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John Perye

Music is the heartbeat of any creative place, pulsing the blood of its people. With a BA in English from Motown Detroit’s Wayne State University, John’s first love is music, but also writes about observations and connections between the two cities. First Berlin Loves You moment was at sunrise one summer morning, right off the bus from Tegel, seeing Berlin blanketed in golden light. Followed directly by techno beats echoing in the distance at Warschauer Strasse, as people from the night before staggered around in search for the next stop.

Magnificent Music Night with Detroit’s The Muggs – Friday at Badehaus Szimpla

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The Muggs

Self-proclaimed “Ugliest Band in the World,” The Muggs are coming back to Berlin ready to rock. Formed in 2000, this Detroit trio’s history is downright remarkable. They faced adversity early on when bassist Tony DeNardo suffered a hemorrhagic stroke in 2001, that nearly took his life. Amazingly though, with time and physical therapy treatments DeNardo … Read more Magnificent Music Night with Detroit’s The Muggs – Friday at Badehaus Szimpla

Chinese Post-Rock band Wang Wen – Tonight (Thursday) at Marie Antoinette

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Did you know that today more and more young Chinese people are making the trip to Europe? On the flip side of that coin, more and more Europeans are increasingly getting turned onto Chinese culture.  If you find yourself in the latter group, you might want to check out one of China’s most long-standing post-rock … Read more Chinese Post-Rock band Wang Wen – Tonight (Thursday) at Marie Antoinette

Mit Vergnügen Celebrates 5 Years – Save the Date – Thursday May 14th

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Mit Vergnügen is turning 5 years old and wants you to help celebrate their birthday in style. For this very special occasion they bring to you “Berlin’s 21 most beautiful singers!” If you don’t know,  Mit Vergnügen is a digital city guide offers up suggestions each day on something fun to do in Berlin. Mit … Read more Mit Vergnügen Celebrates 5 Years – Save the Date – Thursday May 14th

Lookout Berlin Music Scene – The One-Hit Parade is BACK!

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Host Martin Hossbach

Who remembers sitting patiently in front of a television set, hoping to get a glimpse of the latest video from their favorite artists? In America back in the day, there was no better channel for that than MTV. Music videos flowed one after another. When the video you were waiting for finally played, it was … Read more Lookout Berlin Music Scene – The One-Hit Parade is BACK!

Don’t Be a Fool – Catch MARINE April 1st at Schokoladen

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Would you like to swim in the sound of lo-fi natural melodic-pop? If so, the ocean you’re looking for is Marine! The London-based, all-female outfit consisting of Ruby Jack, Cara Sebastian, Kaja Magsam, and Beth Dariti are riding a wave of positive vibes after recently releasing their first EP, simply titled EP1, at the end of … Read more Don’t Be a Fool – Catch MARINE April 1st at Schokoladen

Wishing for the Days – Salad Days comes to Berlin

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Jim Saah

As far as influence that one particular music scene has had on future generations goes, few compare to the impact of Washington DC’s hardcore-punk scene of the 1980’s. Writer & Director Scott Crawford’s new documentary, Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90), showcases the blood, sweat, and tears many of DC’s youths … Read more Wishing for the Days – Salad Days comes to Berlin

Finding Your Feet In Berlin – A Guide to Making a Home in the Hauptstadt

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Not long after first arriving in Berlin I found myself going into relatively small bookstores, all the way up to giant-chain ones, searching for a detailed guidebook that would assist in my discovery of the city. Since my German reading skills, or lack thereof, narrowed my options only to books written in English, I left … Read more Finding Your Feet In Berlin – A Guide to Making a Home in the Hauptstadt

See Isolation Berlin and Yoga at Monarch – Win Tickets Here

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The next generation of Berlin pop has arrived! Isolation Berlin has been on the scene from a little while now and have released one protopop EP entitled Aquarium. They are currently breaking into the professional music scene, with a second EP just recorded that will most likely be dropped by an important Berlin label in … Read more See Isolation Berlin and Yoga at Monarch – Win Tickets Here

Take a Trip with Mystical Communication Service at Acud Macht Neu

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How would you like to take a trip to another world and not even have to go beyond Berlin city limits? If you’re up to the challenge, the Mystical Communication Service is ready to fly you there.  Their new LP, The Marvelous Space Adventures of John Blue, is a seven track road map to psychedelic … Read more Take a Trip with Mystical Communication Service at Acud Macht Neu

Detroit’s Bootsey X – One Year Gone but Far From Forgotten

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You know, sometimes you just have to scrape the shit right off your shoes. That’s the sentiment I often felt while talking with legendary Detroit front-man & drummer Bootsey X, who passed away one year ago today. Bootsey, otherwise known as Robert Mulrooney or Bob for short, would often talk about the ups and downs … Read more Detroit’s Bootsey X – One Year Gone but Far From Forgotten

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