Renown Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen (Supersilent, etc.) will be doing a few rare US gigs this month with sideman/producer Jan Bang:
06/16 - Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
06/17 - Swedish Embassy (Nordic Jazz Week), Washington DC
06/19 - Rochester Jazz Festival, Rochester, NY
06/20 - Bijou Theater, Knoxville, TN
Also note that many of the same performers who will be play Nordic Jazz Week are also playing showcases at the Rochester Jazz Fest.
Norwegian postrockers Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson have a studio blog: https://blogs.myspace.com/youthpictures
Frukt Records has Fredrik Ståhl's new album "Universally personal" posted today as a free download: https://www.fruktrecords.se/
Says the label: "Mixing a bit of catchyness with a bit of subtleness. Pop with a splash of electronica."
Finnish negative-punks Frivolvol report that their new record "Blades of steel" is finished and will be released via Rabbit Ilsn Records sometime... before the end of the year? Look for the band to tour their home country this summer with pals Sur-rur and Aortaorta and maybe Russia too.
Emiliana Torrini is coming to North America for a few dates in August:
06/13 - Cabaret Du Musee, Montreal
08/14 - Highline Ballroom, NYC, NY
08/15 - Paradise, Boston, MA
08/17 - Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA
08/18 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
08/19 - El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, CA
US-based powerpop label Zip Records will be releasing Mother James' debut album "Stomping grounds" on July 14. Listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/motherjames
Danish psychobilly act The Defectors have a new collection of demos, b-sides and other assorted leftovers posted for free download called "Takin' out the trash": https://www.thedefectors.com/
Vladislav Delay's new album "Tummaa" ("Dark") is now confirmed for release on August 24 via The Leaf Label. For more details and a streaming sample, check out this interview with mainman Sasu Ripatti over at FACT Magazine: https://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2692&Itemid=26
Two White Horses, the brother/sister duo of Jakob and Lovisa Nyström (Isolation Years, Säkert!), will be going to NYC in the near future. Details soon?
Discobelle on Zebra & Snake, an act they describe as a Finnish version of The Tough Alliance: https://www.discobelle.net/2009/06/04/zebra-snake/
Convoj are heading to Germany in September:
09/22 - Cafe Glocksee, Hannover
09/24 - Parkside, Aachen
09/25 - Cobra, Solingen
09/26 - Schokoladen, Berlin
Pearl from artsy electro act Zeigeist has a new musical project called Pearl Fiction: https://www.myspace.com/pearlfiction
Jenny Wilson in the Pitchfork Forkcast with the video for "Like a fading rainbow": https://pitchfork.com/forkcast/12956-like-a-fading-rainbow/
Swedish organ/drums duo Sagor & Swing are back together and will be playing a couple of shows with Blända in the next week:
06/05 - Kafé Deluxe, Växjö
06/12 - Pluto, Gröndal
As to whether or not they'll keep it together to record new material, wait and see...
Foxy Digitalis gives Tsukimono's "Time canvas" a score of 9/10: https://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/reviews.php?which=4374