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+++++ august 2010 +++++
When it´s hot you go south. And you don´t have to go far, at least when you´re in Wien. The REHEAT festival, just a few stork´s stalks away from Hungary, promises to be a monstruous one day feast. Amongst films, live acts and installations there´s also LAH with Part 1 of BASIC SURVIVAL. See you there monsters!!

21.8. starting 15.00 - REHEAT festival, Kleylehof, Burgenland - exact lineup and location see link above

And this is where you get the first full length feature film by Libre Albedrío THE UNSTRUMENT on DVD: el frenzy⟨at⟩bingselfish.com - € 9.00 plus 3.00 pp - order now!
+++++ june 2010 +++++
Its all about money ain't it. nix/GELD deals with it in the theater. Ethics prosthetics virtual values and evil truths. Get youself intrigued sweethearts. Times are changing. Catch Lonesome Andi Haller on stage in this production also starring Manfred Baschiera, Pippa Galli, Joseph Reichelt and Michaela Hurdes-Galli, who staged this fabulous show, as well as changing Guests from Economics, Politics, Banking, NGOs, Culture and Media. For actual list of guests for every night - check the link above
21.-26.6. 20:00 Palais Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35a, 1120 Wien

+++++ may 2010 +++++
Estreno - Premiere!!! - The new and first feature-length film by Libre Albedrío: THE UNSTRUMENT.
Watch the Trailer
Spice up your inner self and be there to mingle with the illustrious cast and have your cinematic experience expanded by this detective story with it´s special avant-garde music twist!!

28.5. Humanfuzz, Carrer Radas 41, Poble Sec, Barcelona - two showings 18:30 and 20:30

+++++ april 2010 +++++
More BASIC SURVIVAL shows:

8.-11.4. Theater im Schokohof - Berlin, Ackerstr. 169/170, 10115 Berlin, täglich 20:00
30.4. Münchner Volkstheater - Tanz in den Mai - Brienner Strasse 50, München, 21:30
Achtung!!! - Golden Pudel Club - Hamburg - verschoben auf Sommer

more to come, stay tuned, stay awake, checkitout folks!

+++++ march 2010 +++++
First BASIC SURVIVAL dates are getting fixed for 2010:

2.3. Rhiz - Gürtelbogen 37&38, 1080 Wien - 21:00 - rhiz.org
4.3. Stromboli - Krippgasse 11, Hall i.T. - 20:00 - kulturlabor.stromboli.at
10.3. Sonntags Abstrakt/Postgarage - Dreihackengasse 42, Graz - 20:30 - sonntags abstrakt
12.3. Triebwerk - Wiener Neustadt - 20:00 - triebwerk.co.at


+++++ june - september 2009 +++++
Upcoming and uplifting, boneshaking musik, brainscattering words:
The Babyzithers at the KlangTurmFest - 18.6. KLANGTURM, St.Pölten, Austria, 21:15

Special filmnight in Barcelona: All our Libre Albedrío Shorts and a new El Frenzy Short are shown - 19.6.09 Humanfuzz, Carrer Radas 41, Poble Sec, Barcelona, 20:00

BASIC SURVIVAL is part of a great lineup at the Transmitter Festival - 3.9. Erholungszentrum Rheinauen, Hohenems, Austria, 20:00
Catch the show before groupies and media spoil it all !!

+++++ december 2008 - april 2009 +++++
On tour in 2009: LAH with his one-man musical BASIC SURVIVAL That´s what you want to see, my friends. Stay tuned for dates and in the meantime: check out the trailer video in english or german

First leg of the grand world-tour 2009-2013 in the A/CH zone where good old banking confidentiality is sadly crumbling. Damn crisis! Where are we gonna stash our hard earned showbiz millions?
4.4. HIRSCHENECK, Lindenberg 23, Basel, CH, 21:00 on a congress about collectivism and self-management. 30 years Hirscheneck, yeah!!! Kongress: Selbstverwaltung
8.4. RÖSSLI - Reitschule, Neubrückstrasse 8, Bern, CH, 21:00
15.4. TREIBHAUS, Angerzellgasse 8, Innsbruck, Austria, 21:00
Catch the show before fame and money corrupt it's sweet innocence !!

+++++ september/october 2008 +++++
LIVE Barcelona - As guest star on stage with the fabulous Bing Selfish and SuNray Jahchild, strumming the ukulele and also performing a few of his own songs: LAH
20.9.08 - Humanfuzz, Carrer Radas 41, Poble Sec, Barcelona, 22:00

LIVE Hall in Tirol - THE BABYZITHERS hit the stage surrounded by mountains. If you find yourself trapped in this rough spot, get some relief and see us in this beautiful hotspot!
16.10.08 - Stromboli, Krippgasse 11, Hall in Tirol, Austria, 21:00

+++++ august 2008 +++++
Berlin! DRYTOWN is coming!
Kosten Koper (BE) plays / joue DISKONO 017 + Bertin (NL) + films by Ben Ewart-Dean and Libre Albedrío
Saturday 16.8. @ Club "O Tannenbaum", Pflügerstrasse 79a, Berlin (U Schönlein / Hermannplatz) start 20:00

+++++ july 2008 +++++
For those of you who have seen BASIC GERMAN and can´t wait to see how the saga continues, here comes part two: DICKES SURVIVAL. A lonely clone of old Bert Brecht in Chicago 2012. The name of the game will be survival. And a foamhead extraterrestrian from DRYTOWN turns up to do the Business Samurai. Is Anarchism the hope for the 21st century?
And of course for all youse poor creatures who know nothing yet: check it out, it´s never too late!!
abc*festival, Augsburg, Germany
17.7. Theater Augsburg, Hinterbühne - 10 min slot at Opening - ab 20:00
19.7. - Brunnenhof in Zeughaus - the whole show - 19:00

for details and loads of other thrilling acts see: abc-festival.de

+++++ june 2008 +++++
Filmlovers with that special taste! A Libre Albedrío double bill !! DRYTOWN and ANTONI ANTONI ANTONI are being shown at:
Associaci— Cultural Humanfuzz C/Radas, 41 (Metro PobleSec), Barcelona
SATURDAY/DISSABTE/SABADO 28 de June/Junio/Juny a les 20 h.-entrada gratuita- FREE !


+++++ february - may 2008 +++++
THE BABYZITHERS LIVE: 15.2. PMK - Bogen 19, Ing. Etzel-Str. 19, Innsbruck - 21:00
LIVE: 20.5.08 Konvikt Courtyard - Univerzity Palackeho - Konvikt, Univerzitni 3, Olomouc-CZ - 22:30
And a new LAHB soundtrack: LezzieFlick - animation artist Nana Swiczinsky's take on lesbian sexuality. Porn? In the best sense. article: ProPorn oder PorNo III by Nana Swiczinsky (in german) - To be seen on the following austrian festivals: tricky women Wien 27. - 29.3. and Diagonale Graz 1. - 5.4.
Mark those dates, you intrepid followers of what is good.

+++++ september 2007 +++++
DE LADY IN DE TUTTI FRUTTI HAT - packs up the giant banana hats and goes to Germany
15.-18.9. Halle am Wasserturm, Böhlerwerke, Hansaallee 321, Düsseldorf
more: www.altstadtherbst.de

+++++ june 2007 +++++
World Premiere!!
Libre Albedrío presenta: ANTONI,ANTONI,ANTONI, a short film about art, fame and barbed wire. Starring Lonesome Andi Haller in the title-role as well as the great Bing Selfish and more impersonators of class.
Exploding Cinema, on Friday 15 June at the Half Moon pub, Herne Hill, London.
get the dvd in the shop

+++++ january - february 2007 +++++
"I say money money money, I say twenty words in English, I say money money money, and I say hot dog! I say yes, no and I say money money money and I say turkey sandwich and I say grapejuice... "
says Carmen Miranda in DE LADY IN DE TUTTI FRUTTI HAT
"...we enter a state of camp heaven..." says Variety Magazine about the show
So, come and give us your money.

30.1.-14.2. (no shows on Sun and Mo) - 20:00 - dieTheater Künstlerhaus, Karsplatz 5, Vienna
tickets: 5870504 - please do reserve - pay as you wish!

learn more about the show in the february 06 section

+++++ october - december 2006 +++++
Is this jazz in the 21st century ??
A mistreated Zither, a whirling drumkit a mean bass guitar and chunks of harmony singing. If that sounds like your favourite evening company, you should visit the following spots:
27.10. - 21:00 - Kulturladen, Joseh-Belli-Weg 5, Konstanz, Germany
4.11. - 21:00 - Treibhaus, Innsbruck, Austria
6.11. - 21:00 - Chelsea, Lärchenfelder Gürtel Bögen 29-30, Wien
2.12. - 21:00 - Böllerbauer, Salaberg 36, Stadt Haag, NÖ, Austria


All of it runs under the rather silly name THE BABYZITHERS and - needless to mention - plucking the nasty bottom range and singing: LAH himself.
Thanks Hubl for the foto!!
learn more about the band in the november 05 section

+++++ september 2006 +++++
It's gonna be a long night from the 9th to the 10th at the Corleone summer festival.
At the crack of dawn, finally, tutti gli amici di Lonesome Andi Haller Band and all the others who happen to still be hanging around have a chance to see Irene Coticchio and LAH himself glowing in the rising sun of Sicily and doing the Carmen Miranda/Bando da Lua thing. Late nighters, early birds: Che che che che che check it out!!!

10.09. - 6:30 in the morning - Villa Comunale Giovanni Paolo II, Corleone - Sicilia

+++++ july 2006 +++++
BASIC GERMAN - UFOlogists will love that: Finally someone tells the truth about the famous "Battle of L.A."
As part of a new festival about Bertold Brecht, Lonesome Andi Haller hits the stage with this one-man musical about Brecht in his Californian exile.
So where do the UFOs come in then? Come and see. See and believe. Learn all about it.
Hollywood in the 40s, Aliens, Special Agents and catchy songs in basic german and solid english guaranteed.
the festival page: www.abc-festival.de

Sa 15.07. - 17:00 - Brunnenhof im Zeughaus - Augsburg, Germany

+++++ february 2006 +++++
Before LAH and his lot are off again to shoot another flick under the catalonian sun, here are a few dates for a hearty farewell:
The Diva of the Banana movie - De Lady in de Tutti frutti Hat - Brasilian Singer Carmen Miranda was the highest paid women in the USA in the WW2 years, time of good neighbour policy with Latin America and tropicalismo musicals. See Irene Coticchio in this take of the theatre group TOXIC DREAMS on the magic of Busby Berkley and the eagerness to entertain.
Transposizing the original Songs into the 21st century: Lonesome Andi Haller with his band and the Ukulele.
dieTheaterKonzerthaus, 8.-25.2. Tue-Sat 20:00, tickets 5870504, pay as you wish! Do reserve!
And finally - the Vienna premiere of DRYTOWN - Sun.26.2. 12:30pm - TOP Kino, Rahlgasse, 1060 Wien. Eu 5.- for you.
DJane ShuShu. Bring your favourite gangster- or extraterrestrial-track and win a Drytown-DVD

+++++ november 2005 +++++
Por fin: Libre Albedrío presenta su película DRYTOWN donde fue rodado: en Barcelona
Viernes 25 Nov 22h
Sala MauMau, C/Fontrodona 33, Poble Sec, Metro Paralel L2, L3
If the only thing that comes to your mind about a zither is "The Third Man" you should check out this man: Christof Dienz knows how to treat this alpine table instrument to make it sound like a flock of amphetamine abusing electric mountain geese built by Tinguely. Celebrating the release of his CD is amongst other illustrous guests Lonesome A.H. on his razor sharp wahfuzz bass guitar, who, like the other guests, contributed a track to the remix half of the double album ("Dienz Zithered" Geco/Hoanzl).
10.11. 05 - 22:00 - B72 Hernalser Gürtel 72, 1080 Wien - be there

+++++ october 2005 +++++
TOXIC DREAMS - Die Milosevics in Berlin:
6.-8.10. - 20 Uhr HAU 2 (HEBBEL AM UFER) Hallesches Ufer 32, 10963 Berlin, Tel 0049-(0)30 259004-0   www.hebbel-theater.de
for more infos scroll down to: (October 2003)

+++++ july 2005 +++++
Nightmares always have the best music. Go and find out: DO! Music - Sleep a Toxic Dreams Production. LiveMusic: Lonesome Andi Haller Band, Martin Siewert, Michael Strohmann, Superlooper
4.+5.7. 20Uhr, dieTheater Künstlerhaus, Karlsplatz 5, 1010 Wien

+++++ may 2005 +++++
upcoming London screenings of DRYTOWN:
02.05. ICA, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH. - 6.15pm-9.30pm. Venue: Cinema 2. Nash Room.
29.07. Exploding Cinema: Conway Hall - 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1, 8.30pm

+++++ january 2005 +++++
World premiere of the new Gangster/Extraterrestrial movie DRYTOWN by LIBRE ALBEDRIO will be in March at the austrian Film Festival Diagonale
- 16.03. 12:00 and 19.03. 23:00 Schubertkino1, Graz.

+++++ august 2004 +++++
!!! NEW RELEASE !!! - finally on your personal Stereo: xterkyu06


whack out their first Single together. No Puedo Dejar de Pensar en Ti - Vidas Pasadas Check it out in the shop and order NOW!

+++++ june 2004 +++++
22 years after COUCH MORD FISH a new Lonesome Andi Haller film HITS THE SCREEN !!!! - collectively written, directed, played and edited by the group LIBRE ALBEDRIO consisting of Bing Selfish, Lonesome Andi Haller, Ramon Prat and Oriol Pont.
The 25min flic PICNIC EN EL GARRAF is a mediterranean coverversion of Andrei Tarkovski´s classic Stalker and will be available on DVD in Spanish with subtitles in English, French and German. Soundtrack: Lonesome Andi Haller Band. Release due first quarter of 2005.

8.7.04 - BARCELONA - el LIBRE ALBEDRIO presenta
una noche de proporciones inimaginables:
En celebración del fin de rodaje de DRYTOWN se proyecciona al estimado publico una copia de de nuestro mediometraje PICNIC EN EL GARRAF, rodado en 2003.
Por culpa de la presentación del !!! NUEVO SINGLE !!! de Lonesome Andi Haller and Bing Selfish (xterkyu06) -- estos dos levantarán sus voces al cantar sus últimos SmashHits: No Puedo Dejar de Pensar en Ti y Vidas Pasadas
La Felpa - C/Mozart 29 - Gracia - 21:30 - entrada libre

+++++ january 2004 +++++
here comes the end of the Vienna season for LAHB - and this is how to participate: LAST ORDERS PLEASE - the second run of DIE MILOSEVICS:
Die.20. - Sa.24.1.2004 - in case you were too late for the tickets last time...
dietheater Künstlerhaus, Karlsplatz 5, 1010 Wien - in case you haven´t seen it yet...
- tickets 5870504 (reservation adviseable) - Pay As You Wish
more information - scroll down a bit or go HERE

+++++ october 2003 +++++
Vienna!! Austria!!! the unstoppable creativity output of the entity wearing the LAHB tag is pouring down on you like a derwish dancing giant chocolate cake in the golden autumn sun.
Not only will the most recent TV soundtrack work, artist portrait HEINZ CIBULKA, be beamed into all your culturally interested households soon (ORF2 - Son.7.12.- 23:15), but you can also catch us live on stage, providing songs for family harmony singing:
Ride the emotional peaks and vallies of a modern dictator´s family life in DIE MILOSEVICS - a sitcom put onto theater stage by restless long time collaborators: the glorious TOXIC DREAMS around YOSI WANUNU.
For those of you anxious to sing along, a special service: demo versions of the theme songs plus lyrics to hone your skills and prepare for the shows:
Mo 3.11. - Sa 8.11. and Die 11.11. + Mi 12.11. 03 - 20:00 Uhr

be shure to hit the right notes though, Mrs Milosevic´s chainsaw handling is somewhat unpredictible...

+++++ september 2003: +++++
*** NEW *** on this spectacular reign of neverending pleasure and totally free edutainment, here on the turf of xterkyu: - !!!!! THE JUKEBOX HAS OPENED !!!!! - check out the first eight clips on this incredible machine. Now you can listen to your favourite tracks AND get informed through eyepleasing shots and chilling facts from on and behind the scenes - for strong minds only: www.xterkyu.net/jukebox.htm

+++++ june 2003: +++++
mientras estan rodando un cortometraje que será un homenajea STALKER de Andrej Tarkowsky en el luz brillante del mediterráneo, Lonesome Andi Haller y Bing Selfish no se olviden de los aficionados de su música:

While shooting a short film hommage at Andrej Tarkovsky´s classic STALKER in the glaring mediterranean sun, Lonesome Andi Haller and Bing Selfish haven´t forgot about all you fans of their music:

HACEN VAPOR vuelven a los bares de buen gusto con su nueva programa de canciones inolvidables:

HACEN VAPOR hit the stage again playing their eyewatering songs in these bars with good taste:

don´t miss it:
Domingo 8.6. 14:00 - BODEGA SALTÓ - C/Blesa 36 - Poble Sec - Barcelona
Sabado 14.6. 21:00 - ELÉCTRIC - Travessera de Gracia 233 - Barcelona

+++++ november 2002: +++++

After the success of their premiere in the Sidecar (Barcelona), Bing Selfish and Lonesome Andi Haller get together again to tour the countries of the german tongue with a new, multilingual version of their 2-man musical YOKO&HUGH and their steaming song vehicle HACEN VAPOR


+++++ november 2001: +++++

out now on disco b/seperator: Hans Platzgumer - Denial of Service
including "captain solitude", a collaborational remix of "El Capitan" (LAHB/ xterkyu 05)