Veranstaltungen
Chelsea were formed in 1976 by front man Gene October. Spearheading the punk movement, their debut single ‘Right To Work’ was released in 1977 which brought the attention of the music press. Gene October was responsible for starting The Roxy Club in Soho where many of the early punk bands started playing and Chelsea began playing alongside the likes of The Clash, The Damned, The Police, Sham 69. Featuring in Derrek Jarman’s punk film ‘Jubilee’ Chelsea also featured on 2 John Peel sessions and the Old Grey Whistle Test at the BBC promoting their self titled first album. After a succession of singles and release of a 2nd album Chelsea toured the U.K & America releasing their 3rd album ‘Evacuate’ in 1980. The Evacuate album saw them touring again in the U.S and in the U.K with Anti Nowhere League on the infamous ‘So What’ tour. Through various line-up changes over 4 decades, October continued to tour with Chelsea releasing 17 singles and 12 studio albums to date. Celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2016 many of the Chelsea albums have been re-issued on collectors limited colored vinyl. The release of Chelsea’s complete recordings feature in the new anthology box sets 1 – 3 which include demos, previously unheard tracks, a historical biography through the albums, pictures and lyrics to all the songs. In 2023 Chelsea was celebrating 40 years of „Evacuate“, the classic album of the band. The latest release is the album „Meanwhile Garden“, published in spring 2021
Punx’n’Kweenz
Punx’n’Kweenz is a Fantasticore production that has been bubbling in Berlin’s underground since 2019, mixing the dust of punk squats with wigs and glitters.
Since it’s first apperance at the legendary Køpi Keller the project evolved through different shapes, venues, artists and bridge bottoms, featuring a drag punk band with different artists involved at each time in performances, DJs sets and evolving into a home for colorful expression.
Eat Lipstick
Since their debut album EAT-01-BITCH!, they have created music and performances dripping with dynamic energy. Their second album, NEW WIG – NO RULES!, saw them teaming up with Peaches as producer, birthing a record that blends punk’s unyielding spirit with the joyful rebellion of disco.Now, the curtain rises for their third record, set to drop in 2025! With a bold cinematic vision, Eat Lipstick is forging a rare moment in time—a stage show and crowd response fueled by unbridled energy, ripped from the seams of their lipstick-colored world.
Lemongrab: Since DIY duo Gaëlle & Léonie’s move to Berlin in 2019 - the band formed a new configuration which has made a quick yet lasting impression in the Berlin and wider European punk scene. Renowned for their raw and cathartic live shows and heavy but playful songwriting. Their influences range from the Stooges to Wire, detouring at Pylon’s weirdo hooks and resurfacing on a familiar Bikini Kill-esque territory.
Acht Eimer Hühnerherzen
sind ein halbakustisches Nylon-Saiten Trio mit den drei Musikstilen Powerviolence-Folk, Kakophonie und Bindungsangst. Wandergitarren-Punk mit Fuzz und Driver aus Kreuzberg (bei Berlin und Brandenburg).
Apocalypse Vega – Gesang, Gitarre, Driver
Herr Bottrop – Bass, Gesang, Fuzz
Bene Diktator – Drums, Gesang
Thomas Götz, seines Zeichens Trommler von den Beatsteaks und Marten Ebsen, bekannt als Gitarrist von Turbostaat, bilden diese Formation seit 2004. Nach einem gemeinsamen Konzert ihrer Bands lernten sie sich an einem De-zemberabend in Kiel kennen und entdeckten dabei nicht nur die geteilte Aversion gegen Jahresüber-gangsfeiern, sondern auch das Interesse an musikalischer Kooperation. NinaMarie sollte fortan das Wunschkind heissen, das aus dem Seitensprung der beiden Musiker entstand.
Das 1. Kinderhofkonzert im Schokoladen startet gleich mit einem absoluten Highlight.
Sukini live auf der Bühne mit Band und jetzt könnt ihr endlich mal eure Kinder mit zum Schokoladen nehmen!
Sukini:
Ehrlich, direkt, unmittelbar – so erlebt Sukini all jene vor allem jüngeren Menschen, die ihr bei Konzerten begegnen. Ehrlich, direkt und unmittelbar ist auch ihr Umgang mit dem Publikum. Anstelle von künstlichen Inszenierungen und schnelllebigen Musikprodukten wählt Sukini einen anderen Weg: Themen, die ihrer Lebensrealität und der Auseinandersetzung mit Gegenwartsdiskussionen entspringen, sowie künstlerische Entscheidungen, die über kommerzielle gestellt werden.
Ehrlich, direkt, unmittelbar zeigt sich auch der Song „Da haben wir den Salat“. Immer wieder hätten sich Kinder bei ihren Konzerten ein Lied über Tiere gewünscht. Entstanden ist nun ein veganer Song über das Tiere-(Nicht)essen, der Tierrechte und die Wichtigkeit von Tierwohl altersgerecht vermittelt.
Politisch nachhaltig: Musik, die Zeit braucht und Zeit gibt.
Bitte vergesst den Gehörschutz für euren Kinder nicht.
Kinder 0-4 Jahre zahlen keinen Eintritt!
doors 19:00 - show 20:00
little league shows & tomatenplatten prsnt:
BSÍ / lofi diy indie, reykjavík / berlin
brusselssproutsintl.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/bsi.band
& special guests (tba soon!)
at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. presale tickets available at --> vvk.link/3t6e6sw
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BSÍ is made up of best friends Silla Thorarensen and Julius Pollux Rothlaender. They use their voice, they play drums, bass guitar, and some keyboards with their toes. “riot grrrl lofi-cute-punk” is what someone said.
BSÍ is named after Reykjavík's central bus terminal, honouring the most miserable location you can find in all of Iceland. Silla and Julius try to not take themselves too seriously, unafraid to embrace their self-doubts and just do and be what- or however they feel.
BSÍ's debut album 'Sometimes depressed ... but always antifascist'... blablabla kkkrrrrrr zzzzzzzz – oh, sorry, I just fell asleep when reaching the passage that mentions the band's oh so important achievements and how great their music is - are you ok with just skipping that?
In 2025, BSÍ will release new music, something slow maybe, or loud, or summerlike?
Some miserable icelandic fascists hate this band, everyone else loves them!
Kill them with kindness!
Let's share a moment and have some fun.
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doors 19:00 - show 20:00
beav boloney & little league shows prsnt:
Aussie punk series vol. XX w/
HOON / garage-punk, aus
hoon1er.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/hoonsfunland
& MORGEN TEUER TÖTEN / punk, bln
morgenteuertoeten.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/morgen_teuer_toeten
live at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. tickets at the doors or in presale --> https://vvk.link/3rpabn4
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HOON: From organising their own mini festival’s and touring nationally and internationally, to playing in alleyways and in front of churches; Hoon have developed a chaotic neutral between composure and compulsion. With their overly-animated live shows punctuated by relentless punk-dynamics and uncompromising on-stage energy, Hoon are a band who frequently skirt the line between the maniacal and total mayhem, with a punk-rock attitude to match.
Leaving no stone unturned, their debut studio album ‘Australian Dream’ captures this live performance energy synchronised with their chaotic song writing on record for the first time, deliberating life in modern Australia over 11 intense tracks. Produced at The Brain Studios Sydney with Clayton Segelov, sonically the record ricochets between the crucial sounds of ‘90s rock pioneers, to surf punk thrillers and dynamic five-minute progressive ballads with hints of psychedelia and sludge metal.Their style has evolved to a true-blue garage punk sound that pays homage to their predecessors - all while remaining distinctly contemporary. Signposted lyrically with equal parts sociological commentary to Australian political critique, Hoon holds a mirror to their country with a laugh and a beer.
With new music, an Australian tour, the third edition of their self presented 10 venue one day festival 'The Gong Crawl' and their second European tour. 2025 is set to raise new hell for Hoon and they're having it large.
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"Handys raus, Laptops raus, kommt alle raus - Morgen Teuer Töten macht Sommerschlussverkauf im Winter. Die Band schallt mit ihrem Debütalbum "Not Available" den alltäglichen Wahnsinn direkt in eure Ohren. Mit bissigen Songtexten stürzen sich Morgen Teuer Töten auf die belanglose Trendgesellschaft, bis diese schreiend vor der Supermarktkasse liegt. Versucht nicht sie zurückzuhalten: Sie müssen hier vorbei. Ihre Songs sind so ohrwurmverdächtig, dass man sie nach dem Konzert noch unter der Dusche mitgrölt – und so schamlos, dass sogar die Seife rot wird. Es gibt gute Musik, es gibt Scheißmusik und es gibt Morgen Teuer Töten."
Come early, stay late—this one’s going to be something special!
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
doors 19:00 - show 20:00
punkfilmfest booking & little league shows prsnt:
MESS OF MANKIND / crusty hc punk, nbg
messofmankind.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/mess_of_mankind
& I FEEL VIOLENT / hc-punk, bln
/ instagram.com/ifeelviolenthc /
at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. presale tickets available at --> vvk.link/3t6gbyo
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MESS OF MANKIND: Crusty hc punk aus Nürnberg mit einer hauchfeinen Metalkante, begleitet von wütendem Geschrei über Feminismus, Antikapitalismus und Schmerz.
