A move from Hackescher Markt to new premises in Schönhauser Allee and a more diverse music programme has done wonders for Bassy's reputation. These days the venue is a champion...

A former DDR youth club, Frannz is a black box with decent sound, pricey drinks and unsmiling doormen. Musically, it's heavy on German actsthat don't really translate...

Follow the Rammstein-ish bar to the back, enter a narrow hallway and you'll fetch up in a small, dark club that presents an eclectic array of excellent acts, from the Rapture...

With its assortment of venues, outdoor bars and barbecues, this enormous former brewery can resemble a cross between a medieval fairground and a school disco. The three...

The former jazz club has become one of the biggest bookers for the kind of up-and-coming indie bands featured in the NME - catch them here before they hit the stadium circuit....

Now at the Kulturbrauerei, the latest home for this electro club pioneer is a pink box with scattered furniture in the current Wohnzimmer style and an excellent sound system....

A DDR-era community centre in Ernst-Thälmann-Park, Wabe's octagonal space encourages young local groups with 'battle of the bands' contests and MTV co-presentations.