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LOWERTOWN (NYC)
1000 RABBITS (London)
15. September 2026
Bumann & Sohn, Köln
Einlass 19:00, Beginn 20:00
Lowertown finally caught their breath. Over the last few years, the New York-based duo of Olivia Osby and Avsha Weinberg was teetering on the brink. From constant touring and a separation from their label to creative frustrations and an unhealthy attachment to one another, their artistic partnership and, more importantly, their friendship were on shaky ground—especially since these experiences were colored by the disorienting intensity of their late teens and early 20s. It became clear that the two had to revisit their roots.
Inspired by the conceptual creativity of bands like Gorillaz and the emphasis on the communal concert experience of Fugazi, Lowertown’s new album, fittingly titled Ugly Duckling Union, is the conceptual world of Dale the duckling protagonist and his companions as they attempt to band together to defeat LBH, a tyrannical media corporation set on separating and isolating in their pursuit of control.
https://lowertown.bandcamp.com/album/ugly-duckling-union
Five-piece 1000 Rabbits are the off-kilter art-pop picnic who tell stories through human sounds, both intimate and extroverted. Grounded by playful bass synthesiser, expressive vocal lines weave through a colourful tapestry of violin, guitar and drums. Ditch your self consciousness and move your body.
https://www.visions.de/news/1000-rabbits-debuetsingle-virgin-soil-veroeffentlicht-young/