Brooklyn Vegan — Active Child @ Mercury Lounge in June (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) today in NYC * Steve Swell @ Roulette * Oval @ Issue Project Room * Josh Rouse @ the Rock Shop * Christian Wolff @ The Stone *... more info

Detroit Free Press — Jason Mraz: with Robert Francis, 7 p.m. Sept. 16. Convocation Center (EMU), $42, $22. Ben's Friends Big Band: 8 p.m. Sept. 16 & Oct. 21. Jazz Cafe at Music Hall, $5. School of Seven Bells: with Active Child, 8 p.m. Sept. 16. Blind Pig, $12. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — SoSB @ MHOW - CMJ 2009 (more by Vincent Cornelli) The CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival "has announced its first round of performing artists." The full list, BrooklynVegan showcase semi-included, and more is below. One of those performing artists... more info

DrownedInSound — Transparent, the crate-digging label which has shone its light on the likes of Perfume Genius, Washed Out and Active Child, has again plucked a lone-star from the American wilderness and brought us their first full length album release courtesy of Cl... more info

Rollo & Grady — 1. Summer Darling “S/T” 2. Spiritualized “Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space” (Reissue) 3. LCD Soundsystem “This Is Happening” 4. Slow Animal “The Fun Sun” 7″ 5. Active Child “Curtis Lane” 10″ 6. Standing Shadows “C... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — "When Your Love Is Safe" is one of the highlights from Rising synth-pop artist Active Child's excellent Curtis Lane EP. Los Angeles production duo Classixx take the tune and give it the yacht-rock treatment (in a good way), adding a sunglasses-at-nig... more info

Altsounds — Active Child is excited to announce a new Fall tour of the United States and parts of Canada with School of Seven Bells. Beginning at Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, NY, on Thursday, September 9, and culminating in a performance at Johnny Brenda's in ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 07-16 New York, NY - Governors Island % 07-24 Hill Farm, England - Truck Festival 07-26 London, England - The Lexington ^ 07-28 Paris, France - Le Nouveau Casino 09-05 Chicago, IL - North Coast Fest & 09-09 Portland, OR - Musicfest Northwest * % wit... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Our friends and Floating Fest disc-jockeying comrade Jesse Kivel from the LA-based Kisses (not to mention the band Princeton) just gave us the heads up on a new 7" release of theirs for The Heart Of The Nightlife's second single "People Can Do The Mo... more info

Rollo & Grady — Origami Vinyl :: Top 10 Records (6/25- 7/1) 1 – Various – “Chickens In Love: An Album to Benefit 826LA” 2 – HEALTH – “DISCO02″ 3 – Ratatat – “LP4″ 4 – Best Coast – “Sun Was High” 7″ 5 – Wild Nothing – “Gemini... more info