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Acts that would like to perform at Eurosonic or Noorderslag 2013 can submit until the 1st of September 2012. There are three options for act submission: 1. Free submission through Sonicbids: www.sonicbids.com/esns2013 (90 day free trial-membership). After the trail membership ends, your submission with Eurosonic Noorderslag will still

The 27th edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag highlights music from Finland. Each year, Eurosonic Noorderslag highlights one European country with a flourishing musical climate. Previous editions of Eurosonic Noorderslag focused on France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, The Netherlands and Ireland.  Tuomo Tähtinen, Executive Director

Bands can be submitted for Eurosonic and Noorderslag 2013 from the first of May 2012 on. As soon as submissions are open we will notify you through Facebook and Twitter, so follow us to stay up to date! Photograph: Sander Baks

On Monday the 5th of March, from 00.15 to 03.15, German channel WDR will air the footage recorded by at Eurosonic 2012. The following acts will feature in the 3 hour special: The Sea, Ewert And The Two Dragons, Switch Opens, James Vincent McMorrow, Spector, Team Me, Jamie N Commons, I Got You On Tape, Kraftklub, Iceage,

Italian radio channel RAI 2 will feature a Eurosonic 2012 festival special on Friday the 10th of February at 21:00. The special will include appearances by the Jacqueries,  Baskerville, Great Mountain Fire, Honey For Petzi, Kraftklub, Elektro Guzzi, Hjàlmar, The Bewitched Hands and Fuel Fandango. More information (in Italian) can be

On the night of Saturday the 14th to Sunday the 15th of January 2012, the 26th edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag came to an end. During four days, 293 promising European acts and bands presented themselves to an audience of 33,000 music lovers and professionals in Groningen. Europe's leading conference and showcase festival could be followed

De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig took home the most prestigious Dutch award for pop music, consisting of a cash prize of 10,000 euros and a statuette by Theo Mackay, on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Noorderslag. The ceremony was broadcast live on 3FM radio and NOS / NTR TV in the Netherlands. The jury called Willie Wartaal, Vjeze Fur, Bas Bron

Irish singer-songwriter celebrates EBBA-victory with some Wicked Games

It's really easy to simply shrug off the next young British (soul)singer who gets tossed to the ceiling by some major label, hoping she will stick. Every year we have five of those, and perhaps one of them gets a shot at building a solid career and catalog. There are still plenty of potential pitfalls for Lianna La Havas. But based on her songs,

Those who stroll inside halfway through Elektro Guzzi's set at the Grand Theatre and nudges their way to the front, probably expects a stage littered with synthesizers and drumcomputers. Think again: these Austrians make techno music using a traditional guitar-bass-drum set up. CONCERT
 Elektro Guzzi, Eurosonic, Grand Theatre, januari 12th