present, there are five brewpubs in D�sseldorf which brew Altbier on premises: F�chschen, Schumacher, Schl�ssel, Uerige and the newly opened Brauerei K�rzer. Four of the five are located in the historic center of D�sseldorf (Altstadt); the other (Schumacher) is located between the Altstadt and the main rail station (Hauptbahnhof), and also maintains an establishment in the Altstadt, Goldener Kessel, directly across the street from Schl�ssel.
Each (except Brauerei K�rzer) produces a special, secret, seasonal "Sticke" version in small quantities, though the names vary: Schl�ssel spells it "Stike", without the "c", while Schumacher calls its special beer "Latzenbier", meaning "slat beer", possibly because the kegs from which it was poured had been stored on raised shelves. F�chschen's seasonal is its Weihnachtsbier (Christmas beer), available in bottles starting mid-November, and served in the brewpub on Christmas Eve.
Since the 1950s the "Kom(m)�dchen" has been one of the most prominent political cabarets of Germany. D�sseldorf's most famous contribution to the culture of modern popular music is beyond doubt the avant-garde electronic music band Kraftwerk. Formed by a few D�sseldorf-born musicians, Kraftwerk are internationally known as the most significant band in the history of post-war German music and as pioneers in electronic music. Internationally-known power metal band Warlock was formed in D�sseldorf in 1982. Their frontwoman, Doro Pesch, has had a successful solo career in Europe and Asia since Warlock ended. The punk band Die Toten Hosen, which is famous around the world, also the most popular singers in Germany Westernhagen and Heino come from D�sseldorf. The electronic act D.A.F. was formed in the city in 1978, as well as the electronic/industrial pioneers Die Krupps in 1980. The experimental post-punk group La D�sseldorf was named after the city, for which it paid with a legal case in the early 1980s. In the Oldtown (Altstadt) German and
