Now, we’re a lot more dependent on social media to get the word out there. Well, yeah, it’s just been it’s there’s been a big change in the styles that are sort of favored and a big change in the way the artists need to operate in order to get an audience. Natasja Alers aka Trish TrashĪ lot of things in the music scene have changed since Grauzone began in 2013. had a conversation with the mastermind behind the festival, Trish Trash, and frequent festival performer Zanias, about Grauzone’s decade-long history and the music that fuels it. “Expect some surprises and collaborations,” the Grauzone website says. Zanias herself will play a live show, and a DJ set and attend the symposium this year. All artists in this Zania-curated showcase have a connection with Fleisch. The pioneering Berlin label, co-founded in 2016 by Zanias (Alison Lewis), shaped the new wave of Body Music and releases first-rate dark electronic sounds. This year Grauzone is excited to present a Fleisch Records showcase.

Lesley Woods, frontwoman, guitarist, and songwriter of the legendary feminist post-punk Au Pairs, will also make a rare appearance.

The 2023 Grauzone Festival, taking place in The Hague 10-12 February, proudly features a strong female lineup among these stellar performers are Patriarchy, Kaelan Mikla, Belgrado, Emma Ruth Rundle, and Death Valley Girls. The international post-punk festival Grauzone, held in The Netherlands, is about to celebrate its tenth year.

Trish Trash #2 by Jessica Abel