An Interview with Marek Długosz

A conversation with a skilled guitar player and a president and organizer of many guitar festivals, Marek Długosz, about the magic of guitar. Wroclaw is said to be the capital of guitar in Poland. There are many events going on and if you wanted to attend them all, you would have... [Read more]

Science & Tech: Want a boy? Eat breakfast!

If you have engaged in some love making recently and the main question occupying your mind is whether you shall give birth to a boy or a girl, there are some steps to follow to make your baby-sex dreams come true. The ever-not-pregnant Paul Mayevsky gives you advice on how to spawn... [Read more]

Sound Fabrics: Strange Boys – Be Brave

“Highway 61 Revisited” revisited. Strange Boys are an Austin-based garage-rock band set up by two schoolmates – the band’s guitarist and songwriter – Ryan Sambol and the drummer – Matt Hammer. They recorded their first EP’s as teenagers to get in touch... [Read more]

Docs in NOT

“The Goldfish” – a documentary about people from a Community Service House in Cracow and “Szczęściarze” that takes place in a Registry Office, both by talented Tomasz Wolski, are the first documentaries to be shown at the Academy of Documentary Film... [Read more]

A4: Tito and Tarantula in Poland!

After an immensely positive reception in Poland in 2009, they are coming back this year. Tito and Tarantula are an American band, which has been around on the music market since 1992. If you like Robert Rodriguez films, you must like them as well. They are playing 4 concerts in Poland... [Read more]

Science & Tech: Work with Facebook on

Facebook, Twitter – on or off at work? – the great morning dilemma of most employees. Though you might think that employers do mind if you use these or other similar social networking websites in your working hours, some wish exactly the opposite. On the pros and cons of browsing... [Read more]

Silent movie about music

After editing 15 hours of film for 2 years, he’s finally come up with a 45 minute long documentary called “The Way”. Grzegorz Korczak, Wrocław-based director and producer, was with his camera on tour with jazz bands Sao Paulo Underground and Mikrokolektyw. The... [Read more]

Exotic internships

Take them sightseeing or just party with them – that’s the best way to integrate foreign and Polish students according to Filip Svetozarov, who is the member of the student-run organization AIESEC in Wrocław. If you are looking for an internship abroad, you can even go... [Read more]

Flamenco integrates the Polish and the Gypsies

Learn how to play flamenco from one of the greatest flamenco guitarists in Poland or take part in dance workshops and at the same time integrate with the Gypsy community. Connecting people through art, dance and music is the goal of the 2nd edition of the “Art Connects Generations”... [Read more]

Sound Fabrics: Parallels – Ultralight

The Snow Queen dances to electro beats. Her name is Holy Dodson and she resides in Canada. Her subordinates are precise, synthetic beats and classic disco keys. Her dynasty originates from the greatest rulers, such as Moroder and Kraftwerk. If you’re lucky, you can meet her... [Read more]

Tymon is on

Janek Błaszczak talks to Tymon Smektała, a man of many talents, which go way beyond the realm of music. Find out what Tymon thinks is special about hip-hop coming from Wrocław and about the long path of development that this genre has gone through since he appeared on stage for... [Read more]

Knysza: last orders

This event will mark an end of an era for Piotr Klimowicz and all other Knysza (a Wrocław gourmet speciality) enthusiasts. Our stunning (albeit a tad dilapidated) main railway station “Wrocław Główny” is to be closed down by the end of the week. The coming days might be our... [Read more]

The departure of Mark Linkous

The world of music suffers yet another loss in the form of the Sparklehorse singer/songwriter Mark Linkous, who committed suicide last Saturday. Listen to Piotr Klimowicz talking to Janek Błaszczak from RWC Fabrics about the life and achievements, as well as tribes and tribulations... [Read more]

Zipel SRT746AWTN

A great Woman’s Day gift from HP in the form of a butterfly-embellished netbook computer is quite something, but can it beat a refrigerator dubbed Zipel SRT746AWTN that features a 10-inch touch screen and can be used to surf the internet and browse the weather forecast? Find more... [Read more]

Sound Fabrics: Sparklehorse – Comfort Me

Sad news from last Saturday: Mark Linkous, the leader of indie pop band Sparklehorse, committed suicide. Mark Linkous was a multiinstrumentalist and the driving force of Sparklehorse. He started in 1996 with the album “Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot”. Soon after the... [Read more]

Mission: American Football

Coming to Wrocław, the land of soccer, with the aim of promoting American Football seems to be a suicide mission. However, Mark Philmore, a wide receiver with an experience of playing in the proffesional league in the USA, is pretty confident that he will succeed. Listen to the... [Read more]

INFO@RWL IN A NUTSHELL

MONDAY, 8.03.2010 Although “Rabbit a la Berlin”, a documentary nominated for Oscar, didn’t get the award last night in Hollywood, it is still worth going to Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych at Wystawowa 1 Street to see the movie from the Wrocław-based producer and director Grzegorz... [Read more]

Elevator: Shepherds of the Stray Sounds

Atman imitates the nature, but not in the classical, Vivaldi-like style. In fact, it would be hard to find any common denominator for the artists’ compositions. Has nature changed that much or is it just a New Age? Actually Atman might be considered not only as a band but even... [Read more]

Our Oscar picks

How far will the “Rabbit a la Berlin” run? Listen to Viola Lamot predicting the Oscars 2010. What are your picks for the Sunday Oscar Academy Awards? E-mail us with your votes. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download... [Read more]

Basque in love with Wroc-love

Having lived in Budapest, Berlin and in China, Jorge Fernandez, the director of  the Basque Institute in Wrocław, still claims that our city is the one that suits  him best. And it’s certainly not the weather that makes him think so. Listen to the conversation by Przemek... [Read more]

OPT for Rob Mazurek Quintet

Chicago-originated band Rob Mazurek Quintet is arriving in Wrocław this Sunday at 8 pm at OPT Centre. Listen to Artur Majewski telling you more on the band’s background story and Mikrokolektyw plans for a new album release. By Viola Lamot Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version... [Read more]

Local news: Jazz workshops with Ron Carter

The good news is that Ron Carter has just arrived in Wrocław and is now one of the “Visiting Professors” running workshops on double bass intricacies. So if you are curious how to play double bass – the Academy of Music is the place to be this weekend. The other piece of good... [Read more]

You can leave your skirt on

International Women’s Day – March 8th brings about the celebration of women in various fields of their activity. CK Zamek decided to go even one step further with its celebration of femininity scheduled for the whole March. “Marzec w spódnicy” project appreciaties ladies... [Read more]

Science & Tech: Feed your brain with music

Learning to play a musical instrument can help children to learn languages by increasing the brain’s sensitivity to sounds including speech. And you know what? It is never too late to take up music classes. Or to dust off your old keyboard. Listen to the news coming straight... [Read more]

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