• Pablo Iriarte

    Main editor, photographer and professional gig-goer behind Above the Crowds. Berlin-based, tall enough to always see the stage, stubborn enough to still believe in human recommendations.

Rosalie Cunningham Live at Lido

Some people try very hard to be cool. Others don't seem to have that problem. At Lido, the Duchess of rock and roll reminded us that the coolest people in the room... Read more.

Dea Matrona Live at BadeHaus

Celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day could only really be done one way: at Badehaus, with a Belfast band, big guitars and enough raised glasses to make it feel official.... Read more.

HotWax Live at Mikropol

A weird way to get an entire room waxed at the same time, but Mikropol took it surprisingly well. Loud, sharp and oddly satisfying.... Read more.

UUHAI Live at Lido

Trying to throat sing for 15 years and failing is one thing. Watching UUHAI turn Lido into a room full of imaginary Mongolian warriors is another. Heavy, communal... Read more.

BAITS Live at Neue Zukunft

If rock and roll was a hook, Neue Zukunft swallowed it whole. The Vienna band came with big riffs, zero posing and the kind of live energy that gets you.... Read more.