Music

(© James Kelly)


Being 43 years old, Jean-Benoît Dunckel of the French duo Air is a child of the Seventies. The English singer Lou Hayter was born ten years later, on the eve of the Eighties. Tomorrow’s World bridges the musical generation gap with a mutual preference for melancholy retro-chic.

He’s 33, has Jesus hair, but he’ll never be a superstar. So what? On his fifth album, neo-slacker Kurt Vile produces one epic gem after the other from behind his long manes. “I found something magical every time.”

(© Todd Cole)

Adolescentes rebelles, les sœurs Jennifer et Jessica Clavin ont longtemps craché leur rage sur des guitares désaccordées. Si le temps a bien calmé leurs ardeurs, il n’a pas apaisé leur passion pour les mélodies perverties.

(© Jair Sfez)

Op Tales of a grass widow, een muzikale mozaïek tussen naïeve droom en harde realiteit, brengt CocoRosie verslag uit van het wrede lot dat veel vrouwen op deze planeet moeten ondergaan. “We zijn met meer dan de helft en toch moeten we nog steeds onze rechtmatige plek opeisen.”

(© Robert Winter)

Deux concerts à l’AB du Brussels Jazz Marathon parent le jazz et le funk d’un nouvel habit. Youngblood Brass Band mélange ses cuivres façon New Orleans, funk et hip-hop, tandis que BRZZVLL, avec son nouvel album Polemicals, puise dans l’afrobeat, l’afrofunk et les grooves dansants.

The summery Apéros Urbains have become incredibly popular over the last few years. Particularly in uptown Brussels, a place to see and be seen where everybody likes to enjoy a cool drink after work. People crying out for more, could head over to the after-parties that have been organised in various Brussels clubs since last year. This year, the festive journey through boroughs, squares, and parks will be kicked off with a twelve-hour party in a "crazy old building" (Solvay) at the crossing of the rue du Prince Albert and the chaussée d'Ixelles. The after-party will be held in The Wood at the Bois de la Cambre from 11 pm, where DJs will party on until the wee hours, and where they will be joined by the Dutch deep house DJ Karmon.

Les Apéros Urbains 24/5, 17.00, gratis/gratuit/free, Crazy Old Building, op de kruising van Prins Albertstraat & Elsensesteenweg/au croisement de la rue du Prince Albert et la chaussée d'Ixelles, Elsene/Ixelles, aperos.netevents.be & Circus Pocus 24/5, 23.00, The Wood, Floralaan 1 avenue de Flore, Brussel/Bruxelles, www.thewood.be

Voor meer partytips van Koen Van Dijck, luister naar Deeb Club op FM Brussel (elke vrijdag om 23.00u) of surf naar deebclub.tumblr.com.

(Marco Locurcio)

De marathon in zevenmijlslaarzen: zes onmisbare concerten.

(Opmoc)

Six groupes world/fusion à ne pas rater !

Tijdens de Brussels Jazz Marathon komen alle stijlen aan bod. Multisaxofonist en klarinettist Michel Mainil weerspiegelt perfect deze visie. Hij brengt op het festival met vele gezichten een ode aan een van de meest revolutionaire platen uit de jazzgeschiedenis, Kind of blue van Miles Davis.

(© Thibault Gregoire)

Museum Night Fever, the annual event in which museums stay open until 1 am and treat their guests to tours, workshops, parties, and concerts, is looking for young artistic talent for the next edition on 22 February 2014. The organisers are looking for beginning artists, artists in training, or just any creative young people between 16 and 35 years old who would like to perform a concert, act, or production on that night. If you are interested, contact Pieter Van der Gheynst via pieter@brusselsmuseums.be. Candidates are also welcome to attend the information meeting on 3 June (1.30 pm) at the BIP, Koningsstraat 2 rue Royal, Brussels. Info: museumnightfever.be