Juliette Lewis to rock Salzburg

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Hollywood actress Juliette Lewis will come to Salzburg for a performance with her new band this June.The “From Dusk till Dawn” star will rock the stage at the city’s Rockhouse club on 8 June, according to a report by Austrian music news platform Britishrock.cc from today (Tues).Lewis has over the past few years neglected her […]

B-boy stars lined up for Salzburg Urban Culture Festival

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More than 500 international breakdance artists will perform at this year’s Urban Culture Festival in Salzburg.Organisers of the event set to take place between 25 and 27 June said today (Tues) b-boy stars like the South Korean formation “Gamblerz” are lined up to entertain the crowds.Top acts from America and Asia have also confirmed performances […]

Sepultura to rock Klagenfurt in August

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Brazilian heavy metal legends Sepultura are set to rock Austria, it was announced today (Mon).The four-member band will perform at Klagenfurt’s Stereo club on 11 August, according to Britishrock.ccThe band became one of the biggest heavy metal acts in the world with their fifth album “Chaos A.D.” in 1993. Their 1996 album “Roots” is regarded […]

Whizz kid Setz set to read at London Book Fair

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More than two dozen Austrian publishing houses will be represented at the upcoming London Book Fair (LBF).Austrian book trading officials announced today (Fri) 26 publishing houses will have representatives at the three-day event starting next Monday (19 April). The Austrian publishers will cooperate in presenting their products at the fair, they added.A reading by up-and-coming […]

Cohen to croon in Salzburg

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Canadian singer Leonard Cohen will return to Austria for a concert in Salzburg this summer, it has been announced.Britishrock.cc reports today (Thurs) that the Montreal-born folk icon will perform at the Salzburgarena on 27 July.The 75-year-old has performed several times at various venues in Austria in the past few years.Cohen has put out records since […]

‘The Hoff’ lined up for folk music show

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“Baywatch” legend David Hasselhoff will be the star guest at a “Musikantenstadl” show later this month.Austrian broadcaster ORF said today (Thurs) that “The Hoff” is lined up for the show at the Salzburg Arena on 24 April.Producers of the show announced the 57-year-old will perform his new song “This Time Around” as well as a […]

Vienna Philharmonic on board for Baltic Sea cruise

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The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is taking some of the world’s best classical music artists on a cruise tour this summer.Orchestra head Clemens Hellsberg said he had decided to set up the journey after the first trip two years ago was a massive hit with fans of classical music.Conductors Valery Gergiev and Christian Thielemann, pianist Rudolf […]

Eagle gives new meaning to bird’s eye view

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Austrian filmmaker Christian Hermann gave a new meaning to bird’s eye view for his new documentary after using a golden eagle to carry a camera.His latest film “Der Fjord in den Bergen – ein Jahr am Vilsalpsee” (The Fjord in the Mountains) includes spectacular aerial shots of the Vilsalp Lake in the Tyrolean Alps where […]

Austrian culture festival opens in Osijek

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A three-day event promoting Austrian culture opened at the Archaeological Museum of Osijek, Croatia, yesterday (Thurs).Organizers of the Austrian Cultural Forum Festival are the Croatian-Austrian Association in Osijek, the Austrian Cultural Forum and their partners in both countries. They said the event’s purpose was to promote artistic dialogue between Croatia and Austria.Croatian Times quotes Jan […]

Randy Crawford at the ready for summer open air show

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American singer Randy Crawford will hit the stage at Upper Austria’s Clam Castle festival venue, it was announced today (Fri).Music news website Britishrock.cc reports that the legendary R&B singer will give an open air show on 4 July. Crawford has been in the music business since the 1970s and has released 16 studio albums in […]