It takes a special kind of singer-songwriter to find pathos in a party-punk song titled “I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked.” The raven-haired, kohl-eyed Norwegian singer-songwriter Ida Maria ...

Ida Maria just played two NYC shows on June 12th and 14th (Bell House & Hiro Ballroom). Sasha Frere-Jones from The New Yorker was at the June 14th show at the Bell House. Some observations on Ida ...

Before I get to this week’s picks [Week in Indie], the biggest news for me is that Norwegian spitfire Ida Maria will be in NYC for two shows in January: Mercury Lounge on 1/15 and Union Hall on 1/16.

Ida Maria's recent tour alongside relative newcomers to the indie pop circuit Goodshoes has proved hugely profitable for the band. With lead singer Ida's huge stage presence and exquisite Scandinavian ...

Despite growing up in Nesna—a tiny Norwegian coastal village with 1,855 people and one gas station—Ida Maria Sivertsen was never at a loss for music in the home. “What we heard on the radio was what ...

Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington with special guests, Tony Alva and his band Chicken Noodle Project, Early Morning Rebel, Ida Maria Band, and Slash have been announced as performers for the ...

Now that we've arrived at 2009 in this musical retrospective, I'm faced with the task of identifying albums I've only been listening to for a few months as being among my favorites for the entire ...