Born in São Paulo, at the heart of the underground scene, Asfixia Social is a sonic movement that blends punk rock, rap, ska, metal, and Brazilian rhythms. With explosive energy and lyrics addressing social and political issues, the band stands out as one of the most authentic forces in the alternative music scene.

PIGEONS - Punkrock mit Schmackes, Schnauze und Schabernack 

Berlin, Oktober 2024: Fünf Frauen schnappen sich ihre Instrumente und gründen eine Band – laut, direkt und mit einer ordentlichen Portion Wahnsinn. Punkrock mit gleichermaßen Humor, Haltung und Krawall!
 Kein halbes Jahr später, im Februar 2025, stehen wir schon auf der Bühne. Wir verschwenden keine Zeit – warum auch?

Wir sind PIGEONS und unsere Texte sind mal frech und albern, mal feministisch und politisch, doch immer mit Herz und Hirn und einer großzügigen Prise Spaß.

Also schnallt euch an, es wird wild, es wird laut!

Mit Jamaican Jazz und handfesten Reggae-Grooves bringen Wood In Di Fire bei ihren Live-Sessions die Dancehall zum Toben. Was als Jam-Projekt von Musikern aus verschiedenen Berliner Bands begann, hat sich zur festen Formation entwickelt. Doch der Session-Gedanke ist immer noch lebendig: Die Bandmitglieder und Gäste bringen die verschiedensten Einflüsse aus Reggae, Jazz, Ska, Latin und Afro-Beat mit und sorgen damit immer wieder für überraschende Kicks. 
Auf zahlreichen Touren durch Deutschland, Österreich, Frankreich, Spanien, Ungarn und der Schweiz begeisterten Wood In Di Fire ihr Publikum mit ihrer außergewöhnlichen, interkontinentalen, musikalischen Fusion auf treibenden Reggae Beats und Jazzy Grooves.
Seit das Projekt im Jahre 2000 startete, spielt Wood In Di Fire traditionell im Berliner „Schokoladen“. Der bis heute monatlich stattfindende Reggae-Jam wurde schnell vom Geheimtipp zum etablierten Termin der Berliner Reggae-Szene.

With Jamaican jazz and solid reggae grooves, Wood In Di Fire make the dancehall go wild during their live sessions. What began as a jam project by musicians from various Berlin bands has developed into a permanent formation. But the session idea is still alive: The band members and guests bring a wide variety of influences from reggae, jazz, ska, Latin and Afro-Beat and thus always provide surprising kicks. On numerous tours through Germany, Austria, France, Spain, Hungary and Switzerland, Wood In Di Fire thrilled their audience with their extraordinary, intercontinental, musical fusion on driving reggae beats and jazzy grooves. Since the project started in 2000, Wood In Di Fire has traditionally played in Berlin's "Schokoladen". The reggae jam, which still takes place monthly today, quickly went from being an insider tip to an established date for the Berlin reggae scene.

JazzBo – living jamaica jazz ska from berlin, with reggae and ska classics, own compositions and cool jazz interpretations. JazzBo is a traditional combo quintet, relying solely on acoustic instruments. JazzBo was founded in 1997 by Detwin Johannsen and Waki Johannsen, together with Daniel Dueckers.

Detwin (alt & tenor sax) and Waki (trombone), the Johannsen brothers, founded already the forerunner of JazzBo, YEBO. This was in 1979, therefore YEBO was one of the first traditional ska bands outside Jamaica. Besides, and even since the early sixties, the Johannsen bros. played extensively New Orleans jazz. Against this background the Johannsen bros. were key for developing the unique sound of JazzBo: rough and pure.

Daniel Dueckers (piano) played in several other bands with local cult status, like ENGINE 54, TIME TOUGH, LIONS CLUB, and RAGGATACKE. Together with Waki he is still a member of YEBO and THE SPARTAN ALLSTARS - in the latter accompanied by Robert:

Robert Schwill (drums) joined the band shortly afterwards. Robert came from TIME TOUGH and THE SKAMPIES and had toured with MOTHER’S PRIDE. Robert’s R&B-offbeat and drive is influenced by Lloyd Knibbs.

Martin Bartels (double bass) was, and still is, a member of WOOD IN DI FIRE, one of the most thrilling rock steady bands in Germany with many tours though Europe. Martin’s walking bass represents the tradition of American R&B and Jamaican beat.

Aftershow DJ's: Everything Crash (laboratory for Ska, Rock Steady & Early Reggae)

Tickets: https://vvk.link/3vv79rk

Pionera (frenzy Post-HC/Metal/Noise-Punk, Alicante/Esp)
https://pionera.bandcamp.com

Apostrophe (Post-Punk/Post-HC, Berlin)
https://apostropheberlin.bandcamp.com

after 22h DJs Schapur (punk/post-punk/ndw...) + Grrrt (red wig recs)
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my people booking prsnts:

FLINTA* IM KIEZ w/ TOMAR CONTROL (hardcore/old-school, lima/peru) + BERITAN (hc, bln) + Special Guest live!

tomarcontrol.bandcamp.com / beritan.bandcamp.com / linktr.ee/mypeoplebooking  

at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. presale tickets available at --> https://vvk.link/3ty0p9s 

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TOMAR CONTROL (Peru) Hardcore band from Lima, Peru, active since 2014. Formed with the goal of increasing the representation of female-identifying individuals in a scene traditionally dominated by men, this all FLINTA* band brings a vital and urgent voice to the hardcore scene. 

With a raw and direct sound inspired by late ’80s and ’90s hardcore, TOMAR CONTROL delivers a powerful message rooted in both social and personal struggles. Their lyrics address feminism, P.M.A. (Positive Mental Attitude), veganism, straight edge values, and a firm rejection of all forms of discrimination. 
 

BERÎITAN
Anti-imperialist centraka punk band made up of migrant bodies in a collective cry, a need to translate dignified rage into joy and noise, created with friends connected in political spaces in different territories (Central America, Guatemala and Ecuador as the centre of the world), who coincided in the anti-colonial movement in Berlin in 2022. 
 
Their lyrics are collective compositions that address political themes that run through them, such as the anti-border, anti-extractivist, anti-patriarchal struggle and historical memory.
 
SURPRISE GUEST
The surprise guest will be an all FLINTA* polítical hardcore band from Berlin, releasing their debut EP.
 
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FLINTA* IM KIEZ is a monthly concert series organized by MY PEOPLE BOOKING in Berlin, aimed at providing a platform for underrepresented musicians in the city’s alternative rock and punk scenes. 
 
The series specifically focuses on FLINTA* (women*, lesbians, inter people, non-binary people, trans people, and agender people) artists who often face challenges in spaces dominated by cisgender male musicians. By offering a stage to these artists, the project works to disrupt the dominance of privileged voices in the alternative music scene and ensure that diverse perspectives are given visibility.
 
The concert series will take place across Berlin, ensuring that it reaches different communities and supports the city's rich underground music culture. The initiative also responds to the struggles faced by small venues, which have been hit by rising costs and economic downturns. 
 
By highlighting local talent and providing a space for FLINTA* musicians, the concert series creates an important cultural environment that nurtures new artists and fosters community support.
 
Additionally, FLINTA* IM KIEZ will implement sliding scale pricing for tickets, making these events more accessible to a wider range of people, particularly those from marginalized communities such as FLINTA*, BIPoC, and individuals with migration experiences. 
 
This approach ensures that everyone, regardless of income, has the opportunity to experience and enjoy underground music. With a focus on diversity and inclusion, the series strives to build a more equitable cultural landscape for both artists and audiences.
 
The concert series is made possible in part by the support of MusicBoard Berlin, as part of the POP IM KIEZ funding programme, without which this project would not be possible.

Andreas „Spider“ Krenzke, Tobias „Tube“ Herre, Uli Hannemann, Eva Mirasol und Ivo Lotion präsentieren Geschichten, Lieder und Gäste.

LSD – Liebe Statt Drogen ist eine der bekanntesten Lesebühnen Berlins. Jeden Dienstagabend gestalten die 5 Mitglieder von LSD und eingeladene Gäste im Berliner Schokoladen ein Programm aus neuen Texten und Songs. Gegründet 1996 besteht LSD heute aus den Mitgliedern Andreas „Spider“ Krenzke, Tobias „Tube“ Herre, Uli Hannemann, Eva Mirasol und Ivo Lotion. Alle 5 genannten Künstler sind als Autoren und Musiker auch in anderen Bereichen aktiv.

LSD bietet jeden 1. & 3. Dienstag ein Offenes Mikro für Menschen an, die spontan etwas vortragen wollen. Beachtet bitte, dass der Beitrag selbstverfasst sein muss und nicht länger als 6 Minuten dauert. Wer am Offenen Mikro liest, braucht keinen Eintritt zahlen und bekommt ein Freigetränk.

tickets: https://vvk.link/3uqjd5c

https://softcrystals.bandcamp.com/album/soft-crystals

https://open.spotify.com/album/7lGFLb4j5Wg2Jv16S3oCkF

https://idol-io.ffm.to/nothingchangessoftcrystals

https://www.instagram.com/softcrystals/

https://open.spotify.com/album/7AZhQqYrJwoXDxZNzTFkFV

Soft Crystals

Soft Crystals sind eine Indie-Rock-Band aus Schottland. Die mittlerweile in Berlin lebenden Brüder Stephen und Matthew Morris werden von Douglas Mackay am Schlagzeug begleitet. Das, was als Nebenprojekt begann, wurde schnell zu etwas mehr, als die Band probte und sich ihr Sound entwickelte. Zusammen mit üppigen Melodien und Matthews persönlichen und reflektierten Texten ergeben die Songs einen perfekten Soundtrack für eine lange und dunstige Autofahrt. Mit filmischen Soundscapes und traumhafter Atmosphäre bringt die Gruppe ihre schottischen Ursprünge in das klassische Indie-Format ein. Neblig, endlos herbstlich, mit einer gewaltigen Portion Romantik.

https://open.spotify.com/album/7lGFLb4j5Wg2Jv16S3oCkF

https://idol-io.ffm.to/nothingchangessoftcrystals

https://www.instagram.com/softcrystals/

https://softcrystals.bandcamp.com/album/soft-crystals

Unimportant People

Unimportant People return to Berlin's live scene after releasing their album back in 2011. Their blend of catchy and upbeat indie anthems with Alex's witty tales of romantic failures will have you tapping your toes and drying your eyes all in one swift, energetic blow.

https://open.spotify.com/album/7AZhQqYrJwoXDxZNzTFkFV

35 Jahre - Schokoladen, der Ackerstadtpalast und der Club der Polnischen Versager/CpV, feiern ein ganzes Wochenende drinnen und draußen, Eintritt frei/gegen Spende.

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Hof:  LOCAL SUPPORT [hc punk] + BEN RACKEN [punk] + TINY DORIS [postpunk] live

LOCAL SUPPORT stehen für modernen Hardcore. Sie sind die „Essenz“ von den beiden Getränken NEGATIVE APPROACH und MINOR THREAT und sind in Berlin-Neukölln eine Allstar-Band gegründet worden. Zu hören gibt es ist ein Hardcore-Volley-Arschtritt par excellence. Krass gut. 

 „Düsterpunk“ wird immer wieder als Genrebezeichnung gewählt, was meist auf die musikalische Klangfarbe gemünzt ist. BEN RACKEN, die 2008 ihr erstes Album veröffentlichten, sind eine jener Phantombands, die sich sozialmedial nicht in den Vordergrund drängeln – anders als zig andere, die wenig zu sagen haben, aber in ihrer banalen Geschwätzigkeit dauerpräsent sind! Der EA80-Vergleich ist obligatorisch, soll aber hier nur dazu dienen, die verdiente Aufmerksamkeit jener zu erregen, die BEN RACKEN nie auf dem Schirm hatten und ihnen unbedingt Aufmerksamkeit schenken sollten. Also kommen und zuhören!!!!

Die Winzige TINY DORIS fasst sich ein Herz, tritt mit dem Fuß auf den Fuzz.  Die zersägt die Krokodile in unseren Köpfen. Unbequeme Melodien schmetternd!

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Schokoladen Kneipe: EARTH LOGOFF [analog weird industrial body music] + SCHWINDEL [indiepunk] + BELT [noiserock] live

& after 22h DJs Pris V & Fragil:Stabil [post punk, darkwave, obscure 80s, minimal synth, shoegaze ...] all night!

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SchockTails & Glitter Floor im 'TheaterFoyer' w/ DJs Elmo, Eggeschegge & Don Caribou [indie, rock, funk, soul] all night!

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Club der Polnischen Versager: Britania Theatre 'live' & DJs

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Keller: BSM BerlimStampfMusikant*innen [hard trance, techno]

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We want Schokoladen Hoffest to be a space where personal boundaries are respected and everyone looks out for one another. If your boundaries or those of someone else are crossed, please reach out to us! Let’s create a safe space free of sexism, racism, ableism, homo- or transphobia! Enjoy the Hoffest!

35 Jahre - Schokoladen, der Ackerstadtpalast und der Club der Polnischen Versager/CpV, feiern ein ganzes Wochenende drinnen und draußen, Eintritt frei/gegen Spende.

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Hof: MERMAID MAN [psychedelic garage] + G-REX GROOVE BLAST [funk soul] + 250CC [garage duo] live

MERMAID MAN made waves with the release of the debut album "Let’s Dance To The End Of The World" in September 2024, followed by a high-energy tour across Europe that firmly established the Berlin-based project as a rising force in the underground scene — pushing boundaries and deepening their signature blend of psychedelic grooves, soulful textures, and post-wave flair.

No rules, just tools: G-REX DELIGHT gets your b00ty shaking with funk and house-inspired tunes with big brassers and hard hitting grooves. The ever-evolving collective continues to inspire with different moods, genres, covers,  with a wide range of vocalists from all over the city, making them the most interesting electric & eclectic funk band in the city - and the only one with a dinosaur theme.

250CC is a French-Italian duo based in Berlin, twisting raw minimalism into something strange and cinematic. With just guitar and drums, Guido and Alice build sonic landscapes, dreamy vocal textures, sharp turns in rhythm, and sounds that echo from vintage tape machines to the fringes of dreamy distortion. 250cc turn every live show into a hypnotic, stripped-down ritual..

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SchockTails & Glitter Floor im'TheaterFoyer' --> Sonic Sisters Collective DJs [rock, glam, punk, psych, soul, fuzz—inflicting mass hysteria and collective joy] all night

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Schokoladen Kneipe: TEAM TYSON [punkrock] + HALL [punkrock] + SPLIZZ [darkwave] live

TEAM TYSON: Immense Wut, verpackt in eine Mischung aus Deutschpunk, NDW und Eighties-US-Hardcore. Sehr zackig, sehr direkt, sehr pointiert. Keine Atempause, Stakkato ist angesagt. Immer voll auf die Fresse, keine Chance zu entkommen.

HALL is a doomy, dark garage rock three-piece from Berlin and Leipzig evoking demons and chills down your spine. Made my infatuation with their initial two-piece live show, it has been a goosebumbs fest, us got shivers for the epochal, doomy catchy vocals, pushed forward of the raw force of rhythm section to an pivotal urgency of self destruction. Skip the self-care and funeral hugs! If you bats suck the MISFITS blood out of the HEX DISPENSERS, try to snake out of the evil, muddy swamps of HALL!

SPLIZZ: Ziemlicher Wirkungstreffer, wenn man nach kühlem Post-Punk mit viel, sehr viel dunklem Wave aus den frühen Achtzigern von der Insel sucht.

& after 22h DJs reni:tenz + Hinrich Tung [punk, garage, wave] all night!

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Club der polnischen Versager: Don't Shelest 'live' & after DJs

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Keller: QueerQueller [techno electro]

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We want Schokoladen Hoffest to be a space where personal boundaries are respected and everyone looks out for one another. If your boundaries or those of someone else are crossed, please reach out to us! Let’s create a safe space free of sexism, racism, ableism, homo- or transphobia! Enjoy the Hoffest!

M:Soundtrack + African Beats & Pieces prsts: Lollise (NYC / Botswana) + Adelle Nqeto (Bln/ South Africa) + DJ Mixanthrope

Thrilled to welcome Lollise (NYC/Botswana) to the Schokoladen stage!
Her vibrant energy, infectious beats, and radiant presence promise an unforgettable night—get ready to smile, move, and dance!

Opening the evening is the brilliant Adelle Nqeto, a Berlin-based South African artist whose soulful voice and unique take on alternative African folk left our Café Chocolat audience spellbound. We’re so excited to have her back—she’s truly one of a kind, and we can’t wait for you to experience her magic.

The night is co-curated by M:Soundtrack and African Beats & Pieces, a Berlin event series dedicated since 2017 to music made in Africa and throughout its diaspora.

To top it all off, DJ Mixanthrope will be behind the decks with an eclectic mix of rhythms and grooves to keep the energy flowing all night long.

Come early, stay late—this one’s going to be something special!

Lollise is a musician, visual artist and fashion designer from Botswana, currently living in NYC.
Using sound, color and movement, Lollise tells stories of real and imagined worlds,
multidimensional and nuanced, historical and futuristic. She performs with a potent energy and
commitment to the music, in body and in spirit. Lollise creates hybrid songs for this moment,
taking influence from the music she grew up with – Setswana and Kalanga folk songs, '80s and
'90s South African electronic bubblegum and kwaito, Congolese soukous and Zimbabwean
sungura – and the music she has been exposed to in New York, including Afrobeat, new wave,
and art-pop.

Adelle Nqeto's music stems from the gaze of an introverted observer with a passion for melody and stories. Rooted in South African folk and exploring Jazz, Indie and Pop sensibilities, the Berlin-based musician’s work expresses the beauty and complexity in our human reality. Quite fittingly, her music style has been labelled as “Alternative African Folk”.

African Beats & Pieces is a regular event series in Berlin dedicated since 2017 to the music made in Africa and throughout its diaspora. DJ mixes celebrating music from Africa & its diaspora beyond the mainstream since 2017. Curated by Boris Paillard/ DJ Mixanthrope --  @african_beats_and_pieces