Mattias Friberg (Logh) in NYC

Mattias Friberg (Logh) will be playing a one-off show in NYC before embarking on tour with Fever Ray at Piano's on September 23.

Choir of Young Believers to tour North America

Danish act Choir of Young Believers will be coming to North America for a number of dates in October:

10/17 - Media Club, Vancouver BC
10/18 - The Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA
10/19 - Holocene, Portland, OR
10/20 - Rickshaw Shop, San Francisco, CA
10/21 - Spaceland (Club NME Night), Los Angeles, CA
10/22 - Piano's, New York, NY
10/24 - Le Poisson Rouge (Ghostly International CMJ Showcase), New York, NY
10/25 - Legendary Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto (ONT)
10/26 - Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL

Marybell Katastrophy in Germany, Italy

Marybell Katastrophy will be doing a number of international dates in December:

12/02 - Ponyhof, Frankfurt (GER)
12/05 - Cantina Mediterraneo, Frosinone (ITA)
12/06 - Zuni, Ferrara (ITA)
12/10 - Baciccia, Piacenza (ITA)
12/11 - Officina 49, Cesena (ITA)
12/12 - Veronika Club, Parma (ITA)

Annasaid on the up and up?

Danish indie upstarts Annasaid have signed with Unity Sound and will be heading out on the road for a few UK and German dates this fall:

11/04 - The Redhouse, Sheffield (UK)
11/05 - Club NME, London (UK)
11/06 - Joseph´s Well, Leeds (UK)
11/07 - The Cross Kings, London (UK)
11/12 - NBI, Berlin (GER)
11/13 - Mensa Live Club, Freiburg (GER)

Can't say I'm all that thrilled by their myspaces samples, but we shall see...

Moto Boy tours the world

Upcoming international dates for Moto Boy:

09/30 - Burundy Lion, Montreal (CAN)
10/02 - POP Montreal, Montreal (CAN)
10/15 - Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavik (ICE)
10/16 - Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavik (ICE)
10/19 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
10/21 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig (GER)
10/22 - Hasenschaukel, Hamburg (GER)
10/23 - Hafen2, Offenbach (GER)
10/24 - Subway, Cologne (GER)
10/25 - Fluc, Vienna (CH)

Commando M Pigg to help MNW turn 40

80s postpunk act Commando M Pigg will grace the stage once more at the MNW 40th anniversary party at Strand Hornstull on October 14.

Bear Quartet + Mattias Alkberg tourdates

I don't normally post Swedish tourdates, but both The Bear Quartet and Mattias Alkberg are hitting the road this fall: https://www.mabd.se/?p=132
Also scroll down through the comments for a roundup of various reviews for the new album "89".

Adam Tensta at House of Sweden

Swedish rap artist Adam Tensta will perform at the House of Sweden in Washington DC on September 19.

Callisto winter tour

Finnish doom act Callisto will be touring Europe in December. Italian dates are the only ones announced so far, but more will be confirmed shortly: https://www.callistochaos.com/shows.html

Benea Reach in India

Norwegian progressive metalcore act Benea Reach will play a run of shows in India this October:

10/23 - Oasis, Pune
10/24 - Hamsadhani, Dehli
10/25 - Palace Grounds, Bangalore
10/31 - Thoms0 '09 Cultural Festival of IIT Roorkee, Roorkee

Wildbirds & Peacedrums in NYC

Updated NYC dates for Wildbirds & Peacedrums:

09/15 - Le poisson Rouge, New York, NY w/Deerhoof
09/16 - Cake Shop, New York, NY
09/18 - Bruar Falls, Brooklyn, NY
09/21 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY w/Fanfarlo
09/22 - The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY w/Fanfarlo

Final Fever Ray dates for 2009

Fever Ray have announced their final dates for the year and here are the new ones outside Scandinavia:

12/02 - Kampnagel, Hamburg (GER)
12/03 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (HOL)
12/04 - Transmusicales Festival, Rennes (FRA)
12/05 - HMV Forum, London (UK)

BWO live in London

The folks at UK pop blog Scandipop will play host to BWO on September 29 when they perform live at the Borderline in London: https://www.scandipop.co.uk/?p=1519

Cut City in Germany

Swedish postpunks Cut City are going to Germany in October:

10/08 - Ostpol, Dresden
10/09 - Ilses Erika, Leipzig
10/10 - tba
10/11 - Hafenklang, Hamburg

Billie the Vision back to Germany

Swedish cross-dressing indie act Billie the Vision and the Dancers are heading back to Germany in October:

10/14 - Uebel und Gefährlich, Hamburg
10/15 - MuK, Giessen
10/16 - Werkstatt, Köln
10/17 - Hafen 2, Offenbach
10/18 - Magnet, Berlin
10/20 - Orangehouse, München
10/23 - Cafe Central, Weinheim
10/24 - Amp, Münster