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Adjagàs US tour

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:40:30 -0700

Norwegian Sámi act Adjagàs will be touring the US in July:

07/03 - The Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
07/06 - Taala Hooghan, Flagstaff, AZ
07/07 - Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock, AZ
07/08 - tba, Santa Fe, NM
07/09 - Oklahama City, OK
07/10 - This Land Press Summer Party, Tulsa, OK
07/10 - The Marquee, OK
07/11 - Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, OK
07/13 - Portoluz, Chicago, IL w/The Sea And Cake
07/15 - tba, New York, NY w/Corpse of Discovery

Read more about the tour and all of the various people involved (it's worth checking out) right here: http://killerwhaleprm.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/indie-music-scene-native-america-come-together-to-welcome-alternative-norwegian-sami-band-adjagas-to-the-united-states-for-a-two-week-mini-tour/

8 finalists chosen for A-ha millions

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:20:37 -0700

Eight finalists have been chosen to be potential recipients of the lucrative A-ha stipend: http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=10008166 (in Norwegian)
The artists in question: Shining, Hanne Hukkelberg, Moddi, Adjagas, Casiokids, Lars Vaular, Susanne Sundfør and Pink Robots.

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:23:28 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Sivert Høyem - Moon Landing
02. Jonas Fjeld feat Henning Kvitnes - Den Gamle Veien
03. The Blacksheeps - Blacksheeps
04. Asbjørn Ribe - Ornand Vet Hvordan
05. Minor Majority - Either Way I Think You Know
06. Kings Of Convenience - Declaration of Dependence
07. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2009
08. Solveig Slettahjell - Tarpan Seasons
09. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
10. Anne Nørdsti - Livet er nå
11. Mari Boine - Sterna Paradisea
12. Thomas Dybdahl - En Samling
13. Tommy Tee - Studio Time
14. OnklP & Jaa9 - Sellout!
15. Immortal - All Shall Fall
16. Steinar Engelbrektson Band - Minna Som Eg Har
17. The Cumshots - A Life Less Necessar
18. Adjagas - Mànu Ràvdnji
19. A-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
20. Paperboys - Oslo Agreement

Sirius playlist week #41

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:12:30 -0700

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

01. Bröderna Lindgren - Annan sort (feat. Britta Persson)
02. TALK 1
03. Rigas - Tonite
04. Sienna Root - The road to Agatha (Ahir Bhairav)
05. The Gentle Act Incident - The city doesn't know me
06. Asha Ali - Hurricane
07. TALK 2
08. Agent Side Grinder - Die to live
09. Moloken - My enemy
10. Boys of Scandinavia - Good looking
11. TALK 3
12. Sivert Høyem - Moon landing
13. Moonbabies - Take me to the ballroom
14. The Movements - Save me
15. TALK 4
16. Mikkel Meyer - Tunge (feat. Non)
17. Sahara Hotnights - Impressed by me
18. Samuraj Cities - The weekend is almost over
19. TALK 5
20. Adjagas - Mánu rávdnji

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.

Adjagas - Mánu Rávdnji

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:16:02 -0700

Preview the title track from the upcoming Adjagas album "Mánu Rávdnji", due out October 5 via TrustMe: http://trustmerecords.com/nyheter/adjagas-med-nytt-album/

New Adjagas album gets release date

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:16:29 -0700

Trust Me Records has confirmed that the new album from Sami neo-folk act Adjagas will be released on October 5.

New Adjagas album in October

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:52:23 -0700

Trust Me Records reports that the new Adjagas is being mastered this week and is scheduled for an October release.

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:48:54 -0700

Norwegian label Trust Me (Rockettothesky, Adjagas) has a new website: http://www.trustmerecords.com/

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:12:36 -0800

The Washington Post reviews Sami neo-folk act Adjagas live in DC: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/06/AR2007120602521.html (scroll down)

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700

The lineup for this year's Great Escape Festival has been confirmed and will include a special Norwegian spotlight featuring the artists 120 Days, Adjagas and "Reader's companion" alums The Lionheart Brothers: http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=387899
Other Scandinavians include IAT artist Hello Saferide plus Consequences, Promise and Monster, Loney, Dear, Johnossi, Magenta Skycode, Oh No Ono, Rockettothesky, Kissaway Trail and probably a few others whose names I don't instantly recognize.

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Scandinavian artists playing the Great Escape Festival in Brighton this May: Adjagas, Oh No Ono, Lionheart Brothers, 120 Days, Damn Seagulls and Johnossi. Read more: http://www.escapegreat.com/artists/

Top 10s for 2005: Sindre Ness (Bates Motel)

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Norwegian albums 2005 (alphabetical):
Adjágas - Adjágas
Helldorado - The ballad of Nora Lee
Hillstone Halos - Sunlit
In the Country - This was the pace of my heartbeat
Magnus Moriarty(tm) - Sky fi beatitude
My Midnight Creeps - MMC
Ricochets - Isolation
Samuel Jackson 5 - Easily misunderstood
Serena Maneesh - Serena-Maneesh
Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson - Unnoticable in a tiny town, invisible in the city

Foreign albums 2005 (alphabetical):
Ryan Adams - Jacksonville City Nights
Babyshambles - Down in Albion
Geoff Berner - Whiskey rabbi
Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah - Clap you hands, say yeah!
Richard Hawley - Coles corner
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
The Mainliners - Bring on the sweetlife
Sons and Daughters - The repultion box
Joakim Thåström - Skebokvarnsv. 209
Travel by Sea - Shadows rise

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Sindre Ness runs the excellent Norwegian music blog Bates Motel.
thelodger.blogspot.com

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Check out the video for "Mun Ja Mun" from Norway's Adjágas: [click here]
The duo's self-titled debut album comes out November 22 via Trust Me Records.

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Adjagas will release their debut self-titled album on November 21 via Trust Me Records. The record was produced by Andreas Mjøs (Jaga Jazzist) and engineered by Lars Lien (Motorpsycho).