Tonight: Hej Hej

Ever since discovering ABBA in high school, Swedish pop music has held a special place in my heart. (Does your mother know that you're out? Why, yes she does.) And that affection has spread to music from other Scandinavian countries, including bands from Denmark and Iceland. It doesn't hurt that the Sugarcubes were always so queer friendly (I love the song Hetero Scum off of Stick Around For Joy), that Björk is a gay icon, and that Sigur Ros is well known for having a gay frontman and gay-themed music videos. Or maybe it is the Scandinavian liberal policies on gay marriage that make us like them so much.

Regardless, great music has come from and keeps coming from Scandinavia. Luckily, Hej Hej is here in DC to give us a monthly dose of new music and old favorites from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Denmark. Check it out tonight at Cafe Saint-Ex. Details below the fold...

Hej Hej
Tuesday, October 23
Cafe Saint-Ex (1847 14th Street NW)
10 PM - close
No cover

Celebrate Halloween early with Hej Hej -- the DJs will buy a Viking beer or Reyka vodka drink to the first five people wearing a Viking helmet.

Drink specials on Viking beer and Reyka vodka all night.

Join DJs Natalya and Melissa as we spin our favorite music from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Denmark:

The Hives * Shout Out Louds * The Raveonettes * The Knife * The Sounds * Serena-Maneesh * Acid House Kings * The Cardigans * ABBA * Jens Lekman * Sigur Ros * Figurines * The Concretes * A-ha * Roxette * Love Is All * The Mary Onettes * I'm From Barcelona * Loney, Dear * Mando Diao * and many more.

www.hejhejmusic.com
www.myspace.com/hejhejdc