Ane Brun's albums "Spending time with Morgan", "Duets" and "Live in Scandinavia" will be released digitally in North America on April 27 via Amazon and elsewhere on May 4. She's also lined up a couple solo dates to promote them:
05/08 - Largo, Los Angeles, CA
05/10 - Bowery Ballroom, NYC, NY
Norwegian hardcore act Kvelertak will be supporting Converge on their upcoming European tour: https://www.convergecult.com/49/
Danish act No and the Maybes will be playing a few London shows this month:
03/27 - Proud Galleries
03/30 - Buffalo Bar
03/31 - The Camden Head
Swedish act Surrounded will be playing a few shows at SXSW this week:
03/17 - Dominican Joes, Austin, TX
03/18 - Victorian Room @ The Driskill, Austin, TX
03/21 - The Ghost Room, Austin, TX
Preview a few tracks from their forthcoming album "Oppenheimer and Woodstock" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/surrounded
No release date yet, but it was mixed by Tony Doogan (Belle and Sebastian, Mogwai, Snow Patrol), Bill Racine (The Flaming Lips, Mates of State, Sparklehorse) and Paul Mahajan (TV on the Radio, The National, Liars) and will be put out by .
Swedish indiepop act A Smile and a Ribbon are coming to the US in May:
05/23 - Littlefield, NYC, NY (NYC Popfest w/The Embassy, etc.)
05/25 - Lizard Lounge, Boston, MA
05/29 - The Monkey House, Winooski/Burlington, VT
05/30 - Le Divan Orange, Quebec
Danish act Ghost Society (feat. members from Blue Foundation, People Press Play, Choirs of Young Believers) will play a new shows in the US this month:
03/21 - Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY
03/23 - Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY
03/24 - LitLounge, Manhatttan, NY
03/25 - Sierra Grille Music, Northampton, MA
03/26 - Castle Rockmoore, Syracuse, NY
Are The Radio Dept. still a terrible live band? Find out on their upcoming tour:
05/08 - V-dala Nation @ Velvet, Uppsala (SWE)
05/13 - Herrgår'n, Linköping (SWE)
05/14 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
05/15 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
05/20 - Bush Hall, London (UK)
05/21 - The Legion @ Stag And Dagger Festival, London (UK)
05/22 - Debaser Medis, Stockholm (SWE)
05/27 - Siesta!, Hässleholm (SWE)
06/03 - Hana Bi, Ravenna (ITA)
06/04 - Circolo Degli Artisti, Rome (ITA)
06/05 - Spazio 211, Turin (ITA)
Looptroop Rockers are hitting up the West Coast this month after SXSW:
03/23 - Mount Tabor Theatre, Portland, OR
03/24 - Roxy's Vets Club, Mt Shasta, CA
03/25 - Club 6ix, San Francisco, CA
03/26 - Viper Room, Los Angeles, CA
03/27 - Boomer's Bar, Las Vegas, NV
03/28 - Garage Theatre, Long Beach, CA
I believe that Chords, Timbuktu and Adam Tensta are on this tour as well.
Jens Lekman will be heading to Indonesia and the Philippines for a few shows with Kings of Convenience:
03/27 - Sabuga, Bandung (IDN)
03/28 - Ritz Carlton Ballroom, Jakarta (IDN)
03/30 - Saguijo (Jens only), Manila (PHL)
03/31 - NBC Tent, Manila (PHL)
I posted it before back in late January, but now it appears to be confirmed: Finnish act Joensuu 1685 will support Wolf Parade on tour in Europe:
05/17 - Concorde 2, Brighton (UK)
05/18 - The Forum, London (UK)
05/19 - Glee Club, Birmingham (UK)
05/20 - Vicar Street, Dublin (IE)
05/21 - Club Academy, Manchester (UK)
05/22 - Tivoli De Helling, Utrecht (NL)
05/25 - Teatar Itd, Zagreb (HUN)
05/26 - Menza Pri Koritu, Lublijana (SLO)
05/27 - Salumeria della Musica, Milano (ITA)
05/31 - Noveau Casino, Paris (FRA)
MIC Norway lists the official showcases for all of the acts representing their country at SXSW: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2010030914074657583886
"Timothy's monster" has been selected as the one album Motorpsycho will perform in its entirety at this year's Øyafestivalen: https://www.oyafestivalen.com/pages/eng/593-motorpsychos_masterpiece_timothys_monster_to_be_played_at_oeya
Who's got the scoop on The Bombettes' upcoming US tour? I see a show confirmed for April 8 in NYC, but what else?
Ja Ja Ja's showcase on March 18 (their 2nd for the month) will feature Hafdis Huld and Katzenjammer in addition to the previously confirmed Bodebrixen.
Upcoming SXSW-related appearances for Francis:
03/17 - MusicGorilla.com Showcase Series @ Treasure Island, 413 East 6th Street (8pm)
03/18 - The MuseBox, Pirate! Radio & Bandize Party @ Rusty Spurs, 405 East 7th Street (5pm)
03/18 - Mike Galaxy/BandPromote.com Presents Annual Day Party @ Guero's, 1412 South Congress Avenue (7pm)
03/19 - SonicBids Day Time Party @ Maggie Mae's (upstairs stage), 323 East 6th Street (4:30pm)
03/19 - Official SxSW Showcase @ Friends Bar, 208 East 6th Street (9pm)
03/20 - Sweden Goes SxSW 2010 @ Antone's, 213 West 5th Street (corner of 5th/Laraca Street) (1.30pm)
03/22 - House Of Sweden w/Miss Li, 2900 K Street NW, Washington DC (7.30pm)