Scandinavian acts Cats On Fire, Love Dance and This Year's Model will play the Marsh-Marigold 20th Anniversary Festival on July 18-19 at Prinzenbar in Hamburg, Germany.

In addtion to the upcoming German shows that Logh has planned for July (posted in the sidebar), they'll also be performing their excellent (and IMO, classic) album "The raging sun" in its entirety at Bang Bang Club in Berlin on July 29.

Lögnhalsmottagningen, the international collaboration of Stuart from Boyracer and Martin from The Faintest Ideas, will play what will probably be their first and only show at Athens Popfest on August 16.

Finnish humppa-metal act Finntroll will tour the US with Warbringer in August: https://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=10900

Razzia Records artist Jonna Lee will play the Bedford in London on June 30.

Juvelen will be hanging out in NYC later this month and will manage to squeeze in a few shows while he's here:

06/21 - Mercury Lounge
06/28 - Rockwood Music Hall
06/30 - The Annex
07/01 - Rehab

I know the idea of a dude playing guitar and strutting around to iPod backing tracks might not sound all that hot, but trust me, he really does put on a great show.

Check out a 10-minute live set of Swedish hardcore act Sista Sekunden performing in France: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffwJ4Yv1gSc
Also head to myspace for a newly posted track from their latest MCD "Sista försvarslinjen" plus upcoming tourdates, including a summer European jaunt with Kamikatze and a fall visit to the US: https://www.myspace.com/sistasekunden

Sambassadeur is going to Spain in September:

09/10 - La 2 de Nitsa, Barcelona
09/11 - Neu! Club, Madrid
09/12 - Lemon Pop, Murcia
09/13 - La Lata de Bombillas, Zaragoza

Danish punks Cola Freaks are confirmed for Gonerfest Five in Memphis, TN in late September. Details: https://www.goner-records.com/gonerfest/

Check out the first in a four-part series the Washington Post Express is running on the Nordic Jazz Fest which kicks off Thursday at the House of Sweden in DC: https://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2008/06/nordic_jazz_08_kristian_blaks_island_mus.php
First up is Kristian Blak to be followed by Wildbirds and Peacedrums (Tuesday), Iro Haarla (Wednesday) and Ola Kvernberg (Thursday).

Norway's Quart Festival, originally scheduled for July, has been canceled due to financial concerns: https://www.quart.no/

Updated summer festival dates for I'm From Barcelona:

07/04 - Bygdalarm, Oystese (NOR)
07/05 - Quartfestivalen, Kristiansand (NOR)
07/18 - Positivus Festival, Riga (LV)
07/20 - Festival de Poupet, St-Malo du Bois 85 (FRA)
07/23 - Paléo Festival, Nyon (CH)
07/24 - Hana Bi, Ravenna (ITA)
07/25 - Festa dell'Unità, Rome (ITA)
07/26 - Stone Hill Festival, Alterswil (CH)

Cut City is working on rescheduling their previously cancelled European tour for September: https://www.cut-city.com/events.asp

Swedish industrial act Sanctum will be doing a few US shows in July around the Cornerstone Festival: https://www.crescens-collective.com/livedates

The Tallest Man On Earth is in the US this week for a small batch of shows:

06/04 - The Basement, Nashville, TN
06/06 - World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA
06/07 - LobsterPalooza Festival, Washington Park, Albany, NY
06/07 - The Parting Glass, Saratoga springs, NY
06/08 - Baltimore chop bookstore, Baltimore, MD
06/09 - The Living Room, New York, NY
06/10 - Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY