Agenda

Alternative Guide to Rotterdam

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Sat 02 June

BIRD presents Zwart Licht – Album Release

Dutch rap formation Zwart Licht will release their new Album ‘Leeroy Draait Door’ in BIRD on Saturday June 2nd.

Fri 01 June

tinyMusic@stadsboerderij with Surface Noise & Lenya

tinyMusic organizes tiny concerts at intimate places. You can see artists where you’ve never seen them before. This edition is located at a little farm in the middle of Rotterdam. Presenting Surface Noise and Lenya. Seats are limited. Please, make a reservation.

Thu 31 May

BIRD presents Lilian Vieira

BIRD, one of the finest club for jazz, soul, hiphop, funk and new electronica, is not only great with music in an intimate setting, but also with events, food and drinks. While enjoying the fine menu and complete bar, you can enjoy performances of exciting national and international artists of this time. One of the exciting national artists is Brazilian singer Lilian Vieira, who will perform for the first time with her solo project on Thursday May 31st.

Sun 27 May

Strange Fruit presents Dâm-Funk (USA)

Strange Fruit is renownened for its groovy nights full of boogie, electronica, house, dubstep, UK Funky and progressive soul and hip hop. In other words: the best soulful electronica, where DJ’s and live acts seem to go perfectly together. This tradition will continue in BIRD on May 27th: Dâm-Funk behind the turntables.

Tue 29 May

ROTTT presents: MIKE KOLDIN (Rotje), EXTRA LIFE (US)

Still spaced from the last Rottt edition? Space on amongst the stars!

Fri 25 May

ROTTT presents: HERREK (Rotje), MINUS THE TIGER (NL)

Hell yeah! The month May brings us yet again the most beautiful music.

Sat 26 May

opening concert Entertuinment 3

Entertuinment is a summer music program in the Tussentuin, a community garden on a demolition place in the neighbourhood Oude Westen.

Fri 25 May

Aether: Tones and Talks

Everything must go. And so does Aether. This edition will be the final (ir)regular event in this series. It has been an adventurous sonic journey so far. And we’d like to complete it with a guitar-based experience in which our guests will provide us. Our guest for this evening are Radboud Mens, Simon Scott and Alex Jobs.

Fri 25 May

Music Matters Presents…

On Friday May 25th the 3rd edition of Music Matters Presents 2012 will take place.
Music Matters presents. offers young artist from Rotterdam a stage to perform and this edition takes place at De Unie.

Tue 22 May

Willems DiceDjem Extravaganza!

Jamsession in Le Vagabond. By trowing a dice the audience have influence on the style of the songs and the musicians who play!

Fri 25 May

Herrek (R’dam), Minus the Tiger (NL)

Hell yeah! The month May brings us yet again the most beautiful music.

Sun 02 June

Booze ‘N Roll - Liar’s Dice (NL), J.C. Thomaz & the Missing Slippers (NL), The People Tree (NL

Ripping guitars, Pounding drums, overblown bass lines and litres of beer.

Fri 18 May

Jaywalkers

Live on stage: Jaywalkers!

Sat 12 May

Chord und Dischord

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.

Fri 11 May

Zinkzand

Rhythm & Stampblues band live on stage! Free Admission.

Wed 09 May

BIRD presents Frank Foks CD Release

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.

Fri 01 June

Panther Punk Rock Night

Panther Bookings organized yet another fabulous line-up with three steaming punkrock bands and the re-release party of The Accelerators self-named debut album.

Sat 12 May

Subbacultcha! Fenster (DE), Oliver Oat (NL)

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.

Sat 05 May

sensational meets koyxen & dj scotch bonnet (dj scotch egg) + frietboer + fff (dj)

Thinking outside the beatbox.

Mon 07 May

Felix van Cleeff

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.