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On this Friday evening, my companion and I headed to a new club for us.
It had been a long time since we discovered a new club, and we were curious about what the club in the basement of Pfefferberg in Prenzlauer Berg would be like. We made our way a bit earlier to have enough time to check out the place. Thus, we were among the first to enter the club.
The large room, where the Berlin band NITRO 17 was set to perform, felt quite spacious due to its high ceiling. Half of the space was taken up by a cozy bar area with deep leather sofas and old barber chairs. We settled in under the dim red light.
Did the Kreuzberg Wild at Heart inspire the decor? The furnishings swung between trash, kitsch, country, and rock´n´roll. From a stuffed wolf to an orange flickering chandelier, there was much to discover. An Italian Western was playing silently on a big screen. When I saw the young Klaus Kinski, I immediately fell in love with BASSY. Anyone who shows Westerns with Klaus Kinski can't be bad.
Additionally, the club offers a separate bar area for smokers and drinkers. The long drinks were particularly good in this room.
Gradually, the club began to fill up. The performance by NITRO 17 was scheduled for 11:00 PM, but when I asked around shortly after eleven when it would start, guitarist Tex Morton replied that he didn't know. Well then, I ordered another long drink and listened to the DJ, waiting for what was to come.
At some point, the band actually took the stage and began to play. The room was now well filled with 150 people. Since the sound at the bar area didn't sound quite right, I joined the listening crowd in front of the stage. It sounded much better there. NITRO 17, who had given the impression of a dirty dark rock band at their last performance at Wild at Heart, came across much harder and more rock´n´roll-oriented that evening. Jo sang not quite as cleanly, Ralf on double bass played harder, guitarist Tex Morton virtuously strummed the six strings, and drummer Stefan played powerfully and confidently. NITRO 17 sounded not only more powerful and more like rock´n´roll with a touch of garage and a lot of passion this time, but they also quickly captivated the audience. Gradually, more and more people began to dance. The female audience, in particular, was swept away and moved to NITRO 17. The band mostly played songs from their current album, but also a few of their older tracks. For the encore, singer Jo said that Tex Morton could play anything, even Roy Black. However, the request from the audience to play something by Vicky Leandros was not heeded, and so the band delivered another round with a fantastic solo from exceptional guitarist Tex Morton.
Had the band played for 60 minutes? Longer? In any case, the set was too short. Time flew by far too quickly. The DJ then took over again, spinning the finest rock´n´roll, rockabilly, and surf as the soundtrack of the night. The club was now really full. We then retreated to the smoking room, as the large hall was filled with mostly dance-crazy wannabe alternatives and introverted middle-class folks. In the smoking room, the cooler people were definitely hanging out. Here, people talked long about the concert while enjoying a drink or two. It turned into a long night that began perfectly with a great concert by NITRO 17.