Dicht an dicht stehen die mehr als 180 Menschen im kleinen King Kong Klub. Sie erleben in Kürze das erste Fever Creek Intermezzo und zugleich eines der letzten Konzerte an diesem Ort in Mitte. Der Vermieter hat den Vertrag nicht verlängert, er lässt den Altbau sanieren und sucht sich womöglich neue, lukrativere Mieter – ein weiteres Kapitel im Berliner Clubsterben. Aber das alles spielt am Abend des 1. März erst einmal keine Hauptrolle. Im Fokus steht das Line-up, liebevoll zusammengestellt wie ein Mixtape. Inoffizieller Titel: For the love of Folk! (english version below)

Die drei Acts des Intermezzo 2014 – Town of Saints, Nïer und Frida & John – fühlen sich allesamt zum Storytelling hingezogen, könnten im Auftreten aber nicht unterschiedlicher sein. Frida & John eröffnen das Programm mit einem intimen Sit-in: zwei Stühle, zwei Gitarren, zwei Stimmen – mehr brauchen die beiden Berliner denn auch nicht, um mit ihrem 60s inspirierten Pop zu begeistern. Nïer, Zweiter auf der Bühne und ebenfalls aus Berlin, überzeugt als One Man Act mit Multitaskingtalent. Er singt, spielt Gitarre und schaltet an den Reglern seiner vielen Loops. Den Künstler bringt das nicht aus der Ruhe. Seine Bewegungen ähneln der Projektion, die an der Wand hinter ihm zu sehen ist: Nahaufnahmen eines gleichmäßig fließenden Gewässers. Die Performance, eine Mischung aus kühler Elektronik und sanftem Storytelling, zieht in den Bann. Anschließend folgt der mitreißende Auftritt von Town of Saints. Das Trio aus den Niederlanden, das zu einem Drittel aus Finnland kommt, ruft zum Indie Folk-Tanz auf. Energetischer Gesang, lautstarke Violine, antreibende Percussion – das Publikum lässt sich nicht zweimal bitten und schwingt mit. Für die Zugabe spielen Town of Saints abseits der Bühne – unplugged und unter den Zuschauern. Ein magischer Moment. Geschmeidig leitet das Dresdner DJ-Kollektiv misch masch sounds zur offiziellen Party über. Im Morgengrauen ist der Zauber leider schon wieder vorbei. Impressionen vom Event findet Ihr in unserer Fotogalerie.

Around 180 people are standing quite closely to each other in the small King Kong Klub. They are going to witness the first Fever Creek Intermezzo which is going to be at the same time one of the last concerts in this place in Mitte. The owner of the house did not extent the contract. He is going to renovate the old building and is looking possibly for new, remunerative renters- another chapter in Berlin’s high mortality rate among its clubs. But all this did not play the a role on the 1st of March. The focus is on the line-up, lovingly compiled like a mixtape. Informal title: For the love of Folk!

All three acts of the Intermezzo 2014 – Town of Saints, Nïer and Frida & John – have a tendency for storytelling but could not be more different in their performance. Frida & John opened the evening with an intimate sit-in: two chairs, two guitars, two voices – nothing more was needed by the two Berliners to arouse enthusiasm with their 60s inspired Pop. Nïer, second on stage and also based in Berlin, convinced as a one-man act with a multitasking talent. He sings, plays guitar and switches the controllers of his many loops. But the artist remains calm. His movements resemble the projection that is seen on the wall behind him: close-ups of steadily running water. The performance is a mixture of chilly Electronic music and gentle storytelling captures the audience. Following this, Town of Saints performed a stirring gig. The trio from the Netherlands that is to one third of Finish origin encourages the listeners to dance to their Indie Folk tunes. Energetic vocals, vociferous violin, incentive percussion – the audience did not needed to be asked twice and started moving to the beat. For the encore Town of Saints performed aside from the stage – unplugged and among the audience. A magical moment. The DJ team misch masch sounds from Dresden then smoothly build the bridge for the official party. At dawn the charm of the night is sadly gone. Impressions of the event you can find in our picture gallery.

photos by  T. Welle

Town Of Saints – third act at Fever Creek Intermezzo – is a bustling band: The three members have their home in Groningen, the Netherlands, but are never really home that often. In Western Europe they know their way around very well - after all the group started with street music. Meanwhile, Harmen Ridderbos (singer/guitar), Heta Salkolahti (singer/violin) and Sietse Ros (drums) are sought after Indie Folk musicians. They were performing seven gigs at the Eurosonic Festival this January. More about Town Of Saints in our portrait!

photo by Ruben van der Maar

After Frida Capo we present to you the second act of the Fever Creek Intermezzo. The artist also comes from Berlin. His name: Nïer! His music: Dream Pop between nature inspired storytelling and chilly club electronics! Listen and learn more in our in-depth portrait.

Up to now silence was retained concerning the line-up of the Fever Creek Intermezzo. That is over now. Each week we will present you one act in a brief portrait. First up is Frida Capo. The Berlin singer-songwriter is ironic, eager to experiment and influenced by the 60s sounds. More information and audio samples here

Unbelievable: For 10 years now the King Kong Klub resides in Mitte, Berlin’s most fast-paced district. During this time many hostels, galleries, clubs and bars have emerged in this area. Some of them have already been replaced by others. The King Kong Klub, however, has established itself among the young and hip. One reason for this is certainly the promising program: Almost every evening new music can be discovered, for example at the regularly singer/songwriter nights or during the dj sets. This suits us! We are therefore delighted to welcome you at the King Kong Klub on march 1st for our Fever Creek Intermezzo. The doors will be open for you at 8 pm!

photo by johnanthonyloftus

We’re back! After the successful premiere at the end of august and your positive feedback the Fever Creek Festival continues its work and arranges a special evening on March 1st in 2014 – a so-called Intermezzo! The interlude is supposed to shorten your waiting time until the 2-day main event in summer. The quality will stay the same. Again, we go flat out and present three acts from the national and international music scene. Their names will be announced soon. For the time being, we wish you a nice Christmas and New Year’s Eve!

photo by Frazer Mummery / graphic by Christian Piterek