
DOWNLOAD : Jens Lekman - Oliver and Maddy (MP3) Jens Lekman @ T5, 10/9/2012 ( more by Greg Cristman ) Back in October, my pianist Jonas got stuck in New York after the city got hit by hurricane Sandy. The roads were flooded, flights were cancelled, even the Chinatown buses stood still. This was two days before our west coast tour was supposed to start. I decided to ask for your help. I asked if anyone would be able to drive him to Boston where I knew we [...]
You probably know what to expect from Jens Lekman at this point. Pretty boring dude with an acoustic guitar but an amazing songwriter nonetheless. His new video for "Erica America" is above; tour dates for his upcoming string of shows with Taken by Trees is below. Jens Lekman tour dates: Dates marked * w/ Taken By Trees 07/28/12 - Castelbasso, IT - Soundlabs Festival 09/10/12 - Helsinki, FI - Tavastia 09/11/12 - Århus, DK - Train 09/12/12 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega [...]
New album 'I Know What Love Isn't' is out on September 4th. JENS LEKMAN TOUR DATES: 07/28/12 - Castelbasso, IT - Soundlabs Festival 09/10/12 - Helsinki, FI - Tavastia 09/11/12 - Århus, DK - Train 09/12/12 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega 09/13/12 - Oslo, NO - Rockefeller 09/14/12 - Malmö, SE - KB 09/15/12 - Gothenburg, SE - Pustervik 09/17/12 - Stockholm, SE - Dramaten 09/19/12 - Manchester, UK - Ruby Lounge 09/20/12 - London, UK - Hackney Empire 09/21/12 - Brighton, UK - The Haunt [...]

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Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman has announced a fall tour in support of his upcoming album, I Know What Love Isn't , due out September 4th via Secretly Canadian. The North American portion kicks off in Bloomington, IN on the October 1st and ends in Portland, OR on November 3rd. Check out the full tour schedule below, along with a stream of the new album's first track, "Erica America". Jens Lekman 2012 Tour Dates: 07/28 - Castelbasso, IT @ Soundlabs Festival 09/11 - Aarhus, DK [...]

Photo by David Greenwald Monday: Big Moves wrap up their residency at the Bootleg. I caught them last week; expect them to go out with a bang. Ben Folds plays a last-minute show at Bardot. Tuesday : Country legend Emmylou Harris plays the Greek Theatre. Bring a hankie. More after the jump. Wednesday : Jens Lekman plays the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in celebration of his excellent new EP (and forthcoming album?) with Crayon Fields frontman Geoffrey O'Connor. [...]
Night Falls Over Kortedala was back in 2007, which has deprived fans of their fill of Lekman for many years, but has given music writers many-a-hacky opportunity to say that he's been "oh so silent" since. (Guilty.) There have been some bits of music and news, of course: a new song here (and here ), a waltz-time summer mix there , with a case of swine flu to boot. But now the previously reported five-track An Argument With Myself EP is nearly upon us, and today [...]
Jens Lekman has announced his next release will be called the An Argument With Myself EP which will be released on September 20th on Secretly Canadian. In support of the new EP Jens has announced a few tour dates this fall. Check out the tour dates and the tracklisting below. Jens Lekman 2011 Tour Dates: 09/28: Los Angeles, CA - Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery 09/29: San Francisco, CA - California Academy of Sciences 10/01: Seattle, WA - Columbia City Theater 10/03: Chicago, IL - [...]
Jens Lekman has a five-song EP called An Argument With Myself due out in September. Lekman describes it as "a little taste of what's not to come." Some words from the label and the tracklist: Read More...

Jens at the Green Building in 2010 ( more by Dominick Mastrangelo ) Everyone's favorite Swedish indie pop singer/songwriter Jens Lekman is set to release a new EP Argument With Myself on September 20 via Secretly Canadian in the US. He'll go on a short US tour in support of the album that includes NYC dates on October 7 and 9 at Music Hall of Williamsburg . Tickets for both shows go on sale Friday (7/22) at noon. [...]
Jens Lekman will release an EP on September 20 on Secretly Canadian (September 19 UK). The disc, titled An Argument With Myself , is his first in four years. Hey, where are the Canadian dates? Is it some kinda secret ? TOUR DATES 09/28: Los Angeles, CA 09/29: San Francisco, CA 10/01: Seattle, WA 10/03: Chicago, IL 10/05: Washington, DC 10/06: Philadelphia, PA 10/07: Brooklyn, NY 10/08: Boston, MA [...]

For the last seven years, including 2011, influential music website Pitchfork has curated their own eclectic multi-day music festival in their hometown of Chicago, IL. Come this fall P4K will take things over seas to stage their first ever event in Paris. Set to take place on October 28 & 29 at La Grande Halle de la Villette,the two-day event is set to feature over 20 bands and DJs. As an added bonus Saturday night's festivities will not only be headlined by Bon Iver, but will also feature a number of bands hand selected by the [...]

If you would like to see Dave Rawkblog geeking out as hard as he possibly can (also, playing air guitar with awkward, half-remembered jazz chords), you should come see Sondre Lerche on Saturday at the Mondrian SkyBar, where the Norwegian songwriter will likely preview new material from his just-finished 2011-due album. The show is free and is within walking distance of my apartment, so, Sondre, open invitation to come over after and hang with our cat/record a Rawkblog session on my laptop. Everyone else, e-mail skybarla@morganshotelgroup.com to RSVP. And my other favorite Scandinavian singer-songwriter, Jens Lekman (like I [...]
The Swedish troubadour has announced some new tour dates. With the hope of a new album on the horizon, having seen Jens Lekman live a handful of times - it is a show not to be missed. Either with his grand backing band or just alone with his voice, guitar and iPod, Jens Lekman is [...]

Photo by David Greenwald Just one tour date, actually: Jens Lekman, The Empty Bottle, Chicago, Ill. New Year's Eve, 2009. I'll be on a boat ( don't you ever forget! ) but man, I know exactly where I'd be if I wasn't. New album in 2010, Jens?

Jens Lekman at the Henry Fonda Theater / photo by David Greenwald And so much more. It's going to be an intense week of show-going and decision-making in Los Angeles; I've got Jens Lekman at the Echo tonight and Harlem Shakes with Passion Pit at the Echoplex on Friday with Thursday still up for grabs (Jens again, St. Vincent or an early bedtime, depending on my constitution). My recs after the jump - who are you seeing? 5/27 Wednesday - Jens Lekman @ The Echo AND [...]

Both Phil and I heart Jens Lekman. I'm positively giddy to report that he's coming back to the US in late May/early June for "The North American Pacific Coastline Tour". New York City, eat your heart out! Mom & Dad always loved us best, too. Jens Lekman's North American Pacific Coastline Tour Dates with comedian TIG NOTARO June 7 - Vancouver, BC - TBA June 6 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom June 5 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café June 4 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café [...]