Three gentlemen, one lady. Bass, drum and guitar. Enough to simply spit out their excessive energy, disarming emotions and sheer rawness. As if the 21th century never started and the band members are haunted by the ghosts of Cobain, Bacon and Thompson.

Rhythm & Stampblues band live on stage! Free Admission.

A singer songwriter from Spijkenisse whose voice and lyrics make you stop what you’re doing and drop your jaw in awe. After several gigs in the Netherlands he met Justin Nozuka, one of his great heroes. Justin was so impressed by the musical qualities of Frank that he invited Frank to tour with him in Germany.

The Berlin based duo FENSTER makes de-constructed pop music using minimal percussion and echoing guitar riffs with a lyrical bent towards the macabre dada world of dreams.

Thinking outside the beatbox.

Felix van Cleeff is a Dutch singer songwriter who sings poetic and warm songs. In 2007 he won the sing songwriter contest Nootuitgang van Leiden.

Woohoo, the 4th Roffa Swing Session! You’ll find us at the cellar of the Nieuw Roterdams Cafe (NEXT). Come and listen (dancing allowed) to the hottest shellac in town and other swinging vintage tunes. Have a chat, a drink, a dance, forget about time while you enjoy the gems of yesteryear that are rarely heard nowadays.

An exclusive documentary film about the sampling culture.

Out of nowhere there is ‘With an Elephant in a Room’, the debut album of Hummingville. On May 11th the release party is held at De Unie.

From the biggest podium to the smalles of Rotterdam!!! This bandmembers like the big sax talent Jake Saslow will climb on the Vagabond stage for a jamsession after they played with Michael Buble in Ahoy.

Strange Fruit is known for it’s highly danceable nights full of boogie, electronica, house, dubstep, UK Funky and progressive soul and hiphop. In other words: the best soulful electronica, where DJ’s and live acts are perfectly combined together. For the seventh anniversary of Strange Fruit on May 4th, DJ Lucky Dubz and DJ Thelonious will bring another legend to BIRD, Marcellus Pittman.