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CLOSED: 2x2 Tickets for The Wanton Bishops
On January 31, The Wanton Bishops invites you to an experience combining traditional Lebanese sounds and Western blues rock. We are giving away 2x2 spots on the guest list.
For over 10 years, Nader Mansour has been at the helm of The Wanton Bishops, a band that has already set impressive accents with two albums. They skillfully blend oriental melodies with influences from blues, industrial and psychedelia.
The Wanton Bishops are the realisation of the visionary ideas of an extraordinarily versatile artist—Nader Mansour, born in Beirut. After the release of his debut album, Sleep With The Lights On, a delta blues opus inspired by legends such as RL Burnside and Muddy Waters, Nader travelled to the deep south of the USA to experience the origins of Mississippi blues first-hand.
When he returned to Lebanon, he was a changed man with a newly inspired musical vision. His music gradually unfolded from the swampy plains of the Mississippi Delta up into the mountains of Lebanon. Nader describes this shift by saying, «I'm finally getting to the core of the music I want to create. This core is confusing but unique in a special way—just like our identity as Lebanese in Beirut, a constant cultural crossroads.»
This new musical direction was first hinted at on the EP Nowhere Everywhere and now finds its full realisation in the band's eagerly awaited second studio album.
Win Spots On The Guest List
As a presenting media partner for the show, Negative White gives away 2x2 spots on the guest list for their concert at Papiersaal Zurich. Here is how you have a chance at winning:
- Be a registered free member of Negative White.
- Fill out the form (button below) by 16 January at 12 pm CEST.
- Winners will be informed via email.
CLOSED: 2x2 Tickets for Kettcar
On Wednesday, January 22nd, the longstanding indie rock pioneers of Kettcar will play live at Kaufleuten Club in Zurich. As a media partner, we give away 2x2 spots on the guest list.
With their profound songs about life, politics and interpersonal relationships, Kettcar have had a lasting impact on the German music scene since their formation in 2001.
Known for their albums Du und wieviel von deinen Freunden or Von Spatzen und Tauben, Dächern und Hände, Kettcar inspire with an unmistakable mixture of melancholic indie rock and intelligent, socially critical lyrics.
Their latest album, Gute Laune ungerecht verteilt, released in 2024, addresses intensively with the challenges of our time, such as the pandemic, war and racism. It does not provide simple answers but searches for hope and utopias in the midst of the crisis. With powerful, profound lyrics and musical diversity, from acoustic moments to punk and indie influences, the band shows that nuances and despair can also create hits. The band's humour and constant reference to the present make the record unique and emotionally moving.
Win Spots On The Guest List
As a presenting media partner for the show, Negative White gives away 2x2 spots on the guest list for their concert at Kaufleuten Zurich. Here is how you have a chance at winning:
- Be a registered free member of Negative White.
- Fill out the form (button below) by 16 January at 12 pm CEST.
- Winners will be informed via email.
CLOSED: 1x2 Tickets for Dennis Kiss at Albani Music Club
Dennis Kiss ends the era of his debut solo album, «Norddeich Mole», with a tour. As a media partner, we are giving away 1x2 tickets for his show on December 19 at Albani Music Club, Winterthur.
A year ago, German-Swiss musician Dennis Kiss released Norddeich Mole, his solo debut album filled with heartfelt songs about coming of age, the notion of being lost, and love.
Now, Dennis Kiss closes the album’s cycle with a final round of shows. The tour leads him to various locations in Germany and Switzerland.
As an official media partner, Negative White is giving away 1x2 spots on the guestlist for one of his sprawling, energetic live shows at Albani Music Club in Winterthur on December 19.
The deadline for participation is Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 11:59 am. We will inform the winner by email.
Janosch Troehler
CLOSED: 2x2 Tickets for Altin Gün
Grammy-nominated psych-folk masterminds Altin Gün invite you on a musical journey on Thursday, 5 September 2024, at Kaufleuten Zurich. We give away 2x2 spots on the guest list.
They are one of those bands that you just have to see live. Altin Gün combine psych rock and contemporary synthpop with Anatolian and Turkish folk music, creating visionary reinterpretations of traditional songs, a fascinating trip between the past and future.
Their first two albums On (2018) and Gece (2019) were showered with praise from international critics.
Âlem and Yol (2021) were followed in 2023 by the live album Aşk, in which Altin Gün returned to her greatest strength: the urgency of her world-famous, driving, hypnotising live performances.
In fact, the five-piece band from Amsterdam, some of whom are of Turkish descent, have already thrilled half the world with their unmistakable sound, played sold-out headline tours in North America and Europe, and stopped off at the most significant festivals on the planet: Coachella, Lowlands, Primavera Sound, Fuji Rock.
Win Spots On The Guest List
As a presenting media partner for the show, Negative White gives away 2x2 spots on the guest list for their concert on 5 September at Kaufleuten Zurich. Here is how you have a chance at winning:
- Be a registered free member of Negative White.
- Fill out the form (button below) until 30 August, 8 pm CEST.
- Winners will be informed via email.
ESC 2024: Non-Binary Artist Nemo Wins for Switzerland with «The Code»
Non-binary artist Nemo (24) won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland.
With his stunning performance of The Code, Switzerland‘s Nemo won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden. The non-binary artist convinced both the jury and the public to vote for them.
With his participation, the former rapper Nemo Mettler, who lives in Berlin and started focusing on English lyrics, followed in the footsteps of Luca Hänni (4th place), Gjon's Tears (3rd place), Marius Bear (17th place) and Remo Forrer (20th place) and was fighting for the fifth Swiss ESC final qualification in a row.
The 68th Eurovision Song Contest took place in Malmö from 7 to 11 May 2024, after Loreen won in 2023 in Liverpool with the song Tattoo.
On February 26, the Swiss newspaper «Blick» reported, citing multiple sources, that Nemo (24) will compete for Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Swiss public broadcaster SRF did not comment on the report, as the official announcement, including the song's premiere, will be made later that week.
As we now know, the reports were confirmed by the announcement that Nemo will participate in the contest with the song The Code. Watch the video clip here:
According to the initial report, SRF's show director, Yves Schifferle, announced on Instagram that Switzerland would not be represented by a man with a ballad, as was the case for the previous three years.
Last year, Nemo announced that they identify as non-binary—followed by the single release This Body.
On Instagram, Nemo wrote: «I haven’t opened up about it publicly, but some of you already know: I don’t identify as a man or a woman. I’m just Nemo. I love thinking of gender as a galaxy, picturing myself as a little star floating somewhere within. That’s where I feel most like myself.»
From Dialect Rapper To Sensitive Singer-Songwriter
The song own sh¡t, released in May 2022, already signified a path towards quirky pop music, away from Nemo's origin in dialect rap sound.
The artist, born in 1999, showed early talent in music—playing the violin, the piano, and drums. With a celebrated participation at the SRF Bounce Cypher in 2016, only 16 years old, Nemo jumped into public consciousness.
2017, Nemo's single Du reached platin status.
