Artists: Bands

A South African project surfing and blending a variety of genres such as acid jazz, rap, lo-fi and drum and bass, 2 Cardigans & Bowtie has an out-of-the-box thought sound cemented on baseline grooves.

A hybrid genre of their own, Angry Town are an interesting blend of styles: a stripped-down, aggressive, punchy and poppy sound, with obvious 90’s grunge overtones.

A psychedelic rock trio, Blisko is also a jamming’ band with a unique sound blending spoken singing and musical improvisations.

A Kraków-based quintet playing jazz music and beyond.

Box Anima is a Kraków-based, prog-rock, avant-folk, acoustic trio with a wild melancholic sound. The cello, guitar, cajon and female vocal blend into a unique sound that dwells in the fringes of folk-metal and acoustic rock.

With an eclectic sound, which spans over a wide spectrum of pop melodies, contemplative themes, emotive beats and nostalgic ballads, Brighter Colours creates music inspired by the indie and alternative gods of the past, enriched with dual harmonies, jangly guitar, electrifying synths, driving bass and drums that make you want to get up and move.

If you’ve been long enough in Kraków, you have heard their music. Buskers Band is essentially a brass street band with a kick & punch. Check them out!

[nk_title like="" style=""] A Kraków-based Latin American Cumbia Band [/nk_title][nk_social socials="%5B%7B%22icon%22%3A%22fab%20fa-facebook%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fchoquesoniderolive%22%7D%2C%7B%22icon%22%3A%22fab%20fa-instagram%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fchoquesonidero%2F%22%7D%2C%7B%22icon%22%3A%22ion-social-youtube%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40choquesonidero6007%22%7D%5D" inverted_color="1"][nk_text] An authentic Latin American ensemble bringing the best of latin rhythms and cumbia music to Kraków and Poland. This band will knock your socks off with their shockingly shaking sound. If you're in for some dancing, then you should make sure to catch them live at every chance. [/nk_text][nk_button effect="3-left" effect_color="dark-4" size="lg" outline="1" edges="circle" color="dark-4" hover_color="dark-4" text_color="dark-4" link="url:%23book|||" icon_right="ion-play" icon_left="far fa-envelope"]CONTACT - BOOK[/nk_button][nk_text] Photos courtesy of Choque Sonidero [/nk_text] [nk_text vc_css=".vc_custom_1698263472059{padding-bottom: 35px !important;}"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPXxYxydwEM[/nk_text][nk_text vc_css=".vc_custom_1698263515606{padding-bottom: 35px !important;}"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5mgsAmH_hw[/nk_text] more musicacoustic alternative alternative rock ambient blues brass Brazilian classical contemporary cover band drum and bass duo electro-pop electronic folk folk rock free jazz funk improvisation indie indie folk instrumental jazz latin lo-fi pop pop rock producer progressive rock psychedelic psychedelic rock punk R&B rap reggae rock rock ballad samba singer-songwriter soul synthpop synth wave trip hop women in music world music

A pop-rock and folk duo with a melancholic and warm sound!

A unique blend of avant-rock paired with spontaneous, outlandish stage performances.

A locally-grown band, Dark Leaves’s sound is rooted in blues music, but blends elements of folk, progressive and psychedelic rock. A powerful ensemble of strings accompanied by a strong female voice able to arouse and sooth at the same time.

An ambient experimental band, DUKT improvises electronic music that combines sounds of nature, samples from various instruments, drone sounds and a pinch of new age.

A Kraków-based alternative rock band strongly influenced by 90s grunge.

[nk_title like="" style=""] Psychedelic rock-funk with a latin kick [/nk_title][nk_social socials="%5B%7B%22icon%22%3A%22fab%20fa-facebook%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fearthtwins%22%7D%2C%7B%22icon%22%3A%22fab%20fa-instagram%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fearthtwins%2F%22%7D%2C%7B%22icon%22%3A%22fab%20fa-youtube%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLSbOpkCDhlys5vt3DwJ1Ipy-SsyIsUMSr%22%7D%2C%7B%22icon%22%3A%22fab%20fa-spotify%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fartist%2F6G2s4jA3gyd3uZocnqQf9g%3Fsi%3DShLJVo0xRg-HhWjnCb3KLw%22%7D%5D" inverted_color="1"][nk_text] An instrumental, Kraków-based, psychedelic rock band Earthtwins formed around mid 2021 when Chilean guitarist Cristóbal Arévalo Farizo joined forces with two local Polish musicians, bass player Maja Wikieł and drummer Kamil Kaczmarczyk. They started writing their first songs while at the same time began performing on stages of the Kraków music scene. On Octotber 2021, they started recording their first single Speedball under the Argentinean label production, Segunda Fundación, released on April 4th 2022. Since then the band has grown to include Dominik on keyboards and Yoruk on percussions. [/nk_text][nk_button effect="3-left" effect_color="dark-4" size="lg" outline="1" edges="circle" color="dark-4" hover_color="dark-4" text_color="dark-4" link="url:%23book|||" icon_right="ion-play" icon_left="far fa-envelope"]CONTACT - BOOK[/nk_button] [nk_text] Photo by Lari Koponen ©Majesties [/nk_text][nk_text vc_css=".vc_custom_1682861416526{padding-bottom: 35px !important;}"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fPiYSthZrA[/nk_text][nk_text vc_css=".vc_custom_1682861431738{padding-bottom: 35px !important;}"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRvKIVma8Dk[/nk_text][nk_text]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OpDIrJdb2o[/nk_text] more musicacoustic alternative alternative rock ambient blues brass Brazilian classical contemporary cover band drum and bass duo electro-pop electronic folk folk rock free jazz funk improvisation indie indie folk instrumental jazz latin lo-fi pop pop rock producer progressive rock psychedelic psychedelic rock punk R&B rap reggae rock rock ballad samba singer-songwriter soul synthpop synth wave trip hop women in music world music

A musical journey of three men out to explore their own forms of self-expression and funs through jazz music. A local jazz trio with a piano, bass and drum configuration.

An intercity/country collaborative project laced with field recordings from exotic places between two Irish friends (Phil Soanes and Shaun O’Neill) who play guitar, some keys/synth, and other assorted forgotten things they happen to be able to tune.

A blend of blues, folk, jazz all wrapped up in a hot tamal ready for your enjoyment!

An atypical punk’n’roll underground duo blending rock, blues and jazz.

An indie-folk Kraków-based duo, KNEDLOVE blends blues rock with soul in a unique, laid-back and mellow sound powered by Eliza Sicińska’s warm voice and powdered with melodic electric guitar interjections by Kacper Chmura

Konstelacje is a Krakow-based band formed in 2017.  Their music is a blend of folk-rock ballad with a Polish highlander air. They perform original songs with a base constellation of guitar, harp, drums and voice and always open to incorporate more instruments and sounds.

A Kraków-based Americana outfit playing bluegrass, country and folk music, Kraków Creek brings the music of the Appalachian Mountains to the foothills of the Polish Carpathians.

A folk-rock band with a unique blend of Balkan and ethno sounds that takes you into the depths of the Slavic soul.

A childhood inspired project, LeMa performs Hungarian translated versions of Polish Christmas carols.

An intimate blues sound performed by the international duo, LUIZ DE OLIVEIRA & MICHELE CUSCITO. Luiz de Oliveira is a half Brazilian/Polish old school blues gunslinger. Originally from Italy, Michele Cuscito is the co-founder and frontman in many bands in Kraków.

A quartet with a sound rooted in contemporary jazz, Madame JeanPierre composes music full of deep and warm emotions and with a strong sense of form and freedom.

With a base blend of primal roots rock and electric psychedelic rock, Majesties is a no holds barred rock band who brings mystique, swing and psychedelia to the rhythms of rock‘n’roll in a unique style. Their sound is unconstrained by genres and have a unique and energetic vibe to every gig.

Moonstone combines heavily distorted guitars, a gut wrenching bass, and thunderous drum beats. This mixture of atmospheric doom flavors with stoner fierceness will cause a sonic trance on an orbital scale.

With a characteristic indie melancholic sounds, their sound is a blend of electric power guitars and gentle acoustic sounds of piano and guitars. Emotional music that can resonate in times of extreme uncertainty.

A tour-de-force of eclectic instrumental jams and hypnotic ethno jazz, Neon Faces veers towards the fringes of free jazz, but they’re not afraid to dabble in more progressive rock drones, with swirling and visceral sax interjections.

We are People. We are Workers. We are Musicians. We are non-essential workers.

A Kraków-based, Brazilian soul band celebrating the best of samba, forró and other Brazilian rhythms.

Stylistically rooted in rock and psychedelia of the 60’s, Rajka is the musical project of Małgorzata Szypura. It is also influenced by the Polish alternative scene of the 90s and stealthily borrows from classical music.

[nk_title like="" style=""] Avant-blues from Estonia [/nk_title][nk_social socials="%5B%7B%22icon%22%3A%22fab%20fa-facebook%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fringholdmusic%2F%22%7D%2C%7B%22icon%22%3A%22fab%20fa-instagram%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fringhold_music%2F%22%7D%2C%7B%22icon%22%3A%22fab%20fa-youtube%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLMngf6O9XKQHWbk6rZfnZ0ktrgov6ZXtT%22%7D%2C%7B%22icon%22%3A%22fab%20fa-spotify%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fartist%2F6RUOffuga72LsKUi1Jsg3g%3Fsi%3DG3U7BxroQUePFFIGx2MVrw%22%7D%2C%7B%22icon%22%3A%22fab%20fa-bandcamp%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fringhold.bandcamp.com%2F%22%7D%2C%7B%22icon%22%3A%22fab%20fa-chrome%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fringhold.ee%22%7D%5D" inverted_color="1"][nk_text] RINGHOLD is avant blues from Estonia. Imagine desert blues with rather distinctive, avant-garde vocal stylings. With a captivating sound, some call their unique style melancholic, some say it’s sort of a freaky, danceable music. The smooth and textured vocalisations delivered by Eleonora Kampe have been described as Nico channeling Meredith Monk. Kalle Tikas on electric guitar holds the progressive groove with the stylings of J.J. Cale and RL Burnside brought into their own stark and raw music. [/nk_text][nk_button effect="3-left" effect_color="dark-4" size="lg" outline="1" edges="circle" color="dark-4" hover_color="dark-4" text_color="dark-4" link="url:%23book|||" icon_right="ion-play" icon_left="far fa-envelope"]CONTACT - BOOK[/nk_button] [nk_text vc_css=".vc_custom_1678723529711{padding-bottom: 35px !important;}"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e688zdJxv0[/nk_text][nk_text vc_css=".vc_custom_1678723560042{padding-bottom: 35px !important;}"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bShbkXpcezk[/nk_text][nk_text]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJD-Uhhsuw8[/nk_text][nk_title like="" style=""] Upcoming concerts [/nk_title]Blues Night @Strefa: Ringhold (Estonia) + The Old-School Blues ShowRingholdBlues Night @Strefa: Ringhold (Estonia) + The Old-School Blues ShowMarch 24, 2023 more musicacoustic alternative alternative rock ambient blues brass Brazilian classical contemporary cover band drum and bass duo electro-pop electronic folk folk rock free jazz funk improvisation indie indie folk instrumental jazz latin lo-fi pop pop rock producer progressive rock psychedelic psychedelic rock punk R&B rap reggae rock rock ballad samba singer-songwriter soul synthpop synth wave trip hop women in music world music

A young trio performing acoustic version of original songs, Sara Paczyńska Trio draws inspiration from popular and alternative music, sung poetry, indie pop and the 1980s.

An acoustic band clearly inspired by the “unplugged” concert series, Się Zobaczy also blends elements of jazz & folk in their music.

The Stefan Mladenovic Orchestra & Heyli is a cultural bridge performing Balkan brass music. A three-generation Serbian brass orchestra meets Polish singer.

A five-piece band formed in 2020, SZYMON blends jazz, rock and funk to create their own style. Their influences are as varied as their sounds and include Led Zeppelin, Vulfpeck, Jaco Pastorius and John Coltrane.

Their music definitely is knee-deep in the rock genre but floating above in the raging rapids are fallen branches and dead logs of blues, crocodile heads and turtles shells of jazz, and sometimes, in the midst of the foamy chaos, the twirly curling, soft undercurrent of folk and the romantic ballad form.

An unrepeatable rock and funk atmosphere with energetic performances, The Awarians add the “art” prefix to rock.

An energetic jazz and blues band strongly influenced by American rhythms of the Chicago golden era.

A Kraków-based cover band with groove performing rock, funk, pop, disco, whatever…

An international, Wrocław-based psychedelic rock band with a stoner and trippy vibe.

A Kraków-based band playing covers since 2017 is now focusing on releasing their own material. Keep an eye on this power-pop rock band.

A true attack of sound and energy straight from Ukraine, The Hypnotunez blend the sound of a swing orchestra with the rebelliousness of punk to give you what could be dubbed swing-core genre and jazz-punk. Classic big band instruments such as double bass, guitar, tenor saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone, keys and drums are used to create a “dirty” underground sound that will make you dance immediately.

An international Kraków-based cover and jamming band, The Jam Machine will surely keep you grooving to the rhythm of rock, funk and blues.

An instrumental post-rock trio you need to listen to.

A musical journey to the joyful and warm sounds of Cuba, Tres del Son will delight you with the characteristic latin rhythm of Buena Vista Social Club.

An art-rock, trip-hop local duo with a dirty, poetic and intimate sound!

A creative musical venture by composer and producer Jean-Philippe Breuil, White Suits Music is a catalyser for new musical directions.

A folk-rock band performing original music, Żmij draws inspiration from traditional Slavic music. Enthusiasts of native Slavic mythology and ancient beliefs, they blend folk texts and melodies with their own compositions.