Sweet Sounds of Sweden
Native Swedes relocate to Chicago to join music scene
Thursday, Mar 19, 2009 | Updated 11:45 AM CST
http://www.lykkeli.com/
All the way from Sweden, Lykke Li is a Chicago favorite.
When you think Swedish do you think Andersonville? Watches? Blondes?
How about Lykke Li? Or Love in October?
The Chicagoist reports today that Swedish singer Lykke Li sells out every Chicago show she books -- like an appearance last month at the Metro -- and that she and her band are rumored to be returning to Lollapalooza this August.
She's been described on the blog walrusmusic as "Sweden's newest chanteuse ... simply cool, calm and collected."
So, the The Chicagoist wonders if "Swedish pop is quickly becoming the new Brit pop."
Chicagoist further offers its recommendation of a local Swedish band, Love in October. Here's a group of Swedish natives who took their show to Minneapolis several years ago and then recently relocated to Chicago.
Check out the Chicagoist article and Love in October, who'll be playing "alongside The Heaven Seventies, Minus The Girl and About A Girl tomorrow, March 20, at Double Door, 1572 N Milwaukee Ave, 9 p.m., $8, in a 21-or-over show.
Posted Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 - 5:27 PM CST
