Tar... Feathers are starting to put together a European summer tour: https://www.tarfeathers.com/

Norwegian sax player Håkon Kornstad has updated his website with news on various releases he has on the way, including collaborations with Eivind Opsvik (Opsvik & Jennings), Håvard Wiik (Atomic), Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (The Thing) and Maria Kannegaard: https://www.kornstad.com/
Note that he's also doing a Monday residency at Nublu in NYC this month.

Asha Ali on tour alongside Ken Stringfellow and Trouble Over Tokyo:

05/06 - Szene, Wien (AUS)
05/07 - Orto Bar, Ljubljana (SLO)
05/08 - P.P.C., Graz (AUS)
05/09 - Kaserne Basel, Basel (CH)
05/11 - ISC ("Schwedische Nächte"), Bern (CH)
05/14 - Cinema Paradiso, St. Pölten (AUS)
05/15 - Step Völkermarkt, Völkermarkt (AUS)
05/16 - Backstage, Wiener Neustadt (AUS)
05/17 - Sublime, Aflenz Kurort (AUS)

El Perro Del Mar and Lykke Li will play the UK in June:

06/02 - Night and Day, Manchester
06/03 - Hi-Fi Club, Leeds
06/06 - Prince Albert, Brighton
06/07 - Stealth, Nottingham
06/08 - King Tut's, Glasgow
06/10 - Jericho Tavern, Oxford
06/11 - ICA, London

Tupelo Honeys will a play a few shows in Spain in June:

06/03 - Centre Municipal de Castelló, Castellón
06/04 - La Pequeña Bety, Madrid
06/05 - Centre de Cultura Contemporània Octubre, Valencia

Detektivbyrån will be performing at this year's Nordic Roots Festival in Minneapolis, MN in late September, which will apparently be the 10th and final year of said festival. Also on the (amazing!) lineup are Hedningarna, Hoven Droven, Hurdy-Gurdy, Frigg, Väsen and many more. More details: https://www.nordicroots.org/NRF2008/index2008.html

MIC Norway reports that industry fest By:Larm will remain in Oslo for the foreseeable future: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008042815514171775692

New American dates for José González:

06/13 - Bonnaro Music Festival
06/14 - Headliners, Lousville, KY
06/15 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC
06/16 - The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ
06/17 - Iron Horse, Northampton, MA
06/18 - Museaum of Fine Art, Boston, MA
06/20 - Teatro Estudio Cavaret, Guadalajara (MEX)
06/21 - Lunario, Mexico City (MEX)
06/23 - Stone Church, Newmarket, NH
06/24 - Higher Ground, Burlington VT
06/25 - 400 Anniversary Festival, Quebec City (CAN)
06/26 - St. Matthew's Church, Halifax (CAN)
06/27 - Casbah, Hamilton (CAN)
06/28 - Sled Island Fest, Calgary (CAN)
06/30 - The Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon (CAN)
07/02 - The Park Theatre, Winnipeg (CAN)
07/03 - Bluesfest, Ottawa (CAN)

Coming to London in mid-May: "Swedish Outsiders", a festival of experimental sound and film: https://www.no-signal.net/
Artists presenting include Hans Appelqvist, Mats Gustafsson, Folke Rabe, Tape, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Henrik Rylander and much, much more. See a pdf of program notes here: https://www.no-signal.net/swedish/nosignal-SwedishOutsidersFestival-PR.pdf

Swedish hardcore act Sista Sekunden has recorded seven new tracks for release in the near future. Band-affiliated label Instigate will handle the CD and Cutthroat will do the vinyl. The band will also be touring extensively this summer/fall, so go to myspace for dates: https://www.myspace.com/sistasekunden

Agent Kooper has postponed their German tour, originally scheduled for May, to September. In the meantime, expect a new EP from the band around July.

Belgian doom artist Fear Falls Burning is enlisting the help of Swedish musicians Johannes Persson and Magnus Lindberg (both from Cult of Luna, guitar and drums respectively) plus Tim Bertilsson (Switchblade, drums) to help him perform his album "Frenzy of the absolute" in its entirety on November 1 at Schouwburg Cultuurcentrum Luchtbal in Antwerpen, Belgium. Oh, and Steven Wilson from acclaimed UK act Porcupine Tree will be supporting with his solo act Bass Communion. Read more: https://www.ccluchtbal.org/2003/Concert2003/FearFallsBurning.html

There's going to be a big Nordic Hip-hop festival in Copenhagen on May 9-10: https://www.myspace.com/banditentertainment
Acts confirmed include Petter, Afasi & Filthy, Clemens and tons more.

Updates US dates for The Mary Onettes:

05/07 - Vertigos, Los Angeles, CA
05/08 - Popscene, San Francisco, CA
05/09 - Satellite Lounge, Reno, NV
05/10 - Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
05/12 - Hi Dive, Denver, CO
05/13 - Recordbar, Kansas City, MO
05/14 - The Bluebird, St Louis, MO
05.15 - Beat Kitchen, Chicago, IL
05.16 - My Old Kentucky Blog Presents @ Radio Radio, Indianapolis, IN
05.17 - Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, PA
05.19 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
05.21 - DC9, Washington, DC
05/23 - Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY
05/24 - Middle East, Boston, MA

Daaamn! Silverbullit is now confirmed for Way Out West: https://www.wayoutwest.se/nyheter/vi-ramlar-pa-med-fler-artister
It's been a long while since I've heard anything new from those guys. They're also an amazing live band.