I have so far completely failed to find an indie or rock club in Geneva. I'm assuming it doesn't exist (beyond occasional club nights), but I was in Luzern at the weekend and they have at least two! Does anyone know anything?

Also, do any of the squat clubs have websites?

Artamis, Ilot 13, Cave 12 and Rhino all have an internet present, a big of googling should provide you with the links.

Although not a squat, L'Usine is the other "alternative" center you want to check.

That said, I doubt you'll find much Indie stuff in Geneva (if by Indie you mean what it means in the UK), it simply is not a type of music that generates enough interest.

Find here the links for a lot of the most interesting places in Geneva:

http://www.rhino.la/liens.html

This particular site seems to list absolutely everything that goes on in Geneva and around Geneva, just look at what's on today:

http://www.darksite.ch/ladecadanse/

Excellent! Cheers.

I think I went to Artamis a couple of weeks back (I was quite drunk, so I can't remember exactly which club I ended up in )

Other than that I've seen some live music at Chat Noir which was great.

Chat Noir is ace for a good jazzy night and you can't fault that part of Carouge in summer.

Check that Shayo night at Le Cabinet club at La Jonction chap, they seem to have an interesting night this evening, I would be down there like a shot me

Other one is the "vernissage" of the new Young Gods album, our "local" stars

Ah, I would go but I'm off to see Sophie Zelmani and Hemlock Smith at Usine.

Bloody hell that Shayo night looks good! Why is everything always on the same night? :-)

This Le Cabinet place is no more than 10min walk from l'Usine and will still be going on by the time you finished with the concert

Tell you what, I'm in gva week-end after next, I'm going to do some serious "research", looks like things have moved without me noticing!

:-)

If I didn't have to get up early tomorrow to fly to Cornwall, I'd be there like a shot.

Come on, stay out all night, just be careful with the drinking and go straight to the airport

heheheheh

Have you noticed the links on the left, for webzines, ska/punk fanzines and the likes?

Actually, radical leftie ska/punk (sung in French, Spanish, English, etc, etc) is quite popular with the rebellious yoooof at the moment in Geneva. My youngers mates at the football go to a lot of stuff like that, there is even an anti-racist festival organised at L'Usine for left-wing football ultras

That sounds great- I was in a ska band for a while, and remember it fondly. Halcyon days of two tone revival covers.

Its always good to see anti-fascism stuff in action as well.

I'll have to put you in touch with my mates, quite a few anglophiles amongst them too (beer, music, football...you know )