Salzburg: Rock aus!
photograph courtesy of currybet
Our ongoing quest for a “scene” in touristy Salzburg brought us to a music venue in residential Schallmoos, just north of Kapuzinerberg: Rockhouse.
At first we were dorked out by the name: Rockhouse? Is Salzburg ironic enough for a name like this to work? Surely the name was meant literally. Was this going to be charming or embarrassing?
But we were the ones charmed when we arrived at Rockhouse, for we realized it was carved out of none other than ROCK—the rock of the Kapuzinerberg, to be precise. Giant wire-covered rocks adorned the lawn out front, while the entrance gave way to a cavernous space defined by its craggy walls. Kids festooned with punk studs slouched around tables drinking beer. On the mainstage, a local band was covering System of a Down’s “We’re on Drugs” to a crowd squealing “Innsbruck! Innsbruck!” Guess someone was from Innsbruck.
On the other side of the entrance, techno throbbed in a torpedo-shaped bar crowded with an artsier set.
ARGEKultur this was not—and without a restaurant serving Knödel, it never could be—but at least we’d found another spot where the Salzburg scene lives. Rock out.
Editor’s note: Check out Miranda’s previous post on the rock scene in Salzburg.
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