The Local Germany

Dancing like there's no Covid: first German nightclub reopens in Leipzig

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 19:37:05 +0200

For techno enthusiast Philipp Koegler, it almost felt like a normal Saturday night again as he joined 200 fellow revellers at "Distillery", the first German nightclub to reopen since the start of the pandemic.

July 24th 2010: The day the music stopped in Germany

Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:42:00 +0200

Throughout the nineties and noughties the electro music fest Love Parade epitomized the ramshackle, liberated lifestyle that originated in Berlin and swept across Germany. But a disaster on July 24th 2010 put an end to this ideal in the most traumatic of circumstances.

‘The night economy’: how even conservatives are trying to protect Berlin techno

Thu, 14 Dec 2017 11:09:56 +0100

Berlin’s music scene is in danger of becoming a victim of its own success. Party tourism fills up the clubs but leaves locals seething at the noise. Can Berlin city hall help keep the peace?

Ten face new trial over negligence in fatal Love Parade stampede

Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:56:38 +0200

A court ruled on Monday that ten people will face trial accused of negligently causing a catastrophic stampede at a 2010 "Love Parade" techno music festival that killed 21 people.

Berlin techno grandpa hopes to hit wildest party in USA

Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:07:24 +0100

Bernhard Enste is a legend on the Berlin techno scene - he's 67 and still hits the capital's most unhinged clubs. Now he wants to go to Burning Man, a seven-day rave in the Nevada desert.

Berghain 'best place on Earth' says Claire Danes

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 12:21:36 +0200

Hollywood star Claire Danes took a break from shooting the new season of Homeland in Berlin this year to drop into the capital's most notorious club – and she liked what she found.

Cologne's 10 must-see spots for culture vultures

Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:18:55 +0200

As Germany’s fourth-largest city, Cologne has always played an important role in German contemporary culture. Frederica Miller explains why it's still buzzing with cultural life despite the halo of glamour shifting to Berlin.

Berlin's techno scene shows its feminine side

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:40:00 +0200

While a woman behind the decks is nothing new, Berlin's electronic ladies say they have to work extra hard to get the attention they deserve in a male-dominated industry, Ruth Michaelson reports.

Techno's not dead: Berlin's club scene in the easyJet era

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:07:00 +0100

Techno music is not dead in Berlin, music journalist Tobias Rapp argues. Exberliner magazine's Seymour Gris sat down with him to discuss the changing landscape of club culture in the German capital.