Cph Listening Room is a weekly singer-songwriter night in Copenhagen, known for its attentive audience, welcoming international atmosphere and good sound. It is run entirely by volunteers through The Listening Roomies Forening, and the venue has a house guitar and a baby grand piano.
The featured act is Nordic Cactus, a band from the US and Sweden. They describe their sound as American reprobatism with Scandinavian sensibilities: sarcastic, crass and somewhat poetic, with a touch of romanticism. Their songs range from Iran-Contra and Caligula to melancholy millennial romance, played stripped down and with a bit of sleaze.
The evening also includes an open stage, where songwriters can sign up for two-song slots of up to ten minutes, with the first fourteen sign-ups from 7.15 pm getting a spot.
