We were really pleased to hear about an alternative film viewing platform where filmmakers can be paid fairly for their work. Even cooler that it was started here in Berlin by a Michelberger, our first ever event manager Nico who worked at the hotel in 2009 / 2010. Behind the tree is a streaming platform available in Germany for independent and arthouse films only. Users rent the film and can (…)
Last Friday evening a group of us took a trip to the Stadion an der Alten Försterei (Stadium at the Old Forester’s Lodge) to support our local football team, FC Union Berlin. The club is known for its close-knit community atmosphere; their current stadium was built by 2000 volunteer fans. Our group came from right across the football spectrum, from those attending a match for the first time to those (…)
When we first heard about our The National friends Ben, Scott and Bryan LNZDRFing us, we had very little idea what to expect. With excitement and awe we are awaiting the trilogy of performances in Grüner Salon (23rd Feb), Kantine am Berghain (25th Feb) and Cassiopeia (26th Feb). This music gets you. It sticks…the dreaminess, the tempo and the deeply hidden underlying positivity…. music that makes you feel good although you don’t (…)
Every once in a while, we take our restaurant and bar on the road. This time for our friends Casper and Rasmus’ festival By the Lake. A stone’s throw from their studio in Weissensee they found an almost forgotten mini version of the Wuhlheide in the Weissensee Woods. We happily framed their wonder-packed mix of out-there performances from Omar Suleyman or Wildbirds & Peacedrums, to their Efterklang evolution combo Liima with (…)
Last week a crew of eight Michelbergers went to New York to welcome our booze as it landed on American soil! There was our Victorian house in Ditmas Park, Doug’s platform in the sky, our 12-seater Ford E250, the Autumnal colours of Prospect Park, the Chelsea flower market, the big fish from The Farm on Adderly, the fresh beer from Justin’s new microbrewery bar Threes, Hans cleaning windows, Gerald preparing all (…)
This weekend the city is celebrating its first Stadt Land Food Festival! The founders of Markthalle IX in Kreuzberg take the streets. Here is what they say: “Good food is a feast. Good food needs a festival. From October 2–5, 2014 Stadt Land Food takes the celebration of food out of the Markthalle and onto the streets with a four day packed program of markets, workshops, congresses, street food and (…)
This year the big trend we noticed was definitely red and white.
For the last weekend before the christmas madness begins, 29th/30th of November, we will purify our sins with the golden waters of the world’s most gypsy-hippie beer magicians from Mikkeller. Our friends Jacob and Mikkel will pack a truck full of beer barrels – 7 unique different beers on tap for one weekend only. Mikkeller’s beers explore the borders of our senses: extreme, challenging, deep, full of character and colors. (…)
“I’d never even heard of Woodkid, let alone experienced the music, but sometimes that just happens. Something very beautiful grows and somehow it’s just beyond the invisible dotted line surrounding your kingdom. So how wonderful to find myself in the Tempodom (not Velodrom – don’t ever make that mistake when running a little late for a performance!) completely knocked over by sound and visuals. Not only was there the absolute (…)
From Tom’s daily humming of Sorrow to the unforgettable album release show of Trouble Will Find Me back in April in our courtyard, The National’s music has become a home to us all in the Michelberger. So it was only natural that we decided to make a little team outing and take our love and support to the biggest concert our friends have done in Berlin so far. On Monday (…)