Swedish electronic/pop duo Pacific! new project is a ballet entitled "Narcissus", created together with choreographer Olof Persson and dancers Rebecca Evans and Lina Räftegård. They'll be presenting the work live in September around Sweden and then following up with an album version in spring 2010. Dates:
09/18 - KB, Malmö
09/25 - Debaser Medis, Stockholm
09/27 - Trädgården, Göteborg
The Sounds have announced a massive tour which will take them through to the end of the year:
09/11 - Downtown Quebec, Quebec City (CAN)
09/12 - Metropolis, Montreal (CAN)
09/13 - Phoenix Theatre, Toronto (CAN)
09/16 - House of Blues, Boston, MA
09/17 - Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY
09/19 - TLA, Philadelphia, PA
09/20 - The Rams Head, Baltimore, MD
09/21 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
09/22 - The Norva, Norfolk, VA
09/25 - HOB, Myrtle Beach, SC
09/26 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
09/27 - Orange Peel, Ashville, NC
09/29 - Ritz, Tampa, FL
09/30 - Revolution, Ft Lauderdale, FL
10/02 - HOB, Orlando, FL
10/05 - One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans, LA
10/07 - House of Blues, Houston, TX
10/09 - La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
10/10 - White Rabbit, San Antonio, TX
10/11 - HOB, Dallas, TX
10/12 - Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK
10/14 - Club 101, El Paso, TX
10/16 - Marquee, Tempe, AZ
10/20 - Ventura Theatre, Ventura, CA
10/21 - Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
10/23 - HOB, San Diego, CA
10/24 - Warfield, San Francisco, CA
10/26 - Commodore Ball, Vancouver, BC
10/27 - Showbox, Seattle, WA
10/28 - Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR
10/30 - In The Venue, Salt Lake City, UT
10/31 - Ogden Theater, Denver, CO
11/05 - First Ave, Minneapolis, MN
11/07 - Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
11/17 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
11/18 - Sputnikhalle, Munster (GER)
11/19 - Vera, Gronningen (NL)
11/20 - VK, Brussels (BEL)
11/21 - Ac 2, Birmingham (UK)
11/22 - Oron Mor, Glasgow (UK)
11/23 - AC2, Manchester (UK)
11/24 - Electric Ballroom, London (UK)
11/25 - Casino Noveau, Paris (FRA)
11/27 - Joy Eslava, Madrid (ESP)
11/28 - Apolo, Barcelona (ESP)
11/30 - Alte Bors, Zurich (CH)
12/01 - Les Docks, Lausanne (CH)
12/02 - Rockhouse, Salzburn (AUS)
12/03 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
12/04 - Backstage Werk, Munchen (GER)
12/05 - Live Music Hall, Cologne (GER)
12/06 - Reithalle, Dresden (GER)
12/08 - Proxima, Warsaw (POL)
12/09 - Eskulap, Poznan (POL)
12/10 - Postbahnhof, Berlin (GER)
12/11 - Uebel&Gefearlich, Hamburn (GER)
12/12 - KB, Malmo (GER)
12/13 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
12/15 - Klubi, Turka (FIN)
12/16 - Pakkahoune, Tempere (FIN)
12/17 - Teatria, Oulu (FIN)
12/18 - Rytmikorjaamo, Seinajoki (FIN)
12/19 - Cable Factory, Helsinki (FIN)
Hello Saferide's excellent "More modern short stories..." album is released in Germany today so, as promised, she'll be heading down for a few shows:
09/24 - Magnet, Berlin
09/25 - Atomic Cafe, München
09/26 - Reeperbahnfestival, Hamburg
Swedish singer/songwriter Sofia Talvik will be releasing her album "Jonestown" in North America and Japan this fall. No dates confirmed yet, but I'll keep you posted. Also, keep an eye out for tourdates in the Northeast to be announced shortly.
Icelandic artist Ólöf Arnalds will be releasing her US debut in the form of a new 7" featuring two cover tracks. The a-side is "Maria Bethânia" by Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso and the flip features her take on countrymate Elly Vilhálms' "Sveitin milli sanda". I don't have an exact release date, but it's expected to be out in time for her upcoming tour:
09/11 - The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
09/12 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
09/15 - Sycamore, Brooklyn, NY
09/16 - Rockwood Music Hall, NY, NY
09/17 - Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY
Swedish indie label Häleri, home to bands such as Holmes and Affordable Hybrid, will be releasing the new album "Heterochromia" from Lars Ludvig Löfgren on September 24. Download the first single "Opportunity knocks" for free via Bandcamp: https://larsludviglofgren.bandcamp.com/track/opportunity-knocks-2
Also, check him out on tour later this month:
08/20 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
08/21 - Hasenschaukel, Hamburg (GER)
08/22 - The Living Room Society, Bonn (GER)
08/23 - Norderzoon Festival @ Platformtheater, Groningen (NL)
08/24 - Cafe Schröder, Göttingen (GER)
Finnish doom act Callisto is heading to Russia for the first time in September:
09/26 - The Place, St. Petersburg
09/27 - Ikra Club, Moscow
Björn Kleinhenz is heading out on a big European tour in late September and here are the updated dates:
09/23 - tbc, Copenhagen (DK)
09/24 - Hasenschaukel "About Songs / Reeperbahnfestival", Hamburg (GER)
09/25 - Nice Nice Gallery, Hannover (GER)
09/26 - Amp, Münster (GER)
09/27 - Kamp, Bielefeld (GER)
09/28 - Rotopol Gallery, Kassel (GER)
09/29 - Blooming Bar, Göttingen (GER)
09/30 - Stereo Wonderland, Cologne (GER)
10/01 - Cobra, Solingen (GER)
10/03 - Klappergasse 16, Frankfurt (GER)
10/04 - Cafe Video, Gent (BEL)
10/05 - Cafe Lübke, Trier (GER)
10/06 - Pop In, Paris (FRA)
10/07 - Parterre, Basel (CH)
10/08 - Mariaberg, Rorschach (CH)
10/09 - Kulturwerk 118, Sursee (CH)
10/10 - tba, Zurich (CH)
10/11 - House Show, Bern (CH)
10/12 - Tikis Pub, Geneve (CH)
10/14 - La Salumeria del Rock, Reggio Emilia (ITA)
10/16 - Bar Sartea, Vicenza (ITA)
10/17 - VSA @ Gasthaus Vorstadt, Vienna (AUS)
10/18 - Chapeau Rouge, Prague (CZ)
10/20 - Stille Post, Görlitz (GER)
10/21 - Intersoup, Berlin (GER)
10/22 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
10/23 - Ilses Erika, Leipzig (GER)
10/24 - House Show, Erlangen (GER)
10/27 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER)
Icelandic acts Benni Hemm Hemm and Múm are touring Europe together:
08/25 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
08/26 - Exit 07, Luxembourg (LUX)
08/25 - Atomic Cafe, Munich (GER)
08/25 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
09/01 - Botanique, Brussels (BEL)
09/02 - Südpol, Lucerne (CH)
09/03 - Salzhaus, Winterthur (CH)
09/05 - Lido, Berlin (GER)
09/06 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
09/07 - Gebäude 9, Cologne (GER)
09/08 - Maroquinierie, Paris (FRA)
09/09 - La Laiterie, Strasbourg (FRA)
09/10 - Radar Festival, Lille (FRA)
Satyricon is coming back to the US in September: https://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=13097
Loney Dear is going to Brazil in September:
09/18 - Orbita, Fortaleza
09/19 - No Ar Coquetel Molotov, Recife
09/23 - tba, Buenos Aires
09/25 - SESC Pompéia, Sao Paulo
09/26 - BECO, POA
Awesome Finnish act Fun (not the American crap with the same name being peddled to blogs as of late) will not only be supporting the mighty Jesus Lizard in Helsinki on September 16 (a near-perfect gig IMO), they'll also be heading out for a short Baltic tour with pals Hero Dishonest that same month> Preliminary details:
09/23 - Tallinn, Estonia
09/24 - Riga, Lativa
09/25 - Kaunas, Lithuania
09/26 - Vilnius, Lithuania
In other news, the band will be recording a new album in November for an early 2010 release. I know I'm looking forward to it.
Danish instrumental noiserockers Obstacles just finished recording three new tracks for a 7" to be released via Red Tape Records and are streaming them at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/obstaclesband
See them on tour in September:
09/09 - Lokal, Berlin (GER)
09/10 - Cairo, Würzburg (GER)
09/11 - Barka Tocnik, Beroun (CZ)
09/12 - 007 Club, Prague (CZ)
09/13 - Galerie U Mloka, Olomouc (CZ)
09/14 - Yacht Club, Brno (CZ)
09/15 - Rhiz, Vienna (AUS)
09/16 - Kalkbreite , Zürich (CH)
09/17 - AK 44, Giessen (GER)
09/18 - Limes, Cologne (GER)
09/19 - Incubate Festival, Tilburg (NL)
09/20 - Vortex, Siegen (GER)
09/26 - Dödsmaskinen, Copenhagen (DK)
Danish indie act The Elephants are heading out for a few European dates in November:
11/03 - Nörgelbuff, Göttingen (GER)
11/04 - Amp, Münster (GER)
11/05 - Ulenspiegel, Giessen (GER)
11/06 - D:qliq, Luxemburg (LUX)
11/07 - Weißes Lamm, Augsburg (GER)
11/09 - B72, Wien (AUS)
11/10 - Clubkeller, Frankfurt (GER)
11/11 - Mephisto, Hannover (GER)
11/12 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
11/13 - Ilses Erika, Leipzig (GER)
11/14 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
Also check out the band's new video for "Take it!": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JufT-6l1AOc&fmt=18
Norway's Casiokids are doing a few North American gigs next month:
08/05 - El Mazambo, Toronto
08/06 - La Sala Rosa, Montreal
08/07 - Seaport Music Festival, New York, NY
08/08 - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
08/10 - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
08/11 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
08/12 - Media Club, Vancouver BC
08/13 - Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA