50 result(s) for xpat review in Entertainment
Xpat Interview: Hungarian Expat Musician Is Making Ambient-Folk Sounds in Scotland
- 16 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Tamás Kátai is an avant-garde musician from Hungary, well known for his metal project called Thy Catafalque. At the moment, he lives in Edinburgh, UK, but nevertheless continues writing music in his mother tongue. Over the years he has participated in many other bands, such as Gire and Darklight. In 2006, he released a solo album, named Erika Szobája (Erika's Room), which is described as an ...
Xpat Concert Review: Mookie Brando And The Random Chocolates
- 20 Oct 2010 9:35 AM
- entertainment
Well known expat Treehugger Dan provides us with this concert report: Two great local international bands co-headlined at Rézmál Kávézo one Saturday night recently. The Random Chocolates first took the stage and rocked the house with their high-energy show. They played most of my favorites, including "Charlotte," "Pure," "Found," and "Casa Retro," along with covers by ZZ Tops - "Cheap ...
Xpat Review: Baby Blue Banana Comedy In Budapest
- 16 Sep 2010 7:35 AM
- entertainment
"BBB brought yet another huge stand-up comedy name to the stage this Tuesday night. The show was ably MC-ed by English comedian Dave Thompson who has himself headlined several times in Budapest. Dave did a good job warming up the crowd for headliner Jim Tavaré. I have found opening act Miklos Galla (famous in Hungary for translating Monty Python's Flying Circus into Hungarian) decidedly unfunny ...
Xpat Review: Real Pub Ambience In Downtown Budapest
- 9 Sep 2010 8:25 AM
- entertainment
Finally! A real honest-to-goodness pub in Budapest! And it’s about time! A new pub has opened in the center of the city, a real pub, a place where people can gather and talk and drink and enjoy each other’s company. Want to watch television while you drink? Go somewhere else - no TVs. Want to have dinner while you drink and watch television? Go somewhere else - no kitchen here, although there are ...
Sinatra Piano Bar Review: Budapest Does It My Way?
- 25 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- entertainment
When I first saw the sign for the Sinatra Piano Bar, while walking along the Belgrád Rakpart near Fővám Tér, I was overjoyed. A real, live piano bar in Budapest, and about time, too. I couldn’t wait to check it out when it opened at 10 PM. I could just imagine it: a dimly-lit funky little place, a tinkling piano in the corner, a glass of smooth whiskey and all the old standards that Frankie used ...
Xpat Interview: Hungarian Expat Musician Is Making Ambient-Folk Sounds in Scotland
- 16 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Tamás Kátai is an avant-garde musician from Hungary, well known for his metal project called Thy Catafalque. At the moment, he lives in Edinburgh, UK, but nevertheless continues writing music in his mother tongue. Over the years he has participated in many other bands, such as Gire and Darklight. In 2006, he released a solo album, named Erika Szobája (Erika's Room), which is described as an ...
Xpat Concert Review: Mookie Brando And The Random Chocolates
- 20 Oct 2010 9:35 AM
- entertainment
Well known expat Treehugger Dan provides us with this concert report: Two great local international bands co-headlined at Rézmál Kávézo one Saturday night recently. The Random Chocolates first took the stage and rocked the house with their high-energy show. They played most of my favorites, including "Charlotte," "Pure," "Found," and "Casa Retro," along with covers by ZZ Tops - "Cheap ...
Xpat Review: Baby Blue Banana Comedy In Budapest
- 16 Sep 2010 7:35 AM
- entertainment
"BBB brought yet another huge stand-up comedy name to the stage this Tuesday night. The show was ably MC-ed by English comedian Dave Thompson who has himself headlined several times in Budapest. Dave did a good job warming up the crowd for headliner Jim Tavaré. I have found opening act Miklos Galla (famous in Hungary for translating Monty Python's Flying Circus into Hungarian) decidedly unfunny ...
Xpat Review: Real Pub Ambience In Downtown Budapest
- 9 Sep 2010 8:25 AM
- entertainment
Finally! A real honest-to-goodness pub in Budapest! And it’s about time! A new pub has opened in the center of the city, a real pub, a place where people can gather and talk and drink and enjoy each other’s company. Want to watch television while you drink? Go somewhere else - no TVs. Want to have dinner while you drink and watch television? Go somewhere else - no kitchen here, although there are ...
Sinatra Piano Bar Review: Budapest Does It My Way?
- 25 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- entertainment
When I first saw the sign for the Sinatra Piano Bar, while walking along the Belgrád Rakpart near Fővám Tér, I was overjoyed. A real, live piano bar in Budapest, and about time, too. I couldn’t wait to check it out when it opened at 10 PM. I could just imagine it: a dimly-lit funky little place, a tinkling piano in the corner, a glass of smooth whiskey and all the old standards that Frankie used ...