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Frida Hyvönen to play Dramaten, lots more

Frida Hyvönen will be the first-ever Swedish pop artist to grace the stage of Dramaten in Stockholm on March 14. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, February 3. Full tourdates:

02/05 - Bush Hall, London (UK)
02/07 - 101, Berlin (GER)
02/19 - by:Larm (Folkets Hus Hovedscene), Oslo (NOR)
02/20 - by:Larm (Folkets Hus Scene 2), Oslo (NOR)
02/21 - Korjaamo, Helsingfors (SWE)
03/04 - Mejeriet (sittande), Lund (SWE)
03/05 - Jazzhouse, Köpenhamn (DK)
03/14 - Dramaten, Stockholm (SWE)
03/21 - L'Aire Libre, Rennes (FRA)
03/23 - Centre Culturel Suédois, Paris (FRA)
04/18 - Storan (Stora Salongen), Göteborg (SWE)
04/23 - L'Auditorium, Bourges (FRA)
04/25 - Theatro Circo, Braga (POR)
04/27 - Theatre Marigny, Paris (FRA)
05/15 - Spegeln, Gävle (SWE)
05/16 - Skandiateatern, Norrköping (SWE)
05/29 - Siesta! (Tältscenen, Chili!), Hässleholm (SWE)
06/25 - tba, Borlänge (SWE)
07/02 - Arvikafestivalen (Apollo), Arvika (SWE)
07/08 - Hultsfredsfestivalen (Teaterladan), Hultsfred (SWE)
07/30 - Storsjöyran (Tutti Frutti), Östersund (SWE)
08/16 - FLOW Festival (Tent Stage), Helsingfors (SWE)

Sirius playlist week #5

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. The Scrags - Death of a rock'n'roll band
02. TALK 1
03. On Trial - Mountain
04. The Psyke Project - In the mist
05. Hello Saferide - X telling me about the loss of something dear, at age 16
06. TALK 2
07. Moto Boy - A room without you
08. If There Is Something - Hommage á Roy Orbison
09. Tiger Lou - So demure
10. TALK 3
11. Honey Is Cool - Nach heart
12. Heroes & Zeros - Oslo fadeout
13. Livaventura - Keep on driving
14. Masshysteri - Tvivel
15. TALK 4
16. Samtidigt Som - Vid min sida
17. Ståålfågel - Kung Misär
18. Fredrik - Black fur
19. Scraps of Tape - Grand letdown
20. TALK 5
21. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Radius

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Hello Saferide
02. A Camp
03. Frida Hyvönen
04. Fever Ray
05. Anna Ternheim
06. Fireside
07. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
08. Loney, Dear
09. Håkan Hellström
10. The Bear Quartet

Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: https://www.last.fm/help/

Listen to 'En hand i himlen'

The new Jonathan Johansson album "En hand i himlen" is now streaming in its entirety at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/jonathanojohansson
It will be officially released on February 9 via Hybris.

Maskinen - Pengar

The new Maskinen single "Pengar" is now streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/maskinenmaskinen

New Thåström album has title, release date

The new Thåström album "Kärlek är för dom" is confirmed for release on March 13. The first single for the title track features guest vocals from Anna Ternheim and will be out in mid-February.

Thunder Express live in Italy

Thunder Express (or is it Dundertåget?) will be heading to Italy in April:

04/09 - tba, Milano
04/10 - Retro Pop - c/o Barrumba, Pinarella Di Cervia (RA)
04/11 - RockaRolla Festival -c/o Taurus, Torino
04/12 - La Skaletta, La Spezia

New Stars in Coma EP

Swedish indie act Stars in Coma has a new EP called "Death and hope" out on Brazilian label Bolinhas Records: https://www.starsincoma.com/index.php/2009/01/death-and-hope-ep-is-released/

Follow Maskinen in Brazil

Masikinen is keeping a diary of their trip to Brazil at My Best Friend is My Grind: https://www.mybestfriendismygrind.com/maskinen-in-brazil-1/
The group will be finishing up their debut full-length there and will be documenting the whole process, including making a film for SVT.

The Idle Hands prep 'Dark rooms'

The Idle Hands are currently mixing their new album "Dark rooms" with Mathias Oldén (Logh). No release date yet, but samples should be online in a month or so.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Laleh - Me and Simon
02. Scotts - På vårt sätt
03. Anna Ternheim - Leaving on a mayday
04. Irya's Playground - Irya's playground
05. Magnus Carlsson - Re:collection 93-08
06. Timo Räisänen - ...And then there was Timo
07. Frida Hyvönen - Silence is wild
08. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008
09. Takida - Bury the lies
10. ABBA - The albums (9CD box set)
11. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Communion
12. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
13. Per Gessle - Party crasher
14. Lykke Li - Youth novels
15. Mojje - Popcornfrisyr
16. Ulf Lundell - Omaha
17. Jill Johnson - Baby blue paper
18. Sofia Jannok - Ássogáttis / By the embers
19. Titiyo - Hidden
20. Christian Walz - The corner

The Independent to give away free Sigur Rós CD

UK newspaper The Independent will be giving away a free Sigur Rós CD with tomorrow's edition: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sigur-rs-we-play-endlessly-free-with-the-independent-on-saturday-1514254.html

Scandinavian acts at Coachella

Peter Bjorn and John, Lykke Li, Ida Maria and Turbonegro are confirmed for Coachella.

New Sahara Hotnights album gets title, release date

The new Sahara Hotnights album "Sparks" is officially confirmed for release on February 25.

April tourdates for The Whitest Boy Alive

The Whitest Boy Alive is touring Europe in April with support from fellow Norwegians The New Wine:

04/03 - Centraltheater Hinterbuehne, Leipzig (GER)
04/04 - Kassablanca, Jena (GER)
04/05 - Muffathalle, München (GER)
04/06 - Manufaktur, Schorndorf (GER)
04/07 - Hive Club, Zürich (CH)
04/09 - Zakk, Düsseldorf (GER)
04/10 - Motel Mozaique @ Watt, Rotterdam (NL)
04/11 - Secret show tba
04/12 - Mousonturm, Frankfurt (GER)
04/12 - Aftershowparty tba, Frankfurt (GER)
04/14 - AB Box, Brussels (BEL)
04/15 - La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA)
04/16 - Scala, London (UK)
04/18 - Ruby Lounge, Manchester (UK)
04/22 - Astra, Berlin (GER)
04/23 - Übel & Gefährlich, Hamburg (GER)
04/24 - Train, Aarhus (DK)
04/25 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)