Punk rock

Scenius [at] Athens is set to host an evening dedicated to the new jazz scene on April 16, at Plyfa (39 Koritsas, plyfa.space). The event will showcase the experimental folk psych-jazz band from London, Valia Calda, alongside the Greek jazz punk trio MOb. The performances will be followed by a vinyl listening session. Pre-book 15-euro tickets at Viva's more.com.

The post-punk legend is lending his musical prowess to the theatrical performance "Xyliki - Post Scriptum," by the esteemed group Amor Omnia, exploring the profound themes of absence and rapture.

Patti Smith, a celebrated punk poet, singer and artist, will perform on the border between Slovenia and Italy in October in a prelude to the 2025 European Capital of Culture hosted by Nova Gorica and Gorizia.

The 5 October concert will be held at a new venue in place of a former border crossing known as Rožna Dolina (Valley of Roses) in Slovenian or Casa Rossa in Italian.

Ljubljana's celebrated rock club Orto Bar will host the 23rd iteration of the Orto Fest from 30 March to 29 April. The 2023 line-up features 20 Slovenian and 10 foreign bands, many of which are well-known crowd favourites.

Opening the festival will be the popular Slovenian rockers Big Foot Mama, who will soon be followed by Dan D, described by some as Slovenia's Pearl Jam.

Sex Pistols' punk-rock classic "God Save The Queen" is to get another airing to mark Queen Elizabeth II's upcoming Platinum Jubilee, 45 years after it first scandalized the pop charts.

The anti-royalist anthem, whose acerbic lyrics were written by front man Johnny Rotten, was released in 1977 as the queen celebrated her silver jubilee for 25 years on the throne.

U.S. punk icon Iggy Pop and French contemporary music ensemble Ensemble intercontemporain on Feb. 8 won Sweden's Polar Music Prize, the organization behind the award said.

The laureates will receive their award, which includes a one million kronor (96,000 euros, $110,000) cash prize, at a ceremony in Stockholm on May 24.

After spending a couple of years off the live circuit, New York garage rock legends the Fuzztones and their eccentric frontman Rudi Protrudi return to Athens on September 26 with the promise of reminding fans what it's all about and initiating newbies in their high-energy psych punk sound.

A legend of post-punk and new wave, Britain's The Cure returns to Greece as the headline act of the Ejekt Festival on Athens' southern coast, with a single show on June 17 that is part of the band's 2019 world tour.

The dates and lineup for what has grown to become Greece's biggest rock festival, Release, have been announced and tickets are on sale.

In Edit, a festival dedicated to music documentaries, is on at the Olympion cinema in Aristotelous Square and the port complex movie theaters through Sunday, April 21, featuring 22 films from different parts of the world and parallel events.