Indie In Town: Crybabies + Yan Lâle + Wabi Sabi
Indie in Town is een terugkerende band avond, club nacht en van-alle-markten thuis extravaganza in Amsterdam, Londen en Berlijn. Op 26 juni zijn ze terug met een speciale editie, waarbij ze de OCCII in een roze glitter buitenaardse-punk-prinsessen toga wikkelen voor de lancering van de act Wabi Sabi. Ook speelt de sprookjesachtige Yan Lãle shoegaze…
Read MoreCommunity Event: DRAW NAKED PEOPLE #3
DRAW NAKED PEOPLE #3 All naked bodies are beautiful and they are a very good subject for drawings! You don’t need any experience to pick up a pencil to draw what you see. During this evening we’ll explore drawing different bodies in different poses. Expect poses of 1, 2, 5, 10 minutes to try and…
Read MoreGender Swap
Buy one gender, get one free with Spotlight! Do you have clothes you don’t wear anymore? Are you looking for an opportunity to finally get rid of them? Or maybe you’ve been looking to expand your wardrobe, or modify any pieces? You’re in luck—Spotlight UvA is organizing a gender-affirming/creative clothing swap to suit (pun not…
Read MoreBook Launch and Fundraiser – ‘Between Palestine and Us: Testimonies of the 2024 student uprising in Amsterdam’
Book Launch and Fundraiser – Between Palestine and Us: Testimonies of the 2024 student uprising in Amsterdam. Live bands, workshops, and market! 19:00: Doors open 19:30: Introduction, panel and reflection by members of the editorial collective and activists for Palestine Followed by: Book sale + fundraiser market with ROSA, AP, Samidoun, UFP, ORCA, Tabaria…
Read MoreOCCII & Sound in Motion: Macie Stewart (US, International Anthem) + Lia Kohl & Whitney Johnson (US, Drag City) + Marielle Groven (CA/NL) + SiM Soundsystem (BE)
Occii & Sound in Motion present a new wave of artists from Chicago’s fertile alternative scene who are quickly rising from obscurity: Macie Stewart + Lia Kohl & Whitney Johnson Macie Stewart (piano, violin, voice) presents When the Distance Is Blue, a stunning solo piano record – featuring guest appearances by Kohl and Johnson –…
Read MoreCICADA (us) + NECRON 9 (us) + ANGSTMÄLER
Raw Hardcore Punk Night! w/ CICADA (us) + NECRON 9 (us) + ANGSTMÄLER CICADA (us) Demented, schizophrenic and unsettling hardcore blitz attack. Ever wonder what it feels like to listen to a nightmare? 9 tracks of crazed, unrelenting sonic power. Demented and distorted guitar rhythms screech over guttural vocal pulsations, driven by a haunting barrage…
Read MoreTHE SPACE LADY (us) + BERT SCHOLTEN + KISS MY KNOBLAUCH + DJ DUSTY MICHAEL
The Space Lady Described as the “interstellar matriarch of outsider music” (Bandcamp), The Space Lady is beaming down on Dutch clay soil to perform her ethereal, Casio-driven pop songs across a series of intimate concerts. The Space Lady’s story began on the bustling streets of late-70s Boston, where her performances—featuring an accordion and her iconic…
Read MoreMIL-SPEC (CAN) + WILD SIDE (CAN) + RITES (NL)
World’s Appreciated Kitsch presents for the first time in Amsterdam: MIL-SPEC (hardcore, CAN – Lockin’ Out Records) Since forming in 2016, Toronto’s Mil-Spec has developed an inimitable, “intergenerational” hardcore sound and style — tuneful, erudite, allusive, and full of hooks — which they’ve taken to audiences all over the world, touring Canada, the United States…
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