The upcoming Kaizers Orchestra double-live album/DVD "Live at Vega" has been tentatively set for an April 7 release.

Besides hitting up SXSW, Norwegian hard-rockers WE will also play a couple LA shows with countrymates Serena Maneesh:

03/19 - Spaceland, Los Angeles
03/20 - tba, Los Angeles

Mate Recordings has made a microsite for the new Boys of Scandinavia 7" "Why do you love me?" coming out in the UK on March 1: https://www.materecordings.com/mate009/index.htm

La Blogotheque interviews José González: https://www.blogotheque.net/article.php3?id_article=1541

Quit Your Day Job are now officially confirmed for this year's Export Music Sweden US showcase shows taking place in NYC, SXSW (Austin) and LA. Exact dates/places tbc.

Swedish singer/songwriter Anna Ternheim on tour in GAS:

03/19 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
03/20 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
03/21 - Prime Club, Cologne (GER)
03/22 - Ampere, Munich (GER)
03/24 - Szene Wien, Vienna (AUS)
03/26 - Schüür, Luzern (CH)
03/27 - Salzhaus, Winterthur (CH)
03/29 - Kaserne, Basel (CH)
03/30 - ISC, Bern (CH)

Norwegian girl-rockers Furia are currently holed up in Weed, California recording a new album with Sylvia Massy Shivy.

Download the new song "Gutter romance" from Swedish crustpunks Uncurbed: https://www.sound-pollution.com/UNCURBED%20-%20Gutter%20Romance.mp3
The new album "Welcome to Anarcho City" comes out in mid-February.

Swedish indie dancepop act TIAC (Three is a Crowd) has posted their new single "It's always the same, anyway" for free download, both the mp3 and the video: https://www.tiacmusic.com/

Stars in Coma has posted a new song "to promote a upcoming and secret EP": https://www.starsincoma.com/music/Stars%20In%20Coma%20-%20All%20Day%20Long%20(in%20Fog%20and%20Wind).mp3

Swedish stonerrockers Asteroid and BlowBack have confirmed that their upcoming split CD will be released on April 8 and they will be celebrating the occasion with a release show at the top floor of Satin in Örebro.

Sondre Lerche has posted a new web diary in which he reveals the tempos for all the songs on his upcoming album: https://www.sondrelerche.com/diary.asp?id=78

Finnish metalcore act Satura Lanx has signed with the recently revived label Brown Records and will release their debut album "No fighting the furies" in March. Check out a video from the band here: https://www.saturalanx.com/video/saturalanx-basking-high.mpg

In semi-related news, Brown Records will also be releasing a split CD with the bands Deathbed and Kolt. Samples and preorder info here: https://www.brownrecs.com/home.php?p=disco
Finland is absolutely killing it when it comes to heavy metallic hardcore, so if you're into that sort of stuff, be sure to check this out.

Norwegian singer/songwriter Saint Thomas has cancelled his upcoming European tour due to "severe depression." "I will get professional psychiatric help," he says, "and I hope for your understanding, and that we will meet one day in the future...."