The 2nd and 3rd parts of my guestpost series at Brooklyn Vegan examing the various Scandinavian acts at this year's SXSW are now online. Here's Finland: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2007/03/7_bands_from_fi.html
And Denmark: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2007/03/7_bands_from_de.html
Tag: News
Updated appearances for David Fridlund/David & the Citizens (who I believe is travelling Citizens-less?) at SXSW:
03/15 - 4pm @ End of an Ear, 2209 South 1st St.
03/15 - 1am @ Uncle Flirty's Loft, 512 Trinity St. (Nordic Night showcase)
03/16 - 1:40pm @ SOHO, 217 E. 6th St. (Pirate Promotions party)
03/17 - 3:45 and 4:30pm @ Homeslice Pizza, 1415 South Congress (15-minute solo sets between bands)
03/17 - 6pm @ the Yard Dog Folk Art Gallery, 1510 South Congress (Redeye Distribution 10th Anniversary party)
The entire new Mary Onettes EP "Lost" is up for streaming on Last.fm: https://www.last.fm/music/The+Mary+Onettes/Void
The new album from Pain, the pop-metal project of Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy), will be called "Psalms of extinction" and will be out April 18 in Scandinavia and May 7 throughout Europe. Listen to the track "Zombie slam" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/officialpain
Babylon Bombs' new video for "Jaded heart" is now posted for viewing and download: https://www.babylonbombs.net/downloads.htm
New European dates for Swedish hardcore act Traktor:
04/18 - Beteigeuze, Ulm (GER)
04/19 - Sunny Red, München (GER)
04/20 - United Club, Torino (ITA)
04/21 - Papperlapp, Bolzano (ITA)
04/22 - The Cage Club, Livorno (ITA)
04/23 - Csa Capolinea, Faenza (ITA)
04/24 - Keller 264, Freiburg (GER)
04/25 - Hirscheneck, Basel (CH)
04/26 - ISC, Bern (CH) w/ Alarma Man
04/27 - Espace B, Paris (FRA)
04/28 - WBC, La Rochelle (FRA)
Bassist Fredrik will be forced to sit this one out as his girlfriend will soon give birth to their child. Robert Lindblom will fill in. In other news, the video for "Vultures" is now online: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2013558241
They Live By Night's new website is now open: https://www.theylivebynight.com/
Lucky Misu has a new EP released today on the Corpid netlabel: https://www.corpid-label.de/
The new State of Samuel record "Here come the floods" will be released in May as a cooperative effort between Humblebee Recordings and Total Gaylord Records.
Shout Out Louds will release their new Björn Yttling-produced album "Our ill wills" on April 25 via Bud Fox Recordings. The first single "Tonight I have to leave it" can be heard on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/shoutoutlouds
A Swedish tour will follow as well with a couple UK dates in mid-April.
Is Junk Music (Brainpool, New David) coming to an end? Read on: https://www.junkmusik.com/?p=943
Finnish favorites Desert Planet will tour Northern Europe again in May:
05/10 - Helsinki Club, Zürich (CH)
05/11 - tba, Fürth (GER)
05/12 - Glashaus, Bayreuth (GER)
05/15 - Morphclub, Bamberg (GER)
05/16 - White Trash, Berlin (GER)
05/18 - Astra-Stube, Hamburg (GER)
05/19 - Treibsand, Lübeck (GER)
Check out the tour microsite here: https://virtual27.nebula.fi/~desertplanetcom/tourmay2007/tourmay2007.htm
Asha Ali has a nice new website: https://www.ashaali.com/
The Washington Post Express interviews Ane Brun: https://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2007/03/scandinavian_blues_ane_brun.php