Here's a little taste of our new project, @tiny_cellar !
In March we invited the @emilianorocatrio to shoot the pilot episode of our new video series and we are very happy with how it looks and how it sounds!
The full video will be on YouTube this Sunday!
Are you an artist that wants to be featured in our @tiny_cellar sessions? Contact us!
BIG NEWS! We’re starting a new project!
Dear friends of Touchstone,
We are more than happy to present our new project @tiny_cellar , a live recording/video concert series!
If you are an artist and this sounds interesting to you, feel free to contact us for new @tiny_cellar collaborations.
OUR FIRST @tiny_cellar SESSION STARTS ON FRIDAY 13TH OF MARCH, WITH THE EMILIANO ROCA TRIO:
Founded in 2020 in The Hague, Netherlands, the Emiliano Roca Trio stands out for its ability to push the boundaries of contemporary music through a personal and ever-evolving language. The group brings together three musicians from different cultures: Emiliano Roca (Italy) on guitar, Arjun Ramdas (India) on double bass, and Davids Eglitis (Latvia) on drums.
(more info on our website)
*To accommodate the filming and recording, Touchtone’s capacity will be limited to 15 people, with a first-come, first-served policy so make sure to be there when the doors open!
Doors open: 20:30
Concert starts at 21:00
Ticket: €10
Happy new year folks!
Catch us live on the 25th of January in Tivoli Vredenburg Rabo Open Stage at 16:00, right after Stochelo Rosenberg & Jermaine Landsberger Gypsy Today concert!
It's gonna be fun! Come!
#jazz #manouche #guitar #djangoreinhardt #tivolivredenburg
✨ Step into the world of NUFARO ✨
Experimental dream-weavers bringing soundscapes that blur the line between the familiar and the unknown. Expect surprising turns and music that feels like a story unfolding in real time.
📩 DM us to reserve your spot — space is limited!
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I'm starting a STUDIO PLAY WORKSHOP!
I've been recording a lot the past few years and noticed that all of us musicians have similar struggles in the studio.
I thought it'd be nice to share my experience and work with people who want to get better at recording, like I do.
SO! I'm starting a monthly workshop. Here's some basic info about it:
What we'll work on:
- Recording with a click and/or with a live band
- Differences between live performance & recording
Check slide 2 for more.
Who is it for:
- Artists who want to learn how to record their music
- Professional musicians who want more experience in the studio
- Amateur musicians who want to discover the world of the studio
If you're interested, send me a message!
If you know someone who'd be interested, PLEASE spread the word :)
Casco Series at @roodebioscoop
31st of August
20.00
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Vythos make music with samples, synths, toys, guitars, bass, vocals and the occasional weird noise. Their sound leans into calm repetition, nostalgic textures, playfulness and humorous surprises. Vythos make music you can sink into unhurried, a bit off-center, and open to wherever it wants to go.
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Anti & Flore - Commonplace
This improvised duet between Flore Muuse(dance/movement) and Antigoni Seferli(cello) unfolds as a living dialogue between movement and sound, space and time. An intimate moment-to-moment exchange, a constant process of relating to each other, the audience and the present moment, while also leaving space for other - imagined or past - realities. Rooted in deep listening and mutual trust, this is a performance that cannot be repeated. It is created live, in communion - with each other, the space, and those who witness it.
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The renowned duo “We Are The Nice Guys” (Berend Jak & Konstantin Schreiber) will act as hosts for the evening.
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This concert is part of 'Casco Series' other voices, other choices, other noises ", initiated by @1contrabas in collaboration with De Roode Bioscoop.
🎶 Sundried Understandings #2: Post-Cultural Indifferences
🗓️ 24 September 2025 — 8PM
📍 Zaal 100 (De Wittenstraat 100)
🎟️ €10 Entry
For the second instalment of Sundried Understandings, we expand into a wider instrumental territory.
This time, we’re going global — but without letting borders define the artists’ craft.
Each act brings a distinct take on their “desired instruments.”
Yes, there will be drums — but also:
🎛️ Synthesizers
🎺 Prepared Cornet
🎤 Amplified Voice
🔊 Samplers + Drum Machines
Kuntari
With sounds rooted in Hadrah Kuntulan and other Indonesian rhythms, Kuntari’s guttural, mating-call-like cornet tones ripple through fierce roto-toms, metallic chimes, and overdriven guitars.
They’ve dubbed their genre “Primal-Core.”
Hailing from Bandung, it’s their second time performing in Amsterdam — and their first at Zaal 100! :)
@abrorski
Bimini
A durational solo drumming performance by local legend Frank Rosaly, in collaboration with improvised light projections inspired by ritual and ceremonial traditions of the Caribbean Tainos (Puerto Rico).
Using paired elements — 2 bass drums, 2 gongs, 2 projectors — Bimini explores the complex duality of indigenous/Spanish heritage, but not as exclusive self-reflection.
It’s a metaphor for us all:
🌒 Duplicitous beings longing for a state of shared conversance.
@frank_rosaly
Vythos
Travelling in from Utrecht, Lida Brouskari & Minas Vakaloudis bring their off-kilter blend of drone-sample-pop for a wonky and warm start to the evening.
Rumour has it... it’s Minas’s birthday 🎂
He’s okay with you:
✔️ Congratulating him
✔️ Buying him a beer
✔️ Buying him 7 beers🍻
@lida.brous@ble_biru
🖼️ Poster Design: @vcky.dvssr
Did you hear those sirens? Like every first Monday of the month, tonight we'll be unbreaking the circle with original and other acoustic songs around the table in @cafederat
The fun is happening 20:00-23:00. Join us!
We’re playing at Touchstone next week!
Wednesday, 2nd of July, at 21:30
Thanks, Dog is a newborn band based in Utrecht. Fascinated by various elements such as soundscapes, loops, improvisation and storytelling melodies they compose their music while paying tribute to their heroes as well.
Here's a taste of the last song from the new album!
@george_karalanidis shot this video of us rehearsing Zapping' one day before my final exam, thus the chaos of bags, cases, coffee cups, party hats, a TV playing in the background and us facing the wall instead of each other.
