A date for your new diary...

I'm hosting the above show of Nordic acts in association with the Icelandic and Norwegian music export embassies. Really excited to see Sudden Weather Change again as they were amazing at Iceland Airwaves (my review) - they're a bit like Hot Hot Heat meets Q and Not U, Burning Airlines, Les Savy Fav and all those frantic-but-fun angular party bands! Have a listen to all the bands on Spotify here.

For more details and a chance to win a trip to Iceland click here. 

RSVP on Last.fm, Songkick, DiS, Facebook (coming soon) 

Thursday, January 21st
Ja Ja Ja presents...
7pm £6, adv £5

Leaves (Iceland)

Simon Says No! (Norway)

Sudden Weather Change (Iceland)

We are happy to announce that Ja Ja Ja will be blasting into 2K10 with another stellar line up of Nordic talent! On January 21st, 2010, at our regular establishment The Lexington, three more excellent bands will be strutting their stuff in a bid to impress the venue's upbeat mix of hipsters, industry insiders and regulars. 

Curated by Drowned in Sound editor and indie rock's man-about-town Sean Adams, the January Ja Ja Ja will showcase indie pop outfit The Leaves, Norway's fuzz-rockers Simon Says No! and dynamic Icelandic troupe Sudden Weather Change.

http://twitter.com/jajajanordic

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SW1XLDN 2009 - a taste of 6th street comes to London for one-night-only

A party for those off us NOT off to Austin this year.
Hosted by DrownedinSound.com

Date:	Tues 17th March 2009
Time:	18:00 - 21:00
Location:	Uptairs @ The Texas Embassy - Bar & Cantina
Street:	1 Cockspur Street, SW1Y 5DL
Town/City:	London, United Kingdom (gmap)

Description

This is a special party, hosted by DrownedinSound.com, upstairs at The Texas Embassy in Trafalgar Square, London, SW1. [We're currently looking for a sponsor for the bar]

Q: Why would you wanna fly several thousands of miles, cross various time zones and then queue like cattle just to drink a pint of Lone Star and hang out with people from the music business?

A: This year you don't have to.

We're not going to Texas this year, so DiS is throwing a party especially for those of us suffering from SXSW burnout or much more likely, the wrath of the bleeding hands of the recession, and therefore not making the annual pilgrimage to the self-proclaimed live capital of the world!

Whilst our duteous peers board planes, let's have a gathering of the great and the good who've been left behind. Drink Mohitos, Margaritas and far too many Lone Star's. They also have quesadillas, burritos, enchiladas, ribs, steaks, various sizzling platters......

We'll finish by 9 so you can run off and catch 6 gigs before sleeping in your own bed... or hell, book a hotel six miles outta town and throw up in the sink at 4am after turning up at 3 parties just as the bars closed, if you wanna get the 'authentic SXSW experience'.

More details to follow. RSVP (as a comment below or on facebook here) so I can get an idea of numbers. It holds a few 100 people so should be fine for everyone to get in without the need for guestlists and all that toss.

Please note: We're considering having some over-hyped blog-buzz bands play a 40minute soundcheck followed by a 10 minute set on a dodgy p.a. but we'll probably go see Pulled Apart by Horses at White Heat instead.

http://www.texasembassy.com