07/16 - Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL
07/17 - Crofoot Ballroom, Detroit, MI
07/22 - Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA
07/23 - The Music Box, Los Angeles, CA
07/24 - Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA
07/27 - House of Blues, Boston, MA
07/30 - Disco Lemonade: Summer Mashup Festival, Toronto, Ontario
07/31 - Osheaga Festival, Montreal, Quebec
08/02 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
08/03 - Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
08/05 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
Renown Norwegian singer/songwriters Ane Brun and Thomas Dybdahl will share the stage for the first time on the roof of the Oslo Opera House on August 7. They will be performing their own material as well as duets and will be backed by the Opera Orchestra under the direction of Christian Eggen. Ticket info: https://www.operaen.no/Default.aspx?ID=27239&ProductID=PROD568
Danish act Late Night Venture will be heading to the UK for a few dates at the end of the month:
05/30 - The Garage, Swansea
05/31 - Milgi's, Cardiff
06/01 - Dublin Castle, London
06/02 - The Spare Room Bar, Birmingham
06/03 - The Fleece, Bristol
06/04 - Frog And The Fiddle, Cheltenham
has revealed that The Bear Quartet's next album, due out this fall, will be entitled "Monty Python". Preview four tracks: https://adrianfiles.com/thebearquartet2010/
Also note that the band will be playing a few gigs this summer:
Penny Century, one of my favorite Swedish indiepop acts, reports that their new album is almost done and is tentatively set for a late summer release with a single on the way shortly. As with the band's "Valencia EP", it was recorded at Studio Cobra with Konie. The band is also heading back to the UK next month:
06/05 - The Hope, Brighton
06/06 - The Dublin Castle, London
06/07 - The Magnet, Liverpool
06/08 - The Keys, Middlesbrough
06/09 - Trillians, Newcastle
Kristiansand, Norway will play host to a new festival this year in June, the self-explanatory Popfest. Confirmed artists include Hypertext, Moddi, The New Wine, Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson and others. Read more: https://www.popfest.no/
Danish indie act Green Pitch will be doing a one-off date at Littlefield in NYC on June 16. The band will also be releasing a new EP (title tba) on September 6 via .
Teddybears have composed new music for Verdi's "Don Carlos" and will be present for a one-off live performance of it at Dramaten in Stockholm on May 31. The music will also be released in a 250-copy limited edition vinyl pressing, available only the night of the performance. Read more: https://www.dramaten.se/dramaten/forestallningar/Dramaten-Teddybears-vs-Don-Carlos/ (in Swedish)
Drummer Martin Niemann (ex-Marvins Revolt) has decided to take a break from music and has resigned from his place on the throne for Danish heavy rockers Rising. Jacob Johansen (Anchorless, The Fashion, ex-Lack), who has already previously sat in with the band back in late 2009, will be taking his place. As for the future, the band has cancelled their show with Moloken on May 21 and will instead debut the new lineup on May 28-29, in Göteborg and Malmö respectively, their very first Swedish dates. Otherwise, the band plans to work on their debut full-length for next six months or so and will be touring Europe in September.
Sonic Ritual has announced that Gottfrid Åhman (In Solitude, Invidious) will be filling on bass guitar following the departure of Christoffer Jonsson who will be playing his final show with the band at the Punk Illegal Fest in Göteborg on June 11-12.
Casiokids will be back in the UK at the end of the month:
05/26 - Heaven, London
05/27 - Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
05/28 - The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
05/29 - Dot to Dot Festival, Bristol
05/30 - Dot to Dot Festival, Nottingham
05/31 - Dot to Dot Festival, Manchester
Norwegian artist Ingrid Olava is doing a number of UK dates around The Great Escape Festival:
05/13 - The Prince Albert, Brighton
05/14 - Audio Above, Brighton
05/18 - The Luminaire, Kilburn, London
05/19 - The Bedford Arms, Balham, London (free)