Britta Persson will do a few dates in May to support the German release of her latest album "Kill Hollywood me", due out on April 18. Here's what's booked so far:
05/15 - Cafe Central, Weinheim
05/16 - Objekt 5, Halle
05/17 - Falkendom, Bielefeld
05/18 - NBI, Berlin
Norwegian rockers and "Reader's companion" alums WE are doing a batch of German headlining gigs starting in late May:
05/30 - Backstage, München (GER)
05/31 - Subway, Chemnitz (GER)
06/01 - Logo, Hamburg (GER)
06/02 - Zeche Carl, Essen (GER)
06/03 - Museumskeller, Erfurt (GER)
06/04 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
06/05 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt (GER)
06/06 - Loppen, Copenhagen (DK)
Finnish act Ghost Brigade is doing a few European dates on the way to Hellfest:
06/18 - U Bazyla, Poznan (POL) w/Týr
06/19 - Wild At Heart, Berlin (GER)
06/22 - Hellfest, Clisson (FRA)
06/23 - Underground, Köln (GER)
Updated European tourdates for Scraps of Tape:
05/13 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
05/14 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER)
05/15 - Steinbruch, Duisburg (GER)
05/16 - Groene Engel, Oss (NL)
05/17 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER)
05/18 - Het Kasteel, AJ Alphen a/d Rijn (NL)
05/19 - Help needed!
05/20 - Café Panam, Leipzig (GER)
05/21 - Cairo, Würzburg (GER)
05/22 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
05/23 - Talschock, Chemnitz (GER)
05/24 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
In other news, expect the band to go into the studio with Mathias Oldén later this summer.
Swedish tweepop act A Smile and a Ribbon is coming to the UK in May:
05/07 - The Bandstand, Stoke-On-Trent
05/08 - Lee Rosy's Tea, Nottingham
05/09 - The Buffalo Bar, London
05/10 - Retreat, Newcastle
05/11 - The Goat, Glasgow
Victims have added new dates and details to their upcoming North American jaunt: https://www.victimsinblood.com/tour.htm
Dark Tranquility has added a string of US headlining gigs to follow their tour with Arch Enemy:
05/31 - Clubhouse, Phoenix, AZ
06/01 - Jillian's, Las Vegas, NV
06/02 - Avalon, Salt Lake City, UT
06/03 - Marquis, Denver, CO
06/05 - The Door, Dallas, TX
06/06 - Meridian, Houston, TX
06/07 - Scout Bar, San Antonio, TX
06/09 - The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
06/10 - Lincoln Theater, Raleigh, NC
Hey! Look to the right and you'll see that the first It's a Trap! Clubnight of the spring has been confirmed for May 9 and will feature Danes Barra Head plus (semi?) local dudes Surrounded. Killer!
Norway's The Lionheart Brothers will tour the UK in May alongside The Mae Shi and Johnny Foreigner as part of a tour sponsored by Drowned in Sound:
05/06 - Graduate, Cambridge
05/07 - Fibbers, York
05/08 - Snafu, Aberdeen
05/09 - Barfly, Glasgow
05/10 - Barfly, Liverpool
05/12 - The Place, Birmingham
05/13 - King’s College, London
05/14 - Louisiana (headline), Bristol
05/15 - Oceans Room (Great Escape), Brighton
05/16 - Old Market (Great Escape), Brighton
Moto Boy will do a small run of London shows in May:
05/23 - Monto Water Rats, London
05/24 - The Barfly, Camden, London
05/25 - Monto Water Rats, London
Updated Torpedo tourdates:
05/02 - Projekt 7, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt (GER)
05/03 - Uncle Sally's party @ Magnet, Berlin (GER)
05/05 - Objekt 5, Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt (GER)
05/06 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER)
05/07 - Steinbruch, Duisburg (GER)
05/08 - Nexus, Braunschweig (GER)
05/09 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
05/10 - Cobra, Solingen (GER)
05/11 - Bla, Bonn (GER)
05/15 - Moby Dick, Madrid (ESP)
05/16 - 12 & medio venue. Benicassim festival show, Murcia (ESP)
05/17 - Sala Becool, Barcelona (ESP)
06/01 - Primavera Festival (ESP)
Swedish artists Witchcraft and Sofia Talvik will play this year's Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago on August 1-3.
Spring tourdates for Finland's Desert Planet:
04/30 - Zebra, Neubrandenburg (GER)
05/01 - Mai-Festival, Lübeck (GER)
05/02 - Kaffee Burger, Berlin (GER)
05/05 - Kioski (Instore gig), Fürth (GER)
05/06 - Das Bett, Frankfurt (GER)
05/08 - TabTap, Schaffehausen (CH)
05/09 - Helsinki Club, Zürich (CH)
05/10 - Rockhouse Bar, Salzburg (AUS)
Danish alt-country act Lost Alma on tour in Germany this week:
04/07 - Pony Bar, Hamburg
04/08 - Polyester, Oldenburg
04/09 - Intersoup, Berlin
04/10 - Prinz Willy, Kiel
04/11 - Hasenschaukel, Hamburg
04/12 - Noch Besser Leben, Leipzig
Norwegian noise titan Lasse Marhaug will premiere a new commissioned work at the Henie-Onstad Art Centre in Høvikodden, Norway this Sunday. The piece utilizes material from the Henie-Onstad sound archives and is described by the artist as "a manic tape-cut-up avalanche." After this weekend, it will be performed again in August and there will also be a version released on CD. Read more: https://www.ballade.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2008040315081723794918 (in Norwegian)