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Accidental Happiness LAVA/Republic Records. Read More Ida Maria Ladyhawke, is the cute-shy unsuspecting headliner for Perez Hilton tour, when it was announced that, due to illness, that main headliner, Ida Maria will not be playing the Fine Line Cafe in Minneapolis 9/22/09. …

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Ida Maria's brand new EP, Accidental Happiness, came out last month February 18, 2014 on LAVA/Republic Records.

The Norwegian rocker took a break from music to fully recover from her alcohol addiction. Based on her bluesy "Boogie With The Devil's Soul" to her punky style of "I'm Bad News", Ida Maria is at her most creative with this new Accidental Happiness EP.

She's made the full EP available for streaming on soundcloud.com.



You can purchase the Accidental Happiness on iTunes.

Also, I could be wrong, but the last time Ida Maria was in Minneapolis was at Fine Line Cafe in 2009 - but she never showed up. So I never saw her live, but I would have love to hear "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" ... Anyway, instead of canceling the show, Ladyhawke played the event for free.

Ida Maria is playing some dates in her country:

Mar 08 Familien Trondheim, Norway
Mar 13 Ludo Bar og Scene Harstad, Norway
Mar 14 Ottos Finnsnes, Norway Tickets
Mar 15 Kooperativet Kulturscene Vadsø, Norway
Mar 21 Hurtigrutens Hus Stokmarknes, Norway
Mar 22 Folk & Fisk Bodø, Norway

Since Last Wednesday Inkind Music Read More Highasakite Remember we covered Highasakite at the Great Escape 2013? The Norwegian quintet announced that their debut album Silent Treatment is coming out on March 4th in the U.S.! …

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If you're into Norwegian bands, you definitely need to check out the Brilliance Records/Jansen Plateproduksjon official Norwegian showcase at SXSW on Friday, March 14th at Icenhauer’s (83 Rainey St).

Lineup and set times:

Dråpe - 8pm
Intertwine - 9pm
Death By Unga Bunga - 10pm
Maya Vik - 11pm
Atlanter - 12am
Highasakite - 1am

Highasakite is listed as headliner. The quintet will head out on tour after SXSW with UK-based indie pop trio London Grammar (see dates below). Highasakite is supporting their new album Silent Treatment, out April 8th in the US and recently #1 in Norway with hit singles like "Hiroshima" and "Since Last Wednesday".

3.11 | SXSW - Audiofemme Party
3.14 | SXSW - Icenhauers (Official Show) 1AM
3.14 | SXSW - Red Transit Showcase
3.14 | SXSW - International Day Stage
3.15 | SXSW - Øya & Filter Showcase
3.17 | Houston, TX | Fitzgerald Upstairs*
3.18 | Dallas, TX | Grananda Theater*
3.21 | Phoenix, AZ | The Crescent Ballroom*
3.22 | Las Vegas, NV | Vinyl, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino*
3.23 | San Diego, CA | House of Blues*
3.25 | Los Angeles, CA | El Rey Theatre*
3.27 | San Francisco, CA | The Independent*
3.28 | Portland, OR | Wonder Ballroom*
3.29 | Seattle, WA | Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room*

*with London Grammar

Pick-Up, Lift-off, Space, Time Klangkollektivet Read More Black Angels The crowd only slightly thinned as visuals were cued up and Austin, TX psych/garage rockers The Black Angels entered, opening with ‘Mission District’ and its droning, guitar-driven pulse …

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Electric Eye announced a string of appearances at SXSW 2014 (see details below).

Hailing from Bergen, Norway, Electric Eye play droned out psych-rock inspired by Indian philosophy. Their debut album Pick-Up, Lift-off, Space, Time came out last year and received positive mentions in various Norwegian media. The record was co-released in the US and the UK by Norway's Klangkollektivet and London based Fuzz Club Records.

SXSW details:

3/11 | 5:00 PM Swing House Austin Occupation
405 East 7th St, Austin, TX 78701

3/12 | 7:30 PM Audiofemme presents: Emerging artists of 2014 601 Trinity Street, Austin, TX 78701

3/13 | 7:15 PM Austin Psych Fest presents Levitation Austin
1502 E 6th Street, Austin, TX 78702

3/14 | 4:00 PM An Axis Family Affair
E 7th Street & Comal

3/15 | 2:00 PM Saturday (Psych!) @ The Half Step
75 1/2 Rainey St, Austin, TX. 78701

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