Excellent Swedish crust/d-beat act Tortyr is heading to the UK later this month for a tour with Cry Havoc:
01/22 - The King Alfred, Southhampton
01/23 - White Heart Inn, Bristol
01/24 - The Crown and Anchor, Brixton
01/25 - tba
01/26 - The Shed, Leicester
01/27 - Chameleon, Nottingham
01/28 - The Cardigan Arms, Leeds
01/29 - The Fishtank, Durham
01/30 - Upperthorpe, Sheffield
New European dates for The Raveonettes:
02/03 - Sala Heineken, Madrid (ESP)
02/04 - Sala Oasis, Zaragoza (ESP)
02/05 - Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao (ESP)
02/07 - K4, Nurnberg (GER)
02/08 - Gebaude 9, Cologne (GER)
02/09 - Hafen 2, Frankfurt (GER)
02/10 - Manufaktur, Schorndorf (GER)
02/12 - Atomic Café, Munich (GER)
02/13 - Kaserne, Basel (CH)
02/14 - Fri-Son, Friburg (CH)
Danish indiepop act Bodebrixen will be heading to London at the end of the month for a few live dates:
01/27 - Tommy Flynn's, London
01/28 - The Monto Water Rats, London
01/29 - NME Club @ Koko (DJ-set), London
01/30 - Play It By Ear @ The Monarch, London
01/31 - The Lexington, London
New European dates for Benni Hemm Hemm:
03/24 - Whelans, Dublin (IRL)
03/26 - tba, London (UK)
03/27 - Jericho Tavern, Oxford (UK)
03/28 - Buffalo Bar, Cardiff (UK)
04/05 - Bibelot, Dordrecht (NL)
04/07 - D:qliq, Luxembourg (LUX)
04/08 - Cafe de la Danse (tbc), Paris (FRA)
04/14 - Chelsea, Vienna (AUS)
04/16 - E-Werk, Erlangen (GER)
04/17 - Glashaus, Berlin (GER)
04/18 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
"The Extraordinary Ordinary Life of José González", a documentary film on the namesake artist directed by Mikel Cee Karlsson and Fredrik Egerstrand, will open the 33rd annual Göteborg International Film Festival on January 29 at Draken Cinema. Read more: https://www.giff.se/us/nc/public/artikel/post/jos-Gonzalez-opens-the-festival-114.html
No word on any other screenings yet, but I'll keep an eye out.
The Tiny are looking for a support act to play with them at The Borderline in London on March 8: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=43267142&blogId=524781432
Project Hopeless are being laid to rest and will play their final show at Malmö Punkfest on January 29: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=62987085&blogId=523026978
Swedish postpunk act Dansdepartementet will reunite for a performance at the music fest Popadelica which happens on May 1 in Huskvarna Folkets Park.
Nö Music reports that revered rock institution Motorpsycho and likewise renown avant combo Supersilent will be joining forces as Motorpsilent for a 15-date Norwegian tour in March: https://www.nomusicmedia.com/2009/12/20/motorpsilent-the-supergroup/
Swedes love to spend winter vacation in Thailand, why not send them a bunch of bands for entertainment (and charity)? Check out the ReEarth Festival in Koh Samui, Thailand on February 25-26: https://www.reearth.me/
Acts confirmed include Timbuktu, Sahara Hotnights, Looptroop Rockers, Chords and more.
Scandinavian House in NYC is hosting a "Northern Realms Showcase" on January 11 featuring live performances from artists such as acclaimed jazz duo Mats Öberg & Jonas Knutsson and Sami singer Sofia Jannok. More details: https://pl-pl.facebook.com/event.php?eid=196845214067&index=1
The full lineup for January's Ja Ja Ja Scandinavian showcase show in London on January 21 has been confirmed and will include Simon Says No!, Leaves and Sudden Weather Change. More info: https://www.jajajamusic.com/events.php?id=6
Apparently Watain will be performing a 45-minute Bathory tribute set at next year's Sweden Rock festival to commemorate the anniversary of Quorthon's death. Whether that alone makes Sweden Rock worth attending remains to be seen.
Atlas Losing Grip are doing a short Euro tour in January:
01/13 - Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER)
01/14 - Sputnikhall, Münster (GER)
01/15 - The Sojo, Leuven (BEL)
01/16 - Le Pixi, Paris (FRA)
01/17 - De Slekke, Kortrijk (BEL)
01/18 - De Rots, Antwerpen (BEL)