Attention Melbourne. You people only have until this Saturday night to experience the latest offering from indie rock outfit Die Roten Punkte. Just a few more days to show us your Kunst.
Super musicians and siblings Otto and Astrid Rot are in hot demand in Canada, Scotland and Adelaide where they've picked up a swag of festival awards, and Melbourne International Comedy Festival audiences are lapping up the duo's new show Kunst Rock.
Hailing from Berlin, Otto and Astrid are the yin and yang of rock. Party girl Astrid is hot on the skins and very popular on the festival circuit with the gentlemen, while straight-laced vegan and abstinence advocate Otto directs his energies to mastering his collection of mini guitars, and the crowd-pleasing keytar.
Together, Die Roten Punkte (German for The Red Dots) deliver an evening of great music punctuated by hilarious dialogue and antics. It's a bit like Jerry Springer with likeable people. Desire, fear, jealousy, addiction are all on display as Otto and Astrid yank us closer to their murky relationship.
These performers seem to totally inhabit their over-the-top characters, and they're so authentic it's easy to forget Otto and Astrid aren't the performers' true identities. Go hang out with them at the merchandise table after the show and witness their immersion first-hand.
I can't get enough of these artists, and I declare my hand as a rabid fan.
Their opening night show was packed, with plenty of new audience members alongside the slavish devotees. The new songs were winners, and there were plenty of fresh gags to keep us giggling.
If absurdity is your thing, and you're a music lover, get along to Kunst Rock before it closes on Saturday.
Sydneysiders aren't missing out. Die Roten Punkte are reprising their Robot/Lion tour for Sydney audiences, taking the show the harbour city for a short Sydney Comedy Festival run commencing in late April. Get in quick.
Book tix for Die Roten Punkte: Kunst Rock at the Arts Centre in Melbourne.
Book tix for Die Roten Punkte: Robot Lion tour at the Metro in Sydney.
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