Brooklyn Vegan — Scott McCaughey w/ Eugene Mirman @ The Bell House (more by Lori Baily) Bassists/guitarist Scott McCaughey and guitarist/bassist Peter Buck collaborate quite a bit. First, they both play in R.E.M. Recently, both backed Robyn Hitchcock as part of the V... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Lori Baily backstage shenanigans at the Bell House On Thursday [June 11th] I saw Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 - R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Bill Rieflin and Scott McCaughey - at the Bell House in Brooklyn. Ken Stringfellow... more info

Stereogum — By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh Sets from Jimmy Buffet and Bruce Springsteen bookended a day of mellow, familiar dadrock with more mass appeal than the inscrutable indie pop that dominated Friday. Backed by Elvis Perkins In Dearland, the ever hu... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Colin Meloy in Ohio, June 1st '09 (unruly badger) Ah, yes, young Meloy....Colin, isn't it? Yes, yes...jolly good. I must say he is a springy lad...most flexible...hewn of wands, you know...they splice them down by the river...he was part of... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight in Baltimore Ted Leo and The Pharmacists play the Ottobar along with Sleeper Agent! and Titus Andronicus.  Over at Merriweather Post Pavilion an amazing group of bands and musicians are taking the stage including Andrew Bird, The Decemberi... more info

Instrumental Analysis — Caught your breath yet from Friday night? Saturday and Sunday are no let down. Let's get to it.Two one-day festivals Saturday dominate the scene. The Metro Gallery in Baltimore is the place to be for Rufustival. Local acts galore fill this line-up al... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today only, Titus Andronicus is giving away its latest album, The Airing of Grievances , for free. The Sundance Channel interviews Robyn Hitchcock. Stream Jonathan Demme's Hitchcock concert film, Storefront Hitchcock, at Hulu. Paste is streaming Alex... more info

Altsounds — Takka Takka Release Critically Acclaimed Album, Migration, on Vinyl Today * Leak Son Lux Remix of “Silence” * New York w/ Robyn Hitchcock and More! New York's Takka Takka are pleased to announce that their critically acclaimed alb... more info

JamBase — Bonnaroo Releases Daily Stage Schedule The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has just released the daily stage schedule. There are over 100 artists packed into four music-filled days at Bonnaroo, it's impossible to see everything, but with the abi... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Karl Christenson (l.) and Nick Whetro. Photo: Chris Moore Icarus Himself started out as a side project for the solo cravings of National Beekeepers Society frontman Nick Whetro. Mostly acoustic spiced with loops and samples and the indispensable aid... more info