02.18.2008 Oslo, by:Larm and Garage on Saturday
Texum are playing at Garage in Oslo at midnight on Saturday February 23rd. See more info here. Texum are also playing in Trondheim, at Storås Utested together with The Violent Years. Thursday March 6th that is!

12.13.2007 Best Albums of the Year
Different Strokes for Different Folks is the 10th best Norwegian album of the year, according to Adresseavisen. See the complete list here

12.07.2007 Mono on Monday
We're playing our last concert this year at Mono in Oslo on December 10th, at 2200. Welcome!

10.24.07 New Review
A new, great review of DSfDF at Rockeweb.

10.01.07 Northbound - Tromsø , Harstad, Nesna
Texum will be playing Barometeret, Tromsø (Oct 3), Studentkroa, Harstad (Oct 5) and Thorvalds, Nesna (Oct 6).

07.30.07 Great Live Reviews: Storåsfestivalen
Check out these live reviews from our gig at Storåsfestivalen on Saturday: Adresseavisen, Opdalingen

04.11.07 Gig in Oslo and Great Reviews in Belgium
Texum will be playing at Kampen Bistro, Oslo on Sunday April 22. Also check the great reviews from Belgium: Ctrl.Alt.Country and Rootstime.

03.31.07 Norwegian Underwood: Vote for Texum!
Texum can be appearing on this years Underwood-stage at the Norwegian Wood festival in Oslo June 16-17. But only with a little help from our friends! Read more here. Please vote for Texum by sending an SMS with Wood 16 to 1987. Thanks!

03.21.07 On TV
Texum were featured on the regional TV-show NRK Midtnytt yesterday. See the whole news broadcast on the web here: MidtNytt 20.03.07 (the band appears at the end of the program).

03.19.07 New Reviews and Show
Read four great reviews for Different Strokes for Different Folks at Groove.no and Rootsy.nu (in Norwegian), Musiklandet.se and at Trots Alt (in Swedish). Also, new live date at Nidaros Bluesfestival in Trondheim April 30.

02.28.07 International release for DSfDS
Today Different Strokes for Different Folks will be released in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain and the Benelux countries. Ask your local dealer for the record!

02.27.07 DSfDF on iTunes
Different Strokes for Different Folks is now available on

02.21.07 Reviews
Texum were featured on NRK P1's Cowboy & Indianer this Friday. Listen to the interview with lead singer Bård Sande and hear a couple of songs from Different Strokes for Different Folks here. Choose this program: Cowboy & Indianer (16.02.07 23.03).

02.21.07 Reviews
More great reviews are coming in for Different Strokes for Different Folks. See the review section for links.
On Friday Texum are playing at Arno's in Notodden, and Saturday at Feelgood in Halden. Hope to see you there!

02.14.07 5/6 in VG and Dagbladet
Check these fantastic reviews in VG, Dagbladet, Firedaposten and Sarpsborgavisa!
This weekend Texum are heading North - to Nesna, Sandnessjøen and Rognan.

02.11.07 New Reviews
Different Strokes for Different Folks was released last Monday. Check these reviews: Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad, Hamar Arbeiderblad.

02.09.07 Texum on TV
Texum appeared on TV-Adressa's Triplet show last Tuesday. Also look out for the new video "What You Leave Behind" on Urørt Svisj on Sundays at 14:05 on NRK2 and Country Jukebox on Friday nights from around 00:30.

01.31.07 Different Strokes for Different Folks
Texum's debut album Different Strokes for Different Folks will be released on the Swedish Rootsy label on February 5th. The album, which is the band's first long player, is produced by the band themselves, and mixed in one of the last great American studios, Chicago Recording Company, by Chris Shepard, of Wilco and Elvis Costello fame.

Live on regional radio show Endelig Fredag
The band will appear on the radio broadcasting show Endelig Fredag, on February 2nd, to talk about the release of their forthcoming album. The band will also be performing one of their songs live on the show. The show airs on NRK Trøndelag at 16.15 to 17.30.

Tour dates announced
On Saturday February 3rd, Texum will kick off a nation-wide tour to support their forthcoming album, Different Strokes for Different Folks. The tour dates span a geographical range from Rognan in the north, to Halden in the South and Bergen in the west. Be sure to check out the band when they arrive in your home town.

Check out the On the Road section for further details and updates.

New webpage
Texum reveals their new web page on January 31st. Hopefully you'll keep coming back to keep updated.

New Strokes from Old Folks
Pedal steel guitarist Dag Jonas Skjølsvold has left the band, and will be replaced by the talented multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Einar Lian. Mr. Lian is one of the founding members of Texum, and is also playing the drums on the new record. Welcome back, Einar, and thanks for great playing this far, Dag Jonas!