Who are our "Local Faves"?

• yes, we have amazing artists in Austria!

• each month we present a selection of those


these local guys & gals are rocking the stages in Vienna, in Austria and hopefully soon in the rest of the world!


LOCAL FAVES - MIDCHESTER


Midchester will suprise you. That’s a fact, for a start.
They have toured Austria & Germany, released a live DVD, produced great videos, were on radio and tv, and made a name for themselves. Sounds easy? Try doing it without a label and without a single penny; and in the pre-MySpace-aera, moreover.  That’s impressive, isn’t it?

Midchester

You will find yourself listening to their album or watching them performing, asking yourself why it took you so long to discover them. Because Midchester is by no means the common „yet-another-local-Indie-Rock-band“.  The name might give away what music the boys grew up with and their place of residence would surely make them „a Vienna local“.

What you will feel at that particular moment is the „Yeeeah!“. Shake, move, flip, rock. Every song is based on finest songwriting and excellent playing. Paul’s guitar solos are touching perfection, which only enables Stuard to add another bit of that „feeelin‘“ (rock’n’rolling of course obligatory). But then comes the icing on the cake: Mister Max drumming and Mister Niki‘s bass guitar.

Midchester

So where did their story start?
The story could start with two guys meeting in a small town, sharing a fag and discovering the same passion for the Manchester sounds. Consequently, picking up guitars, learning how to play and years later deciding to dedicate their lives to music.
Or it can only really start years later when they run into another two guys with somewhat same story and start creating something that will some months later blow your mind when seeing them performing in Vienna’s Chelsea in 2005.

But the story actually starts only now. Right now. Their album will finally be out in spring 2009 and the songs on it show anything else but cluelessness. The songs have matured and developed their own life and soul.

Midchester

At the moment the guys are looking for a label, a distributor, a promotion and booking agency, so let’s summarize it – they are looking for people who love their music and take the next step toward stardom together.

And for those who haven’t seen them live, this is your chance – Midchester are playing Panic @ Flex on Friday, Decemeber 5th (Stagetime 0:00)! Be there or be square!
The future lies somewhere in the past and the present is bright. And the sound? The sound comes from the underground. What else.
Panic

www.midchester.com

LOCAL FAVES - The Attention!

Yeah yeah yeah, we have finally made it to have a fine soul rock’n’roll band among our Faves Raves. Amazing!
But of course we wouldn’t feature just any soul band. We are talking about a VERY fine one here: THE ATTENTION! from Vienna.

The ATTENTION! Logo

The Vienna’s hipsters know “how to” really well.
They “how to”:
-    rhythm & blues,
-    twist & shout
-    shizm & rizm
-    dress to impress
-    shake & stirr
and of course many other things that are only up to you to discover and fall in love with.

The Attention!

For me the actual lovely thing about The Attention! is the fact that they were not always the shimmynizing band they are now.
Before jumping into their fancy attires, they were smashing the guitars and rocking it true in the infamous band KING TIGER. After Bomba, the bassist left King Tiger to focus on the rock’n’roll band Low Down High, the others decided it was the right moment to turn things upside down.

The rough guitars were exchanged by twistful blues, the loud drums with shouting beats and the straight 70’s rock sounds with perfect soul melodies. And of course, the long hairs were cut, the beards shaved and the tight bootcut jeans exchanged with tailor-cut hipsters.

The Attention!

From that moment on The Attention! dedicated themselves to their newly discovered love for the fine soul music.
And they are dong it damn right!
   
They are now in great company with The (Incredible) Staggers from Graz which they will accompany on their next visit in the UK in January.

The Attention! are ready to roll over your town and will make you celebrate, whether you put on your dancing shoes or not!


LOCAL FAVES - XENESTHIS

You know what is the best thing about our Local Faves ?
They are all different. Not because they might be coming from different parts of Austria, or because they are early twens or late teens. They are all different music-wise and that is something that makes us RockMISSes proud – and gives you, our dear readership, a chance to look in other corners of Austrian music scene and discover its diversity.

Now enough of long introductions, we present you our Local Faves of October:
XENESTHIS from Burgenland

XENESTHIS

The band fronted by lovely Katrin proves that metal core does not need to come from USA to be contemporary, and that strong, loud Scandinavian melodies, do not necessarily need to be played by long & black-haired tall man to sound exciting.
Xenesthis combine the best of Arch Enemy, Slayer, In Flames, all the way to the “new metal core” of Linkin Park and Korn.
Still, they manage to remain original and authentic – and full of pure rock’n’roll energy!

The Rock Boys:
(Andreas, Michael, Raffael and Thomas)
 
XENESTHIS The Boys

And the Rock Girl:
(Katrin)
XENESTHIS the girl

We love Katrin’s voice and her performance on the stage. Somehow she seems angelic and all girly – but then delivers an awesomely energetic rock performance.
But how is being a girl in a gang of four metal guys?


RockMISSes introduce the ultimate five “girls rock”-questions.

a) What's a girl's role in such a manly bunch?
To cook and to do the dishes.
To be honest: We are all musicians. So most of the time I don’t even realize that I’m the only girl surrounded by men - as long as we don’t talk about sex.
And if we do, it creates an amazing tension between us and that inspires us to write good music.
 
b) How do you deal with all the flowers you get from your groupies?
If I’m sober I give them to boys I fancy.
If I am drunk I jump on them.
 
c) What is the most romantic thing you've experience with the band so far?
When we were heading for a concert and all of us had to pee near the road, because there was no bathroom near by, my drummer didn’t go with the other boys, but crouch down beside me near a tree and said: “I don’t want you to be lonely while peeing, just because you are the only girl in the band.”
That was cute!
Well, add to question one: as long as we don’t talk about sex - and pee.

d) Three things you don't want to miss on stage.
Simple:
My band, water, my voice.

e) Your personal favourite songs / your Fave Rave ?
There are way to many bands I really admire, so it would be unfair to highlight one. But if you have time check out “Time of the Season” by The Zombies and “In the Light” by Led Zeppelin. For me these are two of the most underestimated songs in music history.
But the people who really rock my world are the people I love – it sounds kitschy but it is true!

LOCAL FAVES - LOW DOWN HIGH

There is a band from Vienna that makes this good old rock'n'roll music. And they are exactly what Vienna has been missing, say RockMISSes and proudly introduce you to LOW-DOWN HIGH from Vienna.

Low Down High Logo
(..looks good on a dancefloor)

It’s sweaty and dirty rock’n’roll music, that’s what Low-Down High is about. And when they call their music “action rock” these guys know exactly what they are talking about. It’s because they’ve been making music their whole lives, because they played in rock bands before and because being part of the hard-core music scene in their early days they played the toughest stages in Europe (or at least the dirtiest).

Low Down High
Bomba, Simon, Chewie and Robert


But don’t get us wrong – Low-Down High is not a hard-core band. That was years ago. And since those days their music (taste) changed. Today, it is the Scandinavian r'n'r-scene-sound where Simon, Chewie, Bomba and Robert musically belong. But please not the emphasis on the word “musically” in the previous sentence. Because one thing is for sure: Low-Down High is clearly a Viennese band and that are no rocks or rolls that will make them deny that fact.

Last year the band released their first EP, with 5 songs of “pure rock’n’roll turmoil” which was released on September 7th, 2007. The EP gained impressive attention from the local and German press and put the band on stage with many r’n’r-maestros.


Low Down High
(live in Wiesen 2008)

The last stage presence was just a week ago, when Low-Down High successfully opened the second day of the Wiesen's "Two Days a Week" festival. Now the boys are back in their rehearsal room that they share with the awesome 60s-beat-band from Vienna- The Attention! (--> more about these guys in the upcoming months).

In Januray they plan to go to studio to record the debut album.

RockMISSes can't wait to hear more. And we can't wait to see LDH play more gigs and festivals, as 2009 becomes their year.

Low Down High
(aftershow-madness Wiesen 2008)



The famous-five-rock’n’roll-questions-to survival:

1. "Define party"
A party could either be a political organisation or a group of travellers, if you will. Another thing that comes to our minds includes loud music, people passing out, broken furniture, semi-naked chicks, upset neighbours and the likes... lovely.

2: „What was a fun thing that you will never do again?“
If we'd tell you we'd have to kill you.

3: „Who is your bands Fave Rave (=a rock-God)?“
We always loved THE HELLACOPTERS for they a) rule supreme and b) have been a big inspiration for us forming a band (although we don't exactly sound like them, we think).

4: „If you could chose, with which band would you go on a world-tour now?“
Any band that accepts that we - as a matter of fact - always get more booze and attract more babes.

5: „What is the best kept secret about your band?“
We are from planet ackhhnettan and are on a mission to enslave mankind. No, we were just joking. the planet is actually not called ackhhnettan, but uckhhnettan. Treat this as confidental, though... otherwise it wasn't a secret anymore.

LOCAL FAVES - DEFCON

Before RockMISSes start to introduce the Local Fave of June, a little excursus:
all the local bands we introduced so far were either from Vienna (or surroundings) or from Styria. How comes? Where are all those bands from the other parts of Austria? There have to be some, right?  You now could say that it is because we are based in Vienna and of course the Viennese bands are those who we hear the most about but to revise that there are those amazing bands from Styria – like our Local Fave of June. So our lovely readers, please let us know about other bands to feature in the next months.

Back to our LOCAL FAVE of JUNE – it is a pleasure to introduce to you a band that is committed to punkrock/pop/hardcore, may RockMISSes introduce:

DEFCON
Defcon

Defcon are based in East Styria and consist of six guys with different musical background and taste who all played in various bands for years. In the end of 2005 their shared love for punk rock got them to form the band.
So you have Manuel “Mani” and Pierre, responsible for the singing, ok one is singing, the other one is responsible for the shouting/screaming parts; Pierre is also the Internet guy in the band, while Mani is the graphic designer and the cashier. Christian "Chris" and Jürgen “Hü” on the guitars are driving force behind the song writing, and Christian is the organiser, responsible for booking, coordination, advertising and so on. Then you have Daniel “Dani” on bass and last but not least Mathias “Ruppi” on the drums, the last two are the all-rounder and help wherever help is needed.

Defcon Logo


You might wonder what the name is about? Defcon are the national security levels of the USA, it is a measure of the activation and readiness level of the United States Armed Forces.
(for those who are interested in knowing more about that go here)

The release of their first EP in the summer of 2006 was the first step to conquer the Styrian and Austrian music scene. Now two years later, lots and lots of gigs later, and a ever growing fan base they released their debut album Neon Nights, with that they prove they are much more than just another punk rock band – they entertain us with their own mixture of pop, punk and hardcore. Their myspace site is really popular; their songs have already been played over 110.000 times by now, wow!

Neon Nights Cover

Neon Nights
– this are 11 songs that will colour your life “neon”, that might sound scary, but don’t be afraid, it has nothing to do with any 80ies fashion or nurave. These songs will entertain you throughout the nights and make your nights and days even rockier. Neon Nights has a little something for everyone, from typical punk rock anthems to nearly hardcore songs, songs to sing along, to dance to, and a ballade (10-80 (The Cold), what an amazing song!). But all those different styles work together and are combined to a great record that you will just love.


The guys just shot the video for the first single of Neon Nights  - King of the World – you can find photos from the video shoot !
On June 27th a huge video premiere party is planned in their hometown, where Jerx and 100% Cotton will celebrate with them. But the people of Vienna don’t have to be sad, there will be a Viennese premiere party as well - at the Chilibox Party at the Schikaneder on July 3rd.

After playing a few shows in Germany in June, the boys take over Austria and play one festival after the other over the summer. For the dates just go to their myspace site.


So what will the future bring for this band? RockMISSes unfortunately don’t have psychic powers, but we know that they deserve that their dreams come true. And what are those dreams – just play live, write new songs, enjoy their music, make their music known even outside Austria and then a huge nightliner tour, maybe even in the US. So guys, you know that you have to invite RockMISSes to be your tour managers then, right? 


RockMISSes’ verdict – Defcon rocks!
And it is about time that the rest of the world realises that!

Defcon Logo


LOCAL FAVES - FREUD

When we first started doing the Local Fave section, they were among the first bands on our mind. In our opinion there is not another band that would better represent - image and sound wise - this fine rock city of Vienna.

Freud

One and a half years ago Freud started reheasing in their practice space in Vienna's WUK. Back then they didn't even have a name, let alone gigs or a record deal in mind. Every now and then I would bump into Axel, the frontman, and ask him how the band was doing, and all he would say would be: "Great!". Now, I have known some musicians in my life to know that this answer is not to be blindly trusted. But there was a certain twinkle in his smile and a little "It's a lot of fun" that he would add at the end, that made me trust him that the band is off to some higher grounds.
Of course, that wasn't all: Freud is a band that came to life when the legendary Vienna's mod band The 05 decided to call it a day. Instead of hitting the walls with The 05,  Oliver, Axel, Jürgen & Ochiro hit the pubs and found Paul (the "English guy") and John (the "Swedish guy"), two other talented and experienced musicians. They booked a few rehearsals and from one day to the other, Freud was here as if they've never been anywhere else.

Freud

This is how Erdem Tunakan must have felt when he decided to open up a new branch of his elektro label Cheap Records, just to be able to host the band Freud. Cheap Record Rocks is now home to the band, while Wohnzimmer Promotion is taking care of the other side of the business.
But to me it seems that no one really talks about business here: everyone involved seems simply in love with this band and having a good portion of fun. That twinkle with which everything started has spread like a disease.


That is what you can hear in Freud's music: it's easy-going, popping & rocking and making you smile  - and twinkle - like there is no tommorow. Popping rock'n'roll is what the band calls it, and that's exactly what it is.


So one year later after their first rehearsal Freud released their first single - Sex You Again as a double A-side 7-inch together with Beep That Girl - and the single reached the Nr.2 position of the Austrian Indie Charts

Now they have a second single coming out mid of May:
another double A-side: Kiss me 4 times with Plus Minus.

 

LIVE: May 24th @ Rote Bar / Volkstheater
Single/Video Release-Show for Kiss Me 4 Times
Two half-hour sets of Freud live and Special DJ sets (John Megill (FM4), Erdem Tunakan)

RockMISSes say: off to the Nr.1!

Freud

P.S:
A little lesson in German and a bit of Viennese charms for the the non-German-speaking crows:
Freud  = Sigmund Freud
FreudE = happiness, joy
FreuNd = a (boy)friend



Here they are: our Local Faves of April. Like all the others before this band deserves your attention. Five extremely talented guys from just outside Vienna, Perchtoldsdorf to be exactly who dedicate themselves to Scremo / Emo / Punkrock.

(We think the band hates these genre description as much as we do, but just to give you an idea what they sound like there need to be some categorisation):

FROM DAWN TO FALL
from dawn to fall
(c) Ingo Pertramer

Miss BB’s first encounter with From Dawn To Fall was in the beginning of 2007 when they played the Local Heroes band contest. Sharing the bass player with Occupied (whom I really love) I was curious but actually I did not expect a lot. BUT I was blown away by their performance.
Within the last year theirmusic evolved greatly, they deepened their own style, wrote amazing song, played lots of shows and built up a loyal ever growing fan base. Finally their debut record The Beginning is out NOW!


But let’s get to know the band first.

Founded in early 2006 by Daniel (guitar) and Clemens (drums), From Dawn To Fall recruited the remaining members Stefan (vocal), Johannes (vocal, guitar) and Philip (bass) from local bands, allowing the band to draw experience from a wide range of musical styles.

It is the blend of aggressive, yet melodic guitars, two-voiced vocals, frenzied drumming and emotional lyrics that create the band’s distinctive sound. Stoffl’s voice gives me the chills, and in combination with Jojo’s perfect harmonising additional vocals it is even getting better. The amazing guitar riffs by Dany and Jojo backed up by Philip’s passionate bass playing and the powerful drums by Clemens make this band unique.

To name just a few, but the biggest gigs they played so far: Last summer they opened the Frequency Festival and were invited to be opener for the Taste of Chaos Tour last November in Vienna.

the beginning artwork


The Beginning, yes it is the beginning of something, something huge,… this record is just a start, and the guys more than deserve that this is the start of their careers as rockstars.

The record includes the songs we all know and love from their live shows and some songs that aren’t that familiar. It is a document of what the guys created in the last two years, and shows their musical abilities and their talent in song writing.

GRATULATION to Chrisi (singer in No More Encore and drummer in Occupied) who produced, mixed, recorded the record, good job!!! oh and not to forget Lucas who produced the voice and make Stoffl’s and Jojo’s voice sound even better! And of course Filip and Bernhard of The Arcadia Agency whose dedicated support brought the band to where it is now.

And what is it with Perchtoldsdorf? How can such a small town give us so many (multi)talented musicians and amazing bands?

 

You can listen to tracks from their record on their myspace site, and RockMISSes strongly recommend doing so.
 
Their first ever show was played at the Hyrtl Haus in Perchtoldsdorf and that was where they celebrated the release of their debut record The Beginning.
They invited befriended bands Showyourteeth (who played their first show), One Match For My Existence and Cheek Dakota to perform as support and turn the whole evening into a huge party. A sold out show, a packed venue, an excited audience and fabulous bands – that’s exactly what a release show should be like.
The stage all decorated in white matching the mainly white artwork of the record (even their guitars and bass and the guys’ shirts where white) From Dawn To Fall played the perfect show, giving the audience exactly what they wanted and hoped for.


(c) partystrolche.net
see more amazing photos of the release show and various gigs, go to partystrolche.net

So for all of you who have not seen them live yet, here is the chance:

April 3rd – Replugged (Vienna Release Show)

April 15th – Szene (Aiden Support)

And lots of shows in Austria in the next months - check their website for details.


RockMISSes loves them, and so should you!


LOCAL FAVES - GUADALAJARA

This month's Local Fave band is literally big - there are 8 musicians and 2 back singers involved when this band hits the stage. They have energy to fill out a stadion, they have fans another bands can only dream about, and (as we are RockMISSes here) they are freakin' stylish!

They are the finest Austria has to offer in ska-punk-pop. Ladies and gentlemen, let us introduce you to the nicest of the rock families: 

GUADALAJARA
Guadalajara

It is already a few years back (2001) that Guadalajara won the "Austrian Newcomer Band Contest" and made heads of Austria's music lovers spin with the tongue-breaking name. Guada-what? Apart from that their cover of Bob Geldofs' "Mondays" sounded like something we were rather used to hear from far away California (think Mighty Mighty Bosstones).
And then that size of 8 people in a band that gives every booker a cold shiver...
From the first moment on, it was clear that something exciting was happening here.

Time proved them right: they played hundreds of gigs in the past years all around Austria and Europe and built a faithfull fanbase (and these guys & gals are known for going crrrazy during their gigs!). They worked on every single corner of the song-writing, their live performance and the last-but-not-least their own personal style. And now after exactly 4 years they are back with a great new album "Weapons of Mass Seduction" (out on March, 1st). 

Guadalajara - Weapons of Mass Seduction Album Cover

Last Friday, February 29th, they presented their new album at Vienna's WUK with a fantastic live show. As intro, they showed the video for the first single "Turn Up" (watch here), which is awesome! The band presented all 12 songs of the new album and the audience loved it. After 2 encores, some wicked crowd-surfs of the guitar-player Thomas, sexy hip moves of the background singers, one sexy stage dance of (trumpet & mastermind) Bernhard's sister, and a lot of "We are so bloody happy to be here!", the band packed their bags and hit the road.
There was another important day ahead of them - probably the most important one - the homecoming in Graz. 

Gualajara Live @ WUK

There is no doubt about it: this band is off to some big ventures.
And 2008 is definitey their year.
RockMISSes are honoured to call them our LOCAL FAVES of MARCH!


 LOCAL FAVES

A new month - new local faves; and this time to total different bands - but both of them really special.
On the one hand we have a band from Graz with English lyrics - Killed by 9V Batteries, and on the other hand a German singing band from Vienna - Minze. Both have new singles out this month, both will play again in Vienna this month (Killed by 9V Batteries - 19.2 / Fluc - Neil Young Tribute Night, Minze - 13.2 / U4 - Single Presentation), both are amazing artists and they both more than deserve to be Local Faves of the month.


(It would be strange to write in any other language but German about a German singing band, just in case you wonder why it suddenly turns to German,...)

Killed by 9V Batteries
Batts

   

Minze
Minze



LOCAL FAVES - Killed by 9Volt Batteries


Killed by 9V Batteries

Seriously, what was the first thing you thought when you heard the name of this band? I first discovered Killed by 9Volt Batteries in the myspace-calender of a friend who happens to be the biggest Sonic Youth fan I know, and was dazed by the name. What a bloody great one!
And then the music on the bands myspace-player - my godness! "Grunge-Noise" as you haven't heard it before in Austria. Or anywhere near, if you ask me. These guys had a fan in me from the first second on. I felt a bit like finding my old self, recognizing the melodic tunes of Pavement and the amazing noise-influence of their big rolemodels Sonic Youth - bands that played a significant role also in my early teen days. But don't let yourself be deceived: "the Batts" sound fresh and they sound rebellious - musically, of course. The latter is necessary coming from a small town where everyone is into Bon Jovi-sounding-classic rock-crap, I guess. Apart from that, the "9V death club" (which is another of many nicknames this band has) freaking rock with a capital R. So it is not surprising that Killed by 9volt Batteries were chosen to play at the Eurosonic festival in Groningen this January where they encountered great response from the European press people.

Great music...but there is more: these guys are extremely nice and interesting company, as Miss Ana could find out last Thursday while chatting to them in their tourbus before the show in Arena Wien. (more stories & pics to follow)

Long story short: do us a favor - find them and love them!

New 7" single "how to mute ourselves" (split single with Jolly Goods) on Siluh Records



LOCAL FAVES - MINZE

Minze


Minze. Das sieht so aus: Lioba, Markus, Judith, Robert und Florian machen Musik. Die klassische Aufstellung: Gesang, 2x Gitarre, Bass und Schlagzeug.

Aber irgendwas ist anders…Da wird zum einen auf Deutsch gesungen. Das ist für viele ein rotes Tuch und ich muss zugeben, dass ich davon auch nicht unbedingt angetan war, aber bei einer Österreichischen Band, die eine Mischung aus Rock und Pop macht und sich dabei nicht anhört wie Christl Stürmer ist das durchaus Ok und angebracht.
Wenn man sich dann noch die neue Single „Kein Geld“ anhört (VÖ am 13.2.08) merkt man schnell, dass Minze keine glatte, geschweige denn leicht einzuordnende Band ist. Die eigenständigen Kompositionen, die manchmal auch an die Beatles erinnern, sind von einer gefühlvollen, aber starken Stimme unterlegt, die Texte zum besten gibt, die mit einem zwinkernden Auge die wichtigen Themen des Lebens behandeln (z.B. „Kein Geld…“, „Träumen ist ein wenig zu wenig“,..).
Erst vor kurzem konnten sie bei der Präsentation von ihrem neuen Video zu „Kein Geld“ das Publikum bei der Monkey Music Lounge im Wiener Birdland so begeistern, dass sie erst nach 3 Zugaben die Bühne verlassen durften. Ähnliche Szenen sind auch beim Gig zur Präsentation der Single am 13.2.2008 im U4 zu erwarten! 
(RockMISSes lassen sich die Chance sicher nicht entgehen und sind am 13. im U4 anzutreffen.)
Das Album „So Viel Zukunft - Keine Zeit“ erscheint bei Monkey Music 


Miss D

 

MINZE - KEIN GELD


LOCAL FAVES

As January is such a dull and cold month in the rockin‘ city of Vienna, RockMISSes have chosen two bands from Vienna who are most likely to kick you out of the winter sleep, to wear the crown of the Local Faves in January! They are ska, they are punk, they are fun and these guys kick asses!

PBH Club Logo

vs

Soupshop Logo


LOCAL FAVES - PBH Club


PBH Club

„This is sweet ska music from Vienna town“ – yes it is.
Years ago, frontman Ben was playing the bass guitar and kept his mouth shut on the stage. But things changed and Ben started singing - and entertaining, and yes, that is what he does best.
PBH Club became the ska-fun-party-sensation of the Vienna scene. After playing like 500000 gigs and releasing their first records, it was only last year that they won one of Austria’s biggest band contest and their major debut „45 minutes of Urlaub“ was released in October 07.
But it’s by far not all about Ben – don’t get us wrong, it is the combination of people and their musical influcences that make this band unique. Örni on guitar, the organizing genius in this band who isn't scared to play MissBB’s Hello Kitty guitar at live shows; nico.reed who keeps on entertaining us with his bass and Poto on drums, who keeps the rythm going that make us all dance. And last but not at all least the amazing brass section that makes every party going.
Once you get to know the boys and see them playing live, you will love them forever. So whatcha waiting for?

Just one advice from MissBB – don’t party with the boys if you have to get up in the morning; it is just impossible to get home at a decent hour – well MissBB hardly ever managed it. They are MissBB’s party heroes!


LOCAL FAVES - SOUPSHOP


Soupshop


How many bands do you know that have created their own definition of their music that actually makes sense (and is not some superficial product of a bored music industry)? I know one.
So make a wave to the SKUNK-ROCK-kings: Soupshop from Vienna. 

These guys are fun with the capital F – not only on the stage. Dino / Mini / Jelio-entourage is the icing on every party cake and Miss And has spent many outragiously funny evenings with these boys. Oh, in case you are living in Vienna and you see the yellow VW-bus passing by, be nice and wave to the guys – it’s them behind the wheel.

Soupshop will be recording their new album in spring 2008 and that will be the skunk-rock history. Get yourselves ready!



5 Questions for Soupshop

Q1: „Define party“
Destroy the house, suck dry the keg, enjoy the sighing of the girls.

Q2: „What was a fun thing that you will never do again?“
Playing to an audience of 400 Skinheads in Eastern Germany.

Q3: „Who is your bands Fave Rave (=a rock-God)?“
Los Autenticos Decadentes

Q4: „If you could chose, with which band would you go on a world-tour now?“
Rolling Stones - what else?

Q5: „What is the best kept secret about your band?“
One of our better known secrets is that we never played an instrument live or in the studio. Instead we do playbackshows with music previously recorded by the Rolling Stones who personally casted us for a show band 'cause they can't play this kind of music with their own faces and names. For legal reasons, obviously. By the way, Keith plays the saxophone. There are three secret messages and one outright lie in this text.

 

 

Previous 
Local Faves

The Attention!

Defcon

Freud

From Dawn to Fall

Guadalajara

Killed by 9V Batteries

Low Down High

Midchester

Minze

PBH Club 

Soupshop

Xenesthis

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