Norway
Katzenjammer on tour - 2010 dates & belated by:Larm pics
I caught the Norweigian, David Byrne-approved, all-girl group Katzenjammer while I was in Norway for the by:Larm Festival earlier this year…
Alcest is almost here (win tix), a Norwegian Metal seminar in NYC (w/ Gaahl, Nocturno culto, more), Wardruna pics & more
DOWNLOAD: Alcest – “Percees De Lumiere” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Woe – “Alone with Our Failures”
DOWNLOAD: Have a Nice Life – “Bloodhail”
DOWNLOAD: Have a Nice Life – “I Don’t Love”
Alcest at their first ever live performance in Bucharest (more by Stefan Raduta)
Wardruna at the 2010 edition of by:Larm in Norway
April is supposed to be the gateway to rejuvenation; spring is around the corner and warm sun awaits…
Seabear is here from Iceland w/ a new album, Via Tania & Soley, played SXSW & by:Larm - pics, video, MP3s & tour dates
DOWNLOAD: Seabear – Lion Faced Boy (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Soley – Theater Island (MP3)
Seabear was one of the bands I made sure not to miss when I ventured to Norway for the by:Larm festival in February, but I came away with mixed feelings about the band whose leader Sindri Már Sigfússon has been called the Icelandic Beck…
Serena Maneesh @ Sentrum Scene (by:Larm) in Oslo - pics
I’ve seen a ton of great bands so far. Most are new to me. I’m trying to avoid bands I’ve seen or will definitely see soon. Serena Maneesh fall into both categories (SXSW = the “see soon” part), but I couldn’t help myself and went and checked them out night at Scene in Oslo…
Oh No Ono played by:Larm (pics), playing SXSW, NYC (dates)
DOWNLOAD: Oh No Ono – Internet Warrior (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Oh No Ono – Helplessly Young (MP3)
Denmark’s Oh No Ono played two nights in NYC earlier this year in January…
new Katzenjammer video + 2010 dates (Lilith Fair, by:larm)
Eclectic Norwegian quartet Katzenjammer have a new video our for their song “Tea with Cinnamon,” the new single (out March 2nd) for their forthcoming album, Le Pop, which is due June 1st on Nettwerk…
Hanne Hukkelberg & Ravens & Chimes played Mercury Lounge in NYC (pics) --- by:Larm kicks off Thursday in Norway
One night after opening for The Watson Twins in Brooklyn, Norway’s Hanne Hukkelberg headlined her own show (an early one) at the Mercury Lounge on Saturday (2/13)…
Hanne Hukkelberg playing NYC shows & by:Larm (full lineup)
If you can imagine it, Norwegian singer Hanne Hukkelberg used to carry vocals for doom metal band Funeral before settling into her own atmospheric folk…
Immortal returning to North America - 2010 Tour Dates
Immortal likes their corpse paint. Still. (photo by Peter Beste)
After triumphant shows in LA & NYC (BB Kings) in 2007, Black Metal pioneers Immortal are returning to our shores…
Sissy Wish & The Grates @ Pianos in NYC - pics
Sissy Wish‘s trip to NYC from Norway was in a bit of disarray at first, but she/they still ended up playing four shows while they were here…
