by Andrew Frisicano

A Camp, the trio fronted by Cardigans singer Nina Persson, has announced a full European tour and (so far) one US date in support of its second album, Colonia, out April 28th via Nettwerk. The band will be playing the Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday, May 26 (on sale Friday at noon, Am Ex presale on Wednesday) - which will be a hometown show of sorts for Persson and husband/ex-Shudder to Think member Nathan Larson (who, with ex-Atomic Swing musician Niclas Frisk, make up A Camp).

An article in the UK's Independent discusses Persson's life, The Cardigans, and the move:

[After recording The Cardigans reunion album Super Extra Gravity,] Persson finally spread her wings, moving to New York with Larson. "I was feeling positive, strong," she says. "It was a nice sensation."

Eighteen months ago, Persson and her husband decided to get on to Manhattan's property ladder. They couldn't afford much by themselves, so decided to go in with Larson's parents. They now share a four-storey brownstone in a part of Harlem that has yet to undergo full gentrification.

"We've been burgled three times in 18 months," Persson notes, "but that's just something that happens. And besides, the police are really helpful. They know us by name now..."

The band, which won four Swedish Grammys for its 2001 self-titled debut, performed at this year's ceremony, video below. One of A Camp last NYC shows was at Union Hall in August 2007.

All tour dates, plus a live video/interview, below...

Continue reading "A Camp (Nina Persson of the Cardigans) - new album & 2009 tour dates (Bowery Ballroom)"

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Hope you had fun last night. There's a lot more dance headed your way this weekend. Here's what's going on Friday (9/5) alone:

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photos by Chris La Putt

Stella Hosted, Nina Persson, Alberta Cross, OK Go & Joan as Policewoman played

Paul Rudd also showed up at the event. More photos & videos below...

Continue reading "Shudder To Think reunited @ Get Up & Vote @ Bowery"

Nina and company were playing to a packed house. They played all the big songs from the s/t album - "Frequent Flier," "I Can Buy You," "Walking the Cow," "Algebra," "Song for the Leftovers," "Rock n' Roll Ghost," and a couple of others. They also played something called "Where the Wild Animals Are," or something like that, which started with the whole band making animal sounds and clapping in the air. Very nice. The encore (one song) was another really wonderful new one with just Nina and the Keyboardist playing it - simple, seemed to be a lamentation about being married (we can hope, can't we!!) Nina kept reaching into a little canvas bag to pull out harmonicas, water, percussion sticks...and she also professed to a deep fear of instruments. She sure did play them
nicely though. [trent wolbe]

More pics like the above, also @ Trent's Flickr. Knitting Factory tix still on sale.

Nina Perrson brings her side-project A Camp from Sweden to NYC soon (or maybe she already lives here, I'm not sure). This coincides with news of a new album...

Six years after the solo debut with A Camp, Nina Persson has started working on a new album with Niklas Frisk and her husband Nathan Larson. She has started with a bang with half a dozen songs that are going to get lyrics about everything from Chinatown in New York to "animals in Africa". [Cardigans.com]

Tickets are on sale for a show at Union Hall on August 6th, and for one two days later at Knitting Factory - both with Cat Martino. Their next scheduled show after that is at Mercury Lounge w/ The Paper Cranes & Craig Wedren on September 17th. Songs from their 2001 album are streaming at MySpace.

Tuesday, October 31 at 6:30 PM
KNITTING FACTORY/ CMJ MUSIC MARATHON 2006: Homespun Presented by Stunt Company featuring The Cardigans, The Format, Dan Keyes of Young Love
at Knitting Factory, New York City
U.S.$10.00

"This will be their ONLY US date this year"

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