Folk yeah! I finally went and did it – popped my Paléo Festival cherry. Woohoo! Well, I guess I’m not the only one – 230 000 people (! it is the second biggest festival in Europe, after Sziget in Hungary) will pass through the big purple Paléo Festival gates this week, and I’m sure I’m … Continue reading »
Love, love love Warpaint. They were the soundtrack of my summer festival season last year, accompanying me on my train journeys between festivals. I roamed over hill and dale, through vineyards, cities and alongside lakes with the sounds of the LA-based art/post rock all-girl guartet (Emily Kokal, Theresa Wayman, Jenny Lee Lindberg, and Stella Mozgawa) … Continue reading »
Phwoar!! In the midst of other ho-hum Swiss festival news and line-up announcements, Paleo Festival 2012 has gone and beamed a ray of sunshine into my summer festival experience – The Cure (! squeak of excitement), Garbage (another, squeakier!, squeak of excitement), Warpaint, The Kills, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, Kurt Vile, Other Lives and much … Continue reading »
She was included on the BBC’s Sound of 2011 list, was mentored by Brian Eno, toured with Grinderman and Interpol, and had her eponymous debut album produced by PJ Harvey‘s long-time producer, Rob Ellis. It’s safe to say that the buzz surrounding Anna Calvi is turning into a deafening hum. Her vivid, gothic-inspired music is … Continue reading »
Oooh, nice line-up: The National, PJ Harvey, Beirut, Portishead, Anna Calvi, Sheila She Loves You, The Chemical Brothers, Tame Impala, The Strokes, Angus & Julia Stone and more in this year’s Paléo Festival. Wish I could go, but sadly I’ll be gallivanting about Down Under in July. Would desperately love to see PJ Harvey again, … Continue reading »
The full Paleo line-up was revealed today, featuring the likes of Indochine, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jacques Dutronc, Iggy and the Stooges, M, Jamiroquai, NTM, Alain Souchon, N*E*R*D, Diam’s, Johnny Clegg. Tickets and passes will go on sale at midday on Wednesday 21 April (reduced prices until 30 April) at http://www.paleo.ch, as well as at … Continue reading »
Hey! Swiss festival goers, don’t forget that in the next few weeks all will gradually be revealed for summer 2010′s biggest music festivals. Open Air St Gallen (24-27 June 2010) – lineup officially announced next WEDNESDAY 10 MARCH 2010, get in quick for tix! Gurten Festival (15-18 July 2010) – first names in the line-up … Continue reading »
