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Capturing Torpus & The Art Directors

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Hamburg quintet Torpus & The Art Directors gave a "very musically rich" performance at Leipzig's WERK 2 earlier this month, and Erik Braga was there to listen, photograph and write.

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The Trouble Notes: “written on the road”

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A mix of plugged-in violin, nylon string guitar, and a single percussionist combine to give The Trouble Notes a specific flavor - part Romani, a large dash of folk, with some traditional Irish rhythm and modern-day indie influences thrown in. Playing at Horns Erben this Friday.

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Fashion Exchange: antidote to big brands

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If you don't want to look like everyone else, Fashion Exchange might be just the place for you. The next edition comes to Leipzig on 25 Feb, and here we introduce you to a couple of the up-and-coming designers.

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Fastnacht: and some say Germans are sour

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"I had the pleasure of watching the pretty cobbled streets of Romanesque Konstanz become conquered by clowns, fools, monsters, devils, wild beasts, and every fruit and vegetable imaginable."

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Furusato: from heimat to meltdown in Japan

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On the seventh anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the documentary Furusato reminds us of the people who stayed behind in their abandoned, radioactive hometown.

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Chemnitz at 875: history, industry, culture

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Known not only for its big Karl Marx head (the “Nischel” in Saxonian), Chemnitz now has around 240,000 inhabitants and a quite important technical university, where 25% of students (!) are international. The city happens to be celebrating its 875th jubilee and is vying to become a European Capital of Culture.

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