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Thurston Moore Group
Pohoda 2017 will see the front man of Sonic Youth and one of the most influential guitarists in the world, Thurston Moore. David Fricke, editor at Rolling Stone, lists him as #34 in his “100 Greatest Guitarists” article. According to Spin, together with Lee Ranaldo, he even ranks #1 in the…
Solange
The author of the album of the year 2016 (Pitchfork, Spin, Vibe) and winner of a 2016 Grammy Award, Solange Knowles, will be playing Pohoda 2017. Her latest album A Seat at the Table has been praised by the likes of Time, Chicago Tribune, Clash, Mojo, NME or Rolling Stone. Solange is currently one of…
Pixvae
On our way from Eurosonic, the whole Pohoda office crew is sitting in the van, evaluating the gigs and listening to CDs from agents. We establish a strict rule to contact only those artists that will get a “one” from each member (pedagogical minimum in practice). Last year, the only act that…
LASS
Polish singer and producer LASS (Kasia Klimczyk) composes synth-pop songs that feature real stories and unusual sound combinations. She has given dozens of solo concerts and performances at festivals around the world (New York, South Korea, Poland, and Lithuania). LASS won our hearts at Zandari Festa…
TaxiWars
You’ll get dragged into the club from street by groove and sound of a cool sax solo. Cutting through the clouds of thick cigarette smoke, in front of you, you’ll see virtuoso Robin Verheyen in the middle of a battle with a front man of the legendary Belgian band dEUS, Tom Barman, and other…
FlexFab
Pohoda 2017 will see one of the biggest talents on Swiss electronic music scene, FlexFab. After playing festivals such as Paléo, Montreux Jazz Festival, Zurich Open Air or Eurosonic, he’s coming to introduce us to the combination of twisted rhythms, odd-tronica, trap, trip-hop, devastating…
Baloji
Baloji, a Belgian rapper with origins in Congo, mixes African world music with hip-hop, rap, French chanson, soul, funk, jazz, and electronic music. Articles and reviews in BBC, The Guardian, El Pais, The Telegraph, and The Independent confirm that his mixture works well; the last of the listed newspaper…
IDLES
These hipsters wearing some serious outfits won’t offer you organic-fair-trade coffee in a warm cup. They’ll make your heart beat faster in a different way: via wild post-punk full of passion, fear, rage, euphoria and a motley of emotions processed through amps, effects and hands of five…
Acid Arab
Parisian duo Acid Arab play acid house inspired by melodies and rhythmic structures of oriental music that causes people to fall into a trance. They play Eastern music on analogue rhythmic and bass boxes and create oriental acid, which is a fusion of cold techno, emotions and drama-charged orient. According…
Black Box Revelation
Belgian rock band Black Box Revelation starred in David Lettermanʼs Late Show and their songs were used in series such as Californication, The Vampire Diaries, Sons of Anarchy, and True Blood. Their anthemic hit “I Think I Like You” is played before and after every match of the first league…