Norwegian hard-rockers Silver are hitting NYC for CMJ:
10/15 - CMJ Late Night Showcase, CBGBs (1am)
10/16 - CMJ Late Night Showcase, Piano's (midnight)
10/17 - Sin-é (11pm)
10/19 - Vicious Party, Rothko (midnight)
10/20 - Tommy’s Tavern, Brooklyn w/Blood On The Wall
MIC Norway profiles hard-rockers Silver: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004092313003877017624
Norway's Silver is yet another Scandinavian band heading to the US for the CMJ Music Marathon. Dates:
10/15 - Piano's, NYC
10/17 - Sin-e, NYC
10/19 - Rothko (Visious Party), NYC
JR Ewing, Disciplin and Tiger Allstars (members of Silver, JR Ewing and Amulet) are teaming up for a tribute to Norwegian 'underground warrior' Tor André Knudsen who recently passed away. The show will happen June 9 at John Dee in Oslo and all proceeds will go towards a fund set up to help support the Norwegian underground music-scene. A good show and a good cause, so be sure to give them your support.
Aftonbladet's Fredrik Svedjetun own take on his fight with Hardcore Superstar guitarist Silver Silver: http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,448935,00.html (in Swedish)
For you non Swede-speakers like me, Fredrik called Silver a Dregen (Backyard Babies, ex-Hellacopters) copycat and the dude got pissed and they took it outside.
MIC Norway has also posted profiles of their SXSW delegates Silver, El Caco, St. Thomas, Thomas Dybdahl, and The Jessica Fletchers: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004031010341112612039
Some of the bands confirmed for the Månefestivalen in Norway at the end of May: Vidar Busk, Silver, Amulet, Tellusalie, Tommy Tokyo, Camaros, Tuna Laguna, King Midas, Peru-You and Cuban Connection. More info: http://www.maanefestivalen.no/
The new issue of Lowcut Magazine is online and features interviews and reviews with Silver, The Defectors, Gas Giant and tons more Scandinavian ditry rock n' roll: http://www.lowcut.dk/012_lc/front/index.asp
Some of these have already been mentioned, but here's the complete list of acts from around Scandinavia heading over to Austin, TX in March for the SXSW festival: Kristofer Åström (SWE), Alamo Race Track (NL), Bettie Serveert (NL), The Defectors (DK), Demons (SWE), Division Of Laura Lee (SWE), Thomas Dybdahl (NOR), El Caco (NOR), Janne Haavisto & The Farangs (FIN), Hardcore Superstar (SWE), Hell on Wheels (SWE), The Hives (SWE), Holden (SWE), Hush (DK), The (International) Noise Conspiracy (SWE), The Jessica Fletchers (NOR), Junior Senior (DK), Kamera (SWE), The Latebirds (FIN), Randi Laubek (DK), League of XO Gentlemen (NL), Learning From Las Vegas (DK), Erja Lyytinen (FIN), Marynka and Some Lovely Girls (NL), On Trial (DK), Persil (NL), Powersolo (DK), St Thomas (NOR), Silver (NOR), Singapore Sling (ICE), Tasha's World (NL), Venus Flytrap (NL) and zZz (NL). And no matter what they say, Danko Jones is not from Sweden. Read more, get artist profiles and listen to samples: http://www.sxsw.com/music/
New Scandinavian music reviews from German webzine Sellfish, including one for KVLR:
Facebreaker - Bloodred hell
KVLR - s/t
Mr. Kite - Box of fear
Silver - White diary
See Norwegian hard-rockers Silver play acoustic as part of NRK PetreSessions: http://nrk.no/magasin/upunkt/musikk/3492024.html
Also from MIC Norway comes this short preview of SXSW delegates Silver, El Caco, St. Thomas, Thomas Dybdahl, and The Jessica Fletchers: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004020312463613409933
What's a cute lil Norwegian girl like Maria Solheim doing getting production assistance from Emil Nicolaisen of glam-punks Silver? Read more: http://www.nrk.no/musikk/3451031.html (in Norwegian)
It looks like I can now confirm the lineup for the upcoming Norway/Denmark showcase happening at SXSW this year. It's gonna be Under Byen (DK), Thomas Dybdahl (NOR), El Caco (NOR), Hush (DK), The Defectors (DK) and Silver (NOR). It's set to go down March 20 at Carribean Lights, but remember that big events like these are always subject to change.