News

20. 02. 2018

MOTORPSYCHO + Dope Calypso, 8. 3. 2018

We'll head to Metelkova in the company of the legendary Motorpsycho, who have been cruising the rock psychoverse for two decades, infusing it with prog, jazz, noise and whatever other kind of element they think off. The four-time winners of the esteemed Norwegian "Grammy", the Spellemannprisen award, who have collaborated with Steve Albini and Jaga Jazzist, were rejuvenated two years ago by a new drummer, who also plays in Zu. Together, they created last year's hearty double album The Tower for the influential Rune Grammofon label, with the recording process also taking place at the famed Rancho De La Luna studio.

19. 02. 2018

Peter Broderick: “Piano deserves its own holiday if you ask me.”

“Sometimes I even find myself doing something that I know I would have hated a few years before. I’m also not even really sure what my ‘style’ is . . . each time I start to think I know what it is, then I want to try something else.”

SolvdMag

17. 02. 2018

Sounds of AmazeMENT

Discover how our Lithuanian correspondent was about to have his name forever embedded in Slovenian Art History…thanks to the First Lady of the United States Melania Trump!

Europavox

15. 02. 2018

James Holden & The Animal Spirits and Los Pirañas added to the Druga Godba line-up

James Holden & The Animal Spirits and Los Pirañas have been added to the line-up and will appear at Kino Šiška on Saturday, 26 May.

15. 02. 2018

DEERHOOF + WREKMEISTER HARMONIES, 7. 5. 2018

In May, we’ll again be visited by cult independent rock band with a dash of sugary pop, Deerhoof – always different, always tumultuous and always cheekily bold. They’ll be joined by special guests Wrekmeister Harmonies, whose heavy tunes cooked up one of the best gigs of the year at their previous visit. Both bands will promote their latest albums.

15. 02. 2018

Things Learned at MENT Festival

Yes to Ljubljana! Yes to the Baltic-Balkans-British Interzone! Yes to Russia! Yes to new pop, weirdo rock and sonic ectoplasm!

The Quietus

14. 02. 2018

SLAM JAM VOL. 3

Šiška demolition in March!

13. 02. 2018

MENT 2018 : Small Really Is Beautiful

Sometimes, small really is beautiful, and Ljubljana’s MENT is that rare thing; a perfectly formed little gem of a festival that still feels grand and significant. In only four years it’s carved out a deserved reputation for excellence, from fans and professionals alike – not only was it was recently voted Best Small Festival and Best Indoor Festival at the EFA Awards in Groningen, but it’s also now generally regarded as eastern Europe’s main showcase event, a hub for bands to reach a wider audience and develop their careers.

Europavox

13. 02. 2018

LBM Abroad: MENT Festival (Ljubljana, SI 2018)

At an age where I can’t even be bothered to see what’s relevant anymore in the world of music outside of China, I was glad to have the MENT Festival turn me upside down, shake me loose, and remind me that there are bold new sounds happening all around the world for those interested enough to seek them out. And I’m sure as hell going to seek them out now. What more can I say? MENT Festival – you blew my mind.

Live Beijing Music

08. 02. 2018

PUNK IN DRUBLIC FESTIVAL

NOFX frontman Fat Mike has brewed up the Punk In Drublic festival, named after the band's legendary album. The colourful punk rock bunch will stop in Ljubljana as well!

08. 02. 2018

Gigwise went to Slovenia for the primary Eastern European showcase event and discovered a hotbed of new musical talent in the process

Ljubljana. Capital city of Slovenia whose population of just over a quarter of a million people accounts for more than 10% of the nation’s inhabitants. Once known as Laibach, a name perhaps more widely associated with being Slovenia’s most famous musical export. It’s a city steeped in history and tradition where tourism is currently rivalling the manufacturing industries of pharmaceuticals and food processing as the country’s fastest growing economic sector.

Gigwise

06. 02. 2018

LEYYA + Futurski, 23. 3. 2018

Following great shows at the MENT Ljubljana and Urbano dejanje festivals in 2016, Austrian duo LEYYA, whose electronic trip-hop/pop swiftly spread throughout the continent and established the pair as darlings of the biggest European showcases, are coming back to town with their excellent new album Sauna. We’ll warm up with local synth-poppers Futurski, who won us over at our anniversary party in September, then at this year’s MENT Ljubljana.

05. 02. 2018

Young Fathers at MENT Festival, Ljubljana, review: Compelling, visceral, vibrant

Their show remains a strikingly stark, no-nonsense affair; the rhythms clatter against synths and shards of noise, all bathed in a sparse, monochrome light.

Independent

05. 02. 2018

10 great new bands from MENT festival : live review

Of course we will have missed a few bands – MENT is a cornucopia of bands mainly playing in the semi-squat venues of Metelkova Mesto – one the largest, and arguably most successful, urban squats in Europe which sprawls across 12,500 sqm of an abandoned army base and has about six venues in its graffiti-strewn mad max old-school space.

Louder Than War

05. 02. 2018

ANARCHIST REPUBLIC OF BZZZ, 23. 4. 2018

In April, Ljubljana will join the Anarchist Republic of Bzzz, a flawless collage of genres from noise and jazz to folk and hip-hop, whose citizens also included Archie Shepp, Trevor Dunn, Luc Ex, Arto Lindsay and Marc Ribot.