Sweden

I caught Kanye West‘s 2+ hour headlining set at the Way Out West Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden on Saturday night, one night after I saw Prince play a 2+ hour set on the same stage, surprise cameo by Kanye included (Prince did not return the favor)…

post written with the assistance of Andrew Sacher Chelsea Wolfe is currently on a tour in support of her upcoming LP Apokalypsis. As mentioned, Chelsea and her band play a non-Way Out West show tonight (8/10) in Gothenburg, Sweden, the same city the festival takes place in this week…

Britpop heroes Pulp, who recently reunited, are playing a string of European festivals this month which continues their trend of only playing shows overseas, but rumors say they may be playing some North American shows later this year…

Danzig @ Sweden Rock Festival, June 10, 2010 (mor10am)Glenn Danzig… recently announced a special nine-city concert trek that kicked off yesterday in Norfolk, VA…

DOWNLOAD: Megaphonic Thrift – Acid Blues (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Good The Bad – 004 (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pirate Love – A Kiss Hello (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Choir of Young Believers – Action/Reaction (MP3) By now you hopefully you know that Norway’s awesome Casiokids are playing our Brooklyn Vegan Pre-SXSW party, alongside Let’s Wrestle, The Wave Pictures, Banjo or Freakout and WhoMadeWho…

DOWNLOAD: Miss Li – Bourgeois Shangri-La (MP3) Swedish singer Miss Li is one of the many, many artists heading to SXSW this year, and will also make stops in New York after the fest — she plays Mercury Lounge on Tuesday, March 23 and Joe’s Pub the next night (3/24)…

DOWNLOAD: El Perro Del Mar – Change of Heart (Rakamonie Remix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Taken By Trees – Watch The Waves (MP3) There’s a double-dose of Swedes in town: El Perro Del Mar and Taken by Trees are playing together tonight (2/16) at Le Poisson Rouge and tomorrow (2/17) Knitting Factory and both have good, new-ish albums out…

: Moonbabies – We’re Layabouts (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Moonbabies – Sun A.M. (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Moonbabies – War on Sound (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Moonbabies – Take Me to the Ballroom (MP3) I almost fell off my chair when I found out Malmö, Sweden’s Moonbabies were coming to New York for CMJ, playing two shows: the Norwood Club on Thursday, October 22 and at Crash Mansion on Friday, October 23 (not to be confused with Moondoggies who are also playing CMJ)…

Swedish band First Aid Kit were set to make their U.S. debut at CMJ this year. They had a show scheduled at Joe’s Pub, were set to open for School of Seven Bells and The xx at Webster Hall Music Hall of Williamsburg, and play the MusicSnobbery CMJ showcase at Living Room…

words & Of all the the other Swedes Anna Ternheim (who actually now lives in the East Village) has accompanied on tour, none sounded just like her, and yet, numerous reviews abound comparing her to them…