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Sofia Talvik is playing live in Minnesota this week
Sofia Talvik is playing live in Minnesota this week
Sofia Talvik is playing live in Minnesota this week

This week I’m heading up to Karl-Oskar and Kristina’s old hoods, i.e Minnesota! I’m doing a bunch of gigs in the area so I hope to see you and all your Swedish and American friends there! Here’s my upcoming shows in MN:

Wednesday, 08/08 in Mankato, MN at The Coffee Hag with the lovely Goodnight Gold Dust show starts 7pm
Thursday, 08/09 in Minneapolis, MN at First Avenue with The Union Suits show starts at 9pm ($8 admission)
Saturday, 08/11 in Minneapolis, MN at FIKA / American Swedish Institue an exclusive acoustic experience in the American Swedish Institute’s new coffee shop, show starts at noon

Chicago review from SouthSide on the Town

Sofia Talvik live at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago
Sofia Talvik live at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago
Sofia Talvik live at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago

[quote] Sofia totally shined as an artist while beautifully expressing the Swedish language and poetic floetry to the audience.[/quote]

SoutSide of the Town

 

Music blog SouthSide of the Town in Chicago, IL has published this nice review of my concert at the Swedish American Museum in July. Read the full review here!

 

Drivin’ & Dreaming to Chicago

Sofia Talvik in front of the Swedish American Museum
Sofia Talvik in front of the Swedish American Museum
Sofia Talvik in front of the Swedish American Museum

This Thursday I was invited to play at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago. What a great night it turned out to be. I’ve played at the museum once before, when I was on my Lollapalooza tour in 2008 so it was a real treat to be invited back. There were over 120 people in the audience and we had a very nice VIP reception before the show.

Many thanks to Karin Moen Abercrombie and the other board members of the Swedish American Museum for a wonderful night, and to Konstnärsnämnden for supporting as well.

Here’s some pictures from the show. You can see the full album here!

Here’s the closest upcoming gigs on my tour:

Wednesday, 08/01 Madison, WI     The Frequency
Thursday, 08/02 Rockford, IL     Emerson House – Concert Conversations
Friday, 08/03 Rock Island, IL     Cool Beanz Coffee House
Saturday, 08/04 Cedar Rapids, IA     Legion Arts – CSPS Hall
Tuesday, 08/07 Des Moines, IA     Vaudeville Mews
Wednesday, 08/08 Mankato, MN     The Coffee Hag
Thursday, 08/09 Minneapolis, MN     First Avenue
Saturday, 08/11 Minneapolis, MN     FIKA / American Swedish Institue

Sofia playing live at the museum
Sofia playing live at the museum

 

Full house at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago
Full house at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago