HOTEL FUERSTENHOF
Fürstenhof is a popular accommodation for alternative musicians on tour. The family-run hotel on Neubaugürtel next to Westbahnhof offers special discounts for artist. The house was built more than a century ago; dark red carpets, wooden furniture as well as the dedicated family working behind the counter all contribute to an old-fashioned, yet warm and friendly ambiance. The wall in the lobby is full of photos from bands that have chosen to stay at Fürstenhof. It is quite likely to have breakfast next to some musicians in here. During the Bluebird-Festival the number of musicians might have even outreached the number of non-artists.
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Recent Session(s) at this location
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Taxi Taxi
We first stumbled over the Swedish duo Taxi Taxi! because of a newsletter that we’ve received from the Danish record label Rumraket The label is run by the well-known and highly admired band Efterklang and features several bands that we’d love to work with (Slaraffenland being the other Rumraket-band that we’ve filmed so far). On the morning after their Vienna show in early spring we meet the young twin sisters from Taxi Taxi! for a session ...more ...
June 11th, 2010 - (1 Comments) -
Pete And The Pirates
It is no news that UK is a fruitful country for breeding young „classy“ indie-bands, who know how to write a perfect pop song. Everyday lyrics sung by a cultivated voice melt with staggered harmonies played by skilled instrumentalist to an inescapable catchiness. Worthy of mention is their early professionalism and general accomplishment. Their performance always sounds good. They have hardly ever been caught out of tune, even when doing an im...more ...
February 27th, 2010 - (1 Comments) -
Die Sterne
Climbing up the staircase of the hotel and then further through the skylight, Die Sterne finally stand in the summerly heat on an unsecured roof terrace with a nice view over the city. Vienna is at their feet when they perform “Nach Fest kommt Lose” from their latest album, followed by one of their biggest hits “Wenn dir St.Pauli auf den Geist fällt”. Around St. Pauli – a vibrant district of Hamburg – many bands have formed and several of thos...more ...
November 7th, 2009 - (1 Comments) -
Dakota Suite
The morning after his gig Chris Hooson invites us to the hotel he is staying at in Vienna. Clear-minded and unagitated, the Leeds-based musician sets to work, which means blanking distractions from outside and immerging into his fragile and heart-rending sound universe. Chris’ lugubrious and sentimental songs stay convincingly naked, creating an image of his family-life at the sparse North of England or his exigent day job as a social worker d...more ...
May 25th, 2009 - (4 Comments) -
Wreckless Eric And Amy Rigby
It’s like one of those freaky-bizarre scenes in David Lynch films: Wreckless Eric just got up, his hair is still dishevelled. He points his eyes directly at the camera, lectures about Rock’n’Roll, Chinese workers and the correct way to coil up a lead (like a lasso!) while screwing around on his broken amplifier. He talks more than he plays music – but that’s exactly what he does on stage as well. Eric and his wife Amy Rigby form a congenial du...more ...
April 19th, 2009 - (1 Comments) -
The Sleeping Years
The first snowflakes of the year are dancing in the wind when we meet up with The Sleeping Years on this cold Saturday in November. Of course it’s beautiful, but not exactly the kind of weather we are hoping for, as we have already done an outdoor session with The Hollows earlier on that freezing day. Singer and band mastermind Dale Grundle – you may also know him from his previous band Catchers – happily agrees to our ad-hoc-plan to stay insi...more ...
December 15th, 2008 - (1 Comments)
