Jan Plewka

Jan Plewka brought grunge to Germany in the 1990s and made German-language music radio-friendly with his band Selig. As an actor, performer, and Rio Reiser interpreter, he has also conquered the theater and, for the past 15 years, has realized various musical projects with theater super-professional Tom Stromberg at Kampnagel. Now he is back at Kampnagel with his latest works in art and music from the past five years: EINE ART SOLOALBUM is a collection of wonderful songs about love, death, pain, and longing—the eternal big themes that make up every little universe. Recorded in live sessions in the rehearsal room at Kampnagel with Tom Stromberg at the spotlight, the typical feeling of the Plewka sound, somewhere between melancholy and sensuality, comes across very directly here – and is now being celebrated as an album premiere at the place where it was created, with a band and beautiful lighting.

Support: WIM

Three years after her debut album BOXER, Hamburg-based indie-pop artist WIM is back with new music.

With lighthearted yet melancholic songs like “An manchen Tagen” and “Löwenherz,” she has made her way onto German radio playlists, appeared on the music show TV Noir, and performed on numerous stages, both large and small.

Anyone who has already experienced WIM live – for example, as the opening act for Alin Coen, Lina Maly, or Jupiter Jones – knows the special magic of her concerts: an intimate atmosphere, poetic lyrics, and a touching closeness that gets under your skin.

In 2025, following a successful crowdfunding campaign and with support from Initiative Musik, WIM returned to the studio. The result is an album that reveals new facets: more synth-pop, more danceable, and more uplifting than before – yet unmistakably WIM.

In her new songs, she tells of moments when the world was a different place – of experiences that shape us, even if they remain invisible to others. Despite this depth, the album radiates hope, looks ahead, and reminds us that there is always something to feel.