Bärchen und die Milchbubis / Die netten Jungs von nebenan

In the organizer's words:

With "Jung kaputt spart Altersheime", Bärchen and the Milchbubis delivered the punk slogan of the time at the beginning of the 80s. The song was played up and down on youth radio. "No Future!" was the motto. With plenty of pop appeal, the band operated at the interface with Neue Deutsche Welle. "I don't want to get any older", was the title of their debut album "Dann macht es Bumm" (1981). They have grown older, but not milder, because there is still reason to be angry and celebrate. Over 40 years later, their second album "Die Rückkehr des Bumm" ("The Return of the Boom") follows!

Driven by trumpet and saxophone hooks, Die netten Jungs von nebenan present danceable and sing-along songs that are based on punk rock but like to make excursions into neighboring genres. Linus Volkmann describes the music as power pop somewhere between Montreal and Turbostaat. Also thematically diverse, the band finds a pleasantly detached tone between slapstick, irony and social criticism. Since their rousing support shows for BUTTERWEGGE and gigs at the PuPaPo Festival in Düsseldorf that resonated in the scene, DNJVN have been the talk of the town, especially in NRW. Multi-layered and ambitious brass punk that will hopefully now spread even further.