Hey yall, I made an Amsterdam playlist titled The Dam Jams for everyone to enjoy. There’s no theme, just random songs I really like listening to right now in Amsterdam. If you’re into Die Antwoord, Chaka Khan, or Bone Thug you might enjoy it!
My lovely friend Andre is hosting a fun party at Supper Club for Queens Night this thursday! I’ve been watching Andre host supper club events for a couple of months now and every night has been really amazing. I have a feeling their Queens Night party will be insane. Party starts at 24:00 and ends at 04:00, cover is 15 euros.
Mediamatic and Spotify are hosting a weekend full of hacking music, software, and art. The event will be held at Mediamatic from April 24-25. Register for Music Hack Day here.
The main goal of Music Hack Days is to explore and build the next generation of music applications. It’s a full weekend of hacking in which participants will conceptualize, create and present their projects. Music, software, hardware, art, the web. Anything goes as long as it’s music related.
This is a shout out to my friend Taylor Browning, she loves Joanna Newsom and tickets to her show might be enough temptation to get her to come visit me in Amsterdam. Anyways, Joanna Newsom is coming to Amsterdam on May 30th at the Melkweg. Special guest Roy Harper will also be joining her. Get your tickets here.
Subbacultcha is hosting a party for a their Magazine release this Friday. Groningen based band, Accadians will be performing at the Nieuw Anita. Show starts at 20:30, 6 euros and free if you are on the mailing list. Check out their magazine online here.
Of course it’s already sold out but many of my friends have found it pretty easy to scalp tickets in this city soooo maybe you can snag some tickets for MGMT and Zombie Zombie, performing at the Melkweg March 28.
She & Him the cutsie duo Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward are performing at Melkweg on May 6. I <3 love their oldies sound. Get your tickets here.
She & Him – In The Sun from Merge Records on Vimeo.
Yesterday marked John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 41st wedding anniversary. They married on March 29, 1969 and spent their honeymoon at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel for one week performing a Bed-In, their non-violent way of protesting the Vietnam war and promoting peace. From March 25-March 31 1969, the couple allowed the press to document them everyday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The media recorded their every move assuming that the radical lovers would have sex on camera. Instead, they sat in their presidential suite, fully clothed in pajamas promoting peace.
My favorite photograph from the bed-in
Lyrics: “Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton / Talking in our bed for a week / The news people said / ‘Hey, what you doin’ in bed?’/ I said, ‘We’re only tryin’ to get us some peace!’”
The real reason why I wrote this post. An excuse to embed this song. I LOVE IT.
If you wanna see some good music tonight, Los Campesinos! and Copy HAHO will be performing at the Melkweg at 20:30. Costs 13 euros. Get your tickets here.
Smart Project Space is hosting a sound music program titled Ambient Lullabies this weekend. Pay 15 Euros this Friday and Saturday and get some live ambient music + a bed for a cozy evening experience.
Check out the list of Musicians here.
Beds are limited so make reservations at reservations@smartprojectspace.net.
