Updated live dates for As In RebekkaMaria:
03/13 - Uppåt Framåt, Gothenburg (SWE) w/Jojo DJ Team
03/14 - Release Party, Copenhagen (DK) w/Jojo DJ Team
03/24 - Voxhall, Århus (DK) w/Vive La Fete
03/25 - Store VEGA, Copenhagen (DK) w/Vive La Fete
03/26 - Kulturbolagt, Malmö (SWE) w/Vive La Fete
03/27 - Storan, Gotheburg (SWE) w/Vive La Fete
03/28 - Nalen, Stockholm (SWE) w/Vive La Fete
04/10 - Rust, Copenhagen (DK) w/Familjen
04/11 - Studenterhuset, Odense (DK)
04/17 - Templet, Lyngby (DK)
04/17 - Rust Nightclub, Copenhagen (DK) w/Yelle
04/19 - Pakhuset, Århus (DK) w/Familjen
04/25 - Studenterhuset, Aalborg (DK)
04/26 - KulisseLagret, Horsens (DK)
04/30 - Bergen Fest, Bergen (NOR)
05/03 - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels (BEL)
05/08 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL) w/Campsite
05/09 - Dqliq, Luxemburg (LUX)
05/10 - Ekko, Utrecht (NL) w/Campsite
05/24 - Café Kino, Copenhagen (DK)
05/25 - Stars, Vordingborg (DK)
08/02 - Knust, Hamburg (GER) w/Campsite
08/22 - PStereo Festival, Trondheim (NOR)
Swedish rockers The Friday Night Preachers are offering up their new single "24-99" as a free download: http://www.strawberry-production.se/07_24-99.mp3
The band's debut album "Bringing back the prodigal sounds" will be out on March 19 and they'll be hitting the road in support soon thereafter.
Ane Brun's new record "Changing of the seasons" is now streaming on myspace in its entirety for the next week: http://www.myspace.com/anebrun
Norwegian "space-disco" artist Hans-Peter Lindstrøm is launching a new label with Smalltown Supersound founder Joakim Haugland entitled Strømland Records. Their first release will be a new LP from American artist Dominique Leone on May 20 which they will then follow with a reissue of the 1979 self-titled debut from Norwegian artist Alf Emil Eik. There will also be a Alf Emil Eik remix 12" from Todd Terje as well.
Danish act The Fashion will play a free show in NYC on March 18 at Club Rehab.
Turbonegro has replaced drummer Chris Summers with Thomas Dahl from The Vikings. Read the band's statement on the matter: http://www.turbonegro.com/home.asp
The video for Britta Persson's excellent single "Kill Hollywood me" is now on YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=J9ksExhKso8
Fans of classic film title sequences will love this.
Check out the new Magnus Renfors-directed video for "Combat lover" by Swedish artist Nina Kinert: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2096332204
Swedish all-star old-school death metal act Death Breath will be recording a cover of the Mantas track "Death by metal" for an upcoming as-yet-undisclosed record. More details soon?
Digfi has a new track from hyped Swedish hip-hop artist Adam Tensta: http://www.digfi.com/default.aspx?id=11623
Hey, look! More jazz to bore all you indie music fans. I make no secret that I'm a huge fan of Nordic folk-inspired jazz such as Jan Johansson and Cornelis Vreeswijk and other modern folk-influenced acts such as Detektivbyrån, Det Gamla Landet and Hedningarna, but did you know that I am also a soprano sax player? Or was I guess I should say, as I am waaaay out of practice. I know most people immediately think Kenny G when they think soprano, but please put such thoughts aside! Think John Coltrane, Steve Lacy. Anyone else! Or maybe start thinking Jonas Knutsson & Horn Please. Six sax players (from sopranino to baritone, but mostly soprano) plus a rhythm section playing "Country & Eastern" music (as the cover proclaims), or as you may have guessed, ethnic folk-inspired jazz. I became hooked on this stuff way back when John Zorn first started his acclaimed Masada project- I had been a fan of his work with Naked City among other projects, but it's his roots-based work with Masada that I consider to be his best. Did you realize that there are many similar tonal qualities in Middle Eastern, Eastern European and Scandinavian folk? It's true. The styles blend together far more easily than you might expect. That's why me, as some Jewish kid getting into Masada, can also similarly appreciate a "polska" piece from Jonas Knutsson. Now, I'm not actually posting a polka today, but you get the idea, right?
Jonas Knutsson - Bosambo-Revati
Remember this? Well, contributor Christian Stenbacke is also a fan so he took the initiative to track Ulf Ljusberg down for an interview and you can now read the results right here.
Swedish act Convoj has a brand new split 7" with VA-based band The House Floor out now on US label Sound/Friends Network. For ordering instructions and free mp3 downloads of both tracks, go here: http://www.soundfriends.org/sound/sfn001
The At the Gates reunion will be coming to NYC on July 10 at Irving Plaza w/Municipal Waste and Darkest Hour. Expect an LA date to confirmed soon as well.