A-ha tour to take them far and wide
A-ha is planning on hitting Australia, Japan, South America, the US and Canada on their forthcoming world tour. No exact dates yet, but you can read this to get a general idea of what to expect.
Tag: Live
Immanu El on tour in August
Updated European dates for Immanu El:
08/27 - Treue, Bremen (GER)
08/28 - Dot Club, Berlin (GER)
08/29 - Ilses Erika, Leipzig (GER)
08/30 - Societätstheater, Ddresden (GER)
08/31 - Subway to Peter, Chemnitz (GER)
09/01 - Rhiz, Wien (AUS)
09/02 - Studentski Grad, Belgrad (SRB)
09/03 - Forum Stadtpark, Graz (AUS)
09/04 - 11er Club, Frankfurt (GER)
09/05 - Mobilat Club, Heilbronn (GER)
Mimas back to the UK in October
Mimas will be back in the UK in October:
10/09 - Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich
10/10 - Royal Park Cellars, Leeds
10/11 - The Captains Rest, Glasgow
10/12 - City Screen Basement, York
10/13 - tba, Sheffield
10/14 - The Flapper, Birmingham
10/15 - The Chameleon Arts Cafe, Nottingham
New US release for El Perro Del Mar + tour with PB&J
El Perro Del Mar's latest record "Love is not pop" will finally get a US release on October 20 and will be followed by a tour supporting Peter Bjorn and John. Details to come.
The Gentle Act Indicident prep album, tour
Swedish indierockers The Gentle Act Incident are prepping for the release of their new album "Like silk burns" (due out late September, Germany/Belgium only so far) and will be streaming new tracks at myspace on a regular basis at their myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/gentleactincident
Also check the live section for a few upcoming German tourdates.
PB&J live across Europe
Updated European dates for Peter Bjorn and John:
10/01 - The Electric Ballroom, London (UK)
10/02 - Academy , Liverpool (UK)
10/03 - Tripod, Dublin (IRL)
10/05 - The Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
10/06 - O2 Academy, Birmingham (UK)
10/07 - The Leadmill, Sheffield (UK)
10/08 - The Waterfront, Norwich (UK)
10/09 - The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth (UK)
10/10 - Rock Ternat Festival, Brussels (BEL)
10/11 - Mascotte, Zurich (CH)
10/12 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
10/14 - Le Grand Mix (Les Inrocks), Tourcouing (FRA)
10/15 - La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA)
10/16 - Le Normandy (Les Inrocks), Saint Malo (FRA)
10/17 - l'Ubu, Rennes (FRA)
Truckfighters to play the UK in November
Truckfighters will be touring the UK with Dozer in November:
11/24 - Cockpit, Leeds
11/25 - The old angel, Nottingham
11/26 - Barfly, Cardiff
11/27 - The Camden Underworld, London
11/28 - Engine room, Brighton
Hellsongs to embark on 'Pieces of Heaven, a glimpse of metal' tour
Swedish lounge-metallers Hellsongs will be heading out on tour in September in support of their new 5-track EP, "Pieces of Heaven, a glimpse of Hell ". Dates so far:
09/23 - Faust - 60er Jahre Halle, Hannover
09/24 - Bibelot, Dordrecht
09/25 - Perron 55, Venlo
09/26 - Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg
09/28 - FZW/Freizeitzentrum West, Dortmund
09/29 - Die Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe
10/01 - Universum, Stuttgart
10/03 - Haus der Musik, Wien
10/04 - PPC, Graz
10/06 - Posthalle, Wurzburg
10/07 - Hirsch, Nurnberg
10/08 - Ampere Club, Munchen
10/09 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt
10/10 - Glanz und Gloria, Osnabruck
10/11 - Magnet, Berlin
Loosegoats reunion
Christian Kjellvander's old indierock act Loosegoats is getting back together to play Way Out West next month: https://www.wayoutwest.se/
The Scrags to the UK
Sweden's current finest rock'n'roll combo The Scrags are coming to the UK in September:
09/09 - tba
09/10 - Sweet but Deadly, London
09/11 - The Cave, Glasgow
09/12 - Stay Sick @ Hectors House, Brighton
09/13 - Dublin Castle, London
Burst to call it quits in fall
Looks like Burst's upcoming US tour will be there last -- the band plans to call it quits with one last show on Swedish soil this fall. Read the band's full statement: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=18720272&blogId=501979833
The Tiny confirm new album, single
The Tiny's new album will be called "Gravity & grace". It's not officially released until September 30, but they'll be premiering the video for the single "Last weekend" at Hornstull Strand in Stockholm on August 19 where they will also be performing a short set. Preview some tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thetinythetiny
New Clubnights now confirmed
New dates for It's a Trap! Clubnights at Debaser Malmö are finally confirmed! First up, we have Norwegian act Sigh & Explode playing on August 8 and then we've got Pixie Carnation plus Rolf Fabian & the Industry of Cool on September 26! Both should be great shows, so you know where to be if you're in the area! Also, my friends Pixie Carnation will be heading down to Germany for a one-off gig at the BootBooHook Festival in Hannover on August 22. Mark your calendars!
American headline dates for Mew
Mew has confirmed a small batch of headliner dates in the Americas:
08/22 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
08/24 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
09/01 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
09/04 - The Independent, San Francisco, CA
09/10 - Vive Cuervo Salón, Mexico City
09/11 - Teatro Estudio Cavaret, Guadalajara, Jalisco
Björn Kleinhenz is a busy man
The esteemed Mr. Björn Kleinhenz reports that his (superb!) new album "B.U.R.M.A." will be released on September via Devil Duck Records in Germany, Tomt Recordings in Sweden and SellOut! Music in Norway. Also, Spanish label American Typewriter will be teaming up with Tomt for a vinyl release around the same time. Björn also says he'll be putting together a limited-edition booklet of drawings and notes to accompany said album and pre-order details for that will be available soon. In other news, Björn's recent mp3 album "Head held high on fearsome pride" will be released on CD via Rotopol Press in a limited screen-printed version. And that's not all! Björn also says he is working on a translation of the Sture Dahlström novel "Tango För Enbenta" which he hopes to also have finished by September in time for tour. Wow, busy guy! Look for exact tourdates and ordering details soon.