Oddly fitting: tonight's Ja Ja Ja metal showcase in London has been cancelled due to Iceland's volcano shutting down all air traffic. However, all is not lost -- Finnish act Thunderstone already made it to London and will be playing for free at The Lexington by themselves. Read more: https://www.jajajamusic.com/news.php?id=32
The very fun Finnish act Pintandwefall is heading to Germany in September:
09/08 - Grüner Jäger (Band of the week Party), Hamburg
09/09 - tba, Berlin
09/10 - Gladhaus, Cottbus
09/11 - Schwankhalle (Sitzdisko), Bremen
09/13 - Ampere Cafe, München
09/14 - Cafe Glocksee (Ruby Tuesday), Hannover
09/15 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig
09/16 - Keller Klub, Stuttgart
09/17 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt
Scandinavian doom acts Katatonia and Swallow the Sun will be doing a US tour together in September: https://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=14323
Scandinavia House in NYC is hosting "A Blaze in the Northern Sky: Norwegian Black Metal & the Culture that Spawned it" on April 29, a lecture on the genre and its (modern) culture of origin. Read more: https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/events_lectures.html#blaze
Swedish noiserockers Traktor will be releasing the new 7" single "Where water goes" on May 5, just before they hit the road for a 2-week tour. Dates at myspace, hopefully the a-side soon too: https://www.myspace.com/traktorbiz
The folks at The Swede Beat are presenting event at the Music Doc Film Festival in NYC on April 15 featuring a screening of the Broder Daniel documentary "Broder Daniel forever" plus "Fuck you very very much - A film about Leila K", "Electronica Reykjavik" and more. Full details, including the rest of the Music Doc events: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=347005224972&ref=ts
Icelandic artist Jóhann Jóhannsson is coming to North America for a few select dates at the end of the month:
04/30 - Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
05/01 - Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY
05/02 - Brattle Theater, Boston, MA
05/03 - L'Astral Theatre, Montreal, Quebec
05/04 - Mod Club, Toronto, Ontario
05/06 - Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, PA
05/07 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
05/08 - Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis MN
05/11 - Biltmore Theater, Vancouver, BC
05/12 - Triple Door Theater, Seattle, WA
05/13 - Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR
05/14 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
05/15 - El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Nicolai Dunger will be doing a few Germany dates this month with support from London-based Swedish expat John Alexander Ericson:
04/12 - Gebaude 9, Cologne
04/13 - Molotov, Hamburg
04/14 - Magnet Club, Berlin
Finnish indiepoppers Cats on Fire have lined up a few international dates:
05/29 - HungryBeat, Los Angeles, CA
05/30 - Rickshaw Shop (San Fransisco Popfest), San Fransisco, CA
06/12 - Songs for Children, Hong Kong, China
Updated European dates for Agent Side Grinder:
05/01 - OCCII, Amsterdam (NL)
05/03 - LiWi, Leipzig (GER)
05/04 - Lovelite, Berlin (GER)
05/06 - Pipeline Bar, London (UK)
05/07 - Le Klub, Paris (FRA)
05/08 - La Peniche, Lille (FRA)
05/18 - Debaser, Slussen (SWE)
Look for a new remix EP from the group this coming fall.
Scandipop is presenting a live show for Swedish popstar Sarah Dawn Finer on April 25 at Escape in London. Full details: https://www.scandipop.co.uk/?p=2339
Svarte Greiner's 2008 CS release "Penpals forever (and ever)" will reissued on LP on May 31 via US label with a CD edition to follow on June 20, both of which will include three bonus tracks not on the original. Hear a sample ("B2") at myspace and watch for American tourdates to be confirmed soon: https://www.myspace.com/svartegreiner
Updated Irish tourdates for Danish rockers Rising:
04/07 - Upstairs @ Twisted Pepper, Dublin
04/08 - Sally Longs, Galway
04/09 - Emmet's Bar, Ballina
04/10 - Limelight, Belfast w/The Ocean
Export Music Sweden has posted a list of upcoming activities they have planned, including showcases at MusExpo in LA (feat. Erik Hassle, Laleh, Sidechild, Fibes, Oh Fibes! and Takida) and CMJ (artists TBD): https://www.exms.com/?p=1640
Swedish artist Moneybrother will be releasing "Real control" in the US on April 27 via in a new version with four re-recorded tracks. And no, I'm not sure which ones, but this will be his proper US debut following ' sampler "They're building walls around us" which came out a few years back. Want one? I've got a few copies left and will sell 'em cheap! Otherwise, check him out when he's on tour:
03/30 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
04/10 - East End, Portland, OR
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04/11 - Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
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04/15 - Pourhouse, Raleigh, NC
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04/16 - The Handlebar, Greenville, SC
04/17 - Alley Katz, Richmond, VA
04/18 - Jefferson Theatre, Charlottesville, VA
04/20 - Southgate House, Newport, KY
04/21 - Headliners Music Hall, Louisville, KY
04/22 - Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, MI
04/23 - Headliners, Toledo, OH
04/24 - Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY
04/25 - Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
04/26 - Toad's Place, New Haven, CT
04/28 - Port City Music Hall, Portland, ME
04/29 - Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ
04/30 - Crazy Donkey, Farmingdale, NY
05/02 - Disel, Pittsburgh, PA
All dates post-April 16 are with Against Me!.