Center of Beat

Table of Contents:

1. K&K Center of Beat Shop - Offer of the month
2. Essen – Ruhr Beatles Festival
3. Frankfurt – The World's Largest Music Trade Show
4. Hamburg – To be a teenager again ...
5. London – John Lennon & Jimi Hendrix
6. Hamburg/Cologne/Frankfurt - Four Lennons
7. London – The Beatles – Rare, Classic & Unseen
8. Hamburg – Secret Life
9. Liverpool - Casbah Coffee Club Party night
10. DATES
11. HOW TO FIND K&K IN HAMBURG

1. K&K Center of Beat Shop - Offer of the month

K&K News: From now on we will have a special offer each month.
For April we are happy to present you:

Peter Brüchmann offset prints, 4 images, unsigned,
measurements approx. 24 x 30 cm, linen texture, with border,

for only 3,00 Euro. Please check out in our website shop:
www.center-of-beat.com/cobshop/shop_en.html

2. Essen – Ruhr Beatles Festival

From 09, June until 31, July 2004, the Essen Weststadthalle will be the venue of the Essen Ruhr Festival. Focal point of this event is ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE, the hommage to the Beatles featuring TWIST & SHOUT, that magnificent U.S. band. Further highlights will be the band contest WIR SUCHEN DIE DEUTSCHEN BEATLES (Searching for the German Beatles) on 13, June and the grand vendor market with its own memorabilia auction on 18, July. All further details are available from Estrel Convention Center, Sonnenallee 225, 12057 Berlin. Your contact is Ms. Cordia Viehrig, phone +49-30-6831-22227, eMail: C.Viehrig@estrel.com

3. Frankfurt – The World's Largest Music Trade Show

The world's largest music trade show is held in Frankfurt from 30, March thru 03, April.
The John Lennon Talent Award of Itzehoer Versicherungen insurance company will present – in collaboration with K&K – a photo exhibition of THE BEATLES - 40 PHOTOS at the foyer of Hall 4/1.
Expected guests are: Matthias Jabs (Scorpions), star guitar picker Jerry Donahue and Rod from the German band DIE ÄRZTE, as well as Fred Gretsch, manufacturer of the famous guitars.

4. Hamburg – To be a teenager again ...

Rejoice, friends of the HAMBURG SCENE! Recently, Bear Family Records have re-released the first two albums plus bonus-tracks of the German cult- rock-n-roll band RUDOLF ROCK & DIE SCHOCKER on a CD under the title of DAS IST NE PARTY. Needless to say: it comes with a lavishly illustrated booklet. It is available from our K&K CENTER OF BEAT SHOP:
www.center-of-beat.com/cobshop/shop_en.html

Also, Bear Family are about to release two BEST OF... CDs of 30 tracks each by the Hamburg Scene founding fathers LEINEMANN.

5. London – John Lennon & Jimi Hendrix

The rock-n-roll auction house of Cooper Owens is going to auction off Jimi Hendrix memorabilia on 13, May and John Lennon memorabilia on 20, May on the internet.
Information is available at www.cooperowen.com

6. Hamburg/Cologne/Frankfurt - Four Lennons

The best vocal group in the country, and one of the best groups of any kind I have ever heard. – David Crosby –
What do David Crosby, Jackson Browne, and Bruce Springsteen have in common – not counting their merits in rock history? They all love one band: VENICE. This quartets birthplace: Los Angeles/Venice Beach.
Kipp, Pat, Mark, and Michael Lennon (two brothers, two cousins, no kin in England) have already created a remarkable stir which is documented by their entering the Top Ten positions of the charts as well as by their having reached gold status. In Holland, they have been named "Best Band International" and given the Edison Award.
In April, they are scheduled for three concerts in Germany. On 25, April 2004 they will appear at the Hamburg LOGO, on 27, April 2004 at the Cologne PRIME CLUB, and on 28, April 2004 at the Frankfurt NACHTLEBEN.

7. London – The Beatles – Rare, Classic & Unseen

From 25, March thru 08, May 2004, Redferns Picture gallery will host an exhibition of photos under the motto of THE BEATLES - CLASSIC, RARE & UNSEEN. All these photos are part of the MOJO Beatles Pictures Special Edition currently available from booksellers. The book incorporates works by named photographers such as Bob Whitaker, Jürgen Vollmer, Mike McCartney, David Redfern, and Astrid Kirchherr.
Redferns Music Picture Gallery, 2 Bramley Road, London W10 6SZ,
phone +44-20-7792 9914, opening hours Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6 p.m.,
Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.
www.redferns.com/gallery.htm

8. Hamburg – Secret Life

His HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN is a classic. With THE ANIMALS and WAR he has written rock history. He has just returned from a tour with Udo Lindenberg: Eric Burdon – still at home on all stages of this world.
On 11, April, he will present his biography MY SECRET LIFE at Hamburg's oldest jazz venue, THE COTTON CLUB.
He will be accompanied on the piano by Christoph Steinberg.

9. Liverpool - Casbah Coffee Club Party night

On Saturday the 10th of April The Casbah Coffee Club plays host to guests from around the world with live entertainment from The Beatalls UK, and Ringer and The Prellies. Tickets are available from Cavern City Tours including coach transport 0044 - 151 - 236 9091.
http://www.cavern-liverpool.co.uk/

10. DATES

TEXAS LIGHTNING & THE RODEO ROCKETS 02, April 07.00 pm
Country Music Förderpreis Regionalausscheidung
Gesellschaftshaus Gartenstadt, Buchenschlag 1
90469 Nürnberg, Tel: 0911/48 22 15 oder 48 77 05

03, April 07.00 pm
Country Music Förderpreis Regionalausscheidung
Opel Haus Dürkop, Heinrich-Hertz-Straße 27
34123 Kassel, Infotelefon: 0561 / 773106

FRANNY & THE FIREBALLS & SUSI
03, April 10.00 pm
Stage Club Hamburg

18, April from 10.00 pm
Hanse-Marathon, NDR stage at Eppendorfer Baum, Hamburg

30, April 20:30 pm
EKZ Hamburger Strasse, Hamburg

ERIC BURDON BOOK PRESENTATION MY SECRET LIFE
11, April 08.30 pm
Cotton Club, Alter Steinweg 10, 20459 Hamburg
Phone +49-40-343878, cotton-club@cotton-club.de

THE TYLER THOMPSON BAND (USA) Southern Rock
14, April 09.30 pm
Logo, Grindelallee 5, 40146 Hamburg
phone +49-40-4105658, info@logohamburg.de

OMAR & THE HOWLERS (USA)
14, April
Downtown Bues Club at the new Landhaus Walter,
Hindenburgstr. 2, 22303 Hamburg,phone +49-40-275054
kontakt@downtown-bluesclub.de

SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
21, April
Downtown Bues Club at the new Landhaus Walter,
Hindenburgstr. 2, 22303 Hamburg,phone +49-40-275054
kontakt@downtown-bluesclub.de

DIRTY DOGS
23, April
Downtown Bues Club at the new Landhaus Walter
Hindenburgstr. 2, 22303 Hamburg,phone +49-40-275054
kontakt@downtown-bluesclub.de

ROCK'N'ROLL JAMBOREE with RESTLESS, WILDCATS, TIN CANS
24, April 09:30 pm
Logo, Grindelallee 5, 20146 Hamburg
phone +49-40-4105658, info@logohamburg.de

THE MEMORIES (combination of Franny's veterans and Mama Betty's Band)
24, April 09:45pm
Brauhaus, Buxtehude

VENICE (USA) Country – Rock – Pop
25, April 09:30 pm
Logo, Grindelallee, Hamburg
phone +49-40-4105658, info@logohamburg.de

27, April
Cologne, Prime Club

28, April
Frankfurt, Nachtleben

WALTER TROUT
28, April
Downtown Bues Club at the new Landhaus Walter,
Hindenburgstr. 2, 22303 Hamburg,phone +49-40-275054
kontakt@downtown-bluesclub.de

TANZ IN DEN MAI with KUNO
30, April
Downtown Bues Club at the new Landhaus Walter,
Hindenburgstr. 2, 22303 Hamburg,phone +49-40-275054
kontakt@downtown-bluesclub.de

A NIGHT AT THE STAR-CLUB feat. LEE CURTIS, BONDS & Special Guests
03, May
Downtown Bues Club at the new Landhaus Walter,
Hindenburgstr. 2, 22303 Hamburg,phone +49-40-275054

11. HOW TO FIND K&K IN HAMBURG?

by car:
take "Edmund-Siemers-Allee" (passing the University main building) from Dammtor railway station in the direction of the Fernsehturm (TV-tower). Passing the Fernsehturm on "an der Verbindungsbahn", take the next right into "Papendamm". There you take the third right into "Rentzel-Center", which will lead you to the parking area.

by bus:
Take the Metrobus No. 5 (marked Niendorf/Schnelsen) from Dammtor railway station. You get off at the second stop (Grindelhof). From there you walk up "Rentzelstraße" in the direction of the Fernsehturm (TV-tower). Turn right into "Rentzel-Center" immediately behind the JET gas station until you reach the parking area.

by U-Bahn/S-Bahn:
take U2 or U3 to U-Bahnhof (underground station) "Schlump". Upon leaving the station you walk up "Schröderstiftstrasse" in the direction of the Fernsehturm (TV-Tower). Passing the "Schröderstift", you turn left into "Schröderstiftweg", at its end right into "Laufgraben", and straight on into "Rentzel-Center" until you reach the parking area.