London-based Scandinavian music showcase Ja Ja Ja has announced that their next gig on February 24 will include the actually quite promisingly solid lineup of Kellermensch, Årabrot and Deathcrush as curated by The Quietus and The Stool Pigeon. Read more: https://www.jajajamusic.com/news.php?id=56
Peter Bjorn and John will be doing a lot of work on the road ahead of the release of their new album:
02/03 - The Old Blue Last, London (UK)
02/16 - Comet Club, Berlin (GER)
02/17 - Train, Aarhus (DK)
02/18 - Lille Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
02/19 - Sentrum Scene, Oslo (NOR)
02/23 - Lexington, London (UK)
02/28 - Bitterzoet, Amsterdam (NL)
03/02 - International, Paris (FRA)
03/30 - Dingwalls, London (UK)
03/31 - Academy 3, Manchester (UK)
04/01 - Stereo, Glasgow (SCO)
04/06 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
04/07 - Tivoli 400, Utrecht (NL)
04/08 - Botanique Orangerie, Brussels (BEL)
04/09 - Point FMR, Paris (FRA)
04/28 - Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
04/29 - Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
04/30 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
05/01 - Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
05/02 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
05/03 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
05/05 - Paradise, Boston, MA
05/06 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
05/07 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
05/10 - Neumos, Seattle, WA
05/11 - Venue, Vancouver, BC
05/12 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
05/13 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
05/14 - El Ray Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Björn Kleinhenz will be doing a number of shows in Germany over the next few months:
03/05 - Klanggut Festival @ UT Connewitz (solo show), Leipzig (GER)
04/30 - Hasenschaukel, Hamburg (GER)
05/02 - King Georg, Cologne (GER)
05/03 - tba, Wiesbaden (GER)
05/04 - Kino Maxim, Munich (GER)
05/05 - Thalia Kino, Dresden (GER)
The Coldplay/Mew/A-ha supergroup Apparatjik will be participating in an art installation called "The Apparatjik Light Space Modulator" at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin during the weeks of March 13-27. There is no entrance fee to view the installation itself, but if you want to be a witness to any of the live performances (on the 12th, 26th and 27th, the latter in collaboration with the Deutsches Kammerorchester), you will need a ticket: https://www.theoutland.com/Store/DII-414-5-the+apparatjik+light+space+modulator++ticket.html
This Is Head will be touring Europe in April; dates confirmed so far:
04/15 - Sublime, Aflenz (AUS)
04/17 - Rhiz, Vienna (AUS)
04/20 - Galao, Stuttgart (GER)
04/21 - Hafen 2, Offenbach (GER)
04/22 - Ostpol, Dresden (GER)
The Øya Festival will once again be sending Norwegian talent abroad, this time to London for a couple gigs in late February in association with Field Day and Club NME. The featured acts: Team Me and Lucy Swann. Full details: https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011013112581187917601
Attention denizens of Malmö! InSekt has been forced to cancel this coming Friday's It's a Trap! Clubnight with Kvelertak due to medical reasons, but all is not lost: the excellent Norwegian rock act Spirits of the Dead will be stepping in to take their place. Be there!
The José González documentary "The Extraordinary Ordinary Life Of José González" will receive its US debut on February 23 at the Noise Pop Fest in San Francisco. Read more: https://2011.noisepop.com/film
Swedish retro-metal enthusiasts Bullet and Enforcer are touring Europe together in April:
04/07 - Marx, Hamburg (GER)
04/08 - Bastard Club, Osnabrück (GER)
04/09 - Turock, Essen (GER)
04/10 - Rock Temple, Kerkrade (NL)
04/11 - Underworld, London (UK)
04/12 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
04/13 - Café Central, Weinheim (GER)
04/14 - K17, Berlin (GER)
04/15 - Estrada, Bydgoszcz (PL)
04/16 - Kwadrat, Krakau (PL)
04/17 - Escape, Wien (AUS)
04/18 - Backstage, München (GER)
04/19 - Rock Fabrik, Ludwigsburg (GER)
04/20 - Dynamo, Zürich (CH)
04/21 - Hellraiser, Leipzig (GER)
04/22 - OHK, Oostende (BEL)
04/23 - Biebob, Vosselaar (BEL)
Sanctuary in Blasphemy is doing a US tour? And it's starting here in Olympia, WA? With Miasmal and Bone Sickness? See you there! (other dates tbc)
Gaffa reports that Jenny Wilson is (thankfully!) recovered enough from her breast cancer scare to be touring again this spring: https://gaffa.se/nyhet/46337
She also apparently has a new double album on the way as well, entitled "Blazing".
Norwegian techno act Mental Overdrive will be making two live appearances next week:
02/02 - Club Transmediale, Paloma Bar, Berlin (GER)
02/04 - Phonica Records In-store, Soho, London (UK)
has confirmed that hardcore/metal act Adept's new record "Death dealers" will be released on March 2 with the single "The ivory tower" preceding it on February 7. The band will also be touring, starting off with a batch of dates supporting A Day to Remember:
02/08 - AB, Brussells (BEL)
02/09 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
02/12 - Bikini, Barcelona (ESP)
02/14 - Vidia Club, Cesena (ITA)
02/15 - Dynamo, Zurich (GER)
02/16 - Theaterfabrik, Munchen (GER)
02/17 - Longhorn, Stuttgart (GER)
02/18 - Essigfabrik, Cologne (GER)
02/19 - Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg (GER)
02/20 - Huxleys, Berlin (GER)
02/22 - Skaters Palace, Munster (GER)
Upcoming live dates for Entombed:
01/28 - Spring & Airbrake, Belfast (IRL)
01/29 - The Village, Dublin (IRL)
02/24 - Hulen, Bergen (NOR)
02/25 - Byscenen, Trondheim (NOR)
02/26 - Betong, Oslo (NOR)
03/10 - Studenthuset, Aalborg (DK)
03/11 - Godset, Kolding (DK)
03/12 - The Rock, Copenhagen (DK)
05/19 - Turock, Essen (GER)
05/20 - Hedon, Zwolle (NL)
05/21 - Patronaat, Harlem (NL)
05/22 - Effenaar, Eindhoven (NL)
05/27 - Metalfest, Dessau (GER)
05/28 - Metalfest, Mining am Inn (AUS)
05/29 - Metalfest, Pratteln (CH)
07/07 - Obscene Extreme, Nabojisti (CR)
07/09 - Getaway rock, Gävle (SWE)
The Danish Cultural Institute in Brazil in collaboration with Brazilian cultural institution SESC have arranged for the three Danish acts Efterklang, Søren Bebe Trio and Jakob Davidsen Mangfoldighed to perform there as part of a Danish music fest called "Mostra de Música Dinamarquesa" which will take place at the end of the month. My Portuguese is a bit rusty, but I do believe that details on the shows can be found here: https://www.sescsp.org.br/sesc/programa_new/busca.cfm?conjunto_id=8085