Swedish 8-bit Gameboy rocker Convex will be doing some shows in the US as part of the "Data Destruction Tour" alongside NYC-based acts Nullsleep and Bit Shifter. Dates:
03/11 - The Tank, New York NY w/Bubblyfish, Aonami
03/14 - The Enormous Room, Cambridge MA
03/15 - The Lager House, Detroit MI w/Mesu Kasumai
03/17 - The Bottom Lounge, Chicago IL w/Bud Melvin
03/19 - The Khyber, Philadelphia PA w/8Cylinder
03/20 - vertexList, Brooklyn NY w/Glomag, Mark DeNardo, Huoratron (FIN)
More info and mp3 samples: http://destroy.8bitpeoples.com/
Norwegian singer/songwriter St. Thomas will do some support dates with Of Montreal in the US in April. Here's the schedule so far:
04/07 - Atlanta, GA
04/08 - Raleigh, NC
04/09 - Williamsburg, VA
04/10 - Philadelphia, PA
04/11 - Providence, RI
04/12 - Cambridge, MA
04/13 - Northampton, MA
04/15 - Burlington, VT
04/16 - Brooklyn, NY
04/18 - Purchase, NY
04/19 - Pittsburgh, PA
04/20 - Cleveland, OH
04/21 - Cincinnati, OH
The first single from the upcoming DAD album will be called "Scare your self" and comes out on March 29. The album follows on May 23.
The US Turbojugend has posted an mp3 clip of the new Turbonegro track "Blow me (like the wind)" as recorded from Norwegian radio: http://www.turbojugendusa.com/New%20Site%20Folder/New%20Site/downloads/media/blowme_radio.mp3
Check out the video for the upcoming Spider & I single "White heart": http://www.blueberries.se/WhiteHeart.html
Updated tourdates for Psychopunch:
03/18 - Bunker, Chemnitz (GER) w/Diversion
03/19 - ROCK IT, Aalen (GER) w/Diversion
04/01 - Teestube, Lindern (GER)
04/02 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
04/03 - Cubus, Karlsruhe (GER)
04/04 - K 19, Kassel (GER)
04/05 - tba
04/06 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig (GER)
04/07 - Arcadium, Graz (AUS) w/Southpaw, Roter Stern Silberstern
04/08 - Shelter, Wien (AUS)
04/09 - Club Vaudeville, Lindau (GER) w/V8 Wankers
04/10 - tba
04/11 - Kulturladen, Konstanz (GER)
04/12 - Garage, München (GER)
04/13 - Universum, Stuttgart (GER)
04/14 - Mocca, Thun (SWI)
04/15 - tba
04/16 - Gaswerk, Winterthur (SWI)
04/17 - Espace B, Paris (FRA) w/Highschool Motherfuckers
04/18 - Mondo Bizarro, Rennes (FRA)
04/19 - Day off, Paris (FRA)
04/20 - Café Central, Weinheim (GER)
04/21 - Klangstation, Bonn (GER) w/Sombrero Skulls, Playground Zero
04/22 - Schulz, Ottweiler (GER)
04/23 - JK´t Hoekske, Gierle (BEL) w/Electric Eel Shock
05/27 - Omi Open Indoor, Oberndorf (GER)
06/17 - Dalmstock, Leutenbach (GER)
06/17 - Bretthart Open Air, Limbach (GER) w/Tankard, Samael, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
06/18 - Eurospeedaway Lausitz, Lausitz (GER) w/Böse Onkelz, Monster Magnet, DAD
06/19 - Wild at Heart, Berlin (GER)
07/30 - Riders Café, Lubeck (GER)
07/31 - Force Attack, Behnkenhagen (GER) w/The Bones, Peepshows, UK Subs
Labrador Records has confirmed the new Wan Light EP "That grim reality" for release on March 16 and the self-titled South Ambulance album for release on March 23. Check out some samples of the latter record from this review here: http://www.lemanchester.com/recension.asp?id=707&kat=rec
Updated tourdates for José González:
03/17 - ULU, London (UK) w/Arcade Fire
03/29 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
03/30 - CC, Mechelen (BEL)
03/31 - AB, Brussels (BEL)
04/01 - De Mezz, Breda (NL)
04/24 - Nice and Sleazy, Glasgow (UK)
04/27 - The Glee Club, Birmingham (UK)
04/28 - 93 Feet East, London (UK)
04/29 - Encompass Festival, London (UK)
05/02 - Knaack, Berlin (GER)
05/03 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
05/09 - Cafe la danse, Paris (FRA)
05/11 - Video, Gent (BEL)
05/12 - Boa Bar, Luzern (AUS)
05/13 - Atomic Café, München (GER)
05/14 - b72, Wien (AUS)
05/17 - Café Central, Weinheim (GER)
05/18 - Clubkeller, Frankfurt (GER)
Swedish grindcore band Gadget reports that they will begin recording a new album in July.
Kasual Recordings is now keeping a blog: http://www.kasual.se/dailyreport/
More bands and labels should be doing this stuff I think - it's a surefire way to increase your traffic and maintain interest.
Go here to download some tracks from Norwegian hardcore band IOU: http://www.iou.nu/media.htm
The group's debut full-length "Bring down the family" is due out later this year.
New York City-based dance group Ballet Deviare recently did some pieces set to the music of Finland's Swallow the Sun and Sweden's Opeth. Check out some video of the performances here: http://www.balletdeviare.org/images.html (via)
Matthew from Fluxblog posts a track from Norway's Nathalie Nordenes and admits his ignorance of Scandinavian culture: http://www.fluxblog.org/2005/03/song-about-how-you-came-along-nathalie.html
To celebrate their five-year anniversary this coming May, Finnish hardcore label Combat Rock Industry will release a special compilation entitled "The Combat Rock Sound" featuring some of their band's favorite tracks from their past releases as well as rare selections from I Walk the Line, Manifesto Jukebox and Nine. The tracklisting will also include some stuff from recent signees Down My Throat and Lighthouse Project. For samples from both of those bands, head to the CRI website: http://www.fireinsidemusic.com/
Norway's Mord has signed with US-based label Southern Lord Records, best known for their many fine doom and sludge-metal releases. Mord will be begin recording their first album for the label in August.