Hej Hej: a night of Scandinavian pop & rock

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cool idea for a dj night, i was just talking with some friends recently about how many great bands are coming out of sweden these days … any hint on artists you'll be playing?

There are so many!

The Raveonettes, Le Sport, The Sounds, Serena-Maneesh, Acid House Kings, The Cardigans, Dungen, The Legends, Annie, Figurines, Caesars, Gentle Touch, The Knife, Sondre Lerche, Tribeca, Royksopp, Loveninjas, Lovekevins, Irene, Afraid of Stairs, Alice In Videoland, TIAC, The Concretes, Jens Lekman, Sahara Hotnights, The Radio Dept. and much much more.

Suggestions for Scandinavian bands I should check out are always welcome.

Cato Salsa, Soundtrack of Our Lives, Shout Out Louds,

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I *heart* Shout Out Louds…

well, Jens Lekman has quickly become one of my favorites ("black cab" and "maple leaves" are classics), and i'm really liking what i'm hearing from The Knife

here's a couple of good last.fm groups:
http://www.last.fm/group/The%20Nordic%20countries
http://www.last.fm/group/Swedish%20Music

and a dj night in brighton that plays swedish indie:
http://www.swedenmademe.com/

Originally posted by seeking irony:
Suggestions for Scandinavian bands I should check out are always welcome.

Very cool, there were plenty of Nordic / Scandanavian nights at SxSW (check the site www.sxsw.com).
I like Saybia (probably "too poppy" to some…), Moonbabies, Teitur (grab more recent stuff)…I can't remember what else, but I've found a bit I like off of Myspace.

i've always had a soft spot for komeda.

Jose Gonzales

Current EuroVision song contest victors, Lordy

www.lordi.org

My co-DJ is threatening to break out the Lordi!

Arne Hansen & the Guitarspellers

Teitur…..which is why I included Jens, Sondre and The Raveonettes in the set last night

oh, you're so silent jens

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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa08:
oh, you're so silent jens

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cute, but both goals were offside

Originally posted by seeking irony:
There are so many!

The Raveonettes, Le Sport, The Sounds, Serena-Maneesh, Acid House Kings, The Cardigans, Dungen, The Legends, Annie, Figurines, Caesars, Gentle Touch, The Knife, Sondre Lerche, Tribeca, Royksopp, Loveninjas, Lovekevins, Irene, Afraid of Stairs, Alice In Videoland, TIAC, The Concretes, Jens Lekman, Sahara Hotnights, The Radio Dept. and much much more.

Suggestions for Scandinavian bands I should check out are always welcome.

Wow, someone else besides the 3 or so other people here that I know of who have heard Afraid Of Stairs and The Radio Dept.! Both are fantastic bands.

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It's a Trap is an excellent blog that covers the Scandinavian music scene.

and Rockfoto is a good site for pictures of Scandinavian rock
concerts. (in English and Swedish)

Originally posted by bootsycollins:
Oldie but goodie.

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Hence the "Oldie but goodie." Thanks for policing the posts.

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Originally posted by bootsycollins:
Oldie but goodie.

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