Stray Lights 2.0

An independent collective of young Romanian alternative rock bands

Ana-Maria Popescu, 22.02.2026, 16:54

More than 20 alternative rock bands have joined forces to promote emerging musicians, to help the local scene grow and to build a more sustainable future for themselves and for the local music scene.

Victor (Cardinal): “I think now is the best time in recent history when a lot of bands exist and can help each other. It’s like the corollary to the phrase ‘miss the forest for the trees’: it used to just be trees, and maybe people can now see a sort of forest.”