Easy Star All-Stars originally formed as a studio band for artists at New York based label Easy Star Records. Cover versions of famous albums of even more famous artists turned the side project into one of the label’s flagships. → read more
Anna Meredith’s new album received 8.4 out of 10 points in a rave review from Pitchfork magazine and was named “Best New Music”. → read more
We’ve teamed up with Rock for People Festival to launch a sale of combo tickets with a discount of 17%. → read more
What is common for Stefan Olsdal, the co-founder of the band Placebo, and Miguel López Moru (Digital 21), the pioneer of Spanish electronic music, is their passion for electronic, rock, and classical music. → read more
“Nederlands Dans Theater is the best dance company currently dancing on this planet”, said about the Dutch company Nederlands Dans Theater Mário Radačovský, the former head of the Ballet Company of the Slovak National Theatre, who has cooperated with NDT in the past. → read more
The Finnish professional musicians ranked them on the top of the Tulevaisuuden Tusina poll (the list of 12 bands that will rock 2016). → read more
Michal is at ILMC Conference (International Live Music Conference) in London. Yesterday, he took part in panel discussion “Global Perspective on Local Action” within Green Events & Innovations Conference and on Saturday, he will be leading a panel about emerging markets in Eastern Europe and Asia. → read more
When the Guardian likened him to artists like Ed Harcourt, Rufus Wainwright or Frank Zappa, and Pitchfork did the same to Joanne Newsom, Kiran Leonard was only 17. Laura Snapes of Pitchfork called his song “Dear Lincoln” the undoubtedly most refreshing song she had heard in the whole year (Kiran wrote it when he was 14). Today he is 20, has recorded many other great songs, and will soon release his second album. He will come to show his great talent to the visitors of Pohoda. → read more
Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin was able to direct people's attention to jazz, reggae, and ska during the peak of “Beatlesmania”. He participated in songs such as “My Boy Lillipop” and the music for the James Bond film (Dr. No) and collaborated with artists such as Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff. The godfather of Jamaican music and rocksteady, reggae, and ska style, he will come to Pohoda with his All Star Band composed of Cheikh Lô (vocals), Tony Allen (drums), Courtney Pine (saxophone), Alex Wilson (piano), and Ira Coleman (contrabass). → read more
Her father is the drummer of the Sex Pistols, her mother was a vocalist of the Culture Club, and the lead singer of this band, Boy George, is her godfather. Hollie Cook developed her inherited talent in the punk band The Slits and has collaborated with artists such as Ian Brown, Jamie T, and Prince Fatty. It was with the latter one that she recorded her debut album "Hollie Cook" in 2011, and BBC called it one of the most enjoyable reggae albums of the year 2011. We will have her pleasant music at the 20th edition of Pohoda. → read more
