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Laura a její tygři
When the front man Karel Šůcha introduced the audience to his new band at a club in Most in 1986, no one knew what a success they would become in Czech rock scene. Dark glasses, white shirts and elegance emitting from behind the instruments. The clear signs of Laura a její tygři band…
Chór vážskych muzikantov
Underground band Chór vážskych muzikantov (also known as CHVM) was established in 1980 in the city of Trenčín. The band made Trenčín the centre of Slovak alternative music and helped many other bands, including Bez ladu a skladu. CHVM also assisted the birth of Pohoda and…
Slobodná Európa
Besides the great British punk names Slaves and Sleaford Mods, we will also have Slovak cult punk-rock band Slobodná Európa. The authors of the hits such as “Podvod”, “Unavený a zničený”, and “Analýza dokázala hovno” have…
nvmeri
Math/progrock formation of Pišta Kráľovič, Pavel Javorník, and Miro Tuchyňa is another Slovak project with a significant export potential that you will see at Pohoda 2017. They are currently working on a new album that they plan to launch at Pohoda. The music of Nvmeri is full…
Billy Barman
Billy Barman released their rock 'n' roll debut, Noční jazdci, in 2010. Three years later, their follow-up album, Modrý jazyk, came out and could be characterized as indie-rock with electronic and folk elements. Observing the periodicity that was set up, they released…
Koala Voice
“They’re young, fierce, spontaneous on stage and have great songs,” our Monika describes band Koala Voice from Slovenia. She saw them in Fuga, at Pin Conference and Eurosonic, where they also caught the attention of DIY Magazine that named them one of the festival’s “Five…
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain will perform at Pohoda 2017. While Slowdive are the legend of the shoegaze genre, The Jesus and Mary Chain are its predecessors. Noisey described them as the hottest band in history, and they are super cool according to Pitchfork, too. Last month they released their first album…
Kieslowski
Pohoda 2017 will also see a Czech urban-folk duo Kieslowski. Kieslowski is guitarist and vocalist David Pomahač (a.k.a. DKP) and vocalist and keyboardist Maria Kieslowski. They played festivals such as Waves Vienna; Urkulte in Sweden and Frazy in Poland. “Kieslowski know how to write a powerful…
The Ills
They are played on KEXP, mentioned by NPR, Clash, and the BBC. IQ magazine editor in chief Gordon Masson included them in the selection of bands to be seen. Vic Galloway of BBC Scotland likened them to the best of post-rock Explosions in the Sky and Mogwai. They received a positive feedback from the…
Ghost of You
Another amazing band from Czechia confirmed for this year’s Pohoda is Ghost of you. This export article of the Czech music scene has more than 200 gigs under their belt, including shows played at the biggest Czech festivals, a series of concerts in London or a gig at Sziget festival as winners…