Tag: Cabaret

  • The Weekend in Berlin, September 6th – 9th

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    Basement beats, handmade treats, and a classic film in a neo-gothic church. Open wide for some weekend!

    THURSDAY 6th SEPTEMBER

    Medium Rare opening at idrawalot
    Another strong First Thursday at idrawalot, as a trio of Berlin-based Aussie artists show works of intricate watercolours, geomorphic graphite planes and densely tactile oils. For more details, clicky clicky on the below piccy:

    idrawalot Facebook event

    FRIDAY 7th SEPTEMBER

    La Dolce Vita screening at KulturRaum Zwingli-Kirche
    The Berlin Film Society presents the Fellini classic, along with Italian food, drinks and live jazz, in the beautiful surroundings of a former neo-gothic church. Click the flyer below to find out more details, and the photo below that to see more of Zoë’s stunning photos of the KulturRaum.

    Invitation: Berlin Film Society present La Dolce Vita

    KulturRaum Zwingli-Kirche on überlin

    Diplo / Sick Girls at Gretchen
    The man from Mad Decent headlines THE OFFICIAL BERLIN MUSIC WEEK EXTENSION! (CAPITALS!!!!) along with local lasses Sick Girls. Click on his big ol’ face for party deets.

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    SATURDAY 8th SEPTEMBER

    Isherwood’s Neighbourhood – A Walking Tour
    Brendan Nash from Cabaret Berlin leads another tour of the Berlin experienced by author Christopher Isherwood during the Weimar era. You can find more details on the tour (which starts at 11am) here – and listen to an interview with your guide below:

    OneBeat at Brunnen70
    Wedding basement bar Brunnen70 (guess the address!) will showcase live acts, VJs and DJs playing beats, electronica and dub. We’re most looking forward to a live set from Wermonster, who, among other things, creates tracks from sounds recorded around Berlin… but we imagine the foundant au chocolat cupcakes will also be a big draw. Sweet ;)

    OneBeat at Brunnen70

    SUNDAY 9th SEPTEMBER

    handmade supermarket at Markthalle IX
    This monthly market for handmade and fair trade products takes place in the 120-year-old Markthalle IX in Kreuzberg. Visitors will find great food and drinks at the “Marktküche”, a DIY corner with Dawanda and a small playground for the kids. Free entry, click-through on the image below for more details.

    handmade supermarket

    Image c/o Heike Scholz

     

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  • Music Montag: A Playlist of Berlin’s Best Songs

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    Achtung: this competition is now closed! You can find out who won here.

    We’re running a competition to win a €200 pair of headphones by picking Berlin’s best song, and have been overwhelmed with responses already! Anything goes, as long as it “says something” about the city, so it’s good to see everything represented from minimal techno to R.E.M (with our namesake “Überlin”), the Cabaret soundtrack to… er, “Take My Breath Away” (by LA band Berlin!). Someone even picked our recent Music Montag cut “Berlin” by sometime resident Alaska in Winter. Think you can do better? Then comment on our competition post [here] and tell us what you think is Berlin’s best song. The winner will be drawn at random next Monday, 19th December.

    6 Responses to “Music Montag: A Playlist of Berlin’s Best Songs”

    1. […] into our competition – including another Koletzki track – which you can listen to over here. Thanks to everyone who entered, especially those who turned us onto turned us onto exciting new […]

    2. […] Achtung: this competition is now closed! You can find out who won here, and listen to a playlist of Berlin’s best songs here. […]

    3. pete+beate says:

      top !

    4. very cool idea guys!!!!

    5. James says:

      DISCLAIMER!
      If you’ve entered the competition and can’t see your song in this playlist, your entry is still valid!
      You were just too cool to pick something that is in Grooveshark’s library – and we certainly aren’t about to penalise you for that.
      You’re still entered into our prize draw next Monday. Good luck!

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  • Hair Hero: Sally Bowles

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    Cabaret is one of my all-time favourite films – with great songs, beautiful outfits and of course its Berlin setting, how could I not love it?! But the piece de resistance has to be main character Sally Bowles’ er, bowl cut. A jet black frame for those enormous eyes, it immediately sets her apart as one seriously cool gal. Slicking it back and wearing a bowler hat and suspenders, she juxtaposes the masculine with the feminine perfectly – and no one else could rock a widow’s peak and get away with it. Sigh.

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