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Smels Like Teen … Piss

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The hole city is stinking of piss. Both Nørrebro, Vesterbro and the Old City. Is hasn´t  rained for weeks, and after Pisstortion the smell is just not going away. So every time you go somewhere or sit down, the smell hits you. And there is no rain coming in the next week.

We need water. Water to drink, water to swim in, and water from the sky. The two first are no problem. You can swim in the harbour, and drink plenty of water. But we need some serious rain, to wash the dirt of the streets

Concerts

There are a few concerts that sounds good in the coming days. At Pumpehuset  Current Swell is a pretty good blues/ indie guy Performing. And by the youtube it sounds good for a free concert wendesday 6th . By some beer to support the place and the bands playing there.
Also at wendesday At Alice  in Nørrebro Meta Meta is Psycedelic / Rocky Salsa from Brazil, and that sounds like it could be a really fantastic dance and sweat concert. Check the video.
And Loppen – Christiania have tuesday June 5th a fairly new Danish rock / punk band playing. Dødens Triumf  consist of People from Halshug, and with guest fra Orm and Slægt, this could turn out to be a very good evening at Loppen. They sing in danish.

And remember that tuesday June 5th is national holiday. It is Constitution day 169 years since 1849.

 

Photo: The sound reduction in the ceiling at Loppen. 

 

Tattoos, Torsos and Tans

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Cool off

According to CNN Copenhagen is the best city destination where you can go swimming. The weather right now is perfect for taking a cooling dip in the harbour, or to go to one of the beaches. The official harbour pools with life guards are opening up today, June 1st. But who cares? You can practically swim anywhere you want in the harbour.

Tattoo

The oldest tattoo shop in the world is in Nyhavn. Dating back to 1884. The restaurant next door wants to close it, for a bigger kitchen.   Nyhavn was until the 1960´s known as the red Light District in Copenhagen, but now it has changed into being a Tourist trap. It is in Nyhavn 17, you can find it, hidden behind alle the chairs and tables from the restaurant. There is a support party on saturday for the tattoo shop. The former king Frederik lX got some of his tattoos here.

Concerts

Howard Gelb and Giant Sand is a legend from the 1980´s . Now he lives in Aarhus (Met a girl from there ;-)) and he is playing saturday in Lille Vega. So it is a change to see a really great musician in a not so big venue. There is also a small concert at Beat Records around the corner from Vega.

And now for something completly different. In Ungdomshuset there is a punk evening headlined by Guddommelig Galskab (Divine Madness) It is cheap and dirty and funny. Also June 1st. 

Distortion is continuing at Refshaleøen, but now you have to pay an entry fee. So Nørrebro and Vesterbro is safe again. 🙂 .

And Folkets Hus in Stengade, Nørrebro is opening up again. That is today June 1st. all day and evening.

 

Photo: Big party at Distortion wendesday at Møllegade

Still summer in the city

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This weekend we give you the best that Copenhagen has to offer. The weather is incredible warm, and it will become the sort of nights, that you dont want to end. With the sun rising at 4.40 you just as well stay awake.

Concerts

At Alice in Nørrebro, there is percusion for you when one of the most hyped bands in the UK is playing. Tomaga is on the poster on friday 25th and next day, saturday there is a record release with danish Addis Abeba who is doing the task of combining Ethiopian Jazz and Nigerian Afrobeat. I am more likely to head for Lygtens Kro with Finnish Hard Action. In the Meat packing District at KB 18 There is Metal in your ears with Swedish RAM and the next generation metal kings danish Slægt.

On sunday, 27th Nemoland at Christiania starts there new set of free concerts with local Danish bands. They have some real good names on the poster. I dont understand why they are hiring so big names, and make so much advertisment. There is only room for around 1000 people, and the audience will be crammed like fish in a barrel. 🙂 . And on sunday when Fastpoholmen and Wafande is playing and the sun is shining, I will rather find a nice place by the harbour and take a dip in the water.

Clever at Bloom

 Bloom is in Søndermarken, Vesterbro near the Zoo, there is a nature and science festival. It is pretty long haired as we say, with talks and debates. Most is in danish, but there are also international speakers. And some music now and then. It is for free! , but you can buy a writsband and get access to more for a 100 kr. It is saturday and sunday May 26th and 27th.

Street party

And then on saturday there is a street party at Vesterbro on Enghave Plads . Things for kids, a flea market, music, food, beer, drinks. Mostly for locals, but it will be nice and the sun is shining, and int he evening you can find a bar to watch the CL Mens final, Liverpool playing Real Madrid.

 

Photo: Bell Rays at Loppen tuesday night. Good concert, even they were only playing for a small crowd 

Sleep, swim and art

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Hope you had a good long weekend. The coming days  also have something good for you.

Art week

Today, tuesday May 22nd, the Copenhagen Art Week is opening up. There are a lot of events, exibitions, performances, talks, films, debates and much more. Full program.
It opens up at The Charlottenborg, Royal Academy of art, at Nyhavn 6 pm. It is free, and you can have the change of catching a glass or two of Rosé wine, and have a a small canapee.

Sleep

Wendesday 23rd I will mayby go to Sleep at The Grey Hal Christiania. It is stoner rock, and good. I saw them some years back at Roskilde Festival, and I will go again. Afterparty at Loppen, with more stoner. And also at Loppen tuesday 22nd you can find the Bell Rays  . It is grovvy rock soul funk.

Swim

The water in the harbour is gettting warmer and warmer, and has now reached 18 degress. Officially you can only swim at the designated areas, but I have never heard about anybody being fined for swimming, where ever they wanted. So bring your towel and take a dip. Its nice.

 

Picture. I found the spider at a cafe by the habour. It is not open yet (The cafe), tell you more later. 

Pentecost weekend

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This is Pentecost weekend, so shops and schools are closed on monday. Another three day weeekend!!!

More food at Reffen
The new outdoor foodmarket opens up at the old shipyard at Refshaleøen (Say that again 😉 ) It is a bit out from the city center, so I think it will take some time before people really start flocking like at the old one at Paper Island.  But with concerts, events good eating and drinking I believe it will succeed. It opens here on friday may 18th .

Live music

Loppen is the oldest, and one of the best live music venues in Copenhagen. And now they are 45 years old, which is celebrated with a free concert. It is Folk, Hip Hop and old school rock on the program, and it is free entrance, so it will be packed. And even if you cant enter, there is a party outside.
And on saturday, here are a couple of one man bands at one my old favorite bars: Mærkbar at Vesterbrogade.

Prepare for next week, with design festival, and Distortion street party.

Picture: Gogol Bordello at Grey Hall, Christiania Last weekend. Fantastic concert 🙂