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I'd waited several years for Annika Norlin and her bandmates to finally make their way to Germany and yet I really didn't know what to expect. Or rather, the show made me realize what I had been expecting by the surprises it gave me. I guess it was Annika's performance as a singer that stood out most -- she came across as a very strong and powerful storyteller, not as the tender or vulnerable songwriter some of her work portrays her to be. I'm not taking the cliché (and sexist) perspective here that "female songwriters have to be gracious creatures": It was her music and not her gender that had me expecting something slightly different. The whole evening came to contain more audience-directed performance than self-referential authenticity -- very refreshing from a pop-cultural point of view -- with Annika not singing, but more likely declaiming the lyrics, when without instrument often with erratic hand or head movements somewhat reminiscent of Anders Wendin (Moneybrother). I've always found Annika's songs to share similarities with short stories, especially in their careful plot construction with turning points and punchlines placed at the end of songs. In a way, Annika staged this affinity to fictional prose very well in her performance: While evidently telling other people's stories and not hers, she did so in a very captivating and engaging way. Especially the duets "Overall" (with album producer Andreas Mattson) and "Long lost penpal" (with Andrea "Firefox AK" Kellerman) reminded me of Stars' Torquil Campbell and Amy Millan acting and interpreting songs rather than just singing them. I believe that it was exactly this enthusiasm which Annika and her five bandmates presented their songs that really won over the crowd in Berlin's well-filled magnet Club. In the case of Stars, the short-story'ness of their songs has gotten a bit old with time, but Annika was clever enough to throw in more personal, quieter moments like the beautiful "I wonder who is like this one" or the atmospheric encore-closer "Arjeplog" that allowed listeners to connect with her performance on a more emotional level. Now that Annika has proven to be an extremely skillful, conceptually working lyricist and performer well-versed in the art of pop culture, I'm curious to see where she'll go next.
- Arnulf Köhncke
Upcoming international dates for Moto Boy:
09/30 - Burundy Lion, Montreal (CAN)
10/02 - POP Montreal, Montreal (CAN)
10/15 - Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavik (ICE)
10/16 - Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavik (ICE)
10/19 - magnet, Berlin (GER)
10/21 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig (GER)
10/22 - Hasenschaukel, Hamburg (GER)
10/23 - Hafen2, Offenbach (GER)
10/24 - Subway, Cologne (GER)
10/25 - Fluc, Vienna (CH)
Swedish cross-dressing indie act Billie the Vision and the Dancers are heading back to Germany in October:
10/14 - Uebel und Gefährlich, Hamburg
10/15 - MuK, Giessen
10/16 - Werkstatt, Köln
10/17 - Hafen 2, Offenbach
10/18 - magnet, Berlin
10/20 - Orangehouse, München
10/23 - Cafe Central, Weinheim
10/24 - Amp, Münster
Kristofer Åström is hitting the road in December with his backing band The Rainaways:
12/07 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
12/08 - magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
12/09 - Groove Station, Dresden (GER)
12/10 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER)
12/11 - Gebäude 9, Köln (GER)
12/12 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt (GER)
12/13 - Hirsch, Nürnberg (GER)
12/14 - Universum, Stuttgart (GER)
12/15 - Atomic Café, München (GER)
12/16 - Volkshaus, Basel (CH)
12/17 - ISC, Bern (CH)
12/19 - Moritzhof, Magdeburg (GER)
12/20 - Falkendom, Bielefeld (GER)
Hello Saferide's excellent "More modern short stories..." album is released in Germany today so, as promised, she'll be heading down for a few shows:
09/24 - magnet, Berlin
09/25 - Atomic Cafe, München
09/26 - Reeperbahnfestival, Hamburg
Danish indie act The Elephants are heading out for a few European dates in November:
11/03 - Nörgelbuff, Göttingen (GER)
11/04 - Amp, Münster (GER)
11/05 - Ulenspiegel, Giessen (GER)
11/06 - D:qliq, Luxemburg (LUX)
11/07 - Weißes Lamm, Augsburg (GER)
11/09 - B72, Wien (AUS)
11/10 - Clubkeller, Frankfurt (GER)
11/11 - Mephisto, Hannover (GER)
11/12 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
11/13 - Ilses Erika, Leipzig (GER)
11/14 - magnet, Berlin (GER)
Also check out the band's new video for "Take it!": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JufT-6l1AOc&fmt=18
Swedish lounge-metallers Hellsongs will be heading out on tour in September in support of their new 5-track EP, "Pieces of Heaven, a glimpse of Hell ". Dates so far:
09/23 - Faust - 60er Jahre Halle, Hannover
09/24 - Bibelot, Dordrecht
09/25 - Perron 55, Venlo
09/26 - Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg
09/28 - FZW/Freizeitzentrum West, Dortmund
09/29 - Die Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe
10/01 - Universum, Stuttgart
10/03 - Haus der Musik, Wien
10/04 - PPC, Graz
10/06 - Posthalle, Wurzburg
10/07 - Hirsch, Nurnberg
10/08 - Ampere Club, Munchen
10/09 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt
10/10 - Glanz und Gloria, Osnabruck
10/11 - magnet, Berlin
Sugarplum Fairy will be doing a 7-day German tour in mid-May:
05/14 - Maiwoche Open Air, Osnabrück
05/15 - FZW, Dortmund
05/16 - Pop Up Messe, Leipzig
05/17 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden
05/18 - Luxor, Cologne
05/19 - Grünspan, Hamburg
05/20 - magnet, Berlin
Cats on Fire are going to Germany in late May:
05/30 - Nachtasyl, Hamburg w/The Bats
05/31 - Worpswede Open Air, Worpswede
06/01 - magnet-Club, Berlin w/Underwater Sleeping Society
06/02 - Scheune, Dresden
06/03 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg
06/04 - Atomic Cafe, München
06/05 - Klub Drushba, Halle
06/06 - Gleis 22, Münster
The Low Frequency in Stereo are doing a batch of German dates in May and bringing fellow Norwegians Hypertext along for the ride:
04/30 - Drone Bar, Copenhagen (DK)
05/01 - Klub Drushba, Halle (GER)
05/02 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
05/04 - magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
05/05 - Gladhouse, Cottbus (GER)
05/06 - Kukuun, Hamburg (GER)
Upcoming European tourdates for Antennas:
03/18 - Prinzenbar, Hamburg (GER)
03/19 - magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
03/20 - MTC, Cologne (GER)
03/21 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
03/23 - Atomic Café, Munich (GER)
03/25 - PPC, Graz (AUS)
03/26 - b72, Vienna (AUS)
03/27 - Roada, Steyr (AUS)
03/28 - Bertholdsaal, Weyer (AUS)
03/30 - PMK, Innsbruck (AUS)
04/01 - Sonderbar, Feldkirch
04/02 - ISC, Bern (CH)
04/03 - Berghammer, Sigharting (AUS)
04/04 - Rockhouse, Saltzburg (AUS)
Lene Marlin will release the new single "Here we are" on March 30 and you can now hear it at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lenemarlin
The upcoming album was produced by magnet and Børge Fjordheim at magnet's Askøystudio as well as with Frode Jacobsen (Madrugada) at Malabar Studio and Grand Sports in Olso.
Familjen is going to Germany in April:
04/24 - magnet Club, Berlin
04/25 - Projekt 7, Magdeburg
Traktor (SWE) and Heroes & Zeros (NOR) will be teaming up for some European tourdates:
03/09 - MTC, Köln (GER)
03/10 - AKW, Würzburg (GER)
03/11 - Ampere, München (GER)
03/12 - Chelsea, Wien (AUS)
03/13 - magnet, Berlin (GER)
03/14 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
Updated tourdates for Pg.Lost:
01/07 - Amp, Münster (GER)
01/08 - magnet, Berlin (GER)
01/09 - Lokal, Berlin (GER)
01/10 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER)
01/11 - After Music Club, Budapest (HUN)
01/12 - MDK Batory, Chorzow (POL)
01/13 - W Srarym Kinie, Poznan (POL)
01/14 - Elfer Music Club, Frankfurt (GER)
01/15 - Sunny Red, München (GER)
01/16 - Cobra, Solingen (GER)
01/17 - Steinbruch, Duisburg (GER)
01/18 - Vortex, Siegen (GER)
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