Love Scandinavian pop & rock but have trouble leaving your comfy couch on a Tuesday night? Well, your problem is solved.

Come dance to Lykke Li, Ida Maria, ABBA, The Sounds, Datarock and more this Saturday at the Rock and Roll Hotel when the Hej Hej DJs take over Peppermint. Your Scandinavian favorites will be complemented by dance-y songs from other parts of the world.

FREE | The Hotel Bar (2nd floor) | 9: 30 p.m. - 2:30 a.m. | 21+

Congratulations to DJ Milk on his wedding!

Thanks to everyone who came out to Cafe Saint-Ex last night! Here are some pictures, courtesy of our guest DJs, Swedish Columbia (Shelby and Linda).
Short DJs unite!

...with some very exciting news. Next time you see DJ Melissa, congratulate her. In just a few months, she will be bringing a brand new little viking into this world. While she's on maternity leave, DJ Natalya will be joined by guest DJs. Next up: Mark Zimin (Mousetrap).

Did you see Lykke Li on Sunday?
Checked out Hello Saferide and Firefox AK last night?
Got plans to check out Ane Brun, Tobias Froberg and Theresa Andersson tonight?

Don't want the Swede-tastic fun to stop?? Make Hej Hej your afterparty this evening!

Come out to Café Saint-Ex tonight to enjoy the best of Scandinavian pop & rock music.

Café Saint-Ex
1847 14th Street, NW
Tuesday, October 21
10 p.m. - close
No cover

Music from Lykke Li * Hello Saferide * Firefox AK * I'm From Barcelona * The Sound of Arrows * Ida Maria * Club 8 * Peter Bjorn & John * Division of Laura Lee * Radio LXMBRG * The Raveonettes * The LK * Jens Lekman * The Hives * The Honeydrips * Robyn * Bjork *  Teddybears * Datarock * Marit Bergman * and many more.

Drink specials on Viking beer and Reyka vodka all night.

The Hej Hej DJs had a busy June -- doing our thing at Saint-Ex, spinning at Beyond Happy Hour, and seeing Datarock at the Rock and Roll Hotel. How awesome were Datarock? For us, it was Nordic nirvana.

Here are some of the songs we played on June 17:

Shout Out Louds - "The Comeback"
Gentle Touch - "The View"
The Mary Onettes - "Explosions"
The Perishers - "Carefree"
Tribeca - "The Sun Always Shines On TV"
Le Sport - "Loveboat"
Robyn - "Handle Me"
Familjen - "Nu händer det igen"
Karin Ström - "Psykos (Lo-Fi-Fnk Holiday Remix)" [download]

Thanks to everyone who joined us this month, and hope to see you again soon.

Natalya (10 - 10:30)

Firefox AK - "Where Are We Going?" (Sweden)
Club 8  - "Spring Came, Rain Fell" (Sweden)
Lykke Li - "Complaint Department" (Sweden)
Rigas - "Born Not to Run" (Sweden) [download]
The Knife - "We Share Our Mothers' Health (Ratatat Remix)" (Sweden)
The Cardigans - "Erase/Rewind (Kleerup Remix)" (Sweden)
Kleerup - "Longing for Lullabies (feat. Titiyo)" (Sweden) [watch video]
PYT - "Tropical Heat" (Sweden) [download]
Karin Ström - "Silent Night" (Sweden)

Melissa (10:30 - 11)

Acid House Kings - "This and That" (Sweden)
The Charade - "Monday Morning" (Sweden)
Acid House Kings - "Tonight Is Forever" (Sweden)
Club 8 - "Heaven" (Sweden)
ABBA - "Another Town Another Train" (Sweden)

Billie Vision & The Dancers - "I'm Pablo" (Sweden)
Marit Bergman - "Walcott" (Sweden)
Real Ones - "Lonesome Town" (Norway)
Radio LXMBRG - "Feel the Heat" (Sweden)
The Radio Dept. - "Freddie and the Trojan Horse" (Sweden)

Natalya (11 - 11:30)

First Aid Kit - "I Want to Cross Oceans" (Sweden)
Shout Out Louds - "Very Loud" (Sweden)
Lykke Li - "Little Bit" (Sweden)
Moto boy - "Young Love (Chris Price Remix)" (Sweden)
Peter Bjorn & John - "Up Against the Wall" (Sweden)
Jens Lekman - "The Opposite of Hallelujah" (Sweden)
The Legends - "The Kids Just Wanna Have Fun" (Sweden)
Caesars - "Our Time Is Near" (Sweden)

Melissa (11:30 - 12)

Kuryakin - "Still Here" (Sweden)
Sally Shapiro - "I'll Be By Your Side" (Sweden)
Jenny Wilson - "Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward" (Sweden)
Lykke Li - "Let It Fall" (Sweden)
Kleerup - "Until We Bleed (feat. Lykke Li)" (Sweden)
Zeigeist - "Bunny" (Sweden)
Kocky - "Be Part of It All (feat. Jens Lekman and Rosanna)" (Sweden)
Robyn - "With Every Heartbeat (Punks Jump Up Remix)" (Sweden)
Annie - "Girlfriend" (Norway)

Natalya (12 - 12:30)

David & The Citizens - "Summer Is No-Man's Land" (Sweden)
The Hives - "Well All Right!" (Sweden)
The Sounds - "Seven Days a Week" (Sweden)
Lissi Dancefloor Disaster - "Copyriot (share this song)" (Sweden) [download]
Juvelen - "Don't Mess" (Sweden)
Lasse Lindh - "Damage Done" (Sweden)
Bjork - "Venus as a Boy" (Iceland)
The Hives - "Hate to Say I Told You So" (Sweden)

Melissa (12:30 - close)

Junior Senior  - "Take My Time" (Denmark)
Fibes, Oh Fibes  - "Can't Be So" (Sweden)
Datarock - "Fa Fa Fa" (Norway)
Alphabeat - "Fascination" (Denmark)
Maia Hirasawa - "And I Found This Boy" (Sweden)
Those Dancing Days - "Tasty Boy" (Sweden)
I'm From Barcelona - "We're From Barcelona" (Sweden)
Sometime - "Catch Me If You Can" (Iceland)
Sven Bit - "All Your Base Are Belong to 707" (Iceland)

Thanks to everyone for coming out, getting excited about the new El Perro Del Mar album and answering our Scandi-trivia questions. Here's what we played:

Melissa (10 - 10:30)

Peter Bjorn & John - "Amsterdam" (Sweden)
Sondre Lerche - "Two-Way Monologue" (Norway)
The Whitest Boy Alive  - "Fireworks" (Norway)
Starlet - "When The Sun Falls On My Feet" (Sweden)
Club 8 - "Heaven" (Sweden)
Husky Rescue - "Summertime Cowboy" (Finland)
Shout Out Louds - "Normandie" (Sweden)
The Sounds - "Much Too Long Now" (Sweden)
Sarah Hepburn - "Hey . . . OK!" (Denmark)


Natalya (10:30 - 11)

Niccokick - "The Poet" (Sweden)
The Sounds - "Song with a Mission" (Sweden)
Shout Out Louds - "The Comeback" (Sweden)
Caesars - "It's Not the Fall That Hurts" (Sweden)
Gentle Touch - "Once You Used To" (Sweden) [download]
The Cardigans - "Your New Cuckoo" (Sweden)
Peter Bjorn & John - "Start to Melt" (Sweden)
The Wannadies - "You and Me Song" (Sweden)
The Raveonettes - "Black Satin" (Denmark)
Marit Bergman - "Mama, I Remember You Now" (Sweden)
Kasban - "Flyta Med" (Sweden)
Robert Church and the Holy Community - "Steve" (Sweden)
Ida Maria - "Oh My God" (Norway)

Melissa (11 - 11:30)

Funky Nashville - "Gone Away" (Denmark) [download]
Mando Diao - "The Wild Fire" (Sweden)
Anna Leong - "After the Forest Fire" (Sweden)
Teddybears - "Punkrocker" (Sweden)
Alphabeat - "10,000"
Konie - "Are You O.K.?" (Sweden)
The Kid - "Portion Control" (Sweden)
The Knife - "Heartbeats"  (Sweden)
The Knife - "Silent Shout"  (Sweden)
Those Dancing Days - "Those Dancing Days" (Sweden)
Robyn - "Who's That Girl?" (Sweden)
Bang Gang - "Like Whoa" (Iceland)

Natalya (11:30 - 12)

Springfactory - "Stingy Friday Afternoon" (Sweden)
Alibi Tom - "Fire" (Sweden) [download]
Don Agbai vs. Evergreen Days - "A Last Resort" (Sweden) [download here]
The Legends - "Lucky Star" (Sweden)
Annie - "Chewing Gum" (Norway)
Gentle Touch - "The View" (Sweden)
PYT - "Classy" (Sweden) [download]
Parker Lewis - "Disappear Here" (Sweden) [download EP]
Blood Music - "Eagles In the Water" (Sweden)
Marit Bergman - "Out on the Piers" (Sweden)

Melissa (12 - 12:30)

Gus Gus - "Ladyshave" (Iceland)
Montt Mardié - "Metropolis (feat. Fredrik Hellstrom)" (Sweden)
The Mary Onettes - "Lost" (Sweden)
Jens Lekman - "Maple Leaves" (Sweden)
Club 8 - "Everlasting Love" (Sweden)
The Concretes - "You Can't Hurry Love" (Sweden)
Dear Martin - "Call For Justice (DJ Weekend's PartyMore Remix)" (Sweden)

Natalya (12:30 - close)

Lacrosse - "Sunshinier" (Sweden)
Jens Lekman - "Into Eternity" (Sweden)
Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "Trumpets and Violins" (Sweden)
Club 8 - "Missing You" (Sweden)
The Sound of Arrows - "Danger! (Panache Remix)" (Sweden)
El Perro Del Mar - "Somebody's Baby" (Sweden)

The New Gay, our favorite local forum for non-mainstream gay culture, has been a big champion of Scandinavian music lately. Recent interviews include The Raveonettes' Sharin Foo and Jose Gonzalez. And, for their "Ask a Straight Guy/Girl" feature, they asked our own DJ Natalya some questions. Check it out here.