Metropolis in Town is the new part of the Metropolis Festival that will be organized during the autumn and winter months in De Unie in Rotterdam. This year the free popfestival will take place on the 3th of July 2011 for the 23th time. The programmers of the Metropolis festival will present talented and new genre blending acts to get us in the right atmosphere for the festival.

On this first edition on Saturday 23 October, METROPOLIS IN TOWN will present the a unique band from Rotterdam: HAUSMAGGER. The performance will start at 21.00 o’ clock, afterwards there will be a party with DJ’s that will last till 02.00 o clock.

Indie rockband SHIMLA PINKS will perfom live at the EXIT Rotterdam during Breaking Bands Night.

The Rotterdam Media Commission presents Rotterdam Rhythm & Rock: a magazine about the music industry in Rotterdam! We would love to celebrate that with you on Tuesday the 12th of October. Register on our website and join us! Enjoy Sabrina’s music and take home a copy of Rotterdam Rhythm & Rock!

The Uke Box invite you to an evening full of ukulele madness. With various workshops, gigs, open mic, Market and an expo! The main act of the evening is the international Blues/Jazz artist Yan Yalego.

A night of fast and loud music at EXIT.

With: As The World Burns, Cracks in the Wall & Dirty East Godverdomme.

With:
Machinefabriek
Anemone Tube
Ron van der Ende

We are always happy to present artists who effortlessly traverse the boundaries between art and music, image and sound. As such, both of tonight’s guests are known for their their strong visual as well as their sonic outputs. And, neatly sandwiched between, we are inviting another high fidelity enthusiast to share their 5 Records That Matter.
Gratis!

The band Viberider just released their new cd and will showcase in the underground venue Exit. they will be playing together with stoner rockband [Kings Crossing] (http://www.myspace.com/kings-crossing) Let your hair go wild, put on your dancing shoes and…. smile.

Damage: €7,-. Starts around 9pm There are two bands playing this evening…and afterparty.

Come and hop around :)

The band Kek Rok will Kick off for the artroute Kralingen/Crooswijk at the Witte Slagerij.

Are you bored of your clothes and looking for something different? We have the solution. Come and swap your old clothes at Hostel ROOM Rotterdam. Since we miss the summer already we will drink Hoegaarden dress summerly and will have some nice summer tunes.

DE PLAYER invites Raymond Dijkstra to curate an exclusive live program with new electro acoustic compositions to be made on the spot in a blind date setting!
With: public reader Frédérique Bruyas (fr), composer of acoustic and visual happenings Limpe Fuchs (de) , soundartist Timo van Luijk/Af Ursin (fin/be) & Edward Ka-spel (uk/nl) who is known from The Legendary Pink Dots.

The Edison Pop Awards is mostly about mainstream dutch pop music. Not something we would recommend to spend your saturday night. But this year they organized some coolworkshops called Edison Pop Sessions. You can learn all sorts of things about the music and comedy industry. Our personal favorite; Workshop Guitar hero with professionals!

Speyksessies is a crossover night with singer/songwriters, poets, short film, bands en art exhibition. It primarily focusses on young artistic talent from the city of Rotterdam, but every session will host a few known and proven artists.

On october 2nd, Colin Benders (known as Kyteman) provides a unique concert on the demolition site of the old Stadskantoor, presented by Parfum de BoemBoem. With his Requiem, he says an old friend goodbye.

Parfum de BoemBoem is a series of cultural tours along contraction and demolition sites in Rotterdam. The next and final tour of this season will be on october 2nd. The tour consists of a cultural walk (starting at 18.30) and a concert (starting at 21.00). Tickets are available for the walk and the concert, or just the concert.

The band Mono will give tribute to Led Zeppelin at the exit. After nearly forty years, Led Zeppelin continues to inspire generations with their groundbreaking blues-infused, guitar-driven rock ‘n’ roll. Arguably the biggest rock band in the world throughout their 12-year reign, they remain one of the most influential and innovative groups in music history. With over 200 million albums sold worldwide.

It’s Stardumb Records’ 10th anniversary and they’re celebrating with a special edition of the Stardumb Rumble. This means an amazing international line-up and an awesome party!

Saturday 25th of September the Rotterdam based energetic and experimental beatmaker Boom Boom du Terre, will play in De Beuk, a venue just outside Rotterdam. Piedro Pazzo will be DJ-ing.

Not one but two bands will present their new album at Club 3voor12 in Rotown. Funk & prog rock band Doodoo’s Coffee will present their new album called Itch Darling. And local shoegaze heroes AC Berkheimer present their second full album; We Tell Them Tonight. And again like always at Club 3voor12, it’s free!

Popronde is a music festival that around the Netherlands to showcase new upcoming bands. And on Friday the 17th they will take over the many bars and show popstages of Rotterdam.

Check out the website for the full program

Summer is not over yet!

Your Space presents for the second time the salsa event of Rotterdam, Spicy World of…
Spicy World of… is an event full of dj’s, food, drinks, live music and salsa. The theme of this edition is Spicy World of Puerto Rico. At 19.00 there will be a workshop ‘salsa dancing’. During the workshop you will learn the basic steps of salsa dancing. After the workshops, it’s partytime, you can show your skills on the dance floor with music by salsa artists Gerardo Rosales.

Entrance fee: €8,- (incl. workshops)

For more information check http://www.facebook.com/yourspace.rotterdam

The long awaited Rats On Rafts vinyl single of “The Moneyman” will be released on the 25th of September at WORM. This evening will feauture a guest apearance by Ger “Sax” Van Voorden an more!