Swedish hardcore act Raised Fist have added the new track "Slipping into coma" to their myspace payer: https://profile.myspace.com/raisedfist
Also go there to check out their extensive fall tour schedule, including dates in Australia and Europe.
Swedish singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson is heading to the UK in October:
10/08 - The Concrete Campfire, Glasgow (UK)
10/09 - 41 king street, Blackburn (UK)
10/10 - Le Pub, Newport (UK)
10/11 - The Musician, Leicester (UK) w/J. Tillman
10/12 - The Luminaire, London (UK)
10/14 - What's Cookin', London/Leytonstone (UK)
10/16 - Hope & Anchor, London/Islington (UK)
10/17 - The Chattery, Swansea (UK)
Keep an eye out for German tourdates to be announced for November/December soon.
Upcoming European tourdates for The Accidents:
08/22 - Rock My Ass Festival, Bamberg (GER)
08/23 - Wild At Heart, Berlin (GER)
09/09 - Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER)
09/10 - Sonic Ballroom, Köln (GER)
09/11 - Muziekzentrum, Nijdrop (BEL)
09/12 - Salle Emeraude, Bressuire (FRA)
09/13 - Le Tigre, Selestat (FRA)
09/14 - Barraka Geki, Sulmona (ITA)
09/15 - Lio Club, Brescia (ITA)
09/16 - Gaswerk, Winterhur (CH)
09/17 - Kofmehl, Solothurn (CH)
09/18 - Feirewerk, Munich (GER)
09/19 - Mau, Rostock (GER)
Fever Ray has selected Finnish/American artist Vuk to be the opening act on their upcoming US tour. Hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/vukmusic
Final details for the Pistol Disco/PWR tour:
08/22 - Sugar bar, Stockholm (SWE)
08/25 - White Rabbit at Gallerie Der Kunste, Berlin (GER)
08/26 - Elipamanoke, Leipzig (GER)
08/28 - IVI, Frankfurt am main (GER)
08/29 - Le Chiquito, Paris (FRA)
08/30 - McDaids, Le Havre (FRA)
08/31 - Andergrond, den Haag (NL)
09/02 - Krets, Malmö (SWE)
09/06 - Flunsåsparken, Göteborg (SWE)
Testbild! will be releasing a brand new single this weekend, but it can only be heard in conjunction with the release of a hot air balloon -- after that, all archives are destroyed. It all goes down August 22 in Malmö. Details: https://www.friendlynoise.se/fyn-105-imagine-a-balloon/
Swedish act Quarterhorse will play their final show ever at StickyFingers in Göteborg on September 3. Two of the band's members are moving away, so they're deciding not to move on without them.
Danish act Slaraffenland will be coming over to the US for a batch of dates supporting Akron Family and will also be joining them on stage as part of The Akron/Family Big Band. Dates:
09/14 - Jason's Upstairs, Hudson, NY
09/15 - Site: B, Williamsport, PA
09/16 - Castaways, Ithaca, NY
09/17 - Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY
09/18 - LOLA Fest 09, London, ON (Canada)
09/19 - Magic Stick, Detroit, Michigan
09/20 - 21C Museum Atrium Gal., Louisville, KY
09/21 - Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, PA*
09/22 - Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY*
*Slaraffenland only
Logh's upcoming show at the Knitting Factory in LA on September 10 (previously mentioned here) will actually just be Mattias Friberg solo + backing tracks. My understanding is that Mattias is coming over on tour with Fever Ray (he is doing backline) and will be taking the opportunity to do his own thing on the side.
Röyksopp are coming over to the US for a few limited dates in November and will be bringing fellow Norwegian Anneli Drecker as their guest vocalist:
11/18 - Club Nokia, Los Angeles, CA
11/19 - Regency, San Francisco, CA
11/23 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
11/24 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
Updated US tourdates for Swedish retro metallers Enforcer:
08/20 - Café Lura, Chicago, IL
08/21 - Blondies, Detroit, MI
08/22 - Ramalama Records Toledo, OH
08/23 - Club Garibaldi's Milwaukee, WI
08/25 - Club DownUnder, Burley, ID
08/26 - The Palace Lounge Missoula, MT
08/27 - Gusto's, Boise, ID
08/28 - Hell's Kitchen, Tacoma, WA
08/29 - Josephine's, Seattle, WA
08/30 - Kelly's Olympian Portland, OR
08/31 - Bubba Thrasher's Redding, CA
09/01 - MusicHead, Medford, OR
09/02 - Annie's Social Club San Francisco, CA
09/03 - The Second Wind, Santee, CA
09/04 - The Black Castle Los Angeles, CA
09/05 - The Jumping Turtle San Marcos, CA
09/06 - Mad Italian's Club 101 Flagstaff, AZ
09/07 - The Compound, Albuquerque, NM
09/08 - Whiskey Dix Bar, Lubbock, TX
09/09 - The Conservatory Oklahoma City, OK
09/10 - Riot Room, Kansas City, MO
09/11 - P.J's, Manhattan, Kansas
09/12 - Rockstar Sports Bar Ft. Worth, Texas
09/13 - Newby's Too, Panama City Beach, FL
09/14 - The Haven, Winter Park, FL
09/15 - The Pit, Jacksonville, FL
09/16 - The Dive Bar Raleigh Raleigh, NC
09/17 - The Smiling Moose Pittsburgh, PA
09/18 - Club Europa, Brooklyn, NY
09/19 - Sonar Club, Baltimore, MD
09/20 - Traxx Long Island, Ronkonkoma, NY
09/21 - Muddy River, Portsmouth, NH
09/22 - Now That's Class Cleveland, OH
I'm not too impressed by Enforcer myself, but tourmates Cauldron (CAN) might be worth checking out.
Swedish doom masters/labelmates Switchblade and Kongh are heading out for a string of dates together in September:
09/04 - Winston, Amsterdam (NL)
09/05 - Frontline, Ghent (BEL)
09/06 - Ashes to ashes, Doom to dust (NL)
09/07 - Waldmeister, Solingen (GER)
09/08 - AZ, Aachen (GER)
09/09 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
Swedish hardcore act Sista Sekunden are currently out on tour and will be heading down to Germany:
08/12 - Intakto, Gävle (SWE)
08/13 - Ung008, Stockholm (SWE)
08/14 - Kulturhuset, Växjö (SWE)
08/15 - Shaubude, Kiel (GER)
08/16 - Giessenstr. 17, Leipzig (GER)
08/17 - Juze Kessel, Offenburg (GER)
08/18 - Künstverin, Nürnberg (GER)
08/19 - JUZ Mannheim, Mannheim (GER)
08/20 - Schnarup Thumby, Berlin (GER)
08/21 - Stumpf, Hannover (GER)
08/22 - Störtebecker, Hamburg (GER)
Holy shit! Logh is confirmed for a show on September 10 at the Knitting Factory in LA. I have no idea if there will be other shows yet, but I'm trying to find out.
Excellent underground/DIY label Great Northern Recordings has put together a new compilation (their fourth) featuring two previously unreleased songs each from the likes of Lakes of Grass and Gold, Tape, The Magic State and Tsukimono plus artwork from Ragnar Persson. The handmade CDR version will be limited to a mere 100 copies and there will also be a cassette edition of 30. A release party will be held at Galleri Hangups in Stockholm on August 28 with a live performance from The Magic State.