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Bonn’s new Palace

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IMG_1319Not quite finished is how best to describe the next attraction coming to Bonn’s Kunst!Rasen site.
‘Kunst!Palast’ is the name that’s been given to the new  live music location that will be onsite from 18 July until 19 August.

It might look like a giant parachute right now, but when finished it will offer a seated audience of up to 1500 or standing up to 2500 a wide range of cultural delights, from comedian Kaya Yanar, through Schlager King Heino and onto such diverse acts as La Brass Banda, Sophie Hunger, Nils Landren and the B52’s.  An early recommendation from me is Beth Hart on 23 July.

All that great entertainment AND a roof over your head if it rains.  Could there really be anything more to wish for in a great evening out?

Well, lets hope the tent is waterproof when it’s finally up – just in case of heavy showers…
FULL SHOW LIST HERE

Kunst!Rasen Rocknacht with Deep Purple

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gillan1It’s been a busy (expensive) week for fans of Classic Rock with Neil Young bringing in 13000+ in Cologne, Carlos Santana making a rare appearance in Bonn, and in between Deep Purple at Kunst!Rasen…    Even for the wealthy Rockfan over fifty it’s still physically hard on tired legs.  I made my stand (pardon the pun) at Kunst!Rasens ‘Classic Rock Nacht’ where I got four bands for the price of one including current top Rockers Gov’t Mule and the legendary Deep Purple.

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3Songs goes Facebook

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3LOGOEagle eyed visitors might have noticed that there is now a Facebook ‘Like’ button in the right hand margin.
For quick info updates and (hopefully!) comments on what’s happening in Bonn musically please click on the button, check it out, and of course – Tell your friends!

Re-introducing MiaoMio

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Anika1It’s been a while since we reported on Bonn’s best all-girl band MiaoMio, and things have certainly changed since I last caught them playing opposite Bonn Main Station in 2010.  For one thing they are now 50% male.  Drummer Sarah is raising a daughter born last October and bassist Eva Marxen is studying hard.

With a new drummer (Jan) and bassman Stephan Kater the ‘new’ Band played a short set at the Rheinau on Friday, with Sarah Brasack on keys and of course vocals and guitar from Anika Auweiler.  Dogged by technical problems from the moment that ‘Lauf’ began their set, they still made for an enjoyable evening with a sound that seemed to my ears at least to be rather rockier than previously.

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No technical problems though on the video below, where the Band contribute music to Cologne Director Kim Anderson’s film ‘Warum Glühwürmchen Leuchten’:

Dana Fuchs – Bliss Avenue (RUF Records)

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DanaFuchsBlissIf you’re good enough as a female singer then you just MIGHT get compared to the greats.  I’m talking about the likes of Joplin and Etta James of course.  What though if you were compared to these music Icons three discs ago and now you are a whole lot better than you were back then?  Could it possibly reach a point where someone is as good as these legends? 

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Down on the Popfarm

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Musicians get old. It’s a sad fact of life. Good news though is that there are plenty of youngsters wanting to make music and doing it very well too – as the Popfarm event featuring young talent from Bonn Popfarm in Beuel showed on Sunday. For more Popfarm images click HERE

Music everywhere…

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Proof that music is everywhere. I was just enjoying a cool drink in the garden and heard the strains of ‘Smoke on the Water’ in the air.
No, it wasn’t a surprise early start for Deep Purple at Kunst!Rasen (14 July) but local band Dr Cover at the Kessenich Fest.  Later on, local band Rhinesalz continued the songs in the sun.

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Katie Melua – The search is Over

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13_Katie_Melua_088-72-EditIt’s ten years now since Katie Melua was catapulted to success on the strength of her first album, full of romantic tales, ‘Call off the Search’.  Since then, Melua has found the love in her life – Superbike Racer James Toseland, but if her own personal search for love has now been called off you wouldn’t know it in the imploring tones of her magical voice at Kunst!Rasen.  Love though is a heavy road as she pointed out before embarking on a rather less romantic ‘love Song’ called ‘I’d Love to Kill You’.  A magical night for good songs well sung was guaranteed.

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