The River Rats // Berlin

From the depths of the Spree and its canals come the River Rats. They drag two guitars, double-bass and violin through the gloomy tunnels of Berlin to their moon-lit sessions. Influenced by the dimished lines of Django Reinhardt, the heart of the variété française and the spirit of world music, the Rats wander between the rag-ged niches of Kreuzberg's street jams and the glamorous grand theater. With mem-bers from France and Germany, the River Rats combine north and the south, dark and light, contemplation and euphoria.