Tag: News

120 Days to China

Norwegian act 120 Days will be doing a couple festival dates in China:

09/16 - Black Rabbit Festival, Beijing
09/18 - Black Rabbit Festival, Shanghai

New Sinikka Langeland album in late September

Norwegian vocalist and kantele player Sinikka Langeland will release her new album "The land that is not" on September 23 via .

Emma Acs - Green stars and an orange sun (video)

A new video from Danish artist Emma Acs.

Invasionen to tour China

Invasionen is heading to China in September:

09/16 - Little Bar, Chengdu
09/17 - Nuts Club, Chongqing
09/19 - VOX, Wuhan
09/20 - Yuyintang, Shanghai
09/21 - 61Club, Nanjing
09/22 - Yugong Yishan, Beijing
09/23 - 7Live, Zhengzhou

16bit - Dinosaurs (video)

The music isn't Swedish, but the animation is and, since I'm a fan of Kristofer Ström (Ljudbilden & Piloten), I'm posting it regardless.

Kellermensch fall tour

Kellermensch is touring Europe again in late October:

10/27 - 13, Tilburg (NL)
10/28 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
10/29 - tba (BEL)
10/30 - Cafe Central, Weinheim (GER)
11/01 - Sputnik Halle, Münster (GER)
11/02 - Das Bett, Frankfurt (GER)
11/04 - Kantine, Augsburg (GER)
11/06 - ISC Club, Bern (CH)
11/07 - Szene, Vienna (AUS)
11/08 - Garage Club, Saarbrücken (GER)
11/09 - E.Werk, Erlangen (GER)
11/10 - Headcrash, Hamburg (GER)

New album from The Embassy in September

Officially confirmed for release in September, a new LP from The Embassy called "Life in the trenches": http://srvc.se/the-embassy/life-in-the-trenches-lp

Amy Diamond in print

Swedish pop artist Amy Diamond will be launching her own magazine this November in cooperation with / and OKEJ editor Anders Tenger. Full details here: http://cosmosmusicgroup.com/index.php?newsdetail=36

Punk of Country - My happy days (video)

Shame this clip didn't find its way online until now, but better late than never! 80s indierock nostalgia circa 2004 courtesy of now-defunct Swedish act Punk of Country.

Deer Bear confirm EP, tour

Danish duo Deer Bear have confirmed that their new 12" EP "The other side" will be released on September 26 via . Look for them to tour with like-minded melancholy countrymen The Alcoholic Faith Mission this fall with their full-length debut to follow in early 2012. Listen to sample tunes here: http://deerbear.com/music/

Pitchfork reviews Razika

Pitchfork reviews the debut album from Norwegian teen indie/post-punk act Razika: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15730-program-91/

We Live in Trenches to tour in September

The angry old men in We Live in Trenches will be hitting the road for a few dates next month:

09/06 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
09/07 - Choke, Herselt (BEL)
09/08 - The Rambler, Eindhoven (NL)
09/09 - ACU, Utrecht (NL)
09/10 - Mukkes, Leeuwarden (NL)

Susanne Sundfør on tour

New European dates for Susanne Sundfør:

09/24 - Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg (GER)
09/25 - Roter Salon, Berlin (GER)
09/26 - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt am Main (GER)
09/28 - ONO, Bern (CH)
11/11 - Stadtgarten, Köln (GER)
11/14 - Atomic Cafe, München (GER)
11/15 - Theaterhaus, Stuttgart (GER)
11/16 - Faust, Hannover (GER)
11/18 - Le Botanique, Saint-josse-ten-noode (BEL)
11/22 - Just Because, Lausanne (CH)
11/23 - La Fléche d'or, Paris (FRA)
11/25 - Roepaen, Ottersum (NL)
11/26 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL)

New stuff from Rune Grammofon: Hedvig Mollestad Trio, Fra Lippo Lippi

has posted details for their next release, the debut CD "Shoot!" from the guitar-based Hedvig Mollestad Trio: http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/hedvig-mollestad-trio/rcd-2115-hedvig-mollestad-trio-shoot-cd/
RG has also just released a box set reissue of label mainman Rune Kristoffersen's old band Fra Lippo Lippi, available on both vinyl or CD.

Sivert Høyem - Under administration (video)

New music from Sivert Høyem, the first single off his forthcoming album "Long slow distance" which is due out on September 16.