Cover photo credit: PAUL KALKBRENNER X COPABerlin has just renamed a football ground after Paul Kalkbrenner, and at first glance it might sound like a strange mix – a fifth-division club and one of the city’s most famous electronic musicians. But when you look closer, it makes perfect sense.Photo: K-PAUL / FacebookThe stadium belongs to Sparta Lichtenberg, the team...

Rijeka is preparing once again to celebrate diversity through music, dance, and food. The ninth edition of Porto Etno Festival – “export-import festival” – will take place on 19th and 20th September 2025, this time at a new location on Adamićev gat.Organised by the Croatian Cultural Centre on Sušak, the festival brings together...

Tomica Kanjir, also known as Tom Cannier, was born in Zagreb and currently works as a religion teacher at an elementary school.From an early age, music became an important part of his life. In high school, he discovered electronic music and was immediately drawn to it. Soon after, he began experimenting with mixing and production using modest equipment. Over the years, he performed...

Beatport, the platform best known as the main hub for electronic music, is opening up to a wider sound. This September, the company announced the addition of six new open-format genres: Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop, Latin, Caribbean, and African.For nearly two decades, Beatport has been the go-to space for DJs searching for house, techno, drum & bass, and countless electronic...

During the Zagreb Design Week one of the interesting spots to check out is Holographik Space with its new program called Open Works. For the next week, 15th – 21st September, their doors will be open from morning until late, with a mix of talks, reviews, screenings, music, and everyday activity filling the rooms.What makes Open Works different is that it isn’t built around...

Studio – Gallery Klet is back after the summer break, continuing its program Gosti u Kleti (eng. “Guests in Klet”). The next guest is illustrator and visual artist Agata Lučić, who will present her latest cycle of works, Susreti (eng. “Encounters”), on 19th and 20th September.Lučić is showing ceramics alongside a series of illustrations, two mediums that here feel closely...

Mid-September brings a mix of things – new club seasons in Zagreb, festivals, vinyl sessions, and a few late-summer gatherings by the coast. Here’s a rundown of what’s happening this weekend: FestivalsSHIP Festival11 – 14 September 2025 📍Šibenik Šibenik becomes meeting point for music and industry professionals, the event brings together 49 artists and 114 speakers. It...

Cover photo: Intervinyl XXL record and CD fair Zagreb Another Intervinyl Mega Fair of Vinyl Records and CDs will take place this weekend, on Saturday, September 13, and Sunday, September 14, from 10 AM to 8 PM, at Pavilion 7/7a of the Zagreb Fair. The event will host more than 50 exhibitors from Croatia and abroad.Visitors can expect a wide selection of both new and second-hand...

“A new way to collect music that matters.” – BandcampIllustration from Bandcamp Bandcamp has just introduced a new subscription model called Bandcamp Clubs, and it’s very different from the usual streaming services we know. Instead of algorithms recommending the same loop of music, this one is built around curators, DJs, writers, and artists, who hand-pick records...

Zagreb is getting a new story for everyone who puts music and dance at the center. It’s DISKODELIKT, the first independent project by one of the most talented Croatian DJs, Elena Mikac, created in collaboration with Peti Kupe. For the premiere edition, on Friday, September 12, Elena brings Berlin’s icon Paramida. Elena Mikac Unlike a standard club night,...