Huset ved Sjøen is a new festival in Norway happening June 11 at the Greek temple in Flaskebekk, Nesodden on the occasion of the building's 100th birthday this year. No artists are announced just yet, but full details on the fest can be found here: https://husetvedsjoen.com/
The Embassy will be playing a rare live gig on March 11 at Backyard in Berlin: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=192196594144860
Danish acts The Attacks and Lars and the Hands of Light will be coming over for SXSW and will both be stopping in NYC along the way: https://blog.crunchy.dk/post/Lars-and-The-Hands-of-Light-and-Thee-Attacks-in-the-US.aspx
Atlas Losing Grip will be heading out on an extended European tour to support the release of their new album, due out in May via :
03/30 - Logo, Hamburg (GER)
03/31 - tba, Hannover (GER)
04/01 - Roots Club, Mönchengladbach (GER)
04/02 - Ant Attack Festival, Dillingen/Saar (GER)
04/13 - Wild at Heart, Berlin (GER)
04/14 - Zimmer 04, Regensburg (GER)
04/15 - Backstage, München (GER)
04/16 - Overdrive Festival, Kapfenberg (AUS)
04/17 - Arena, Wien (AUS) w/Millencolin
04/18 - Orto Bar, Ljubljana (SLO)
04/19 - Lazzaretto, Bologna (ITA)
04/20 - Palazzo Granaio, Settimo Milanese (Milano) (ITA)
04/21 - tba
04/22 - tba
04/23 - tba
05/12 - Villa, Rotenburg (GER)
05/13 - Volxbad, Flensburg (GER)
05/14 - tba (GER)
05/15 - Panda Bar, Ulm (GER)
05/16 - Kulturcafe, Mainz (GER)
05/17 - tba (BEL)
05/18 - The Frontline, Ghent (BEL)
05/19 - Sojo, Leuven (BEL)
05/20 - Sputnik Cafe, Münster (GER)
05/21 - Das Zentrum, Menden (GER)
05/22 - tba (GER)
Listen to Norway profiles Jaga Jazzist ahead of their upcoming gig at Scala in London on March 30: https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011030311213376966811
Norwegian rockers Spirits of the Dead have now officially confirmed that their new album "The Great God Pan" will be released on April 4 and they will be immediately hitting the road in support. Upcoming dates:
04/15 - Little Devil, Tilburg (HOL)
04/16 - The Rambler, Eindhoven (HOL)
04/17 - The Garage, London (UK)
04/18 - Trix, Antwerpen (BEL)
04/19 - Feierwerk, München (GER)
04/23 - Dude Fest, Kalrsruhe (GER)
Britta Persson is heading abroad for a few dates in May:
05/09 - Comet Club, Berlin (GER)
05/10 - Falkendom, Bielfeld (GER)
05/11 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
05/12 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL)
05/13 - Ekko, Utrecht (NL)
It's a Bird! It's a Plane!, the new Swedish act featuring Joel Sjöö (They Live By Night) and Andreas Söderlund (Sounds Like Violence, Niccokick), will be doing a number of European dates supporting Glasvegas:
03/06 - Vega, Köpenhamn (DK)
03/07 - Kägelbanan, Stockholm (SWE)
03/09 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
03/10 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
03/17 - Nouveau Casino, Paris (FRA)
03/18 - Sugar Factory, Amsterdam (NL)
The March lineup for Ja Ja Ja,as curated by Rich Thane of The Line of Best Fit, has been confirmed for the 31st and will feature Team Me, Lucy Swann and When Saints Go Machine.
Khoma will make their German live debut on April 22 at the Friction Fest in Berlin.
Electronic Music Cavalcade is the name of a new techno-focused festival put on by the folks behind clubnight Electronic Music Club which is happening in Göteborg in May, spread across three Fridays. Read more at Gaffa (in Swedish) and then bookmark the official website: https://www.emcgbg.com/cavalcade.html
Norwegian post-rockers Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson are heading down to SXSW and will be playing a number of US dates on the way there and back:
03/07 - Pianos,Manhattan, New York City, NY
03/08 - Legion Bar, Brooklyn, NY
03/09 - Millcreek Tavern, Philadelphia, PA
03/10 - Tony's house, Ridgewood, NJ
03/11 - Savvas' house, Annapolis, MD
03/12 - tba VA
03/13 - Soapbox, Wilmington, NC
03/14 - The Coup, Clarksville, TN
03/15 - Bear's Oyster Bar, Shreveport, LA
03/18 - Plush (4pm) (notSXSW)
03/19 - Swan Dive (8pm) (SXSW)
03/20 - Hi-Lo Club, Oklahoma City, OK
Full details at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=167227483325329
Norwegian act Heroes & Zeros will be coming over to the US for a few dates in March on a tour sponsored by Nordic Hus, hitting up NYC and the oft-overlooked state of Alaska:
03/02 - Piano's, NYC, NY
03/04 - Mt. View Community Center, Anchorage, AK
03/05 - Chilkoot Charlie's, Anchorage, AK
03/06 - The Alibi, Homer, AK
03/10 - Maxine's, Girdwood ,AK
03/11 - The Blue Loon, Fairbanks, AK
03/12 - Chilkoot Charlie's, Anchorage, AK
03/14 - Arlene's Grocery, NYC, NY
The Tallest Man on Earth and fellow Swedes Francis will be touring Europe in May:
05/16 - Trädgårn, Göteborg (SWE)
05/17 - Uebel & Gefahrlich, Hamburg (GER)
05/18 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
05/19 - O2 Sheperd's Bush Empire, London (UK)
05/20 - Cirque Royal, Brussels (BEL)
05/22 - Essigfabrik, Cologne (GER)
05/23 - Postbahnhof, Berlin (GER)
05/24 - Muffatthalle, München (GER)
05/25 - Hana Bi, Ravenna (ITA)
05/30 - Maroquinerie, Paris (GRA)
06/01 - Vicar Street, Dublin (IRL)
New European dates for Thomas Dybdahl:
05/30 - Xoyo, London (UK)
05/28 - Europavox, Clermont Ferrand (FRA)
05/27 - Espace Julien, Marseille (FRA)
05/26 - Le Cargo de Nuit Arles, Arles (FRA)
05/25 - L'Epicerie Moderne, Lyon (FRA)
05/24 - Le Grand Mix Tourcoing, Tourcoing (FRA)
05/14 - Museum @ Botanique, Brussels (BEL)
05/11 - Ampere, Munich (GER)
05/10 - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt (GER)
05/08 - Stadtgarten, Cologne (GER)
05/07 - Frannz Club, Berlin (GER)
05/06 - Uebel & Gefaehrlich, Hamburg (GER)
05/04 - Hedon, Zwolle (NL)
05/03 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
05/02 - Vera, Groningen (NL)