Snowbombing in Austria, Improvising in Switzerland
HI this is Gemma Dempsey and welcome to another edition of The Global Gig Guide. This week we’ll be Snowbombing in Austria and improvising in Switzerland, as well as a quick round up of whos currently on tour around the world.
By Gemma Dempsey • • 5m ListenHI this is Gemma Dempsey and welcome to another edition of The Global Gig Guide. This week we’ll be Snowbombing in Austria and improvising in Switzerland, as well as a quick round up of whos currently on tour around the world.
Mayrhofen Austria 9 – 15th April
Snowbombing is a week of snow filled fun and great music literally on and off the piste – featuring Just Jack, Hot Club De Paris and The Cuban Brothers and DJs such as Guilty Pleasures, Annie Mac and Rob Da Bank. Mayrhofen is accessible via Munich, Salzburg and Innsbruck or a five hour car ride from Milan.
She was just at the studios of KCRW on Morning Becomes Eclectic with host Nic Harcourt and performed a great live set – check it out on our website KCRW.com/music or on our myspacepage – www.myspace.com/kcrw.
Otherwise check back with us next week for more information on Global Gigging.
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Other events you may like to know about…
Garorock Festival in Marmande, SE France , near Bordeaux and Toulouse over Easter w/end (April 6/7/8) a great line up! Public Enemy, Rinocerose, Laurent Garnier, Asian Dub Foundation, Tilly and the wall, !!! , Ojos de Brujo, Tinariwen
Banlieues Bleues brings together the old and the new in a celebration of music that lights up the Seine St Denis suburb of north-east Paris.
The area has undergone a steady revival, with the construction of the Stade de France bringing visitors to a part of the city that was formerly largely residential. Every year the festival attracts big names to venues dotted throughout the area.
National Tartan Day / Month! Parade in NYC 4/16!
To celebrate the Scottish connection to the establishment of America’s independence,
There are lots of Scottish based events for the next few weeks – I put it in here
For those KCRW fans who are ceilidh lovers! Wear your tartan with pride
But kilt wearing lads, please don’t kick your legs too high – you’ll frighten unsuspecting passersby! If you need help with your kilt visit this site http://clan.com/kiltsandtartan/
Website:
Pipe Festival Website