Wednesday Evening Buzz: August 2014

This is the summer of concerts! Never before have I had so many opportunities to be there, live, in the best concerts of the year. Either because the kids are growing up (or sleeping later) or I am going through an awakening phase of alternative music.

Here is a run down, starting with lovely Maria Taylor with her amazing voice and her team of acoustic guitarists. Held at the Häll in Heidelberg, it is the venue for independent, alternative and rock music. Just imagine disco lights, really good music set against a dark Lord of the Rings background. We hope she's going to be back again because the next time she's here, we would like to have the kids along. We absolutely love her...

Back to Weinheim at the Café Central with the Wild Beasts on the August 19. Wow! Need I say more? Great heart pounding mix of inde and rock music made in Kendal. Probably more suitable in an open air concert, but held indoor it absolutely knock your socks off! Totally awesome!!

Finally,we have the Golden Leaves Festival. Held for the first time in 2012, it is fast becoming a "must" event for the locals and far alike. Organized by the same people responsible for the "Bedroom discos" and the "Living room concerts", the Golden Leaves Festival is a little golden nugget of an event held in late summer within the vicinity of Darmstadt. It is based on the principle of surprise with a good dose of mystery. There are no tickets sold. The location is held a secret until at the very end, and only those who have applied to be on the guest list and chosen by lottery will be let in. All bands will be "paid" entirely from donations of guests. So to say, this event is completely non-profit, run entirely for the love of music.

Here are some snap shots of two wonderful days of great alternative music. Secret location: Pfungstadt. :-)