Artakke! Nr. 2 - Kleines Kölner Punkfestival / mit 1.Mai '87, Gebretter, Keine Ahnung, Uniporn

In the organizer's words:

Artakke! No. 2
(Small Cologne Punk Festival)
17.05.25 Cologne, Artheater

May 1st '87 (Punk/Cologne)
Gebretter (HC, Punk/Cologne)
No idea (political punk/Cologne)
Uniporn (Glam Punk/Cologne)

Admission 6 pm / start 7 pm
Box Office 16€
Presented by Artheater, the participating bands and Rheinrebell Records & Booking.
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1.MAY '87 - Sirens screeching, people screaming, stones flying - all quite normal: 1.5.1987 in Berlin Kreuzberg; action and reason enough to choose a date as a band name...
Talking about things that everyone sees but doesn't feel is shit! And bending over for a stone and not throwing it is wasted energy! This was followed by over 13 years of concerts, tours and political actions all over Germany and the neighboring countries. 1.Mai'87 has always been a band that didn't seek scene instructions; not standing where anyone wanted to see them. DIY as an important instrument of self-realization and never to build up music as the only mainstay, so as not to create dependencies. The festive final concert took place on May 6, 2000.
So 23 years later, what's that supposed to say: "Let's keep going!" What has changed? - Nothing! The same assholes are still in power. The same mechanisms are still exploiting the same people/animals/classes. A natural and balanced life together remains a utopia. Different thinking is only allowed if it does not affect existing structures. Then you take out an old record and realize that the lyrics and the energy it contains still fit like a glove. Well, let's empty this bucket fresh and fruity with everything in it where it belongs and wipe it clean again! Because: " A middle finger is the reason why subculture exists! And the index finger is the shot that backfires!"

GEBRETTER - "HC/Punk from Cologne for friends of hot and cold drinks", Gebretter once wrote about themselves. What sounds like a snappy self-description (and probably was) turns out to be quite accurate at second glance. Because it contains the most important pillars of the work of the five Cologne natives, who are presenting their first longplayer "Trendshitter" in September 2024: Hardcore punk, Cologne, and despite all the seriousness required in view of the modest world situation, a good dose of humor and self-irony.
Gebretter come straight from the primordial soup of Cologne's subculture. Their hometown is always an important point of reference: the lyrics are performed in German, English and Kölsch, singer Ben is a Cologne-style front man live, the mosh pit is his stage.
Gebretter's lyrics are about growing militarization, right-wing extremism, pigeonholing, criticism of the situation in general and of modern soccer and yes, also about love. Always with a clear stance ("Nie wieder la deutsche Vita"), but also with humor that is not a matter of course for the scene. "It's punk, but not that bad," Willi (82, retired), father of guitarist Turbine, once said about Gebretter. Sometimes parents are more right than you think.
"... I like this dualism of German punk here and eighties US hardcore there. You should remember them, the music, attitude and skills are right here." (Joachim Hiller in Ox Fanzine)

KEINE AHNUNG - Punk since 2000. left. D.I.Y.. Founded in the subcultural swamp of Cologne, the four musicians try to offer well-founded political topics away from empty revolutionary romanticism. Musically oriented towards old-school punk, they have stirred the sauce together over the years to create their very own style. The content is about social inequality in capitalism and alternatives to it, free spaces in the scene, gentrification, right-wing developments in music and society and also sometimes about contemporary historical topics such as the murders of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht. In between, guaranteed funk-punk-free songs about past relationships or their own failures. The band celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025!

UNIPORN - Energy, diversity and passion! Founded by Ukrainian guitarist and singer Olga Love, Uniporn brings together glam punk, grunge, and dirty rock 'n' roll in a unique way. This band looks as good as it sounds! Dressed in latex or leather wearing leopard leggings, flannel shirts and studded belts, Uniporn shows that diversity is rock'n'roll! Their explosive performance will make you wanna dance, drink and sing along, 'cause Uniporn gives you the horn!
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www.instagram.com/1.mai87/ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/1._Mai_87
https://gebretter.bandcamp.com/ www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089944447372 / www.instagram.com/gebretter_punk
www.keineahnung-punk.de/ www.facebook.com/keineahnungpunk / www.instagram.com/keineahnungpunk / https://keineahnung-punk.bandcamp.com
https://uniporn.rocks/ www.facebook.com/Unipornband / https://www.instagram.com/unip_rn.rocks / https://unipornrocks.bandcamp.com