Author: ywannish
Paperblog – not an option, on the contrary!
A good article I wish I had read before registering my blog with Paperblog. All the reasons here:…
The breathtaking underground – 1947 by vert:x
The first time I heard a vert:x track was on Dandelion Radio during its 2012…
Coachella 2015 will be streaming LIVE on YouTube
First Coachella weekend starts today and is streaming LIVE on YouTube April 10th, April 11th…
Rotting Christ @L’Escalier Café, Liège Belgium – 3 April 2015
The live music scene is full of small pleasures but I guess nothing compares with…
Mauro Pawlowski sings Houben @Ancienne Belgique – 31 March 2015
Mauro Pawlowski (and I hope I’m correctly spelling his name …) is a one-of-a-kind wild…
MAGNUS @Ancienne Belgique, Brussels – 27 March 2015
After the absolute masterpiece ‘Keep You Close’, sequenced nine months after by ‘Following Sea’, the…
Of Mice & Men + The Amity Affliction + Volumes @ Ancienne Belgique, Brussels – 24 March 2015
Ioana Nica On 24 March, Ancienne Belgique hosted a show in which the Belgian audience…
Second hand market for concert tickets – give it a second thought
Ioana Nica System of a Down’ concert in Brussels is sold out. One phrase that…
Lola Colt @Botanique Witloof bar, Brussels – 17 March 2015
On tour to promote their debut album ‘Away From the Water’, the London-based sextet Lola…
ALBUM REVIEW: MASSIS by MASSIS
Among the Belgian new releases so far, here’s the self-titled album from MASSIS. Produced by…
Never mind the politics, here’s the Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät
Ioana Nica Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (Pertti Kurikka’s Nameday) hasn’t just come out of nowhere to…
HONEST HOUSE LABEL NIGHT: FRANK SHINOBI – BENOIT LIZEN – TAÏFUN – UMUNGUS @Botanique, Brussels – 13 March 2015
On March 13, the Liège-based independent label Honest House celebrated its tenth anniversary in Brussels…
ALBUM REVIEW: Sarah McQuaid – Walking Into White
The singer-songwriters always bring along the constant fascination for an endless ocean of emotions and…
Orenda Fink @Witloof Bar (Botanique) Brussels – 21 January 2015
On tour to support her new solo album, Orenda Fink performed also in Witloof Bar…
20 BEST ALBUMS OF 2014
20 albums which filled up concert venues, personal play lists and music news. Or they…
Finale du Concours Circuit @ Botanique, Brussels – 20 December 2014
Concours Circuit, one of the Belgian competitions for young talented bands, took place this Saturday,…
ZU, Morkobot and [sic] @ Magasin4, Brussels Belgium – 4 December 2014
20 YEARS OF MAGASIN4: Within their outstanding and comprehensive endeavor of bringing on stage a…
Billy Idol & The Dough Rollers @Cirque Royal, Brussels – 19 November 2014
Cirque Royal made place for Billy Idol’s European Tour 2014. Opening act: The Dough Rollers…
Jack White @Forest National, Brussels – 16 November 2014
Jack White’s tour to support his latest album Lazaretto came to Brussels on 16 November….
VAZ (US) + POINO (UK) + IT IT ANITA (BE) @Magasin4, Brussels – 26 October 2014
On 26 October, the noise rock series during the 20 Years of Magasin4 anniversary events…
ALBUM REVIEW: Iordache – “Garden Beast”
album review by Ioana Nica The saxophonist Mihai Iordache needs no introduction in Romania. His…
In Flames @Ancienne Belgique, Brussels Belgium – 15 October 2014
In Flames set Ancienne Belgique on fire again this Wednesday, 15 October. An extended setlist,…
Japanese New Music Festival @Magasin 4, Brussels Belgium – 14 October 2014
concert review by Ioana Nica Last autumn, Magasin 4 brought on stage an impressive number…
Joseph + The Brise + MASSIS @ Rock Classic, Brussels – 27 September 2014
Les Soirées Cerises is organizing concerts around for quite some time now. Main features: talented…
The Bootleg Beatles @Ancienne Belgique, Brussels – 26 September 2014
concert review by Ioana Nica Before the rock’n’roll period, there was no such thing as…
SWANS – public interview and concert @Ancienne Belgique, Brussels – 25 September
concert review by Ioana Nica SWANS. You either love it or hate it. But I…
The Cosmic Dead @ Café Central Bruxelles – 22 September
concert review by Ioana Nica On my way to see The Cosmic Dead in Café…
Tuxedomoon & Georgio Valentino @Het Depot, Leuven Belgium – 21 September 2014
concert review by Ioana Nica There were plenty of things to do on 21 September…
BECK @Forest National, Brussels – 10 September 2014
concert review by Ioana Nica An astrology enthusiast could tell you that people born under…
ALBUM REVIEW: PIERRE K Band – “Troubles on my mind”
album review by Ioana Nica Willie Dixon once said: “The Blues are the true facts…
ALBUM REVIEW: Georgio ‘the Dove’ Valentino – Mille Plateaux
album review by Ioana Nica A mysterious and étrange artist of Greek-American origins, who was…
Philip H. Anselmo and The Illegals@AB Club, Brussels – 16 June 2014
concert review by Ioana Nica It has been always an honor to be in the…
Wovenhand & Flying Horsema@Ancienne Belgique Brussels- 6 June 2014
concert review by Ioana Nica Wovenhand played in Brussels at Ancienne Belgique on 6 June…
Gary Clark Jr. & The DeVilles@Ancienne Belgique Brussels – 30 May 2014
On 30 May 2014, AB proposed an exquisite show for a nice warm Friday evening:…
Motorpsycho @VK, Brussels – 29 May 2014
If there is one band out there escaping any conceivable criteria for describing their association…
MASSIS (be) + OFF THE CHARTS (be) + CRAZY ARM (uk) @ SOJO CLUB, Leuven – 18 May 2014
Last Sunday, Funtime Concerts&Records put together a nice show in Sojo, Leuven. Two things made…
Anthony Joseph & Roselien @Botanique Rotonde Brussels – 18 April 2014
VW Spring Sessions festival is recognized for putting together a variety of styles with artists…
20 years after – The true legacy of Kurt Cobain
I was 10 years younger than he was when he passed away. And nowadays I’m…
Admiral Freebee @Ancienne Belgique, Brussels – 13 March 2014
Athough I have been living in Belgium for almost 7 years, I keep discovering things…
The Veils @ Botanique Orangerie, Brussels – 12 March 2014
At the end of last year, when I was recapping the released albums of 2013,…
Soulfly & Massis @Het Depot, Leuven – 9 March 2014
When I saw Soulfly coming to Leuven the very following day after Sepultura playing in…
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Eric Chenaux @Botanique Orangerie, Brussels – 27 February 2014
On 27 February, Botanique proposed a beautiful lapse into music. Proposal accepted as the Orangerie…
Hanggai & Low Wormwood @Ancienne Belgique, Brussels – 17 February 2014
China beyond cliché. A country mentioned extensively when talking about communism, cheap competitive market, pollution…
Rockvonk Finals 2013 @Het Depot, Leuven Belgium- 7 December 2013
Rockvonk 2013 presented the Grand Finale at Het Depot on 7 December, hosted by Erika…
Girls Against Boys & Joy as a Toy @ Atelier 210, Brussels – 5 December 2013
photos: John Gallardo – https://www.facebook.com/JohnGallardoPhotography Courtesy to: Keys and Chords magazine Joy as a Toy Joy…
Uncle Acid and the deadbeats (UK) and Briqueville (BE) @Ancienne Belgique, Brussels – 29 November 2013
(courtesy to Keys and Chords magazine) (photos: JP Daniels) A concert in held in AB…
UZ JSME DOMA (CZ) + SAX RUINS (JAP) + ONO RYOKO (JAP) + L’OEILLÈRE (FR) + RUINS ALONE (JAP) @MAGASIN4, Brussels – 26 November 2013
(review Ioana Nica, photos: JP Daniels) (courtesy to Keys and Chords magazine) Under the name of “FAIRY…
Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds & Fifty Foot Combo @Madame Moustache, Brussels – 20 November 2013
(photos: JP Daniels) (courtesy to Keys and Chords magazine) Funk explosion at Madame Moustache The evening of…
METZ and Cheatahs @Rotonde Botanique Brussels – 2 November 2013
(photos: JP Daniels) (courtesy to Keys and Chords magazine) Each generation has its own music. However, this…