Updated dates for Billie the Vision & the Dancers supporting The Pipettes in the UK:
10/17 - Proud Galleries, London
10/24 - The Royal, Derby
10/25 - The Cooler, Bristol
10/26 - Academy, Oxford
10/27 - The Marquee, Hertford
10/25 - The Tower, Winchester
10/29 - The Soul Tree, Cambridge
10/30 - The Charlotte, Leicester
10/31 - Inside Out, Darlington
Miss Li's showcase at CMJ is confirmed for October 22 at Drom (85 Avenue A). No idea what the set time is, but the show isn't set to start until 8pm and there are three other acts on the bill.
Set times for the upcoming Swedish music showcase that It's a Trap! is sponsoring:
6:20 - Firefox AK
7:00 - Juvelen
8:00 - Hello Saferide
Once again, that's October 22 at Bowery Electric in NYC and it's 100% free. Details for the Hello Saferide show on October 25 at The Bellhouse in Brooklyn will be confirmed shortly.
Finnish shoegazers On Volcano will do a short Baltic/Russian tour in November:
11/05 - Semifinal, Helsinki (FIN)
11/07 - Sochi Club, Saint Petersburg (RUS)
11/08 - Tir Club, Pskov (RUS)
11/09 - Genialistide Klubi, Tartu (EE)
11/11 - Depo, Riga (LVA)
11/12 - Woodstock/Rockstar’s, Tallinn (EE)
Colony 5 has been forced to cancel their UK tour plans and as such, will probably not perform live again until next spring: https://www.colony5.com/index.php?page=news&id=118
New fall dates for Audrey:
10/27 - Bassy, Berlin (GER)
10/28 - Piwnica 21, Poznan (POL)
10/29 - Bezsennosc, Wroclaw (POL)
10/30 - Jadlodajnia Filozoficzna, Warszawa (POL)
11/13 - Le Cri de la Mouette, Toulouse (FRA)
11/14 - Tanned Tin Festival, Castellon (ESP)
11/16 - Cat, Ulm (GER)
11/20 - Feinkostlampe, Hannover (GER)
11/21 - Arenbergschouwburg, Antwerpen (BEL)
Satyricon will be coming back to the US this winter as support for Cradle of Filth: https://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=11584
CoF hasn't been a good band in a long time, but at least they are entertaining live. As for Satyricon, I'd still really like to see them with Frost on drums, but I doubt Homeland Security will ever let that happen.
Norwegian act Accidents Never Happen will support The Wombats for a couple days in November:
11/12 - The Picture House, Edinburgh
11/16 - Coronet, London
As mentioned before, Norwegian experimental "sound art" artists Alog, Jana Winderen and Alexander Rishaug/Marius Watz are heading to Japan at the end of the month for a few performances:
10/22 - AD&A Gallery, Osaka (info)
10/24 - Superdeluxe, Tokyo (info)
See the above info links for more details on each of the artists and the work they will be performing.
Norwegian acts Simon Says No! and Real Ones along with Grand Avenue from Denmark are playing a "Stranded in Stereo"-sponsored CMJ showcase at Rehab on October 22. Of course, you shouldn't even consider going when my own event is happening at the same time at Bowery Electric with Hello Saferide, Firefox AK and Juvelen (and is totally free btw), but hey- you are free to make your own bad decisions.
New tourdates for Lykke Li:
11/24 - Button Factory, Dublin (IRL)
11/25 - Arches, Glasgow (SCO)
11/27 - Academy 3, Manchester (UK)
11/28 - Koko, London (UK)
11/29 - Gloria, Cologne (GER)
12/01 - Maria, Berlin (GER)
12/02 - Ubel und Gefaehrlich, Hamburg (GER)
12/05 - Doornrosjie, Nijmegen (HOL)
12/06 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (HOL)
12/09 - Le Trabendo, Paris (FRA)
12/10 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
12/11 - John Dee, Oslo (NOR)
12/12 - Kägelbanan, Stockholm (SWE)
We Are Soldiers We Have Guns will be doing some dates around Northern Europe next February:
02/12 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
02/13 - D:qliq, Luxembourg (LUX)
02/17 - Cafe Glocksee, Hannover (GER)
02/19 - Spinnerei, Traun (AUS)
02/20 - Herbert, Baden (CH)
02/22 - NBI, Berlin (GER)
Hello Saferide has confirmed a couple shows in NYC!
10/22 - Bowery Electric, NYC w/Juvelen, Firefox AK (FREE!)
10/25 - The Bellhouse, Brooklyn w/Blackstrap, The Seabellies
Hear a couple tracks from the new album "More modern short stories..." at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/saferide
Norwegian industrial/metal act V:28 is heading out on one last tour this fall:
10/10 - Mukkes, Leeuwarden (NL)
10/11 - De Azijnfabriek, Roermond (NL)
10/12 - The Little Devil, Tilburg (NL)
10/14 - Le Klub, Paris (FRA)
10/15 - La Rumeur, Lille (FRA)
10/16 - Negasonic, Aalst (BEL)
10/17 - Aurora Infernalis Festival, Arnheim (NL)
10/18 - Black Paradise, Wismar (GER)
12/18 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR) w/Enslaved
12/19 - Hydranten, Hamar (NOR) w/Enslaved
12/20 - Arendal Kulturhus (last gig ever), Arendal (NOR)