Thu, 04.06.2009

Zurich (EN) : Zurich, 4.6.09: Jessica 6, Europride and open-airs

 
 
Zurich photo trip
 
Ron Orp's photo trip Zurich
 
 
 
Concert I
 
 And the winners are: Valesta Project, The Sonic Boom Foundation, Marygold and Coldeve won the online voting for a concert slot at the second edition of Restorm.com On Stage. This Thursday, electro, disco and indie lovers can discover these four newcomers at Hive. Restorm.com is giving away 3 pairs of tickets for that very night.
Thursday 9 pm, Hive
 
 
 
Bar hopping
 
Discover Zurich: Müllers Lust and their djs (Rocco Pop, Regional Liga and Bontempi Djs hosted by Melchior B.) will take you to a variety of venues throughout the night in their Limmat Edition. There won't be any swimming involved, just crawling from one bar to the next. Be on time or you won’t find out where the night is headed!
Friday 10 pm, Museum für Gestaltung
 
 
 
Concert II & III
 
  Music love affairs: Jessica 6 (their former name was Deep Red) stop in Zurich on their European concert tour. The members play with Hercules & Love Affair as well and have used a touring break for recording. This Friday they present their new hits at Stall 6. Friday also sees the start of the musical festival taktlos.09 at Rote Fabrik, with experimental sounds offside from mainstream.
Saturday 0.30 pm, Stall 6  
5-7 June, Rote Fabrik
 
 
 
Festivals
 
Be proud: After a month of cultural, political, scientific and sporting highlights, Europride 09 concludes with a glamorous city centre parade on Saturday, followed by a big party. An alternative to the official Europride programme is offered by queer festival off_pride with burlesque acts, concerts, parties, workshops, discussions and films from Friday to Sunday.
Saturday 3 am, Europride
5-7 June off_pride
 
 
 
Ron’s perfect weekend
 
  My selection: There is so much going on this weekend that I've already started to compile a list for a good mix. Saturday starts off with culture at the Live Art Battle, held in the Freitag production halls (Hardstrasse 219, halle L). Afterwards I’ll head over to Mars Bar to enjoy some lazy, jazz pop with Ituri and on Sunday I‘m off to Werdinsel for a grappa and wine tasting, hoping it’ll be warm enough to clear my head in the river afterwards. I can't wait!
Saturday 3 pm, Freitag
Saturday 8.30 pm, Mars Bar
Sunday 11 am, Werdinsel
 
 
 
Good to know
 
Open-air music festivals: According to some international bands, no other country has such a high density of open air music festivals as Switzerland. I don't know whether this is due to the nation having such beautiful countryside, affluent people (tickets aren’t cheap) or that we’ve inherited the camping gene! But here some highlights for June – starting off, of course, with Zurich.
Stolze Openair presents local bands at Stolzewiese in Kreis 6 for free, 5-6 June. Hoch-Ybrig is a three day affair featuring the best of Swiss music scene with Patent Ochsner, Seven and Stress, amidst an idyllic mountain range, 12-14 June. Greenfield Interlaken hosts international stars such as Faith No More (my absolute favourite band in the world, welcome back!), Billy Talent and Nightwish, 12-14 June. Open Air St. Gallen ranks amongst the most renowned Swiss music festivals, this year with Nick Cave, Mando Diao and Editors, 26-28 June. There are some big open-air festivals abroad that I'd recommend too. Fusion takes place on a former Russian military airfield in the middle of nowhere in northern Germany, with an amazing line-up, 25-28 June and Sonar in Barcelona isn’t just for music – it’s also a multimedia art festival, 18-20 June.
 
 
 
Web
 
 Pool game: Get to know Zurich's offer of outdoor and indoor pools with Dana Keller's Badiquartett. Dive into this Top Trumps-style game and discover which venue is the oldest, which one has most lifeguards and where to find the best spots for flirting. The card game is in German but the short texts are ideal to learn a few terms while sunbathing and to brush up your local knowledge. I have three games to give away.   
e-mail for game
 
 
 
Eating
 
Garden restaurant: Gessnerealle is the home of avant-garde theatre in Zurich with the restaurant Reithalle in the same building. In summer the venue opens its beautiful garden just by Schanzengraben serving fish and meat straight from the grill, with salad and fresh vegetables. Although the location is picturesque, I'm always a bit disappointed by the summer food which tends to be overpriced and less tasty compared to their winter (indoor) menu.
Gessner-Allee 8
 
 
 
Forum
 
 
 
City Page
 
 
 
Experimental Project : I just moved to Zurich from NY and am looking for like minded artists and musicians to contribute to this project. Check us out at www.scurravagas.com and send me an email if you're interested.Cheers!Orlando
 
 
Furnished 2 bedroom for rent July 1st in Zürich-Wiedikon :We're looking for tenants (Nachmieter) for our beautiful, FURNISHED 3.5 room apartment in Zürich-Wiedikon for July 1st. Apartment is located close to Goldbrunnenplatz and is less then 5 minutes from: Trams 9/14, bus 32/33/67, Shopping Center, Migros, Coop, Restaurants, Gemeinschaftszentrum, Swimming Pools, Skating rink, School (Aemtler), Hort und Kindergarten. Apartment lies at the end of a quiet dead end street in a typical Zurich residential area, and surrounded by lush nature. There's a play ground and shared garden area right in front. Apartment is on ground floor. Surface is approximately 75m2 (750 sq feet). Kitchen is fully equipped (incl dishes, etc) and has place to eat. Living room has hardwood floors and a balcony onto a nice green area. Lots of storage space. Apartment is fully furnished so nothing else is needed to live here. One of the bedrooms is not furnished but we can possibly leave a bed and shelves. Rent: CHF 2300/Monat inkl. Heat, all charges, and Cable TV. Available: July 1st until earliest end of October and extendable until July 2010 Address: Leonhard-Ragaz-Weg 14, 8055 Zürich (Tramstop Talwiesenstrasse) Open house 1: Thursday June 4th 18:00-20:00 Open house 2: Tuesday June 9th 18:00-20:00
 
 
Accomodation for 1 : I am looking for accomodation for the period June 14th through to August 31st anywhere from Zurich down to around Wollerau. I have a summer placement in Wollerau and my accomodation has fallen through for the period mentioned. Can you help????? i am a 20 year old girl from scotland who speaks english. if anyone can offer anything please let me know.
 
 
Eames RAR rocking armshell chair : Wonderful Eames/Herman Miller RAR armshell rocker in rare black/anthrazit. It's a fibreglass shell that is no longer in production like this. It is in excellent vintage condition. The rocker base is new and of very good quality with walnut runners in a very nice wood structure. Price: CHF 800.-
 
 
4 original Eames plastic side chairs DSS (Vitra) : The shells are in light gray and come with the stackable base with row connectors. The stackable bases can be changed also with any other Eames bases. The chairs are NEW and unused. SALES PRICE: 790.- (for all four chairs!)
 
 
The Clowns are going to New York ... : A group of failed clowns finding their fulfilment in the rock’n’roll circus: Not funny ... but hot. What kind of music a bunch of clowns might play, you ask? Well, it's probably best described as: "guitardriven garage soul". They will play about 8 Gigs throughout New York, the first being at CLUB EUROPA 30 May with Dee Day Dub. Find all the dates and venues on The Clowns Myspace. And don't forget to tell your friends in New York and Philly about this ...
 
 
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