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01.24.08
KULTUR SHOCK ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
Kultur Shock is returning to Europe this spring and will playing in many new cities for the first time! Check out our »tour dates page for the latest details.

06.11.07
LA PLEBE HASTA LA MEUERTE TOUR
From Mexico to Bucharest...for the latest dates and info check out La Plebes's MySpace page »http://www.myspace.com/laplebe or our »tour dates page. Tour Kickoff Show this Wednesday June 13th! - Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA

06.10.07
KOOLARROW WELCOMES LA PLEBE!!
Koolarrow is excited to welcome San Francisco's La Plebe to our label. We will be releasing "Hasta La Muerte" on June 14th worlwide outside of the Unites States. This release marks their first full length album and La Plebe is kicking it off with a tour of Central Mexico and the Balkans.

04.28.07
HARMFUL GOES TO THE BALKANS
For the latest dates and info check out Harmful's MySpace page »http://www.myspace.com/sismasis or our »tour dates page.

03.05.07
KOOLARROW WELCOMES HARMFUL!!
Koolarrow is proud to announce the our newest release..."7" by Germany's Harmful on March 5, 2007!
Driving, melodic, and at times oddly dissonant, this very unique band puts songwriting first: no pretension, no posing, no fat...which is probably what compelled Koolarrow boss Billy Gould to leave his computer and officially join Aren, Chris and Nico as second guitarist-the first time he has been inspired to do so in almost 10 years! "7", the title of the new album, was produced by Gould and was mixed by the great Flemming Rasmussen at his Sweet Silence Studios in Denmark.

The band begins touring "7" in late March, starting in Germany, but eventually making it's way into Europe and is expected to tour through the Balkans. As always, dates will be listed in the "tourdates" section, and also at the bands website: »http://www.harmfulweb.com.

As of this writing, there are no plans for a US release,THIS ALBUM WILL ONLY BE MADE AVAILABLE IN EUROPE, OR THROUGH THE KOOLARROW STORE!!!

03.02.07
Alexander Hacke
This is a big year for Alex Hacke and Einsturzende Neubauten, as they will be touring in April (including the ATP Festival) and then again for three months in Fall 2007. If you haven't seen them before, or if it's been awhile, DON'T MISS THIS. Their live show is as great now as it's ever been.

Meanwile, Herr Hacke has just finished a soundtrack for "Das Wilde Leben (The Wild Life)", a full length film based on the life of Ushi Obermaier, an icon of sexual liberation in Germany.

Alex has upcoming solo dates (March/April/May) in Sweden, Spain, Belgium, Czech Rep, Germany and Denmark, so check the »TOUR page on this site for info!

2.10.07
FLATTBUSH CONFIRM US TOURDATES!!
Our boys Flattbush have confirmed most of their dates for their upcoming 6 week US tour in support of their latest album "Seize the Time!!". In true DIY spirit, this tour has been self booked and the band has requested that if any bands are interested in setting up shows on offdates, to please contact them directly at Bradlee@flattbush.com.

ALL confirmed dates are listed on the »tour page, but keep checking in for updates.

1.04.07
HARMFUL IS COMING SOON.....!!

11.09.06
KULTUR SHOCK RETURN HOME IN WINTER TOUR OF EUROPE 2006!!
It seems like August's show in Pula was just a taste for things to come... Kultur Shock have announced their FIRST EVER tour of the Balkans. Beginning in Val's hometown of Sofia, Bulgaria, and continuing throughout Macedonia, to Bosnia and Gino's hometown of Sarajevo finally hitting Croatia and ultimately Slovenia, this return home is more than your average tour -- it is a personal and professional milestone. Big, big thanks to Tangra Mega Rock, Czwik, Dallas Records, and Grga at Lithium for helping make this thing happen!!!

All dates for their upcoming Winter Tour 2006, including addition dates in Germany (featuring a rare unplugged performance in Duisburg), Austria Spain, and Holland are listed in the »TOURDATES section.

10.10.06
KULTUR SHOCK RELEASES NEW ALBUM!!

10.01.06
DON'T FORGET...
This weekend Kultur Shock close the New York Gypsy Fest 2006 at LQ in New York. Gogol Bordello's Eugene Hütz will be MC'ing the event. Showdate is Sunday, October 8th, and tickets are expected to sell out, so get them fast!

09.03.06
FLATTBUSH...
will kick off their new release "Seize the Time" with a show at DiPiazza's in (their home town of) Long Beach on Saturday, Sept. 9 along with WATCH ME BURN. For more info check the »Flattbush website.

09.03.06
KULTUR SHOCK...
make their first ever trek to the Midwest this month with shows in Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison. They have also confirmed a string of West Coast dates celebrating their upcoming release "We Have Come To Take Your Jobs Away", due to hit the streets on October 10. Opening the shows in San Francisco, Seattle and Bellingham will be SF favorites and good friends La Plebe, so be sure to come early and check them out!! As usual, all shows are listed »here.

07.13.06
ALEXANDER HACKE MAKES FILM DEBUT ACROSS THE US
Musical adventurer and cultural alchemist Alex Hacke is starring in a new film called »"Crossing the Bridge" a SUPER cool documentary (in the true Koolarrow spirit!) about the sounds and sights of the Istanbul underground. Directed by Fatih Akin (of "Head On" fame - another "MUST SEE") it is currently playing along with rave reviews in the SF Bay Area before it moves on to the rest of the country. Performance listings are listed here on the »tourpage.

07.10.06
NEW SUMMER SHOWS ADDED
Kultur Shock European and Midwestern dates in addition to Flattbush and Unjust shows in California, all listed in the »tourdates section....

03.20.06
KULTUR SHOCK 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
This is a big month for Kultur Shock news. First and foremost, mixing is now completed for their new album tentatively titled "God Is Busy, May I Help You?", which was recorded and mixed in Seattle and is awaiting an official release date sometime this Summer 2006.

Meanwhile, in celebrating it's 10th year of existence, the band is holding a special anniversary show at the Crocodile Cafe, Seattle on March 18th. This is a a major milestone, and the band promises that the event will rise to the occasion. Consider yourself warned!!!

LAST BUT NOT LEAST...
Kultur Shock will be joining good friends Gogol Bordello on their following West Coast dates: March 25 at Slim's (San Francisco), March 28th at the Crystal Ballroom (Portland, Or), and March 29th at Neumo's (Seattle). Eugene and the rest of Gogol have been major supporters of the band and we would like to give them a big THANK YOU (!!) for including us on these shows!

For prior news »click here.

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