Small but mighty. Countless petite-scheduled acts with big potentials have played the intimate setting of B72 since its start in 1998. Some of them – like Calexico or Tocotronic – have grown huge since their early performance at B72, some of them played here even though they are popular enough to fill larger venues – Zoot Woman, Bodi Bill or Malajube – and then there is the rest of bands that is meant to operate on small-scale till the end of their days. It is the mixture of pastime on one evening and exciting discoveries on another that makes you study the B72 programme. While the weekend crowd, that is partying to “Going Underground” or “Alternative Saturday Night”, is homogenously young, there is enough diversity during the rest of the week. Located in the eponymous railway arches 72-73 at Hernalser Gürtel and opened daily from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., B72 moreover belongs to the good pop-in-for-a-beer-places along this busy road.

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Recent Session(s) at this location

• Maps and Atlases With “Perch Patchwork” Maps & Atlases have released one of the most amazing albums of 2010, one of these records that have no weak points. Thus, we were very keen on getting to do a session with them during their Vienna visit in February, also having seen some examples of previous videos they’ve done for other blogs (like this one for Yours Truly). All the more enthusiastic we were when the Chicago-based band agreed to sq... more ... April 5th, 2011 - (0 Comments)

• Japanther And Shellshag When we first got in touch with the Brooklyn-based Japanther, drummer and singer Ian Vanek was responsible for the strangest e-mail-communication in the history of this video blog. We asked, if they wanted to play for us. “If we can sing to a golden fountain, yes.” We asked, if a bronze one would be okay too (it’s surprisingly hard to find golden fountains in Vienna…). “No, it won’t due. Must be the golden fountain.” We asked, how they are pla... more ... February 20th, 2011 - (0 Comments)

• Tamikrest Mali rhythms to drown the traffic noise! We catch up with Kidal-based Tamikrest on a hot summer evening along a busy road close to the venue of their Vienna show. Though Tamikrest’s music takes root in Ishumar Rock or Touareg Blues, it includes various international influences and they tour all over Europe. Marvelously dressed-up in the brightest colours with the percussionist and the guitarist wearing a turban, the trio brings some new vibes ... more ... September 5th, 2010 - (0 Comments)

• Malajube “Magique!” With a smile Malajube comment their powerful impromptu performance. The Montreal-based band is the first non-English, non-German-singing act we got to work with. And indeed the list of internationally popular Indie-rock bands that do not perform in English is small. Yet it seems that Malajube have never been really hindered by this. For all those who don’t understand what Julien is singing about springtails (“Les collemb... more ... August 16th, 2009 - (4 Comments)

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