Some of the members of The Sounds will be taking a break from recording to come over to the US for some DJ gigs:
03/17 - Speakeasy @ SXSW, Austin
03/18 - Redbull house @ SXSW, Austin
03/24 - Fucking Awesome @ Beautybar, LA
03/25 - Swedepop @ Tribeca Grand, NYC
03/26 - Misshapes @ Luke and Leroy, NYC
P3 Musikjournalen is reporting that Maja Ivarsson and Felix Rodriguez from The Sounds are behind Nic & The Family operating under the names Nancy Blond and Joey Demo. The group's single "Hej hej Monika" was a hit in Sweden this summer and the full album "Hej hej skiva" comes out September 1.
Papermag reports on The Sounds from Warped Tour: http://www.papermag.com/cgi-bin/frameset/paperdaily.cgi?paperclips/04paperclips/warped_tour/
Confirmed June dates for The Sounds:
06/06 - Download Festival, Donnington (UK)
06/08 - Roadhouse, Manchester (UK)
06/09 - Islington Academy, London (UK)
06/17 - Megafeztival, Grebbestad (SWE)
The Sounds will play the UK's Download Festival this year, as well as another gig in Manchester and a show in London at the Carling Academy Islington on June 9.
I saw Division of Laura Lee last night. While it probably wasn't their best performance, I still enjoyed myself. I've been listening to the new record a lot recently and it was good to see them perform the material live. Drummer Håkan says his back isn't bothering him nearly as much as he thought it would, so that's a plus as well. As mentioned before, they just got off a stint across the US support The Sounds and are currently playing some gigs with Run Run Run and The Catheters. They plan to return to the US around August, but nothing is set yet. I'll be sure to keep you posted.
It doesn't appear to be officially announced by the band yet, but The Sounds are listed to play Carling Academy in London on June 9. More dates soon?
The brand new Division of Laura Lee website is now online: http://www.divisionoflauralee.com/
The new album "Das Not Compute" hits stores in Europe on April 13 via Burning Heart, North America on May 11 via Epitaph, Australia on March 29 via Shock and in Japan on April 21 through JVC. Upcoming tour dates:
04/16 - Fängelset, Göteborg (SWE)
04/17 - Fritz's Corner, Stockholm (SWE)
04/19 - 930 Club, Washington DC
04/20 - Norva, Norfolk, VA
04/21 - Mercury Lounge, Nashville, TN
04/23 - Engine Room, Houston, TX
04/24 - Emo's, Austin, TX
04/25 - Tree's, Dallas, TX
04/26 - Tokyo Joe's, Lubbock
04/28 - E9, El Paso, TX
04/29 - City Limits, Tucson, AZ
04/30 - Old Brickhouse, Phoenix, AZ
05/01 - The Loft, Ventura, CA
05/03 - Soma Sidestage, San Diego, CA
05/04 - Huntridge Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
05/05 - Bottom of the hill, San Francisco, CA w/The Catheters, Run Run Run
05/07 - Dante's () , Portland, OR w/The Catheters, Run Run Run
05/08 - Studia 7, Seattle, WA w/The Catheters, Run Run Run
05/10 - The Boardwalk, Sacramento, CA w/The Catheters, Run Run Run
05/11 - Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA w/The Catheters, Run Run Run
05/12 - The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA w/The Catheters, Run Run Run
As mentioned here before, a number of the above dates are with fellow Swedes The Sounds.
UPDATE: The tour is now in jeopardy as I just learned that drummer Håkan and guitarist Per were recently injured in a car accident. More on that here: http://www.expressen.se/index.jsp?a=125503 (in Swedish)
They'll probably come over regardless, it's mostly a matter of whether or not Håkan will play.
The (International) Noise Conspiracy is touring like crazy over the next few months:
04/13 - Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR w/The Start, The Offspring
04/14 - Empire, Sacramento, CA w/Moving Units
04/15 - Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA w/The Start, The Offspring
04/16 - Veterans Hall Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA w/Moving Units
04/17 - GVC Ballroom, Goleta, CA w/Moving Units
04/18 - SDSU Open Air Theatre, San Diego, CA w/The Start, The Offspring
04/19 - Cox Pavillion, Las Vegas, NV w/The Start, The Offspring
04/20 - Mesa Amphitheatre, Mesa, AZ w/The Start, The Offspring
04/22 - TBA, Salt Lake City, UT w/Moving Units
04/23 - Climax Lounge, Denver, CO w/Moving Units
04/24 - Ranch Bowl, Omaha, NE w/Moving Units
04/25 - The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS w/No Motiv, Chronic Future, Andrew WK
04/26 - Green Door, Oklahoma City, OK w/The Sounds
04/27 - West Texas Canyon Amph., Lubbock, TX w/The Start, The Offspring
04/28 - Verizon Wireless Theater, Houston, TX w/The Start, The Offspring
04/30 - Rialto Theatre, Tucson, AZ w/Spitafield, Engine Down, Poison The Well, Thursday
05/01 - Coachella Festival, Indio, CA
05/18 - Fabrik, Hamburg (GER)
05/19 - Rocco Festival Festival, Puttlingen (GER)
05/20 - Live music hall, Cologne (GER)
05/21 - SO 36, Berlin (GER)
05/22 - Elserhalle, Munchen (GER)
05/23 - Planet music, Wien (AUS)
05/25 - Rote Fabrik, Zurich (SWI)
05/26 - Transilvania, Milan (ITA)
05/27 - Estragon, Bologna (ITA)
05/28 - Popaganda Festival, Stockholm (SWE)
05/29 - Festimad Festival, Madrid (SPA)
05/30 - Atzavara - Palm Beach, St.Feliu de Guixols (SPA)
06/01 - Le Nouveau Casino, Paris (FRA)
06/02 - VK, Bruxelles (BEL)
06/03 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
06/04 - Mean Fiddler, London (UK)
06/05 - Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
06/06 - King Tuts, Glasgow (UK)
06/07 - Hope & Grape, Manchester (UK)
06/08 - Zodiac, Oxford (UK)
06/09 - Academy, Birmingham (UK)
Warped Tour 2004:
07/28 - Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre Lot, Atlanta, GA
07/29 - Central Florida Fairgrounds, Orlando, FL
07/30 - Vinoy Park, Tampa, FL
07/31 - Pompano Beach Amp. Lot, Miami, FL
08/01 - Jacksonville Fairgrounds, Jacksonville, FL
08/02 - Verizon Wireless Amp. Lot, Charlotte, NC
08/03 - Verizon Wireless Amp. Lot, Viginia Beach, VA
08/04 - Nissan Pavilion Lot, Washington D.C.
08/05 - Post Gazette Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA
08/06 - Tweeter Center @ Waterfront, Philadelphia, PA
08/07 - Randall's Island, New York, NY
08/08 - Englishtown Raceway, Asbury Park, NJ
08/10 - Hersheypark Pavilion, Hershey, PA
08/12 - Colisee Pepsi Parking Lot, Quebec City, PQ
08/13 - Parc Jean Drapeau, Montreal, QB
08/14 - TBA, Toronto, ON
08/15 - Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, MI
08/16 - Riverbend Music Center Lot, Cincinnati, OH
08/17 - Germain Amphitheatre, Columbus, OH
08/18 - Darien Lakes PAC, Buffalo, NY
08/19 - 3 County Fairgrounds, Boston, MA
Some updated live dates for The Sounds, all of which I believe are with Division of Laura Lee:
04/19 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC
04/20 - Norva, Norfolk, VA
04/23 - Engine Room, Houston, TX
04/24 - Emo's Austin, Austin, TX
04/25 - Trees, Dallas, TX
04/26 - Green Door, Oklahoma City, OK
04/28 - E9, El Paso, TX
04/29 - City Limits, Tuscon, AZ
04/30 - Brick House, Phoenix, AZ
05/01 - Coachella, Indio, CA
05/03 - Soma, San Diego, CA
05/04 - Huntridge Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
DoLL headlines in SF, CA at Bottom of the Hill on May 5 with The Catheters and Run Run Run supporting. More dates to come.
Division of Laura Lee and The Sounds are teaming up for a US tour. I was really hoping that DoLL would be bringing over someone cooler as they hit the road to support the new album, but what can ya do? Dates so far:
04/19 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC
04/20 - Norva (WROX presents), Norfolk, VA
04/21 - The Buzz radio show, Nashville, TN
04/23 - Engine Room, Houston, TX
04/24 - Emo's, Austin, TX
04/25 - Trees, Dallas, TX
04/27 - tbd
04/28 - E9, El Paso, TX
04/29 - tbd, Tucson, AZ
04/30 - Old Brickhouse, Phoenix, AZ
05/02 - tbd
05/03 - SOMA Sidestage, San Diego, CA
05/04 - Huntridge, Las Vegas, NV
The Sounds and The Legends are two of the Swedish bands featured on the playlist for the program Dead-air from LA's "indie" 103.1 fm. Well, as indie as you can be when you're owned by Clear Channel. Anyhow, check the full list: http://indie1031.fm/deadair.html
PopMatters gives tepid approval to The Sounds: http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/sounds-livinginamerica.shtml
Confirmed dates for The Sounds supporting The Strokes:
03/09 - Nation, Washington, DC
03/10 - The Norva, Norfolk, VA
03/12 - HOB, N.Myrtle Beach, SC
03/13 - Grady Cole Center, Charlotte, NC
03/15 - HOB, Lake Buena Vista, FOL
03/19 - Palacio Des Los Deportes, Mexico City, MEX
03/21 - Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX
03/23 - Austin Music Hall, Austin, TX
03/24 - Bricktown Event Center, Oklahoma City, OK
03/26 - Club Xcape, El Paso, TX
03/28 - Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
03/30 - SOMA, San Diego, CA
04/01 - Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA
04/02 - Universal Amphitheatre , Universal City, CA