The Moonbabies' most excellent album "The Orange Billboard" will finally be released in Germany, Switzerland and Austria on October 28 and the band will be touring in support. Well, not all of the band actuall, just Ola and Carina doing an acoustic set supporting German singer/songwriter Monta. Dates:
12/04 - MS Stubnitz/Jaz, Rostock
12/05 - Tanzhalle, Hamburg
12/06 - Junges Theater, Bremen
12/07 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg
12/08 - Cafe Cairo, Wurzburg
12/09 - Hafen 2, Offenbach
12/10 - Ilses Erika, Leipzig
Moonbabies will return again with the full band for another tour in January.
Frantic Bleep reports that they have completed work on their debut album "The sense apparatus" and have set February 8 as the tentative release date via The End Reocrds.
Norwegian oompa/troll-party act Trollfest have signed with Germany's Solistitium Records. Look for the band's debut album sometime early next year.
The tracklist for Norwegian singer/sonwriter Thomas Dybdahl's new album "One day you'll dance for me, New York City":
01. One day you'll dance for me, New York City
02. If we want it, it's right
03. A love story
04. Solitude
05. It's always been you
06. Don't lose yourself
07. Babe
08. Henry
09. Piece
It comes out on October 18.
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Check out the video for "For Elisabeth wherever she is" from Swedish singer/songwriter Tobias Fröberg: http://www.silence.se/video/elisabetsmallll.mov
Spiritual Beggars have reportedly finished work on their new album and are currently shopping it around to labels.
The US version of the new Bloodbath CD will include two bonus tracks from the unreleased "Breeding Death" demos, presumably to help make up for the intense lagtime between the European and State-side release dates.
All Music Guide reviews the new Thirdimension album: click here
Jettie and The National Anthems are touring Europe together in November:
11/03 - Café on the rock, Örebro (SWE)
11/04 - Mondo, Stockholm (SWE)
11/05 - Congero, Västervik (SWE)
11/10 - Stereo Wonderland, Köln (GER)
11/11 - Mudd Club, Berlin (GER)
11/12 - Jugend Haus, Rosswein (GER)
11/14 - Salon Hansen, Neu-Ulm (GER)
11/15 - Exil, Trier (GER)
11/16 - Das Haus, Ludwigshafen (GER)
11/17 - Tower, Bremen (GER)
11/18 - Alex Skatehall, Osnabrück (GER)
11/19 - Café Dwaze Zaken, Amsterdam (NL)
11/20 - Goudvishal, Arnhem (NL) w/Face Tomorrow
Newly famous international psych-rock superstar Dungen will be travelling to the US to play the Vice Magazine 10 Year Anniversary Party on October 16 in NYC. He'll also play a free in-store at Other Music on October 18 at 8pm.
The latest adventures of St. Thomas on tour in Europe: http://www.stthomas1976.net/news.php
Matthias Alkberg BD on tour in November:
11/09 - Pinkerton, Skellefteå
11/10 - Pipeline, Sundsvall
11/11 - G-Sträng MF, Avesta
11/12 - Karlshamns MF, Karlshamn
11/13 - MF Tor, Trollhättan
11/14 - Rockborgen, Borås
11/15 - KF Kristina, Växjö
11/16 - E.L.D., Lindesberg
11/17 - Café Grand, Uppsala
11/18 - Backbeatbolaget, Sandviken
11/19 - MF Magasinet, Sollefteå
11/20 - Musikhuset, Örnsköldsvik
US label Eyeball Records has signed minimalist acoustic pop trio The Tiny. Their album "Close Enough" will be released in North America in January.
Swedish rock n' roll act Sixshots has broken up.