We continue our 2025 Wave-Gotik-Treffen photologs. Here is the second one of four, through, as usual, Gustavo Hochman’s lens. We will be at Wave-Gotik-Treffen next year. Meanwhile you can take a look at the 2025 edition, and other years photologs. You can find them below the photos.
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Hi and Happy Sunday with Appropriate Emotions by The Bug Club.
The Blues and always the blues! When I was putting together my
words, photos & videos: Raquel Pinheiro
Walking blind into concerts is something I enjoy a lot. I was neither familiar with Winten or Maple Glider songs. My reason to go to their respective concerts at Socorro was to meet a old friend I hadn’t seen in over a decade.
I was pleasantly surprised with Winten and Maple Glider gentle songs and music. Winten more inclined towards heartbreak and love sceneries and scenario in a frail, tone; Maple Glider, although not dissimilar, has a more sober and mature tone.
Piquenique Dançante Sobre a Relva (Dancing Picnic on the Lawn) is an event held yearly at a park or garden in Porto. This year it was near by me at the wonderful Parque de São Roque on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September.
I only attended on Sunday. It was the first time I went to Parque de São Roque dressed up. And it was joyous and fun. Lots of people on the lawn and labyrinth area, seated on blankets, kids running and playing around – the monitors turned to the audience provided a great racing and dancing track for children that were freely allowed to run upon them. Since I also stood on them during Wolf Manhattan, I can attest it’s great fun.
It was great to see friends, acquaintances, so many new faces and watch friends playing.
West 11 share Phil King (guitar) and Mark Kingston (bass with) Population 5 and have Beth Hirsch on vocals. They are, or were in this instance, a serene band. Heavily contrasting with the raucous, electric in every sense, groovy surfy Population 5. Children played a part again when a very young guitarist with his toy guitar took to the stage having Phil and Fernando Barbedo (Population 5’s other guitarist) as his wing men.
Wolf Manhattan are João Viera’s latest incantation. The sad, happy story of a singer-songwriter, lonely in his bedroom that takes his show on the road, accompanied with several eye catching guitars, hair colour and clothes. Cool songs, entertaining atmosphere.
Between bands André Rio played cover on a small stage on the middle of the lawn’s fountain, leading to a sing-a-long.
I didn’t stay to see Irmãos Catita. Home and my guitar were calling.
Good morning with I Don’t Fear He’ll from Shellac’s last album To All Trains. At All Trains is Shellac six album, recorded through a number of years. It is Shellac’s first album in a decade an was released May 17th, a few days after Steve Albini death. Unlike Shellac’s previous manner of promotion At All Trains is available on steaming platforms, along with the band’s previous albums. Have a nice weekend.
Hi and Happy Sunday with Lose by Boeckner.
Hi with Sound in Motion by Bowery Electric. Have a nice afternoon.
Good morning with or Middle of the Week Song – From The Morning a Let’s Eat Grandma’s adpatation of Nick Drake’s song taken from The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs Of Nick Drake. Have a nice day.
Hi with Foucalt’s Pendulum by Rafael Karlen. Have a nice afternoon.
Good morning with Tracy Vandal & John Mercy’s cover of The Handsome Family’s Far From Any Road. Have a nice weekend.
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