Songbirds 2024: A Nest of Musical Talent
As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect on another remarkable year of live music brought to life by Songbirds Kraków. Rooted in the singer-songwriter tradition, this initiative has once again elevated Kraków’s music scene with its warm atmosphere, diverse talent, and thoughtful programming. Hosting concerts in the cozy confines of 2 Okna Cafe in Kazimierz, Songbirds continued to showcase the intimate, raw, and heartfelt performances that define the genre.
Max & Iggor Cavalera’s Morbid Devastation Tour @Klub Studio in Kraków
Kraków Music was at the Cavalera Conspiracy concert at Klub Studio through the lens of collaborating photographer Norbert Burkowski (No. photos), who captured the essence of death/trash metal on and off stage.
CroDad & 100 Years: 19 Years on Concert Posters
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Check out the roster of bands that participated in the Live Wire Concert Series in 2022. Thank you all and we look forward to 2023 with more music!
Ablaye Badji Band @Klub Alchemia
The Ablaye Badji Band live at Klub Alchemia in Kraków. One of the best performances of the five-piece band so far in Kraków, this is the first collaboration between the legendary Alchemia and Kraków Music.
Fellowship of the Riff: Instrumental Doom Drum & Bass Edition
Bogdan Markiewicz plunges into the heave music scene in Kraków and shares his account of what went down in PAON as part of the concert series Fellowship of the Riff organised by label and booking agency Galactic SmokeHouse.
The Thrill is Back. Incendiary debut from blues trio at Indalo Space
On Saturday night in Indalo Space, Luiz de Oliveira (guitar, vocals), Wojtas “Śwital” Świtalski (percussion) and Ethan Smith (bass) tore into energetic and bombastic blues covers of BB King, Muddy Waters and John Mayall to name but a few. This is blues for the 21st century, it’s musical medicine administered in the depths of a snowy mid-winter’s night. Fu•k it – this is a blues revival – and it’s here and now.
The Sunday Sessions: Cult Multi-kulti Kraków-folk Ensemble
A gift for melody and a charming penchant for live impromptu jams in legendary Kraków watering dens, founding member Phil Soanes reminisces on the collaborative songwriting project The Sunday Sessions, still fondly remembered by anyone lucky enough to have caught them in their element – live – in 2009 and 2010.
Kraków Cellar Sounds: Underground Music, Underground – 2009-2017 Part 1.
Shaun ONeill opens the blog series “The (Recent) Archeology of the Kraków Music Scene” by reminiscing on his Polish musical adventure and revisiting the first two bands he played with: Too Pretty for Porn and Dust Bunnies.