What's Up Amsterdam 05-12-13
This week Nate and Jonathan yap about Springsnow Festival, The Bible Museum, Mark Knopfler, RightAboutNow Festival, Snoop Lion, Zapp 4, Red Light Radio, DJ Sensuela, Mr Wix, The Anomalys, Luuk Aux Raus, Amsterdam Lifestyles magazine, Conair, Uitkijk theater, Pasha Festival, London Calling Festival, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, Sound Garden, TIKTAK Eclectic Music Festival, IamExpat Soirée
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There are a couple of big festivals coming your way, but before the smoke machines billow, and the bass drops let’s start the week with an 8k walk or bike ride! Bring the kids to the Springsnow Festival!
The Springsnow festival is all about the blanket of Elm blossoms that fly through the city’s air like a pink “snow”.
Central to the Springsnow Festival is the Elm Route, an 8km walking and cycling route from the elm arboretum in Amsterdam Noord (not far from the EYE Film Institute Netherlands) to the Hortus Botanicus, one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world.
Weaving through the eastern part of central Amsterdam, the route is a great way to explore the city in bloom. Download the Elm Route Map or pick up a free copy at Hortus Botanicus, Macbike, ARTACASA, Klaver 4 or Papabubble
It’s weird museum Tuesday, and since you’re probably going to hell you might want to check the map and see where you veered off course, I’m guessing it was after the Red-Light District and before the Korsakoff. Luckily for you here in sin city we have one heckuva Bijbelsmuseum (Biblical Museum).
Amsterdam's Bijbelsmuseum illustrates life in biblical times with archaeological discoveries and other artefacts. Clay tablets and fragments of papyrus and archaeological remains tell the fascinating story of how the Bible came into existence, and the influence that the Bible has had on Dutch society throughout the ages.
Mark Knopfler, the guy who wrote “Money for Nuthin” just released a new double album called “Privateering” and he’s playing Ziggodome so you can hear the songs from the album. Genius huh?
The show is officially sold out but I’ve seen tickets online and Marktplaatz so you should be able to get in.
Ok, our first festival of the week is the, RIGHTABOUTNOW Festival
Celebrating tomorrow’s artists today, (FINALLY, right?) the 2013 edition of the RIGHTABOUTNOW Festival will take over Amsterdam’s MC Theater in the Westergasfabriek with five days of live music, dance, theatre and film.
The festival’s programme features music ranging from classical to hip-hop and jazz.
Every night ends with a big party and a DJ
MC Theater, Polonceaukade 5 €16 preorder or €18 Day of show
Our friend Snoop made a spiritual journey last year to Jamaica, where he apparently immersed himself in Rastafarian culture, was given a new name, denounced hip hop and made a reggae album, you know, like you do. Vice, the magazine famous for cocaine and hilarious pictures of people looking stupid followed him with a video camera and made a movie they call Snoop Lion: Reincarnated.
A special screening of the film can be seen on in Melkweg Cinema it’s €8 Euro and starts at 8:00pm.
Four members or the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra have got themselves a little quartet on the side called Zapp 4 and they’re playing Radiohead covers at Paradiso near Leidseplein. Watch the video, it’s insane. You love it.
Starts at 8.30pm and it costs €20,
Oh yeah Kool-aid! There's a Red Light Radio party coming up!
RLR is an internet radio station that broadcasts from the Red Light District...I feel like you should have been able to figure that out, I’m disappointed in you. RLR was recently featured alongside Jonathan and myself in this article written about Amsterdam radio by Amsterdam Lifestyles Magazine.
Anywoosizts, they’re taking over Pakhuis Wilhelmina for a party with: DJ Sensuela, Mr Wix, The Anomalys and Luuk Aux Raus and maybe more, you know, if they decided to have more. Starts at 9pm and costs €7
Or if you’re looking for something a little more highbrow, the movie that sent John Malkovich’s kids to college is playing at Uitkijk. That’s right, Conair. All Cameron Pope wants to do is get home to his little girl, but Sirus the Virus has other plans, can Lloyd Dobbler save the day or will Mr Pink murder a child in an empty swimming pool? 11PM Uitkijk theater. On the Prinsengracht off Leidsestraat.
Pacha Festival bringing that Ibiza feeling to Amsterdam....hooray.
It’s basically a big DJ techno dance party that’s taking over the island for the day. So if that’s your thing, enjoy. Tickets and information are here.
Personally, we’d rather go to Paradiso’s London Calling Festival. A two day festival starting tonight, the 18th and continuating (that’s right, con-tin-you-a-ting) the 19th at the Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam-Noord. Word on da streetz is dat Bloc Party, White Lies, Florence & The Machine, and Franz Ferdinand all made their dutch debut during London Calling....so....you don’t want to miss out on next Franz Ferdinand do you?
A ticket for the one day is €17,50 or get the full 2 days for only €30,00
They’ve shared stages with Johnny Cash, Violent Femmes, Primus, Old 97s, Supersuckers, Reverend Horton Heat, Legendary Shack Shakers and more. They’ve been described as “The country band that plays the bar at the end of the world.” by Jello Biafra.The instruments are drums, upright bass, pedal steel, banjos, piano, guitar, vocals and stories. ... the band is Slim Cessna’s Auto Club and you’re about to buy all their CDs.
Now go see them at Paradiso, 8:00PM €9 plus membership. Here’s the info if you need more.
Until someone tells me where to get bottomless mimosas or a decent Bloody Mary I’ll spend my Sundays day drinking on the patio at Sound Garden.
It’s sunny and warm, the place is big enough that you can usually find a seat and small enough to keep the throngs of tourists away. Last time I was there the bartender played nothing but Tom Petty and everyone was happy. The locals drink normal Dutch sized beers but they will happily pour big pints for boorish expats like me. Email me with a better patio ([email protected]) and maybe we’ll mention it on the show.
There’s a really big festival in town, called the TIKTAK Eclectic Music Festival it’s at Arena Park, there are 3 stages and 30 artists and if techno is your thing, or you just really, really, really like drugs this is the festival you’ve been waiting for.
Gates at 12:00 and music until 23:00
More information, the full line-up and tickets are available on the TIKTAK Festival website.
Starting at 6:00 pm Me and Jonathan will be shaking babies and kissing hands at the IamExpat Soirée a dance party slash mixer located in the building which used to house the Volkskrant Newspaper. It’s got a dope terrace for sittin’ on and lookin’ at the city over. Party starts at 6:00pm and goes to 1:00am
Canvas, 7th Floor Volkskrantgebouw, Wibautstraat 150,
**Keep in mind, tomorrow is a public holiday so stay out late!**
Until next week, be excellent to each other,
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