Photos from the Arvika gig

Here are a few photos from the gig at "Lyran", shot by an old friend who happened to be in the crowd. Really nice pics, especially considering the way the audience were dancing and jumping around. :)


As you can see, I started the gig fully dressed. Didn't last too long, though. It was REALLY hot...




All photos: Martin Rebas

SFB gets cred from the Arvika festival-crew

Kolla länken nedan. Där nämns SFB som en av Arvikafestivalens höjdpunkter av festivalfolket själva.

"...vi har sett helt otroliga framträdanden på de mindre scenerna Lyran, Andromeda, Jamobilen och Orion. Ett exempel är Swedish for Beginners som fick folket i Lyran att dansa med en energi som sällan skådats."

Vi tackar allra ödmjukast för dessa ord.

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In the link above, SFB's performance is pointed out as one of the highlights of the whole Arvika festival.

"A few examples are Swedish for Beginners that induced the people at Lyran venue to dance with an energy rarely seen".

SFB is very pleased and happy for these kind words! :D

Recension av Arvikaspelningen

Kolla in den fantastiska recensionen av Swedish for Beginners på Dagensskiva.com!

Ett utdrag:

"Låtar som My Pretty Little Head, Kill Your Darlings och A Very Evil Man passar ruskigt bra i liveformatet och deras väldigt dansanta pop går rätt in i hjärtat för att sedan sprida ut sig i armar och ben. Du stänger omvärlden och bara dansar. Detta är definitivt ett band som på sikt kommer att utmana de stora artisterna om scentid i konsertsverige."

Vi bugar - och lovar bjuda på mer.

Thanks, Arvika!

This will be a really short post, since I'm still completely blown away by the experience yesterday at Arvika. The crowd was awesome, and pushed the entire band to do the best SFB gig ever. THANK YOU!

Here's a pic, we'll get some more up shortly. If you took any photos and/or videos, we'd be really happy if you shared'em with us. :)



2009-07-04 - Swedish For Beginners @ Lyran. FOTO: Oscar Berggren/ROCKFOTO

Once again: Thanks for an unforgettable experience. You are our best friend.

På väg till Arvika

Idag åker hela bandet till Arvika, förutom Thomas, som varit där från start. Vi är sjukt laddade! Hoppas du kommer till Lyran kl.22 på lördag och kollar på SFB:s bästa spelning någonsin!

In English: Arvika festival, Lyran, Saturday 10pm. Be there. :)

From one gig to another

Thanks to all of you who showed up for our gig at Storan this Saturday. The gig was great, the audience were great and the venue was boiling, literary! :)

Now SFB and the rest of the Wonderland Records crew is calibrating our GPS navigators for Arvikafestivalen on 4th of July. It will be a whole night with only artists from our record label Wonderland performing at "Lyran", such as Thermostatic, Emmon and Arvid.

Hope to see you there!

Cheers,
SFB

Today's swedish for beginners: "back stage party" = back stage party :)

Wonderland Pre-Festival Season Party tomorrow

The following is Swedish for "come to the gig at Storan tomorrow":

Göteborg! Känn ingen sorg för en förlorad fotbollsmatch. I morgon lördag vankas det Wonderlandfest på Storans klubbscen med SFB, Thermostatic och Mars TV. Spotify-invite till alla som vill ha, plus Wonderland-Sebastian på sitt allra somrigaste humör. Missa inte.

Info om tider, pris och allt annat praktiskt finns på Facebookeventet. Klicka här.

Remix comp deadline: 4th of July

Sorry, I got the dates screwed up. The deadline for the remix competition is the 4th of July. Actually the same day that we play at Arvikafestivalen.

Good luck with the remixes!

A quick summary

Wrapping up the week with a quick summary of all the things going on in the SFB universe at the moment:

- Wonderland Pre-festival Season Party, Storan, Gothenburg, June 27th. SFB, Thermostatic and Mars TV!
- Songbox/Wonderland remix competition. Remix Magical Machines and get your remix officially released by Wonderland Records.
- Facts and Fabrications (our first album) is available on Spotify, Wonderland webshop, Klicktrack, CDON, and other good music stores. Not iTunes yet, though, which is getting slightly annoying... *gaahh!* We'll let you Mac-heads know when it's up there.
- We have t-shirts! Get them at one of our gigs, or e-mail us at info@swedishforbeginners.net if you want one. They're 100 SEK (€10), which is a steal.

Summer is here, and summer is for dancing. You know what album to dance to this summer. ;)

Take care!

Extended deadline for the remix contest

We've realized that we've put a bit of a tight deadline on the remix contest. The new deadline is June 30th. Those of you who've already submitted your entries get a chance to polish the details, while the rest of you still have time to get your stuff together.

A brief recap: the contest is to remix Magical Machines, and is arranged by Songbox, registration and participation is free. The winner will get the remix officially released by Wonderland Records on Spotify, iTunes and Klicktrack, along with some SFB-goodies (which of course includes our brand new album Facts and Fabrications).

As always, leave a comment or drop us a line if you have any questions. Looking forward to your remixes!