30 Dec 2024
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Stockholm Jazz Festival: An ode to bass and organ 

Stockholm Jazz Festival gave the audience a great opportunity to witness an ode to bass and organ. The first is quite often overlooked by the critics and overpowered by the enchanting saxophone and eloquent piano. The second tends to be perceived as a spice that can be added on demand. But this time, the Clayton–Hamilton […]

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Stockholm Jazz Festival: Bagarmossen Bebop taps into the drumming

If you’re curious about the usual temperature in a wine cellar, it typically falls within the cosy range of 13-15°C. This was absolutely not the case last Saturday when Bagarmossen Bebop fired up the stage at Musikvalvet Baggen. It wasn’t about the candles or the heating, but rather the unconventional drums embodied in the form […]

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Art Concerts Festivals Music

Stockholm Jazz Festival: New age jazz by Jasmine Myra

Jasmine Myra is a saxophonist, composer and band leader, based in Leeds. Part of the bustling, creative, cross-genre music scene in the city, she has surrounded herself with some of the best young talent in the north of England. Her original instrumental music has a euphoric and uplifting sound, influenced by artists as diverse as […]

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Lollapalooza Stockholm
Festivals Music

Lollapalooza 2023 recap

Lollapalooza came and went like a very pleasant summer storm. It poured down its music, extravaganza and thundering shows over Stockholm, and left all festivalgoers with plenty of good memories, which will give them life for many months to come. Lollapalooza, the iconic music festival that attracts thousands of music lovers from around the world, […]

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rosendal garden party
Festivals Music

Rosendal Garden Party 2023

Rosendal Garden Party is a music festival that takes place in the beautiful Djurgården in Stockholm. The festival offers a diverse lineup, catering to various musical tastes, featuring international superstars, Swedish rising stars, critically acclaimed favourites, and timeless classics performing side by side each night, creating a unique identity. Attendees can sit on the grass […]

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Festivals Music

Department festival 2023 – no emission mission!

Text collab: Monika Lipanovich & Karen Lundquist Photo: Karen Lundquist Waste is one of the major concerns that affects all music festivals, and it is particularly important to address this issue, especially during the summer season when numerous events take place. Nowadays, both organisers and attendees are taking decisive action to tackle this problem. One […]

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Lauri of The Rasmus in Stockholm
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In Pictures: The Rasmus in Stockholm

It had been ten years since The Rasmus had played a show in Stockholm (if we are not counting their visit to Sommarkrysset at Gröna Lund five years ago), so it was about time they came to town as part of the line-up for Bandit Rock Party. The free festival drew a nice crowd of […]

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Tove Lo at Lollapalooza Stockholm
Culture Festivals Music

Pop Girl Summer at Lollapalooza

For a pop nerd such as myself, the Lollapalooza Stockholm 2022 lineup included an impressive number of very cool pop girls who have been gracing my playlists, some for a while and some more recently. There were of course the huge international stars Lorde and Haim, about whom you can read more in our other […]

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Pearl Jam Lollapalooza
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Pearl Jam celebrates freedom at Lollapalooza

Here is an alternative band that has always known what they want to do and done it, with a unique sound that has stayed the same for decades. A band that even if you have seen them live already, the next time will never be the same. Pearl Jam is free to do what they […]

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Damiano and Victoria of Måneskin at Lollapalooza Stockholm
Culture Festivals Music

Måneskin rock the Lolla stage – and look good doing it

Since Italian rockers Måneskin won the Eurovision Song Contest last year, they have been taking over the world with their unbridled rock energy – performing on late night shows, ruling TikTok and playing to huge crowds at rock festivals. They also came to Lollapalooza Stockholm, bringing their total rock’n’roll spirit and the style to match […]

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