2017



SAMSARA BLUES EXPERIMENT play their psychedelic stoner rock @ treibhaus in luzern - march 14th /12.12.2017

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HIGH ON FIRE live @ desertfest berlin !! /12.12.2017

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SWANS are back in switzerland next year with two gigs : @ théâtre casino in geneva - february 7th and @ rote fabrik in zürich - february 6th /01.12.2017

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VANITAS - an exposition @ the next door gallery in geneva with works of various artists - from november 2nd to 18th /02.11.2017

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DESERTFEST berlin and london from may 4th to 6th next year /01.11.2017

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the 13th SALON D'ART CONTEMPORAIN in montreux opens its doors from november 8th to 12th. maybe there's something to discover ..or not /01.11.2017

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KARMA TO BURN on tour. They play @ bad bonn in düdingen - december 20th /01.10.2017

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KING DUDE, (DOLCH) and RUINS OF BEVERAST show cancelled in zürich @ provitreff. no dates in switzerland planned for their automn tour ..what the f*** /06.09.2017

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MASTODON, RED FANG and RUSSIAN CIRCLE live @ the komplex in zürich - november 28th /05.09.2017

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TOBE HOOPER, director of the famous texas chainsaw massacre and poltergeist, died last saturday aged 74. rip /02.09.2017

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16th edition of the LUFF in several places all over lausanne from october 18th to 22nd /02.09.2017

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MONOLORD release their 3rd album "rust" by the end of september. it's hard to wait ! /17.08.2017

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MONOLORD and CONAN finally play @ gaswerk in winterthur - october 27th. no gig planned anymore @ le romandie on that day as announced previously /17.08.2017

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MARK LANEGAN band live on stage in lausanne @ les docks - november 4th /02.08.2017

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MELVINS do a gig in zürich @ the rote fabrik - october 27th /30.07.2017

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jello biafra with his DEAD KENNEDYS live in zug @ the galvanik - october 20th /30.07.2017

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SUPERSUCKERS @ bikini test in la chaux-de-fonds - september 29th. if you don't like the supersuckers, you don't like rock'n'roll /18.07.2017

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MONKEY3 live on stage @ le romandie in lausanne - september 14th /17.07.2017

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11th rockabilly stomp. this time with a vintage DIRT TRACK show race in gerlafingen - july 15th /07.07.2017

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the 3rd international MONTREUX TATTOO CONVENTION takes place from september 15th to 17th /02.07.2017

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KING DUDE and (DOLCH) live in zürich @ provitreff - october 27th. other dates in europe scheduled /02.07.2017

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MONOLORD, CONAN and GROOOTT on european tour. they will crank the fuzz in france @ le moloco - october 14th, in lausanne @ le romandie - october 27th, and many other places /30.06.2017

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PARADISE LOST play @ l'usine in geneva - october 21st /17.06.2017

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VOODOO RHYTHM r'n'r party @ the pully soundsound festival with the monsters, the jackets and others - june 23rd /11.06.2017

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9.5 ON LUTHER SCALE, a solo exposition of sandrine pelletier's art in the church of saint-françois in Lausanne - starts june 23rd /11.06.2017

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the very special PALP festival takes place from june to august in several places in the canton valais. samael, truckfighters, brant björk, blues pills and many more will be live on stage. don't miss the rocklette in august ! /05.06.2017

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a sad loss. CHRIS CORNELL died yesterday night. rip /18.05.2017

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CHILDREN OF THE SUN doom/stoner festival from may 26th to 27th in copenhagen. mountain witch are live on stage! /16.05.2017

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17th edition of the famous NIFFF will be held from june 30th to july 8th. this year the festival gets an extended version ...discover more on the nifff website /25.04.2017

nifff.ch/site/en/welcome

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18th edition of LES ETRANGES NUITS DU CINEMA - 2300 plan 9 festival - takes place in la chaux-de-fonds from april 10th to 16th. Main theme this year is "lapin" /12.04.2017

2017.2300plan9.com

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yes, it's a nostalgic thing - THE SISTERS OF MERCY perform @ rock oz in the arenas of avenches on august 10th supporting marilyn manson /06.04.2017

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IGGY still alive @ les eurockeennes in belfort - july 6th /06.04.2017

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THE CULT on stage @ z7 in pratteln - july 4th /06.04.2017

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SEPULTURA live @ kiff in aarau - june 29th /06.04.2017

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BEAT-MAN shouts @ dachstock in bern - june 16th /05.04.2017

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ebm legend SKINNY PUPPY plays @ les docks in lausanne - june 7th /05.04.2017

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MONSTER MAGNET do their show @ l'usine in geneva - june 1st. same evening as king dude's gig ..it's up to you, or see dave wyndorf live on stage @ dynamo in zürich - june 5th /05.04.2017

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IMPETUS festival in Lausanne @ leromandie and other places - starts april 27th /30.03.2017

impetusfestival.com

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SWANS live @ rote fabrik in zürich - march 28th /20.03.2017

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the new film "laissez bronzer les cadavres" by hélène cattet & bruno forzani is in post-production. their films are full of visual strength and beauty of italian GIALLO. how will be this one ? /17.03.17

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UP IN SMOKE : yess ..first bands have been unveiled today !! /15.03.17

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HANGAR ROCKIN' takes place again in st. stephan on the first july weekend (friday-saturday). in the last years the festival's big success transformed the whole thing more and more into commercial business ..bummer ! but it's still one of the best hot rod rumble and rockabilly fest in switzerland /14.03.17

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MANTAR live @ isc in bern - may 1st /13.03.17

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ROADBURN festival from april 20th - april 23th @ the 013 venue in Tilburg/NL /13.03.17

roadburn.com/news/

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MADBALL in concert @ kufa in lyss - april 28th /12.03.17

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KING DUDE live in fribourg @ le nouveau monde - june 1st. l.t.l.o.t.w. /12.03.17

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THE METEORS !! playing @ le bouffon de la taverne in geneva - march 12th /11.03.17

lebouffondelataverne.tumblr.com

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OLDTIMER TEILEMARKT @ forum fribourg opens march 25th for two days /11.03.17

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UP IN SMOKE 2017 festival announcd. starts october 6th @ z7. no line-up at this time...we are patient /10.03.17

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CONAN play their deep riffs @ coq d'or in olten - march 16th /08.03.17

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exposition till the end of the month: "LE RETOUR DES TENEBRES" @ musée rath in geneva. lots of great works of various artists: john martin, hr giger, sandrine pelletier, andy warhol, niki de st phalle, and more /06.03.17

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MONOLORD will crank the fuzz in copenhagen @ beta club - may 13th /06.03.17

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welcome to the revamped -direkthor- site. direkthor.ch and link-n-rock.com domain names are reactivated !!

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Karma to Burn live
Mastodon - Red Fang - Russian Circle live in Zürich
Rockabilly stomp 2017 with dirt track race
Monolord and Conan live
Children of the Sun festival - doom and stoner
Up in Smoke 2017
Hangar Rockin' 2017 in St. Stephan
King Dude live - l.t.l.o.t.w.