Your Sound. My Lens. Gigs captured.
Documenting the live music scene on location in the Köln-Bonn area (and beyond) through photography — from emerging acts in small clubs to established artists on big stages, with some flashback to past events in Canada and South America. All photos by Barna Tanko. Future events that I might be capturing are listed here.
Warwolf (D)
Warwolf - Metal Colonia Fest 2025
Eradicator (D)
Eradicator - Metal Colonia Fest 2025
Metal Colonia Fest at Club Volta
Metal Colonia Fest – A Newcomer’s Experience When the organizers of Metal Colonia Fest
Los Chukukos (CL/CH/D)
Deep Latin Surf Attack.
Sant Anna Bay Coconuts (BE)
Sant Anna Bay Coconuts is an Antwerp-based surf band. Photos from their live performance
Periotators (D)
Periotators live at the Gebaude 9, Cologne, Germany opening for the Kumbia Queers (ARG).
Kumbia Queers live at Gebaude9
Kumbia Queers (Buenos Aires, AR) lit up Gebäude 9 in Cologne. The band’s cumbia
Junkyard Drive live at Gebaude9
Junkyard Drive (DK) pulled off a solid show opening for The Lazys at Gebäude
The Lazys live at Gebaude9
The Lazys (AUS) threw me back in time for a moment. I was 14
Total Chaos live at Kut41
TOTAL CHAOS was formed in 1989 in California, in their words 'to save the
Agrotoxico live at Kult41
The hardcore punk band Agrotóxico emerged from the outskirts of the city of São
Musicum Theatrum (D)
Musicum Theatrum is a band from Mannheim that plays Gothic Rock combined with musicals.
Empty Bones (D)
Empty Bones, a German garage band, is heavily inspired by '60s rock 'n' roll
Bruce Springsteen live at Veltins Arena
Happy to say that I have seen live my top favourite 'heartland rock' artists:
Melissa Etheridge live at Palladium
There was absolutely nothing to complain about the Melissa Etheridge concert last night at
Daily Havoc (D)
Daily Havoc is an alternative rock quartet from Germany, which combines melodic sounds as
Vomito Negro (BE)
Vomito Negro is a Belgian electronic band formed in 1983. The name is Spanish
Leached (D)
DarkGothic, Doom Rock, Metal band from Cologne, Germany. Photos at the Groove Bar in
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