Art Brut photo gallery by ©Richie Racoon

Photos by Richie Racoon. Art Brut at Grosse Freiheit 36 in Hamburg on 9 March.

Richie’s gallery page.

Photos by Christian Berg. Beast at Hirsch Q in Dortmund on 6 March.

Christian’s gallery page.

Photos by Brenna Gotje. Ty Segall at Powerstation in Auckland on 10 March.

Brenna’s gallery page.

Photos by Richie Racoon. Maximo Park at Grosse Freiheit 36 in Hamburg on 9 March.

Richie’s gallery page.

Photos by Christian Berg. Necroknight at Hirsch Q in Dortmund on 6 March.

Christian’s gallery page.

Photos by Richard Bloom. Suede at Filmstudion in Gothenburg on 6 March.

Richard’s gallery page.

Photos by Katrin Arfmann. Brigitte Calls Me Baby at Molotow in Hamburg on 20 March. Katrin’s gallery page.

Photos by Christian Berg. Gluecifer at Live Music Hall in Cologne on 4 February. Christian’s gallery page.

Four weeks ago I hadn’t heard anything about or listened to Brigitte Calls Me Baby. With a name that sticks out like that, you would have thought that someone working in the music industry would know about one of the hottest bands in the indie scene right now, especially as it was just before the release of their second album. …