Daytrotter session coming up!

Daytrotter
Daytrotter
Daytrotter

I’m really excited to announce that I will be doing a Daytrotter session in early August. Daytrotter is one of today’s most interesting music formats, inviting artists to play their songs acoustically in their studio in Rock Island, IL making them available to listen to for anyone in the world. Or as Daytrotter themselves describe it:

These fine people – as they’re traveling through America’s heartland – take two hours out of their travels between shows to stop in for a Daytrotter Session at The Horseshack in downtown Rock Island, Ill. The name of the city is not ironic. They use borrowed instruments, play with their touring mates, utilize an often unkempt toilet, eat some food and then cram back into their vans for the last half of the drive. What they leave behind is a pile of ashes, sometimes a forgotten stocking hat and four absolutely collectible songs that often impart on whomever listens to them the true intensity that these musicians put into their art, sometimes with more clarity than they do when they have months to tinker with overdubs and experiments. These songs are them as they are on that particular day, on that particular tour – dirty and alive. We want you to make this your new home as it is ours. We promise that you will love it here.

Stay tuned for updates on when YOU can listen to my Daytrotter session.

Listen to the latest radio shows here!

Sofia Talvik live at WERS 88,9 FM
Sofia Talvik live at WERS 88,9 FM
Sofia Talvik live at WERS 88,9 FM

I’ve done a couple of radio shows the last weeks so I figured I should put up a post for those of you who missed them when they aired.

On June 14th I visited Bostons #1 music show Dropping Knowledge WMBR 88.1 FM and played a couple of songs. If you missed it you can listen here! (don’t be alarmed when it wants you to download, it’s just a little file so that you can stream it in iTunes)

[quote] In short, Sofia Talvik has the talent, but she also has something far rarer in an artist—boundless determination, and a genuine love of performance over fame. [/quote]

 

That’s what Left End WERS 88,9 FM wrote after having me over for some songs and a chat on June 24th. You can read the whole (awesome!) article here!

You can also listen to the show here or just listen to it by hitting play below:

Don’t miss me on WERS 88.9!

Click here to listen live!
Click here to listen live!
Click here to listen live!

A couple of days ago I visited The Left End on WERS 88.9 FM in Boston and you can tune in and listen to it Sunday night (early Monday morning) June 25th 12:15 am EST. So all you Europeans are in luck as this means Monday morning for you. Pretty early but still. I’ll also try to put up a link so that you can listen later on if you miss it. To listen go to http://wers.org/ and click either of the buttons on the top of the page that says LISTEN LIVE (you can also click directly here)!

When I got there they told me about this lady that had been there a day before me with all her foot pedals … turned out to be fellow Swede Theresa Andersson. Too bad we missed each other in Boston!

Radio in MS

Sofia playing on the air on Southern Miss Today
Sofia playing on the air on Southern Miss Today
Sofia playing on the air on Southern Miss Today

I just did a couple of radio shows in the heart of sunny Mississippi. College station Souther Miss Today invited me to play a few songs and tell their listeners about the tour and Jackson station WLEZ fm had me play a song in the studio too. Here’s some pics and a little video from my performances there. Unfortunately there’s no online archive to listen to, but tune in to the stations anyway to enjoy good music and more.

Sofia live on WLEZ fm
Sofia live on WLEZ fm
Sofia in the WLEZ studio
Sofia in the WLEZ studio

Sofia Talvik at SXSW

Sofia Talvik live at SXSW 2010 photo by Womens Radio
Sofia Talvik live at SXSW 2010 photo by Womens Radio
Sofia Talvik live at SXSW 2010 photo by Womens Radio

For the fourth year in a row I’m officially invited to play the SXSW festival in Austin, TX in March! I really look forward to coming back to Austin, as I couldn’t attend last year and SXSW is one of my favorite festivals. I have plenty of showcases so I look forward to seeing you all there. Here’s the current list of my gigs, stay tuned for updates:

Sofia Talvik @ Red Shed Tavern (part of Indie on air! Ascension Tour)
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 4:30pm

Sofia Talvik @ Hyatt Regency Austin
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 6:00pm

Sofia Talvik @ Backroads Austin
Friday, March 16, 2012 at 2:00pm

Sofia Talvik @ Stephen F’s Bar
Friday, March 16, 2012 at 12:00am

Sofia Talvik @ Wyndham Garden Hotel
Friday, March 16, 2012 at 6:00pm

Sofia Talvik @ Wyndham Garden Hotel
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 6:00pm