Christian Kjellvander on tour

Updated live dates for Christian Kjellvander who will be touring as a duo:

10/16 - Roepaen, Ottersum (NL)
10/17 - Café de Stier, Eibergen (NL)
10/17 - Coffee & Music (afternoon show), Utrecht (NL)
10/18 - Q-bus, Leiden (NL)
10/19 - Exil, Rotterdam (NL)
10/20 - Zentrale, Hamburg, Germany
10/21 - Nacht der schwedischen Singer/Songwriter @ Kolibri, Sylt (GER) w/The Grand Opening, The Late Call
10/22 - Nacht der Gix, Elmshorn (GER) w/The Grand Opening, The Late Call
10/23 - Seminarturnhalle, Stade (GER) w/The Grand Opening, The Late Call
10/23 - Fachwerk (afternoon show), Münster (GER)
10/24 - Sing Sing, Hannover (GER)

John Roger Olsson/The Grand Opening solo tour in October

John Roger Olsson will be embarking on his first-ever solo tour as The Grand Opening this coming October, offering audiences the rare opportunity to see him perform unaccompanied:

10/21 - Nacht der schwedischen Songwriter, Sylt (GER) w/Christian Kjellvander, The Late Call
10/22 - Nacht der Gix, Elmshorn (GER) w/Christian Kjellvander, The Late Call
10/23 - Seminarturnhalle, Stade (GER) w/Christian Kjellvander, The Late Call
10/24 - Subrosa, Dortmund (GER)
10/25 - Brückenkopf, Hanau (GER)
10/26 - Verve, Bielefeld (GER)
10/27 - Mudd Club, Strasbourg (FRA)
10/28 - Café Camera, München (GER)
10/29 - Peng, Mainz (GER)

The Grand Opening back to Germany

The Grand Opening will be going abroad to Germany for a few dates:

08/20 - Boot Boo Hook Festival, Hannover (GER)w/Junip, Wire, more
10/21 - Nacht der schwedischen Songwriter, Sylt (GER) w/Christian Kjellvander, The Late Call
10/22 - Nacht der Gix, Elmshorn (GER) w/Christian Kjellvander, The Late Call

I'm Kingfisher, Christian Kjellvander, Boy Omega, Tarantula Waltz tour update

The monsters of Swedish folk? I'm Kingfisher, Christian Kjellvander, Boy Omega and The Tarantula Waltz are touring together this month and here's the latest dates:

05/26 - What's Cookin', North Star, London (UK)
05/27 - The Walk, Nottingham (UK)
05/28 - Focus Wales 2011, Llangollen (UK)
05/30 - Forum Stadtpark, Graz (AUS)
05/31 - Szene, Wien (AUS)
06/01 - Posthof, Linz (AUS)
06/02 - Spielboden, Dornbirn (AUS)
06/03 - SC Teatar & TD, Zagreb (HUN)
06/04 - Bäckerei, Innsbruck (AUS)

Christian Kjellvander - Bad hurtn (video)

A new video from Christian Kjellvander, the 2nd off his latest album "The rough & rynge". Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gPpSuUbMQg/p>

I'm Kingfisher, Christian Kjellvander, Boy Omega, Tarantula Waltz tour

I'm Kingfisher, Christian Kjellvander, Boy Omega and The Tarantula Waltz will be touring together for a few dates starting in late May:

05/30 - Forum Stadtpark, Graz (AUS)
05/31 - Szene, Wien (AUS)
06/01 - Posthof, Linz (AUS)
06/02 - Spielboden, Dornbirn (AUS)
06/03 - SC Teatar & TD, Zagreb (HUN)

Christian Kjellvander, The Tarantula Waltz to tour Germany, Switzerland

Christian Kjellvander and The Tarantula Waltz will be touring Northern Europe together in March:

03/22 - Weltruf, Kiel (GER)
03/23 - Faust, Hannover (GER)
03/24 - White Rabbit, Freiburg (GER)
03/25 - ISC, Bern (CH)
03/26 - Mariaberg, Rorschach (CH)
03/27 - El Lokal, Zürich (CH)

More dates tba.

Christian Kjellvander - Slow walk in the country (video)

A new video, as directed by Christian Kjellvander's 8 year-old son. All I know is that it makes me dizzy. In other news, look for Christian's latest "Rough and rynge" to get a European release on February 10.

Emerald Park singer goes solo på svenska

Emerald Park frontman Tobias Borelius will be releasing his debut solo album "Du känner mig för väl, farväl" on January 14 via the newly established Smaragd Records in collaboration with Af-Music. Said album was produced by Carl Granberg (Christian Kjellvander, New Found Land) and can be previewed here along with a free download of the first single "Hiro": http://tobiasborelius.bandcamp.com/

Christian Kjellvander - Bad hurtn

Stream a new Christian Kjellvander tune over at SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/cosmosmusicgroup/christian-kjellvander-bad-hurtn

Christian Kjellvander - Transatlantic (video)

"Transatlantic" is the first single from Christian Kjellvander's new album "The rough & rynge"; this is the video. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSkJTomk0Qo

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Bo Kaspers Orkester - New Orleans
02. Håkan Hellström - 2 steg från paradise
03. Sanna Shirley Sonja - Vår Jul
04. The Playtones - Rock'n'roll Christmas party
05. Jill Johnson - The well-known and some other favourite stories
06. Sarah Dawn Finer - Winterland
07. Caroline af Ugglas - Vad var det jag sa
08. Flamingokvintetten - Tack & förlåt
09. Christian Kjellvander - The rough and rynge
10. Amy Diamond - Greatest hits
11. Tove Styrke - Tove Styrke
12. Daniel Adams-Ray - Svart vitt och allt däremellan
13. Robyn - Body talk pt.2
14. Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet - Echoes
15. Sven Zetterberg - Grounded in reality
16. Nanne - En rastlös själ
17. Oskar Linnros - Vilja bli
18. Eldkvarn - Kärlekens väg - en mässa
19. Kent - En plats i solen
20. Fatboy - Overdrive

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Håkan Hellström
02. The Bear Quartet
03. The Radio Dept.
04. The Concretes
05. Säkert!
06. Familjen
07. Britta Persson
08. Christian Kjellvander
09. Jens Lekman
10. Junip

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New Kjellvander in November

There will be a new Christian Kjellvander album on November 10.

Songs of Soil reunion this weekend

Songs of Soil, the band of Gustaf (The Fine Arts Showcase) and Christian Kjellvander, will be playing a reunion show at Ryngeröjet this weekend: http://www.ryngedal.se/ryngerojet/