Norwegian experimental/electronic artists Phonophani, Sigbjørn Apeland and Alexander Rishaug will be heading to Japan in February:
02/16 - Gift, Tokyo
02/17 - Urbanguilde, Kyoto
02/18 - Common Cafe, Osaka
02/19 - Guggenheim House, Kobe
02/24 - Sample, Nara
02/25 - K.D.Japon, Nagoya
02/26 - Soup, Tokyo
Disco Ensemble is heading to Switzerland and Germany this spring:
03/24 - ISC, Bern (CH)
03/25 - Sommercasino, Basel (CH)
03/26 - Etage Club, Biel (CH)
03/28 - Musikbunker, Aachen (GER)
03/29 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER)
03/30 - Waschhaus, Potsdam (GER)
03/31 - Conne Island, Leipzig (GER)
04/01 - Stone, Düsseldorf (GER)
04/02 - Alter Schlachthof, Lingen (GER)
In addition to being confirmed for SXSW, Danish act Alcoholic Faith Mission will also be hitting up Canadian Music Week and doing a few gigs in NYC:
03/09 - Rancho Relaxo (CMW), Toronto
03/11 - The Dakota Tavern (CMW), Toronto
03/13 - Littlefield, New York City
03/15 - Knitting Factory, New York City
Pitchfork reports that Robyn will be supporting bonafide US pop star Katy Perry on tour in North America this summer, in addition to playing a number of her own headline gigs beforehand: https://pitchfork.com/news/41291-robyn-to-tour-with-katy-perry/
Last Days of April and Leaders Off at It's a Trap! Clubnight at Debaser! I'm almost tempted to hop on a train and come down, but I'm already scheduled tight as-is.
Robyn, The Radio Dept. and The Tallest Man on Earth have all been confirmed for Coachella 2011 which is happening April 15-17 in Indio, CA.
Agent Side Grinder will be doing a few dates abroad in March:
03/23 - Beta, Copenhagen (DK)
03/24 - Molotow Bar, Hamburg (GER)
03/25 - Levee, Berlin (GER)
03/26 - Fluc, Vienna (AUS)
03/27 - 59to1, Munich (GER)
03/28 - Heimat, Regensburg (GER)
03/29 - Das Bett, Frankfurt (GER)
Out today via : "Seconds away", the latest single from MF/MB/, available as an EP with 4 extra tracks including a Health cover. More info/download the title cut: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=306
Upcoming European tourdates:
03/12 - Kleine Freiheit, Osnabrück (GER)
03/13 - Studio 672, Köln (GER)
03/14 - Keller Klub, Stuttgart (GER)
03/15 - B72, Vienna (AUS)
03/16 - Hafenkneipe, Zürich (CH)
03/17 - Sinkkasten, Frankfurt (GER)
03/18 - Crystal, Berlin (GER)
03/19 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
Pelle Carlberg is heading down to Germany next week:
01/21 - Bunker Ulmenwall, Bielefeld
01/22 - House show, Kassel
01/23 - Pools, Göttingen
01/24 - Blauer Engel, Kiel
01/25 - tbc, Cologne
01/26 - Mondial Club, Hamburg,
01/27 - Bang Bang Club, Berlin
01/28 - AMP, Münster
01/29 - Feinkost Lampe, Hannover
No big surprise since I figured it would happen, but Asta Kask has now been officially confirmed for Chaos in Tejas along with a bajillion other amazing bands. I mean, seriously? Kreigshög and Curren$y and Autopsy and Youth of Today? Insane.
Mr. Jonas Appelqvist, our esteemed IAT! colleague and the booker of our Malmö clubnight, has launched a new booking agency with his partner Sofia Qvarnström called Brother/Sister. Their initial roster, only some of Sweden's finest up-and-coming indie acts: Simian Ghost, Leaders Off, I'm Kingfisher, In These Woods, First Love, Last Rites, NAVET and We Are the Storm. Hit up their website for more info: https://www.brothersister.se/
Casiokids will be back in the US yet again this coming March, this time on tour with Starfucker. Dates: https://happyjokes.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/us-tour-in-march-2011/
I'm Kingfisher is heading to Riga, Latvia next week:
01/19 - Radio 101 (radio session)
01/19 - Sapnu Fabrika
01/20 - Club "Perle"
01/22 - I Love You Bar
New live dates for Peter Bjorn and John:
02/16 - Comet Club, Berlin (GER)
02/23 - White Heat @ Lexington (sold out), London (UK)
02/28 - Bitterzoet Amsterdam (NL)
03/02 - International Paris (FRA)
02/30 - Dingwalls, London (UK)
04/31 - The Ruby Lounge Manchester (UK)
04/01 - Stereo, Glasgow (UK)
04/06 - Molotow Hamburg (GER)
04/08 - Botanique - Orangerie, Brussels (BEL)
04/09 - Point FMR, Paris (FRA)
It's a long way off, but Ane Brun has confirmed some new UK dates for November:
11/08 - Deaf Institute, Manchester
11/09 - King Tuts, Glasgow
11/10 - HMv Institite – The Library, Birmingham
11/11 - Scala, London