News is: we DO have a Smoker's Room, yes indeed. We sacrificed our Golden Backroom for all your (legal) smoking pleasures. There you go! The air in the backroom is good, we even added some music to the room to make it even more cosy, and the air in the front room (that's where you can have diner and eat and drink and dance) is even way better now. Aren't we tolerant to all your needs? Hehe.
Hasenschaukel was created by Anja Büchel (aka Lupouou) with Tan Le Racoon in 2004, located right by the harbor and Reeperbahn in St.Pauli. Hamburg. Due to its interior of art nouveau meets Burton or Ryden in Mr.Hooper's store (of Sesame Street), and also its choice of music to be played there, the bar is a favorite hangout for locals, freaks, geeks and visitors alike. Selected live acts and the DJ policy keep a real independent spirit. The drinks are good, the staff is friendly, the Hasenschaukel a home for the likeminded or the nosey.
Open Wed - Sat from 7pm.
We will upload some pictures fairly soon, and also write a bit more detailed about our quest...
Diner:
Our food is strictly vegetarian, but please take note that we do use dairy products. Upon request, vegan food is possible. We serve food with Love & Fun, without any corpse grinding. We cater those who, late at night, crave for something else than fries, kebab and frankfurters.
Our daily specials receive great response and our yummy platters previously included Enchiladas, Indian Curries, diverse Quiches, Pasta Dishes, Satés, Easter Island Polenta, Burger Specials. More details to follow.
We also take requests for party buffets and band catering for clubs in the area.
In due time we will return to our intial plan and cater breakfast to those still up or already out of bed.
Bar:
Our range of drinks include all your fave bar items, with our special shots like BlackOne, Hierbas, Mexican, and longdrink specials as Jetboy Rocket Fuel, Malibu-Maracuja, Cuba Libre, GinTonic and so on. Our beers include St.Paulis Astra, well known Becks and Jever, and our house special, Störtebeker, the beer of the rightous (it actually says on the label).
Venue:
We are proud to be host to great artists away from the mainstream, who display the beauty of songwriting at its core - the song. Most of these people are dead serious about their independence of marketing tools; then again, no major would touch them anyhow, as we all know great music is unknown to most A&R, and also to the broader audience in times of ringtones and casting shows.
Bringing mainly acoustic shows, the Hasenschaukel creates an intimate setting for an audience to listen. Some of the artists that previously performed include The Strugglers, tigerbeat's Frehn Hawel, James Cruickshank (The Cruel Sea), Nick Barker, Ari Up from legendary the Slits, The Rivulets, Tricks, Lee Hazlewood's guitarist Pete Aves, Mike Noga from Australian rockers The Drones, Broken Beatz' Kim Munk, the WoWz, Huggabroomstik, Ish Marquez, Turner Cody, ChingChongSong, Cheese on Bread, Peter and the Wolf, My Brightest Diamond, Gisbert zu Knyphausen, Subterfuge, Cedarwell, Björn Kleinhenz, Winter Took His Life, Red Kid, Sad Moon and many many more... Forthcoming shows please see the calendar.
Booking:
If you feel your music should be heard at Hasenschaukel, or at least by us, you are welcome to drop a line. But please, be sure it does fit in some way. If you don't consider this, why should we consider you. No offense.
And also, if you write for booking purpose, please use our 'proper' email address, not myspace. Chances it gets overseen here is immense, and at least we want a chance to listen and find a way to get a nice gig going. Thanks for reading this far...
