Danko Jones goes on tour with Volbeat

Danko Jones are joining Danish band Volbeat on tour in the spring for no less then 29 shows. The tour goes through the US and Canada and some shows have already sold out so get your tickets fast. Check www.dankojones.com for more info and ticket links.

March 6th – Palladium Ballroom – Dallas, TX
March 7th – Diamond Ballroom – Moore, OK
March 9th – Freeman Coliseum – San Antonio, TX
March 10th – Speaking Rock Entertainment Center – El Paso, TX
March 11th – Lonestar Pavilion – Lubbock, TX
March 12th – Ogden Theater – Denver, CO
March 14th – House of Blues Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV
March 15th – House of Blues LA – W. Hollywood, CA
March 16th – House of Blues Anaheim – Anaheim, CA
March 17th – Knitting Factory Reno – Reno, NV
March 19th – Revolution Center – Garden City, ID
March 20th – The Wilma Theater – Missoula, MT – SOLD OUT
March 22nd – Showbox at the Market – Seattle, WA
March 23rd – Knitting Factory Spokane – Spokane, WA
March 24th – MacEwan Hall Ballroom – Calgary, AB – CANADA
March 25th – CN Centre – Prince George, BC – CANADA
March 27th – EnCana Events Centre – Dawson Creek, BC – CANADA
March 28th – Shaw Conference Centre – Edmonton, AB – CANADA – SOLD OUT
March 29th – Cypress Center – Medicine Hat, AB – CANADA – SOLD OUT
March 30th – Brandt Centre – Regina, SA – CANADA
April 1st – Credit Union Center – Saskatoon, SA – CANADA
April 2nd – MTS Centre – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA
April 3rd – Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN
April 5th – Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
April 6th – Piere’s – Ft. Wayne, IN
April 7th – Sound Academy – Toronto, ON – CANADA
April 9th – Best Buy Theatre – New York, NY
April 10th – Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD
April 11th – Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

Chords nominated for Manifest

Our man Chords is nominated for best HipHop at the upcoming Manifesgalan in Stockholm on February 8th. Manifest is a gala for indie artists in the purpose of lifting the most prominent non major music in the business. Check out the nominees here!

Whilst waiting for the results, please have a listen to the nominated, magnificent album “Looped State Of Mind”

Vote Timbuktu & Chords for Kingsizegalan 2013

The nominees are official and Timbuktu is up for 2 awards for Best Live and Best Dressed at Kingsizegalan 2013 in February. Our man Chords scored no less than three nominations for Best Album, Best Solo Artist and Best Producer. Chords ia also a part of the crew Kwaai who are up for Best Original.

Keep the music flowing and vote for your favorite artists here (www.facebook.com/KingsizeSweden) and get your tickets to the event here.

Congratulations Musikhjälpen!

23,301,823 Swedish kronor! A record amount, for Swedish Musikhjälpen, was collected to help children in the slum to get clean water. We would like to congratulate everybody who have been involved and we are very proud and moved to see such generosity around us. Apart from Jason (Timbuktu) being a host for the show we also had some artist come play and raise awareness and money for the cause. Check out the performances by Chords, Looptroop Rockets and Timbuktu & Damn!

Killer Mike comes to Scandinavia

We’re happy to announce that Atlanta’s own Killer Mike is coming to Scandinavia in January 2013. You might know him as the guy who won a Grammy together with Oukast for “The Whole World” but Killer Mike has since then proved he’s a strong solo artist and his newest album “R.A.P. Music” is his best work so far. Check out the dates below and get your tickets asap! More info on www.badtasteevents.com

23/1 – Sawol, Oslo, Norway
24/1 – Familien, Trondheim, Norway
25/1 – Göteborg, Sweden
26/1 – Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden (Tickets)

Chords open for Kendrick lamar in February

It’s official; Chords is opening for Kendrick Lamar on his upcoming tour dates in Sweden in February 2013. Kendrick has said to have released the best hiphop-album internationally this year, and according to the media Chords is the representative for the best Swedish hiphop-album of 2012 so this will undoubtedly be three nights to remember.

11/2 – Kulturbolaget, Malmö
14/2 – Pustervik, Göteborg
15/2 – Münchenbryggeriet, Stockholm

Don’t take any chances, get you tickets in advance: Click here to Malmö & Stockholm and here for Göteborg

Also check out Chords tonight on Swedish national television SVT2 at 18.00 helping out to raise money for Musikhjälpen.