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13.09.2018 Club | "The Amsterdam dance scene has its own Christmas. Every year mid-October people from the scene gather under colourful lights to share what they have, promise to do better and fight out family conflicts."

12.09.2018 Club | Kangding Ray on his latest projects, machines, guitars and the meaning behind his music.

21.08.2018 Gallery | We spoke to Nikki about his installation Multiverse in relation to De School, Present Progressive and future projects.

16.08.2018 Club | "I think the brain really values unpredictability. It equals excitement. That’s what people respond to. It’s nice to involve the crowd in an honest way."

15.08.2018 Club | A recap of the recent Discwoman Workshop with Frankie Decaiza Hutchinson

09.08.2018 Club | After a warm, warm, warm, warm summer, we’re moving the epicentre of the club from De Tuin back to our basement for September.

27.07.2018 Club | Prolific producer and regular fixture of Ibiza's dance music scene, the Danish DJ S.A.M. is coming Sunday July 29th for his first extended set at De School, alongside DJ Dustin and Vlada.

29.06.2018 Club | Coming Sunday, Pieter Jansen presents his very first exploit of many more to come. His new label yeyeh (you’re everything you’ve ever heard) will release its first record: ‘Ja! & Ritmebox’ by Spinvis and Simon Vinkenoog, compiled out of two albums previously released on cd. For Pieter, these albums have always been there to fall back on. 

28.06.2018 Club | You heard it here first: Anja is going to be big. Coming Friday De School has the pleasure to introduce this newfound dj-collective – better known as Job Sifre, Identified Patient, Merel and Post Ave.

31.05.2018 Club | In anticipation of the very first all night set in our basement under his Talismann alias, we sat down with Guy Blanken to discuss his methods over some tasty soy roti.

15.05.2018 Restaurant | While food and wine can enhance each other, perfect wine-and-food pairing is not a goal in itself at Restaurant DS. Especially once you consider some flavours do not always have a perfect match.

04.05.2018 Club | We caught up with the Amsterdam-based producer and DJ to see just exactly what he’s plotting.

04.05.2018 Club | This Saturday Steffi brings her live set based on her latest album 'World Of The Walking State' to Het Muzieklokaal.

03.05.2018 Club | In an ideal situation we would like to have only one edition of Het Weekend to look forward to, avoiding possible mix-ups. This time there’s only three weeks in between two weekenders, so it seemed better to already give it away.

01.05.2018 Concert | Matteo's the first artist that features the intimate concert series we're hosting throughout the summers to come. We asked him to answer some questions as a short introduction on what to expect on Wednesday the 2nd of May.

25.04.2018 Other | We are more than pleased to host De Koningsdag together with our friends from Garage Noord this year, rain or shine. Here's what to expect on the 27th – from the children's workshops to the music program throughout the afternoon.

17.04.2018 Concert | Tom Trago is living the good life. Taking a step back from the hustle and bustle in Amsterdam, he moved to Bergen aan Zee some time ago and produced a new album detached from the distractions of the city.

12.04.2018 Club | Familiar get togethers in Het Muzieklokaal, weekenders with friends, live shows that were unthought of and dubby dark nights.

10.04.2018 Other | After a winter break, Het Klaslokaal returns with a brand new trilogy on Art, Politics and Activism. Every edition, a different discours in modern art is discussed. We asked the the initiator, Léon Kruijswijk some questions on the series.

08.03.2018 Club | "Most of my favourite moments at De School are the ones I’m not involved in. Things happening spontaneously, people bringing other people along."

03.03.2018 Club | For this early springtime edition of Het Weekend, we asked Arif Kornweitz to curate the musical score for De Aula on Sunday.

08.02.2018 Club | Luc Mastenbroek: January proved to be a nice month for trying out new things and meeting new people we came to really like, but floating around the basement again was also a relief.

01.02.2018 Club | This Saturday, one of the key players in the Brazilian female collective Mamba Negra, will inaugurate the basement with four hours of politically charged and enticingly venomous techno.

17.01.2018 Club | This Sunday Job Jobse is taking over the club for a 12-hour marathon in honor of the Queer Welfare Project. Financing welfare expenses of queer refugees, the project is initiated by and for bicultural LGBT+ people.

12.01.2018 Club | We caught up with producer, DJ, label co-owner and radio host Jack Adams, who has built a reputation in the UK electronic music scene for his inventive blend of grime, techno, hardcore and experimental music.

10.01.2018 Club | The new year has just started and while we’re still in our first week of doing small parties in Het Muzieklokaal, we already have to look at what comes next.

09.01.2018 Club | "There is a lot of competition in Paris, which might be good for things like sports, but not really for music."

04.01.2018 Café | We're serving €10 veggie meals from Tuesday until Saturday, between 18.00 and 21.00.

27.12.2017 Club | In anticipation of her set at De School on December 29th, Jasmin Hoek reminisced about the special moments of 2017 with Octo Octa, and spoke to her about the importance of putting out music and the existence of clubs.

20.12.2017 Café | We've upgraded Café DS with a new light installation by Children of the Light, a mini library, a new lunch menu, more space, more lights and more coziness.