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Party like it's 2002! Exberliner turns 11!

Two days till you get to party like grown-ups at our birthday on June 15 at Urban Spree. Dance with Legs Akimbo and stay out late with quirky songstress Mary Ocher and Your Government, and hang with...

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Water music: HEALTH bassist John Famiglietti

HEALTH, for which John Famiglietti makes bass faces, is one of the few noise bands with an ecstatic dance world following. Get a prescription at the latest Certain People night at Berghain on Wed, June 5.

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Five questions for... Scout Niblett

INTERVIEW. The star-gazing indie gem Scout Niblett brings her latest, It's Up to Emma, to the Berlin stage. Scout her out for yourself tonight, Mon, Jun 3 at Volksbühne.

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Ssion Ssays, “Sso What?”

INTERVIEW. OTT disco maestro Ssion shuns pigeonholing as he blends punk influences, performance art and glittering pop in his explosive, video-powered live shows. He struts onto the Berlin stage at...

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Bad news bared: Elbee Bad

Exberliner turns 11 this month! On June 15 at 10pm, we’ll be celebrating like it’s 2002 at the nearly brand-spanking-new Urban Spree. Elbee Bad will bring the badness, among a plethora of other acts...

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EXBtv: Eating Out w/ Mary Ocher

Coinciding with our 11-year birthday blowout at Urban Spree, EXBtv launches the first in its series “Eating Out”. Our first guest: the inimitable Mary Ocher, who will also be playing our party with...

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Twin Peaks

INTERVIEW. One pea in the indie pop pod of Tegan and Sara talks about sisterhood, feminism and, of course, their foray into glossy synth pop with their latest album, Heartthrob. Wander amidst the...

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Fête de la Musique 2013: A long day’s journey into nocturnal emissions

It's festival time! Again! Just as you're recovering from May Day, the city has put together another musical buffet for you to gorge yourself on. Celebrating both the Fête de la Musique and the start...

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FUSION Festival: Holiday communism

FUSION's popularity has exploded, taking it from tiny leftist gathering to colossal feel-good festival which still sticks to its alternative, inclusive guns. But don't see red if you didn't get a...

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The mystery of MS MR

INTERVIEW. Born of the blogosphere, MS MR are a thoroughly modern band shrouded (until recently) in mystery. The unmasked duo celebrate their independence with a glut of nimble dream pop at Berghain on...

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Kosmonaut: Spacing out

Getting to Kosmonaut may feel like a trip to outer space, but it's only Lichtenberg. The newish club has been making respectably-sized impressions on the club-goers of Berlin since 2012 proving the...

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A chat with... Fred Schneider of The B-52s

INTERVIEW. The B-52s might not bring political parties on tour anymore, but they're still dancing this mess around and flamboyant frontman Fred Schneider has views aplenty. The Deadbeat Club roams into...

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I want to be your number one

From the dorm rooms of Connecticut to the ballrooms of Harlem, LE1F has been steadily eroding the "gay rap" barrier while commanding a fierce internet following. Despite postponing his European tour,...

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Savage love: Ayse Hassan

INTERVIEW. Post-punk revivalists-of-the-moment Savages only fully came together in 2011, but their musical baby has quickly developed teeth. Catch them at this year's Berlin Festival on Sat, Sep 7,...

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Spotlight: Musikfest

Musikfest welcomes 20 top orchestras to celebrate three Eastern European composers and two 100th birthdays at the Berliner Festspiele’s annual classical festival on through Sep 18. Summer Banks has...

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A chat with Lydia Lunch

Confrontational no wave and spoken word pioneer Lydia Lunch returns to Berlin, this time with Big Sexy Noise, her collaboration with longtime English imbibers Gallon Drunk. Prepare your collision...

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Drill sergeants

INTERVIEW. Having pioneered art-punk, synth-pop and industrial music in their 35-plus year career, post-punk conceptualists Wire have grown mean and lean in their current incarnation. They hit the...

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Bergen rules, Oslo drools: Kakkmaddafakka

INTERVIEW. The Erlend Øye-produced Norwegian ska-pop outfit Kakkmaddafakka manage to transform live orchestral chaos into something convincing and upbeat. Hang with their hangover at Astra on Sat, Oct 19.

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Elephant talk: Lisa Germano

INTERVIEW. Singer, multi-instrumentalist and Michael Gira fave Lisa Germano conjures up a seductive blend of painful beauty and wounded sentiments on ninth album "No Elephants". She'll tickle the...

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Five questions for Oh Land

INTERVIEW. Danish ex-ballerina, Dave Sitek collaborator and "Renaissance Girl" Oh Land pirouettes atop Magnet on Tuesday, November 19.

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