Finnish bit-poppers Desert Planet are heading on tour in May:
05/08 - Treibsand, Lübeck (GER)
05/09 - Westwerk 141, Osnabrück (GER)
05/10 - Asta Wohnzimmer, Lüneburg (GER)
05/12 - Club Stereo, Nürnberg (GER)
05/14 - Kaffee Burger, Berlin (GER)
05/16 - Club Helsinki, Zürich (CH)
Thomas Denver Jonsson is heading to Germany for a couple shows at the end of the month:
04/30 - Studio Zehn, Berlin
05/02 - Intersoup, Berlin w/Bobby Baby
Updated tourdates for Umeå-based punkrockers Epidemics:
04/17 - Kafe 44, Stockholm (SWE)
04/18 - Showdown Henriksberg, Göteborg (SWE)
04/20 - DGB Keller, Mainz (GER)
04/21 - Cloeb Frisch, Wiesbaden (GER)
04/22 - 3Königskeller, Frankfurt (GER)
04/23 - Elpi, Freiburg (GER)
04/24 - Teufel, Heidelberg (GER)
04/25 - Plattendeck, Emsdetten (GER)
The band will be bringing along fellow Umeå resident Inge Johansson from The (International) Noise Conspiracy to rep for label/club night Ny Våg and to DJ. They'll also be carrying copies of their new (English-language) zine "Umeå Punk City 2008", which I should hope is self-explanatory enough -- I'm looking forward to getting a copy of said zine myself.
When We Fall's final tour is just about 100% confirmed:
05/15 - GBG Rocks (Henriksberg), Gothenburg (SWE)
05/16 - T-stube, Rendsburg (GER)
05/17 - Rote flora, Hamburg (GER)
05/18 - tba
05/19 - tba
05/20 - Tba, Leauven (BEL)
05/21 - AK44, Gießen (GER)
05/22 - Elfer music club, Frankfurt (GER)
05/23 - Kastanienkeller, Berlin (GER)
05/24 - Imbir club, Krakow (POL)
05/25 - Subway to Peter, Chemnitz (GER)
05/26 - Az conni, Dresden (GER)
Sugarplum Fairy will be doing a 7-day German tour in mid-May:
05/14 - Maiwoche Open Air, Osnabrück
05/15 - FZW, Dortmund
05/16 - Pop Up Messe, Leipzig
05/17 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden
05/18 - Luxor, Cologne
05/19 - Grünspan, Hamburg
05/20 - Magnet, Berlin
Norwegian jazz artists Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and Håkon Kornstad will be performing selections from their critically acclaimed folk/freejazz album "Elise" in Brooklyn, NY on April 10 at Monkey Town. If that's not enough, Kornstad will also be doing a second set with guitarist Brandon Seabrook and drummer Christine Bard that same night. More details: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=127219457&blogId=482182900
Here are the dates for that Victims East Coast tour with Black Breath and Trap Them:
05/22 - Sonar (Maryland Death Fest), Baltimore, MD
05/25 - Lit Lounge, New York, NY
05/26 - Webster Underground, Hartford, CT
05/27 - Great Scott, Boston, MA
05/28 - Westcott Center, Syracuse, NY
05/29 - Forward Hall, Erie, PA
05/30 - Howards Club H, Bowling Green, OH
05/31 - Borg Ward, Milwaukee, WI
06/01 - Triple Rock, Minneapolis, MN
06/02 - Subterrenean, Chicago, IL
06/03 - Warsaw Arena, Cincinnati, OH
06/04 - TBA, Birmingham, AL
06/05 - Hi Tone, Memphis, TN
06/06 - Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA
06/07 - Park, Charleston, SC
06/08 - Brewery, Raleigh, NC
06/09 - Hideaway, Johnson City, TN
06/10 - Talking Head, Baltimore, MD
06/11 - Charleston, Brooklyn, NY
06/12 - The Barbary, Philadelphia, PA
I don't normally hype US acts here, but Black Breath are kiiiiller. Don't snooze on this one!
Ane Brun will return to the UK in May:
05/15 - St Georges Church, Brighton
05/20 - Union Chapel, London
05/21 - The Suger Bar, Dublin
I Love You Baby! is heading to Ukraine in May:
05/12 - Churchill, Xharkiv
05/13 - Gungubazz, Donetsk
05/14 - Master Schmidt, Dniepropetrovsk
05/16 - Botchka, Kiev
05/17 - Agatha, Xharkiv
The Baboon Show will be playing France and Germany later this month:
04/21 - La salle du grand Marais, Riorges (FRA)
04/22 - Le Fil, Saint-Etienne (FRA)
04/23 - La Lune des Pirates, Amiens (FRA)
04/24 - L'Aghja, Ajaccio (Corsica) (FRA)
04/25 - La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA)
04/29 - ZwölfZehn (1210), Stuttgart (GER)
04/30 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig (GER)
05/01 - Treibsand, Lübeck (GER)
Swedish hard-rockers Graveyard and Witchcraft are teaming up for a European tour:
05/16 - Barfly, Cardiff (UK)
05/17 - Rainbow Bar, Birmingham (UK)
05/18 - ULU, London (UK)
05/20 - Trix, Antwerp (BEL)
05/21 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt (GER)
05/22 - White Trash, Berlin (GER)
05/23 - Cairo, Wurzburg (GER)
05/24 - Arena, Vienna (AUS)
05/25 - 59:1, Munchen (GER)
05/26 - ZOE, Milano (ITA)
05/28 - Little Devil, Tilburg (NL)
05/29 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
05/30 - Headcrash, Hamburg (GER)
Wolfbrigade is heading to Spain for a few shows this weekend:
04/09 - Proyecto Mayhem Squat, Valencia (ESP)
04/10 - La Gran Nada Squat, Barcelona (ESP)
04/11 - La Muerte Fest Revenge (La Fabrika Squat), Madrid (ESP)
Juvelen will perform live in London at the Notting Hill Arts Club on May 7.
Cats On Fire will be doing a bunch of shows in London at the end of the month:
04/23 - Brixton Windmill (Fortuna Pop club night w/Je Suis Animal)
04/24 - Wilmington Arms (Goonite club night)
04/25 - The Camden Crawl (afternoon acoustic Show at the Bloody Awful Poetry event at the Lock Tavern)
04/25 - The Luminaire (How Does it Feel to be Loved? club night w/Butcher Boy)
Finland's The Micragirls will be supporting Boss Hog (husband/wife John Spencer + Cristina Martinez) on tour in May:
05/14 - Hazelwood Yellow Stage, Frankfurt (GER)*
05/15 - St. Gervais, Bienne/Biel (CH)*
05/16 - Rote Fabrik, Zürich (CH)
05/17 - Spazio 211, Torino (ITA)
05/18 - Magnolia, Milano (ITA)
05/19 - New Age, Roncade (Treviso) (ITA)
05/20 - Circolo Degli Artisti, Romao (ITA)
05/21 - Locomotive, Bolognao (ITA)
05/22 - Cabaret Alèatoire Marseille (FRA)*
05/23 - Rocking Chair, Vevey (CH)
*Micragirls only