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Tomorrow we’ll see if we are the winners of festival Oscars: Arthur Awards
Today, ILMC (International Live Music Conference) has started in London. The conference also features Arthur Awards. The shortlist of six nominees for the music industry’s equivalent of Oscars, which is regarded as the most prestigious award within music world, features Pohoda along with festivals…
08. March 2017
Katarína Máliková
According to Oliver Rehák from Denník N, Katarína Máliková’s album Pustvopol has been one of the most distinctive debuts on our music scenes over the last years. Four nominations in the Radio_Head Awards certainly confirm what he says. The album has already crossed…
08. March 2017
Mykki Blanco
Michael David Quattlebaum Jr. used several stage names until he decided to perform as a rapping troublemaker Mykki Blanco. Last year, she released her debut album Mykki, which is according to The Wire, “one of the hardest and most consistent recent statements in US hip hop.” The rave reviews…
06. March 2017
Austra
From early childhood on, Austra lead singer Katie Stelmanis’s interest was in classical music; she was influenced by electronic and dance music and even formed a riot grrl band. All these influences are combined in the dreamy synthpop band Austra, with its lead singer’s trademark warble…
03. March 2017
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Quick flamenco enhanced with rock and heavy metal made the duo Rodrigo y Gabriela one of the most popular Mexican bands. It was the interesting combination of Latino music and harder music genres that made them beat the greats such as Arctic Monkeys and Johnny Cash in the Irish charts after the release…
02. March 2017
Enviro news: Fair wear merchandise
Thanks to Design Directors, our merchandise looks great! Other specifications, such as design and soft material, are looked after by manufacturer OP Tiger. Equally important is the ecological aspect of the production process: most of our fabric is made from organic cotton grown in a certified organic…
28. February 2017
Alice Phoebe Lou
We discovered Alice Phoebe Lou at last year’s Reeperbahn. She looks a bit like her fellow countrywoman Yolandi of Die Antwoord, but makes a completely different type of music. She deserves the same level of attention, though. There is lightness, a lot of bright ideas, playfulness and joy of performing…
27. February 2017
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…
23. February 2017
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…
22. February 2017
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…
21. February 2017