keen for improvisations.
where: Stranger Cafe, dietla st. 97 (Kazimierz), entrance:5zł

29 aug (fri)

>>Que Passa, concert, start 21:30
Que Passa is the fusion of harmonic flamenco, Latino American rhythms and the feeling of improvised music.
Jarosław Dzień – acoustic and flamenco guitar,
Marcin Hilarowicz – acoustic guitar,
Jakub Mietła – accordion,
Łukasz Adamczyk – bass guitar,
Mirosław Hady – cajón, percussion
where: Harris Piano Jazz Bar, Main Square 28, 15zl