HAMBURG

Hamburg is a nice place.
One of the reasons might be that a visit of Hamburg always coincides with a concert, but we also try to walk through the Karolinerviertel which also adds quite some bonus points.

Record store to visit: Zardoz records:

There are quite a few record stores in Hamburg but Zardoz stands out (for me) as they have both new and older stuff.

I also visited a little shop where they sold lots of punk singles and LPs, as well as alternative magazines and a bunch of Do It Yourself publications / zines. There even was a section that served as some sort of library. The weirdest thing, however, was that everything smelled like pot, and that the guy was playing reggae music...
I was quite impressed which probably was the reason why I forgot my umbrella in the shop in question.

Main event of Wednesday was Napoleon Murphy Brock's concert at St. Katharinen.
Accompanied by a jazz trio, Napoleon brought a mix of songs that were made famous by Frank Sinatra, and a nice set of Frank Zappa tunes.
It was in a church. With church acoustics.
If I was nitpicking, I would say that drummers should only uses brushes when playing in a church, but it was a fine concert.
The low double bass notes will do better on the Zappanale main stage, as will the drums. And Napoleon will not have to hold back when singing. 
This was fine, but a main stage concert should sound way better so I'm looking forward to that.

This was concert number 12 at St. Katharinen. At least, that's what I heard in the opening speech.
How time flies.

Looking back, those who immediately come to mind, are the Ensemble Ambrosius, last year's Mats & Napoleon, and the concerts with Inventionis Mater (the Italian duo).
Always a nice start to Zappanale.