Hajen now Idiot Wind, to tour with Tallest Man on Earth
From Hajen to Jaw Lesson and now Idiot Wind? And a European tour with The Tallest Man on Earth? Appears so: https://www.myspace.com/hajensmyspace
Tag: Live
Suma to release split with Unearthly Trance
Swedish doom act Suma will be doing a new split 12"/CD with Unearthly Trance to coincide with the two groups' US tour together in October. Each band contributes a track to a side with guest vocals from the other band to make for a total collaborative experience -- read more/get tourdates at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/sumanoise
Días Nórdicos, a new Nordic culture fest in Madrid
Días Nórdicos is the name of a new multi-disciplinary Nordic culture festival in Madrid, Spain which kicks off in mid-September: https://www.diasnordicos.com/
Many artists such as Jonathan Johansson, Murder, Moddi and Kaspar will perform live, along with José González who will likewise perform in concert in coordination with a screening of the new documentary "The Extraordinary Ordinary Life Of José González". Full details at the link above.
Kraut-night at the Goethe Institute
In anticipation of ex-NEU!/Harmonia act Hallogallo's upcoming visit to Sweden, is presenting a special tribute comp entitled "Für immer" featuring various Stockholm-based artists such as Chicken El Diablo, Elias Krantz, Mackaper and Clark Nova paying tribute to the founders of krautrock. The limited physical edition of the collection will be presented on September 14 at Goetheinstitutet in Stockholm and will accompanied by a krautrock discussion led by Nils Hansson, a documentary screening and more. More details: https://www.goethe.de/ins/se/sto/kue/mus/sv6446198v.htm
Harrys Gym to Cultures Collide
Norwegians Harrys Gym have been added to the lineup of Cultures Collide: https://culturecollide.com/index.php/artists/
Haapalainen + Dunger + Ågren = Vowles
The Bear Quartet guitarist Jari Haapalainen, singer/songwriter Nicolai Dunger and drummer extraordinaire Morgan Ågren (Mats/Morgan Band, Fredrik Thorendal, etc.) have joined forces in a new fusion project called Vowles and they will be making their live debut on September 9 at Fasching in Stockholm. Entry includes a copy of the group's single "o i a å" and I have no idea what it sounds like, but I intend to find out.
Robyn in the US
Robyn is coming to North America for a string of dates in November:
11/05 - The Filmore, Miami Beach, FL
11/06 - Club Firestone, Orlando, FL
11/07 - The Ritz Ybor, Tampa, FL
11/08 - Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, GA
11/10 - Terminal 5, New York, NY
11/12 - The Sound Academy, Toronto, Ontario
11/13 - Metro, Chicago, IL
11/14 - Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN
11/17 - Club Nokia, Los Angeles, CA
11/19 - Venue, Vancouver, British Columbia
11/20 - Wonder Ballroonm, Portland, OR
11/21 - Neumos, Seattle, WA
Villa Nah to support OMD
Finnish duo Villa Nah will be supporting OMD on tour in the UK:
10/29 - Brighton Dome, Brighton
10/31 - Bristol Colston Hall, Bristol
11/01 - Nottingham Royal Centre, Nottingham
11/02 - Glasgow Concert Hall, Glasgow
11/04 - Liverpool Arena, Liverpool
11/05 - Ipswich Regent, Ipswich
11/07 - London Hammersmith Odeon, London
11/08 - Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham
22-Pistepirkko tour Switzerland, celebrate 30 years
Finland's 22-Pistepirkko are doing a few Swiss dates before embarking on a 30th anniversary tour of their homeland:
10/01 - Dachstock Reitschule, Bern (CH)
10/02 - Drahtwerk, Biel/Bienne (CH)
10/03 - Viadukt, Zurich (CH)
10/09 - Tavastia, Helsinki (FIN)
10/15 - Henry’s, Kuopio (FIN)
10/16 - Tukkijätkä, Heinola (FIN)
10/21 - Bar Kino, Pori (FIN)
10/22 - Klubi, Turku (FIN)
10/23 - Rytmikorjaamo, Seinäjoki (FIN)
10/28 - 45special, Oulu (FIN)
10/29 - 45special, Oulu (FIN)
10/30 - Klubi, Tampere (FIN)
11/04 - Torvi, Lahti (FIN)
11/05 - Soho, Porvo (FIN)
11/06 - Lutakko, Jyväskylä (FIN)
Serena-Maneesh to tour US with Wovenhand
Serena-Maneesh will be doing a co-headlining US tour with the excellent Wovenhand. Dates at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/serenamaneesh
The Radio Dept. tour the world
The Radio Dept. will be bringing their lackluster live show worldwide this fall:
09/09 - Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona (ESP)
09/11 - South Pop Festival Seville, Sevilla (ESP)
11/04 - Internasjonalen, Oslo (NOR)
11/05 - Hulen, Bergen (NOR)
11/06 - Ungdomshuset 1880, Bergen (NOR)
11/27 - Boulogne-Billancourt- Carré Bellefeuille CONF, Paris (FRA)
11/30 - Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY
12/01 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
12/04 - Strand, Stockholm (SWE)
12/05 - Scala, London (SWE)
Alarma Man back to Germany
New Alarma Man dates for November:
11/12 - Ikuwo, Greifswald (GER)
11/13 - Kastanie, Berlin (GER)
11/14 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER) w/Chris Leo
11/15 - Conne Island, Leipzig (GER) w/Chris Leo
11/16 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER) w/Chris Leo
11/17 - Café Central, Magdeburg (GER)
11/18 - tba, Solingen (GER)
11/19 - Rocas, Luxenbourg (LUX)
11/20 - tba
Scraps of Tape touring Germany in November
Scraps of Tape will be doing a few German dates in November:
11/10 - AZ Conni, Dresden
11/11 - Schokoladen, Berlin
11/12 - Cairo, Würzburg
11/13 - Steinbruch, Duisburg
Oh Land to tour w/Mates of State
Danish/now-relocated-to-Brooklyn artist Oh Land will touring the US northeast as support for Mates of State:
09/22 - The Monkey House, Winooski, VT
09/24 - SPACE Gallery, Portland, ME
09/26 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
09/27 - The Met, Pawtucket, RI
09/29 - Webster Underground, Hartford, CT
Listen to some new sample tunes at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ohland
Solander on tour
Swedish act Solander will be touring Europe again in October:
10/19 - Café Video, Gent (BEL)
10/21 - Feinkostlampe, Hannover (GER)
10/23 - Café Galeo?, Stuttgart (GER)
10/26 - Stadtgarten, Erfurt (GER)
10/27 - Scheune, Dresden (GER)
10/28 - Ricarda-Huch-Haus, Jena (GER)
10/29 - Kreativfabrik, Wiesbaden (GER)
10/30 - Hafen 2, Offenbach (GER)
10/31 - Café Nun, Karlsruhe (GER)
11/01 - Südstadt, München (GER)
11/02 - Rhiz, Vienna (AUS)
11/03 - The Office Pub, Graz (AUS)
11/05 - Kraftfeld, Winterthur (CH)
They'll be travelling with Dutch filmmaker Iris Piers, director of the band's "Narcissus" video, who will be presenting live visuals with the band on stage.