ArtRebels is an incredible collective that combines every element of art that you could think of. Each summer, they also throw a super rad music festival in the city called TrailerPark. I met up with Creative Director, Mette Ohlendorff, at their old office space which now houses hipster bar Bakken in the Kodbyen (meatpacking) district.
Unlike the meatpacking district in New York, this area still operates as one during the day. By night, there's a fantastic restaurant called Fiskebar and a series of hole-in-the-wall bars that get super hot n sweaty on the dance floor- all of which I thoroughly enjoyed. Jolene's was a fav.
After chatting with Mette, I met up with The Asteroids Galaxy Tour's Mette at Ørstedsparken. She was a burst of energy the second we shook hands and we instantly bonded over our love of red lipstick (nerd alert: we were both wearing our stand-by, MAC's Lady Danger).
Mette taught me all the swear words in Danish that I'd need to know to get by while in Copenhagen (they are also the only Danish words I remember how to say) and she also updated me on their new EP which is coming out in the next month.
After a walk in the park, we headed to the studio where she performed "Golden Age" with her band. If you haven't seen The Asteroids Galaxy Tour live, you're missing out. This girl can SING.
To close off the night, we visited Studio R where Figurines performed an acoustic version of "New Colours," off their forthcoming self-titled album which comes out in April. The guys took us around the space which is one of the cosiest and beautiful studios I have ever visited. For real. You could actually live there. As the Danes say, it's totally "hygge."
After shooting two acoustic performances back-to-back, we more than deserved a meal at MadKlubben. I recommend the fish cakes and the lamb. These two dishes will blow you away.