TRAVELERT: Krakow Concert and Event Alerts

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

Sunday is a last day of Unsound Festival. Closing party this year in Pauza – six hours of various music from making everybody happy Last.fm Dj team mixing indie, post-punk, disco, electro or fusion funky (The Phantom) through heavy – hitting sounds represented by Norwegian producer Melkeveinen.

21:00 Last.fm DJ team

22:30 Zeppy Zep 

22:30 The Phantom

00:00 Beatbully

00:00 Melkeveien

01:30 Jackmaster

01:30 Deadboy

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

Urbatronika is a series of events dedicated to balkan and tropical sounds put in eclectic urban environment of modern dance music.

Tonight in Fabryka Club Balkatronika - dj’s and producers collective  form Berlin, they play heavy electro rhythms dip in balkan beat and  boundless gypsy energy.

Samples of what they play:

www.myspace.com/balkantronikaproductions
www.soundcloud.com/balkantronika

support: Funklore DeeJay (krk)  www.myspace.com/funkloreregional
wizuale: EleKTro mOOn Vision (krk) www.myspace.com/elektro_moon

Klub Fabryka

Zabłocie 23

Starts: 10 pm

Tickets: 5pl

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

Tomorrow (10th of August)  in the afternoon hours (from 4 p.m) in the hearth of the city Krakow absolutely for free good music will be played:

The Complainer & The Complainers  – electronic

Czesław Śpiewa – great personality of polish music stage

Iowa Super Soccer – mix of indie rock and acoustic pop

Biff – crazy pop rock songs

Concert organized by city Katowice taking part in a competition for 2016 European Capital of the Culture

Rynek Główny

near City Hall – lonely tower on the western side of the Market

No admission, not many information about bands ….

In the category surprising, exploring the city  or “from the night lonely walk” and music?  rock ‘n’ roll!!!

Tower Pub

St Grodzka 4

9 p.m.

5-10th May

>>Concert, Student’s festiwal; Alternative Music on Juwenalia

The hedonous end of the semester drunkfest that is Juwenalia for many years has been incredibly predictable.  The same pop stars, same bands, the same, the same hangovers with just the student population changing slightly from year to year.  Well… things have changed a bit.  From last year the people that bring you the Niepokorni series in Zaczek have developed an alternative program for those of you out there looking for something different, perhaps strange, maybe even new during the Juwe festivities.  Juwe-Niepokorni 2009 will feature Dick 4 Dick, Pustki, New Century Classics, and Please the Trees.  For anyone in the know about alternative music scene, this is a suptuos meal of alternative bands spanning all kinds of genres, nationalities and styles.  Dick 4 Dick will bring the crazy electro pageantry; Pustki will bring the elaborately delicate and beautifully raw indie rock; NCC will unload a boatload of orchestral and intricate post-rock; Please the Trees comes straight out of the Czech forest and rocks the alt country and modern rock.  Newcomers Pchełki and The Recycling Center will also be featured and show the crowd what the next generation thinks about Alternative music.  So if you’re gonna drink beer out of a plastic cup for 5 days why night do it at the most interesting and inovative concert of Juwe 2009.

Where: Open Stage at Klub Żaczek ; Al. 3 Maja 5

1 Oct (wed)

>>Sloan/Tokar/Trzaska/Hollander Quartet, concert, start:20:00
Howard Lee Sloan (USA) – piano
Mark Tokar (UKR) – bass
Mikołaj Trzaska (PL) – saxophones
Rick Hollander (USA) – drums
Lee Sloan – a pianist who steadfastly refuses to be labeled, boxed, categorized or pigeon-holed, Lee Sloan’s playing reflects an astonishing diversity of influences and a command of styles that flow in a virtual torrent of ideas and emotional intensity.
Mark Tokar graduated from Lviv Polytechnic University. Upon graduation he attended classical guitar classes at S.Lyudkevych Music College.
At the same time he starts to play double bass. During 2002-2004 he repeatedly participated in Krakow jazz workshops, directed by M. Parkinson (USA).
Mikołaj Trzaska – a composer, saxophone and bass clarinet player. Born in 1960 in Gdansk. He had begun study on Art Academy, but the fascination by jazz, especially John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman in 60s, made him quit Academy. He totally gives himself to jazz music from now on. Trzaska is a co-founder of a band called Miłość, one of the column of yass scene, leader of Łoskot. He has cooperated with Lester Bowie, Peter Brotzmann, Jochn Tchicai, Tomasz Stańko, Noel Akchote and Joe Giardullo; an author of dozens of records
Rick Hollander, born November 16, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan began studying the drums at the age of nine. He studied privately with Gene Stewart and Roy Brooks and later attended Oakland Community College for courses in music theory, piano and composition.
Hollander moved to New York City in 1979 and Europe in 1987./ after www.alchemia.com.pl/
where: Alchemia Club, corner of Estery St. andPlac Nowy, entrance:30/25

25 Sep (thur)

>>Gutbucket, start:20:00
Ken Thomson – alto sax, Ty Citerman – guitar, Eric Rockwin – bass and Adam Gold – drums, are the members of New Yorker quartet that by its music refers to punk rock or hardcore jazz tunes. Getbucket is often compared to Lounge Lizards or Naked City. Their live performances are very impressive – full of amazing energy, humor, quotes and instrumental virtuosity /from alchemia.com.pl/
www.gutweb.com
where: alchemia club, corner of Estery St and Plac Nowy, (Kazimierz), entrance:30.25 zł

6 Sep (sat)

>>Irek Głyk Multisound-”Step Ahead”, concert, start: 21:30
IGM is a trio composed of extraordinary musicians who entertain audience with sound of vibraphone, electric bass guitar and drums. During the live shows they perform their own compositions along with some well-known jazz standards.Their skill and passion result  in quite interesting music.
where: Harris Piano Jazz Bar, Main Square 28, entrance:20/25zl

26 aug (tue)

>>FUNKLORE – CALL MY DUB, start 21:30
Funklore (Tomasz Jurecki) is well know on Krakow’s music stage for his collaboration with Studio Taktik and Kawiarnia Naukowa. He worked also with bands: Karpaty Magiczne, QQLarsen, Czerwie. Funklore plays on didjeridu,slowakian shepherds instruments, flutes, Western-African string instruments (n’jarka, kamalan n’goni).
where: Stranger Cafe, Dietla St.97 (kazimierz), free

29. july (tue)

>>Dominik Bukowski/Joonatan Rautio Quartet, concert, 21:00
The new international quartet of polish vibraphonist Bukowski, who this time invited to cooperation great finish jazz-men Joonas Riipp and Joonatan Rautio.The band plays Bukowski’s and Rutio’s composition and these are mainstream jazz, hard-bop.>> check it here
The forth element is Piotr Lemańczyk, excelling in double bass and bass guitar
where: Piwnica pod Baranami, Main Square 28

20 jul (sun)

> Pink Freud and horny Trees, concert, 19:00
The best what you can get in young, rebellious, modern, polish jazz. You will get it on an open air concert at the roof of round, red,  building called meaningfully  Okrąglak
Pink Freud -their music playfully evades classification – the songs are well settled in the tradition and, from the other side, create a modern jazz sound, the pieces are full of brave improvisation, and also, full of sense of humor. Horny Trees -  is a team of outstanding rangers, caretakers and explorers of the auditory wilderness (…) they use real wooden instruments to penetrate the sylvan bedding in search of young, unique and lively shoots. It is the energetic, lustful and extremely horny trees that are the subject of the group’s fascination. The rangers nourish them, ensure their healthy growth and – most importantly – do it with due dignity, passion and love from their myspace profile>link above)
where: on the roof at middle of Plac Nowy (Nowy Square, Kazimierz), free

4. july (fri)

>Jazz Klez Session: Paul Brody (USA), Oy Division (Israel), 24:00
the space o Alchemia will be melting pot of jazz and klezmer music, you can expect that musicians will take the chance for spontaneous experiments and improvisations.
where: Alchemia club, Corner of Estery and Plac Nowy (Kazimierz), 8 zl
or more events of the 18th Jeiwsh Festival (Drumming, Jewish Dance, Hasidic Singing, paper cutting workshops, lectures, visiting synagogues and other)>>> click here

3.july (thur)

>La Mar Enfortuna – Convivencia,22:00
Sensuous and lyrical, La Mar Enfortuna is a Sephardic project from the founding members of the art rock group Elysian Fields, Oren Bloedow and Jennifer Charles.
These two avant-garde artists offer a new reading of the forgotten 11th-to-16th-century music of the Sephardic Jews. The result is a fresh musical blend that combines exotic melodies and instruments and songs in Ladino, Aramaic, Arabic, Spanish, and English that combine elements of jazz, folk, rock, and the music of the Orient and Iberia.
where:Tempel Synagogue,Miodowa St.24(Kazimierz), 35/50zl
for more events of the 18th Jeiwsh Festival (Drumming, Jewish Dance, Hasidic Singing, paper cutting workshops, lectures, visiting synagogues and other)>>> click here

25 june (wed)

> Intermedia 2 – electronic music form behind eastern (polish eastern) border, 19:00
Alexander Litvinovsky-belarusian composer working in various genres including symphonic, chamber, choral music and electro-acoustic art.>>myspace
Zavoloka -an composer, musician and graphic designer from Kyiv city, Ukraine. Zavoloka’s music experiments consists of intensive varied sound motions and unexpected combinations piped into carefully controlled electronic flows. >>myspace
Kotra-explosive electronic sharp and loud music project and a stage name of Dmytro Fedorenko >>myspace
where: Akademia Muzyczna (Music Academy) , Tomasza St. 43 (old town), free