Music Brussels Opening Party

Great things sometimes start in small places, JK Rowling penned her first Harry Potter book in Edinburgh's Elephant House coffee shop and on February 27th another piece of magic will take shape as Churchill's bar opens its doors to the Music Brussels launch party.

Belgian music as I have found is a match for anything to be found in the world, but is in desperate need of promotion. The countries musical scene is also in a state of civil war, with the French and Flemish portions at loggerheads. Music Brussels aims to break down any cultural divides putting Belgian Music in the worlds shop window regardless of the language it's sung in.

To mark this event some of the countries finest musicians will be playing at the launch. My TV Is Dead, Garner, dIPLOMAT and The VOGUES, who will be having a launch of their own that night in the shape of a new album.

Free CDs, free drinks (courtesy of sponsors Jamesons and Absolut Vodka), free T-shirts and free music, it promises to be a night to remember followed by a future filled with the sounds of sweet Belgian music. Kick off is at 7:00 so if you're in Brussels that night, be there or be square. And it's not hip to be square.

I'll be blogging profiles of the bands who'll be playing in the weeks leading up to the event, so watch this space, get your diaries out for the 27th and get ready for a night of enchantment.

In the meantime you can follow Music Brussels via the usual social networking suspects.