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Unfortunately, one of the two frontmen, Kevin Ratajczak was absent Nico was covering for them both and did an excellent job! They continued with older stuff like “Hate/Love,” “Best Day,” and “Crystals,” also having a costume change into more casual clothes, all the while blasting the venue with nonstop riffs and beats. They opened with “Pump It,” rocking those aerobics outfits and covering the crowd in confetti. With Nico Sallach joining the band, they released the single “Hypa Hypa,” which reached over 60 million plays in record time! Mullets, fake mustaches, vintage ’80s clothes, and an overdose of charisma and energy – that was expected at their show and it didn’t disappoint. Then the public toned down to the tunes of the love ballad, “ Bad Idea.” Finally, the closing track was the Eurovision anthem “Dark Side,” but the uncensored version, with all the middle fingers up.ĮLECTRIC CALLBOY have been around since 2010, but it was 2020 that was crucial. Two covers – the first of Eminem‘s iconic “Lose Yourself” and the second, Anastacia’s “Left Outside Alone” – were performed in true metal style. They kicked off with “ Sinners” and the true fans quickly emerged, screaming every word of their Finnish favorites. A lot of Finnish flags could be seen in the crowd. With a change of mood in pace, their act was more minimalistic and monochrome. They performed their top banger songs – the infamous cover of “ Beat It” and “ You’re Dead! Let’s Disco!”īLIND CHANNEL needs no introduction as Eurovision’s 6th place, who are beloved by many lady fans. The musicians were enjoying every second on the stage and the crowd was in full-on party mode. Fun is the keyword: colorful, aggressive, leopard vans shoes, tank tops, and a beach ball flying around. This Finnish band is an interesting mix of 8-bit synthwave with metalcore and a sip of fun, led by Mika Lahti. ONE MORNING LEFT was the first band to kick off the show. The show was organized by the booking agency, Knockout Productions. I leave you with a rehearsal shot of 'Les vacances de la veuve moustachue' as featured in this show.On Friday, April 29th,2022, ELECTRIC CALLBOY (formerly known as ESKIMO CALLBOY) – with support from their Finnish friends BLIND CHANNEL and ONE MORNING LEFT – hit Hype Park in Krakow as part of their Hypa Hypa Tour. La veuve moustachue is touring Europe very soon (May 15 in Rotterdam, 16 in Brussels, 21 in Paris), don't miss this fantastic one-man mustached widow musical! Only some adlib bits and talk parts between the songs were different. The set was part of what we had seen last December in Shimokitazawa, with video background and piano by Miura Yōko.

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Girl drummer Kitayama Yūko was great, it seems like she's active in a bunch of bands and I felt like I had seen her somewhere before although I couldn't figure out where.īack downstairs we got a bit bored by a solo guitar player doing a hour-long set, and waited around there while checking the free 7''s some more, until ヒゲの未亡人 (hige no mibōjin = La veuve moustachue). Then I was getting a little bit hungry and had the good idea to order a hot dog, which took about 20 minutes to prepare.!? Meanwhile we watched a bit of Lake's show which was alright. The set of about 6 songs was a lot of fun, and ended with a brand new song featuring a squeaky blue bird puppet, that one will appear on her album 'Niko Niko Denki Muzic' (remastered with bonus tracks) out next month on Sonore! Stay tuned.

Her friend DJ Peaky was there to help, playing a Korg and a turntable. She played 3 different Casios, a Roland TR-505 and some effects. She performed a very special set, as while she usually plays on her own with her laptop computer and a few synths, this time most of the music was performed live. The event began at 17:00, and playing very first was electronic musician Hosaka Akane. This year the festival was 5-day long (from May 1 to 5), and we went to check out the 3rd day. Being very small though, the festival isn't held at Enban but at O-Nest, a larger club in Shibuya that spans on two floors. Enban has an important place in Tokyo's indies music scene. Over Golden Week was held Enban Jamboree, the annual(?) festival by Koenji CD shop/live space Enban, which was also celebrating its 5th anniversary.

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