Pitchfork - Tours — 08-08 Myslowice, Poland - OFF Festival08-13 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival08-15 St. Malo, France - La Route Du Rock Festival08-19 Kiewit, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival 08-21 Brecon Beacons, Wales - Green Man Festival 09-11 Isle of Wight, England - Bestiv... more info

Stereogum — The fifth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest (11/5-7 at Waterloo Park in Austin) features comic relief (Weird Al Yankovic, GWAR), a diverse array of nostalgia (Devo, Bad Religion, Slick Rick, Suicidal Tendencies, Polvo, the Dwarves, GWAR), a slew of contemporar... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 08-05 Flagstaff, AZ - Monte Vista Lounge08-06 San Diego, CA - The Casbah *08-07 Oakland, CA - 21 Grand08-09 Portland, OR - Valentines08-10 Seattle, WA - Green House08-11 Redmond, WA - Old Redmond Firehouse08-13 San Francisco, CA - Hair Salon08-14 Mon... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 08-05 Tucson, AZ - Plush # 08-06 San Diego, CA - Casbah #% 08-07 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar #08-11 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival 09-04 Los Angeles, CA - FYF Fest 09-11 Pomona, CA - Glass House 09-12 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress 09-14 Lubbock, TX - Foun... more info

Guardian Music — This pair of bedroom turntablists make dream-disco that feels like a hazy assembly of chart hits heard last thing at nightHometown: Amsterdam.The lineup: Nick Weiss and Logan Takahashi.The background: Weiss and Takahashi are not Dutch, and they're pr... more info

DrownedInSound — If you live in Europe and like Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti then you're in for a treat, because they've just confirmed a fairly substantial tour around the continent for later in the year, October to be precise. Read the full story on Drownedi... more info

Addict Music — Ariel Pink and his band Haunted Graffiti has announced they will return to Europe for a fortnight of headline shows this Autumn, culminating in a Club Uncut show at The Garage in London on November 1st. Prior to their European trip, the Los Angele... more info

Guardian Music — This bonkers blend of titanic beats and blockbuster bombast is as sonically arresting as anything you'll hear this yearHometown: Brussels.The lineup: Vito DeLuca (everything).The background: We're all about singles here at New Band of the Day. But th... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Here's the third and final installment of our exclusive Øya Festival Mixtape. We'll be at the Norwegian festival from August 10-14 to bring you updates on some of the great acts scheduled to perform. Here are a few more free downloads from some of t... more info

Stereogum — Killer glam at Irving Saturday night: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (with R. Stevie Moore cameo), the new Mexican Summer signees Puro Instinct (FKA Pearl Harbor), and Magic Kids, who’ll be playing on a boat (!) momentarily. I took a decent video ... more info