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Music from Vienna with the Doelenkwartet

Bruckner, Schönberg, Apostel

Sun 05 February

Remake Remodel

Roxy Music Reloaded. Coverlovers achtung bitte! With the band Remake Remodel British New Wave is back! Love is the drug, Jealous Lover, Avalon, it’s no problem for this band.

Thu 02 February

Jazz & Jamsessions

Weekly live Jazz & Jam-sessions. From 22.00 hrs several Rotterdam-based Jazz artists will perform their illustrious talents on our cosy stage.

Sun 12 February

Sundayafternoon WORM klassiek

This months theme is COLOUR! En then we mean distinct, no vlaflip or grayscale; brass (4 horns), strings (gamba, cello), keys (toypiano), 16mm deep red colour film. As a final part, all these tools will be combined in an arrangement with electronics from pieces of Frescobaldi by Huib Emmer.

Sun 11 March

Enter The Pelican EP Release Party

On March 11th, As The World Burns will present their new 7” EP Enter The Pelican at the Poortgebouw.

Wed 01 February

HULK

Live HipHop & open mic

Thu 26 January

Jazz Jamsession!!

Weekly Jazz Jamsessions till 01.00 hrs.
From 01.00 till 03.00 Thank God it’s Friday fest!

Free entrance.

Sun 12 February

Soonday & Moonday

The new monthly musical diary of Roald van Oosten. Cinematic pop varieté in the spirit of Serge Gainsbourg, Pixies en Velvet Underground. Roald van Oosten, singer/composer for Caesar and Ghost Trucker old and new songs, together with Bart Hoevenaars, singer/guitarist for Mono and Sir Ian. With special film contributions by Wim van der Aar & Nina Spiering.

Sun 05 February

František Škroup - A czech composer from Rotterdam

Concert by the Martinů quartet to commemorate František Škroup, former conductor of the Rotterdam opera. Free entry

Sun 22 January

A Shaky Afternoon

Kick back and relax on a lazy Sunday afternoon in the cosy living room of Hostel ROOM. Collective Shaky Maracas presents: three exceptional bands from Dutch soil with intimate, unique performances.

Wed 01 February

aestuarium (eyvind kang & jessika kenney) + phurpa + nunatak

WORMyWOOD – WORM in collaboration with IFFR: spectral, ritualistic, minimal music

Sat 04 February

Subbacultcha! Presents: ITAL + VAKANTIE

Daniel Martin-McCormick makes challenging music as both Sex Worker and as one half of Mi Ami, but he’s breaking a new set of rules with his Ital project, taking leftfield aesthetics and unconventional song structures and imposing them on classic house and techno.

Fri 10 February

DE PLAYER presents for ART Rotterdam 2012 Guds Söner

In 1988 the Swedish artists Leif Elggren and Kent Tankred formed the duo Guds Söner (The Sons of God). The duo excels in creating long, puzzling stage performances that giveequal roles to physical action (or inaction) and soundtrack (live or taped)with themes such as violence, love, the quotidian, food and royalty.

Sun 26 February

Tamara Woestenburg release EP

Long-awaited EP-release of Grote Prijs van Zuid-Holland-winner. Sounds like singer-songwriter with a twist. Must appeal to people that like David Bowie, Jeff and Tim Buckley, The Beatles & Nick Drake. The EP also contains a song with dazzling Benjamin Herman and is mastered by Kramer (Pulp Fiction, Low, Daniel Johnston).

Thu 26 January

Rats on Rafts and Harry Merry

Rats on Rafts have been quite a buzz after their very well recieved album release; The Moon is Big. In Rotterdam we allready knew these guys could rock a show and in 2012 everybody will know. Come and check them out for your self at Rotown.

Thu 19 January

Jazz Jamsession

Weekly Jazz Jamsessions till 01.00 hrs. From 01.00 till 03.00 Thank God it’s Friday fest!

Tue 24 January

Kaori’s Music and Dance Fiesta / Jam sessions

Our new bartender Kaori is bringing a Mediterranean vibe to the Vagabond. Expect soul, funk, pop and fusion music played by a great variety of international musicians. Next to the band, there will be people on stage that actually CAN dance, from the Codarts dance academy.

Fri 27 January

Open Mic Night Hostel ROOM

Want to show your talent to an international audience? Join the Open Mic Night at Hostel ROOM Rotterdam!

The night will be hosted by UK rapper: Flame (The Empire) and we’ll be celebrating Australia Day.

Join us every last Friday of the month from 9pm, to see all the talents performing live at Hostel ROOM Rotterdam.

Thu 19 January

The Ilectronica Project

Experimental, audio / video, digital, sound art. The “Ilectronica Project” is an event consisting of unique electronic acts, engaging the audience into experiencing a different perspective of electronic music. Proposing a varied range of aural experiences, the event seeks to invite the audience to a diverse sonic journey: from pure noise to minimal glitches, vast soundscapes and deep drones.

Sun 19 February

Half Way Station albumrelease: “MOONSHINE”

Rotterdam’s finest band Half Way Station will present their first full bandalbum in Rotown. It will be named “Moonshine” (Excelsior/V2).