Dungen will be supporting Fleet Foxes on a few North American dates this summer:
08/03 - Metropolis Theatre, Montreal, Quebec
08/04 - Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario
08/05 - Royal Oak Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
08/07 - Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL
08/09 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
The Bear Quartet will play at Hornstull Strand in Stockholm on June 10, their only Swedish gig this summer, possibly for the year. Expect them to play their new album in full. More from frontman Mattias Alkberg: https://www.mabd.se/?p=104
The Knife's Darwin-inspired opera "Tomorrow, in a year", put together with Danish theater group Hotel Pro Forma, is going international and will be playing at the following dates/locations:
09/02 - Old Stage, The Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen (DK) (world premiere)
09/04-05 - Old Stage, The Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen (DK)
09/11-12 - Château Rouge, La Bâtie, Festival de Genève (CH)
10/08-09 - Hellerau, European Centre for the Arts Dresden (GER)
11/27-28 - The Concert Hall, Aarhus (DK)
Negotiations with the cities of London, Paris, Stockholm and others are underway, but nothing is confirmed yet.
Danish act Mew will support Nine Inch Nails on tour in Europe this summer. Dates here: https://tour.nin.com/
If you were thinking of heading out to the It's a Trap! Clubnight/Dagensskiva 10-year anniversary party at Debaser Malmö on May 16 with Division of Laura Lee and Cut City, some additional details are posted here: https://dagensskiva.com/2009/05/05/10-arsfest-division-of-laura-lee-och-cut-city-pa-debaser-malmo-%E2%80%94-fira-med-oss/
It's a shame I can't be there myself, but y'know- thousands of miles between us and all that. But how about the coincidence of stellar local-to-me band Wolves in the Throne Room being reviewed today? The world is a smaller place than you might think!
PonyRec will be re-releasing Marybell Katastrophy's album "The more" on CD on October 2. Check her out on tour:
05/11 - Ampere, München (GER)
05/12 - Postbahnhof, Berlin (GER)
05/14 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
05/18 - KulturKirche, Köln (GER)
05/23 - Spot Festival, Århus (DK)
05/29 - Rust, København (DK)
Maggie at the Grand Piano (remember?) will be performing their first show abroad at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC on May 13.
Swedish 90s-style hardcore throwbacks Anchor are coming to the US in late May for an extensive tour. Dates are not 100% confirmed yet it looks like, but details can be found at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/xanchorx
Suburban Kids with Biblical Names are lining up a few more US dates for May to coincide with the NY and SF Popfests:
05/17 - NYC Popfest
05/18 - tba, Boston, MA
05/21 - SF Popfest
05/22 - SF Popfest
05/26 - tba, Sacramento, CA
Callisto has had a few health concerns recently which led to substitute members and cancelled dates, but now it appears that vocalist Jani Ala-Hukkala has undergone surgery and is being forced to chill out for the next 3 weeks. That means no European tour whatsoever. Read the full statement: https://www.callistochaos.com/news.html
Swedish doom act Kongh is heading out on a European tour this weekend:
05/02 - Hacienda Sonic, Sierre (CH)
05/08 - Martha, Kiel (GER)
05/09 - Willemeen, Arnhem (NL)
05/10 - De Rots, Antwerpen (BEL)
05/11 - La Mécanique Ondulatoire, Paris (FRA)
05/13 - Edaska Rock Club, Barakalda, Bilbao (ESP)
05/14 - La Caverna de medussa, León (ESP)
05/15 - Bola 8, Gijón (ESP)
05/16 - Fabrica de som, Porto (POR)
05/17 - Ritmo y Compás, Madrid (ESP)
05/18 - Centro Civico la Fonteta, Barcelona (ESP)
05/19 - Baloard, Montpellier (FRA)
05/20 - Vicolo Stretto Pub, Colorno (Parma) (IT)
05/21 - Sinister Noise Club, Rome (IT)
05/22 - Tubecult Fest @ Orange Café, Pescara (IT)
05/23 - Scalo San Donato, Bologna (IT)
05/25 - Haus Mainusch, Mainz (GER)
05/26 - MTC, Cologne (GER)
Swedish rockers The Bones have lined up some summer dates around Europe, mostly with Social Distortion:
06/08 - Bataclan, Paris (FRA)
06/19 - Zitedelle, Berlin (GER)
06/28 - Devil Side, Duisburg (GER)
06/30 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR)
07/06 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
07/08 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London (UK)
Missed this tidbit from last week: the ever-so-charming ladies of Norwegian folk/pop act Katzenjammer have been invited to play the David Byrne-curated stage at Bonnaroo: https://www.bonnaroo.com/
Swedish singer/songwriter Jonna Lee will be playing the Cobden Club in London on May 7. Apparently it's a members-only venue, so message Jonna via myspace to get invite details: https://www.myspace.com/jonnaleemusic
I had no idea: classic Swedish postpunk act Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons have enlisted Sara Wilson (First Floor Power) as their new bassist and are playing at Bonniers Konsthall in Stockholm tomorrow, April 28. And it's free! Details: https://www.ollehuge.com/test/?p=228