Positive Energy Over Berlin session #2_28.10
05.35 in the morning...
05.35 in the morning...
Today was the day that almost every ethnical parade in every major city in Greece got cancelled; demonstrations against the government took place instead...
My Turn were in Berlin, though, taking a break from all this shit that happens in our country lately and trading the bad energy with lotsa fun...
So, we woke up around 11 and headed to Warschauer strasse for some 'punk sightseeing'.
That means we went to the Bis Auf's Messer record store (where we bought some quality hardcore records; you should visit this store when you are in Berlin), got coffee and cupcakes in Cupcake Berlin, ate delicious vegan food at Yo Yo's and visited a couple of skateshops / stores.
After a short break to get some rest in Manolis' house, we headed all together to Scharni 38, a huge yet nice building located in the Friedrichshain area. Scharni 38 is the absolute punk squat incl. a basement where the shows take place, a bar, a kitschen, a lot of couches and of course a mini football table (I have to admit that Markos & Drossos beat Manolis & me countless times this evening...).
Since it was early enough we decided to go for a walk in the nearby area. Harris (old friend from Thessaloniki and now Berlin resident, singer / guitarist of Black Mammoth Xtc) was outside; it was great to see him!
When we returned we met Alkisti (she travelled all the way from Saarbrucken) and her friend Nick. What a surprise! I mean, I knew that Alkisti was going to attend our gigs but since we hadn't talked for a couple of months, I doubted if she would finally come...
We got a new surprise after a while when Mitsos from Athens (btw check his great blog: www.boohahart.blogspot.com) entered the room along with his friend Alex. He was in Berlin for a week or so and managed to attend our show. More greeks gathered after a while and that made us less anxious I guess, hehe! I even met a friend that I haven't seen for 8 yrs...
The venue was a small basement almost packed with 60-70 people by the time the show started. Nice atmosphere, for sure!
We got on stage around midnight and played our 30-35' set. We had lots of fun with people moshing / dancing to our songs. We even played an encore (Gorilla Biscuits' 'Start today').
We wanna thank first and foremost Veit & the rest of Scharni crew and send our gratitude to everyone that showed up, plus the 3 bands we shared the stage with.
It seems that all 4 bands (incl. us) plus Sick Eater will play at Kopi tomorrow night since both Deer In The Headlights (amazing female - fronted dark yet emotional hardcore band from Bosnia, btw) and Dispro (decent screamo / hardcore from Croatia) have 3 shows in a row cancelled, so getting a 2nd show in Berlin is more than welcome for them, I can assume.
After spending an hour in metro stations and U-line trains, we reached the house, took a shower and got ready to sleep. Actually everyone is sleeping right now and I'm the only one awake writing this report... I'm gonna get a 5hr sleep because Markos wants me to get him in Coretex record store tomorrow, while Fotis & Eliza will do some vegan shopping and Drossos will visit the city centre.
We kiss you goodnight.
Up the punks.
a. on behalf of MT.
