Bang Bang Club

It sounds like another kitkatclub with lots of, erm, banging, but it's a small indierock club right at Hackescher Markt. Actually, it's located under the rail tracks, so besides the drum and bass guitar vibrations, you often feel a deeper rumble coming from a train passing over your head. Picture on the left is the Hackescher Markt S-bhf from the outside, lights are probably because of the Festival of Lights, more on that at the end of this post.

As I checked last.fm again for inspiration for the evening, the most popular and interesting event seemed to be a shoegaze/dream pop gig with Malory, a german band. After checking out some songs online (which were pretty convincing), I decided to go and shelled out the 10 euro at the entrance (after walking around for ten minutes looking for the place).

Foreprogram was Come to Hannes, a young guy with his guitar and laptop and voice. Cool and everything well worked out, with the laptop taking care of whatever background instruments (drum, guitar, electronic beat) needed and he singing and playing his guitar live. Short rap performance by a friend of his as well, which was a nice diversion. Nice visuals as well.






Then came Malory, which was excellent with some proper hair-raising solid-guitar-soundwave climaxes, complete with projections. Cool stuff, and real "shoegazing" indeed with the band members staring at some indefinite point on the ground about two metres in front of them.

Small audience, about 50 people.






Berlin has since tonight or last night started its Festival of Lights, which means lots of famous landmarks are specially illuminated with projected texts, moving and colorshifting lights, lasers and spotlights... Even the Park Center shopping center close by has joined the festival, check out the picture. There will be special events as well, off course with "light" as central theme.
Damn, the more I come closer to leaving this city, the more it has to offer.