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For the first time EVAH, Norwegian jazz/metal mix-and-matchers Shining are in the States and doing their thing live and in person! Right this instant (well, starting in several hours)!

Sure, they're only playing a handful of times, but there's plenty of chances for you to get your Shining on, as the band will follow gigs in New York and Chicago with a trip on down to Austin for a few appearances at that South by Southwest thinger we keep typing so much about. They'll close things out in L.A. Sunday night. This tour is being presented by the folks at Norway's Oya Festival, as well as OhMyRockness.com.

After their brief time on our shores, it's back to Europe, where Shining have about a gig a month for the next three months, but not a whole lot else in terms of plans. (You could always come back here if you're bored, guys.) This is all in support of their latest album, Grindstone, which came out a year ago on Rune Grammofon.

In other Shining news, a few from their fold emerged on Hanne Hukkelberg's Rykestrasse 68, which was recently issued in North America on Nettwerk.

Shine cuz I grind:

03-10 New York, NY - Knitting Factory *
03-11 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
03-13 Austin, TX - End of an Ear Records (SXSW)
03-15 Austin, TX - Emo's Jr. (SXSW) *
03-16 Los Angeles, CA - Relax Bar
04-16 Istanbul, Turkey - TBA
05-10 Riga, Latvia - Skanu Mezs Festival
06-04-05 Trondheim, Norway - Trondhem Jazzfestival

* with Hanne Hukkelberg, Videohippos