Chur promotes young music groups
As part of its 2025 cultural strategy, the city of Chur has launched a new funding vehicle. Together with Chur's concert venues, the city is now offering three young music groups an insight into the live business.
The funding vehicle was triggered by the public discussion of the city's "cultural spaces" target. As part of this, it was pointed out several times that there was a major lack of performance opportunities, particularly for young bands. For this reason, the City Council set up the pilot project "Newcomer Stages & Live Support" as a new funding vehicle for these young cultural professionals.
The grunge-pop band "Nesta and the Blondes" will kick things off. Andrea Corona, Michelle Früh, Benjamin Richner and Lorenzo Corona share a passion for snowboarding and music. They will be playing at Cuadro22 on September 23rd. The young artist Lenny Ammann is known on stage as "AM$". He raps in English, French and dialect and impresses with his melodious hooks. He will be presenting his music at the Loucy Bar & Eventhall on September 24.
The band "The Exploding Trees" was founded a year ago and consists of musicians from Switzerland, Austria and Germany, held together by Chur-based artist Arnaud Pas. After countless street concerts in Chur, their mixture of rock and reggae can now be experienced live on the Palazzo Chur stage on October 15.
Nesta and the Blondes, AM$ and The Exploding Trees now have the opportunity to increase their stage presence and gain visibility. In addition to the opportunity to perform on a concert stage in Chur with professional infrastructure, they will receive advice and expert feedback from a specialist in the music industry.
