Swedish Americana artist I'm Kingfisher will be heading back to the UK in September:
09/06 - Dublin Castle, London/Camden
09/08 - Buffalo Lounge, Cardiff
09/09 - The Central Station, Wrexham
09/10 - The Well Inn Festival 2011, Holywell
09/11 - The Telford's Warehouse, Chester
There will be a public tribute concert for Gustaf Kjellvander (The Fine Arts Showcase, Songs of Soil) at Debaser Malmö on August 23 featuring a host of artists and friends doing their part to celebrate Gustaf's life and art: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=254486701235796
Download the title track of the new Jens Lekman EP "An argument with myself": https://www.jenslekman.com/An%20Argument%20With%20Myself.mp3
He's also got a bunch of new live dates:
09/28 - Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
09/29 - California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
10/01 - Columbia, Seattle, WA
10/03 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
10/05 - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Washington DC
10/06 - Philadelphia Ethical Society, Philadelphia, PA
10/07 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
10/08 - Somerville Armory, Boston, MA
10/09 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
10/14 - The Vereniging, Nijmegen (NL)
10/15 - Schumannsaal Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf (GER)
10/17 - Heaven, London (UK)
10/19 - Band on the Wall, Manchester (UK)
10/22 - Södra Teatern, Stockholm (SWE)
10/24 - Jazzhouse, Köpenhamn (DK)
10/27 - Salumeria della Musica, Milano (ITA)
10/29 - Pitchfork Music Festival, Paris (FRA)
New live dates for Firefox AK:
08/13 - Zitadelle Spandau, Berlin (GER) w/Hurts
09/07 - Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo, Helsinki (FIN)
09/10 - Berlin Festival, Berlin (GER)
Pintandwefall are heading back to Germany in September:
09/21 - Privat Club, Berlin (GER)
09/22 - Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg (GER)
Gaffa reports that long-running Swedish Trallpunk act Dia Psalma will be calling it quits after 20 years and one last tour: https://gaffa.se/nyhet/51419
The Radio Dept. are coming back to North America in November for a few weeks of live dates:
11/03 - Fitzgerald's (Upstairs Room), Houston, TX
11/04 - Club Dada, Dallas, TX
11/05 - Fun Fun Fun Fest, Austin, TX
11/07 - Club Congress, Tucson, AZ
11/08 - El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
11/09 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
11/11 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
11/12 - Neumos, Seattle, WA
11/15 - Varsity Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
11/16 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
11/17 - The Mod Club, Toronto, ONT
11/18 - Corona Theatre, Montreal, QC
11/19 - Paradise, Boston, MA
11/20 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
11/21 - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
11/22 - Black Cat, Washington, DC
Swedish doom act Abandon will reunite for one night only to perform their posthumously-released masterpiece "The dead end" in its 100+ minute entirety with friend Ufuk Demir (of the similarly-minded/also-awesome Walk Through Fire) filling in on lead vocals for passed away vocalist Johan Carlzon. It all goes down August 25 at Pustervik in Göteborg and will correspond with the long-awaited 3xLP release of said album from .
Lykke Li will be touring the US again in November and is bringing along fellow Swedes First Aid Kit for the ride:
11/07 - Fox Theater, Pomona, CA
11/09 - Fox Theater, Oakland, CA
11/11 - Ogden Theater, Denver, CO
11/13 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
11/14 - Vic Theater, Chicago, IL
11/15 - Sound Academy, Toronto, Ontario
11/17 - Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ
11/19 - Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
11/20 - Buckhead Theater, Atlanta, GA
11/21 - Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA
Jens Lekman has confirmed that his new EP "An argument with myself" will be released on September 20 via and will be followed by an abbreviated US tour. Get the full details here in this republished interview he did with the Walla Walla Washington Union Bulletin: https://secretlycanadian.com/blog/2011/07/jens-lekman-announces-new-ep-tour/
Swedish old-school punks Mob 47 are heading to Japan in October:
10/08 - F.A.D., Yokohama
10/09 - Day Trip, Nagoya
10/10 - King Cobra, Osaka
10/12 - Choatic Noise, Kochi
10/13 - Border, Hiroshima
10/14 - K2, Tsuyama
10/15 - Club Chaos, Mie
10/16 - Earth Dom, Tokyo
Scandinavian acts Datarock, The Asteroids Galaxy Tour and For a Minor Reflection have been added to the lineup of this year's Culture Collide fest in LA: https://culturecollide.com/index.php/news/entry/gang_gang_dance_datarock_men_more_added_to_2011_culture_collide
Just got this alert in my inbox -- Denmark's Roskilde Festival will allow any and all ticket-holders for the now-bankrupt Arvikafestivalen into their own sold-out festival for free: https://roskilde-festival.dk/index.php?id=3865
A selection of Copenhagen's finest indie/punk labels -- , , , , and -- join forces to compile a sampler showcasing the acts they have appearing at this year's Roskilde Festival (and beyond). If you can't find something to like here, you don't like indierock.
Swedish postrockers Immanu El have announced that they will be releasing their new alb "In passage", their third overall, on October 14. will handle things as usual in Sweden with doing an Asian release and handling vinyl. The band will once again be touring extensively in support and preliminary dates can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/immanu-el/new-album-in-passage-release-october-2011-releasetours-in-europe-asia/10150300809333825