81 David Bazan 72 Brendan Benson 72 The Big Pink 96 Big Star 46 Billy Talent 75 The Black Crowes 72 51 Black Mold 68 Blitzen Trapper 75 BLK JKS 77 A.A. Bondy 73 The Bottle Rockets 63 Box Elders 65 Boys Like Girls 76 Brand New 73 Tyondai Braxton 87 more info

81 David Bazan 72 Brendan Benson 72 The Big Pink 96 Big Star 46 Billy Talent 75 The Black Crowes 51 Black Mold 59 Amanda Blank 68 Blitzen Trapper 75 BLK JKS 77 A.A. Bondy 73 The Bottle Rockets 63 Box Elders 65 Boys Like Girls 76 Brand New 73 Tyondai more info

Nialler9 — A list of events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. Tuesday 3rd Nov - BLK JKS @ The Academy 2 – Win tickets (€11.80) Wednesday 4th Nov - Mew @ The Academy (€17.50) Thursday 5th Nov - Yo La Tengo @ Tripod (â�... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Heads up, L.A.: Thursday night, October 15th, Aquarium Drunkard presents BLK JKS with The Growlers at Spaceland. We are giving away several pairs of tickets to AD readers.  Hit us up in the comments with your name and an email address we can reach... more info

Music For Ants — Both musically and geographically, BLK JKS added an extra dimension of diversity to the Pygmalion Festival lineup. The band are originally from South Africa (although they said during the set this was a myth and they’re really from a van parked beh... more info

71 Band Of Skulls 78 Basement Jaxx 81 David Bazan 73 Brendan Benson 97 Big Star 48 Billy Talent 75 Bjork 76 The Black Crowes 51 Black Mold 63 Dan Black 59 Amanda Blank 68 Blitzen Trapper 73 BLK JKS 73 Blue Roses 86 Blur 60 Bombay Bicycle Club 83 A.A. more info

Culture Bully — Video coverage of BLK JKS at Minneapolis' Cedar Cultural Center. more info

Perfect Porridge — South African psych-jazz rock band BLK JKS made their first appearance in Minneapolis at the Cedar Cultural Center last night. Video via Above the Fold. more info

Culture Bully — The quartet from Johannesburg and Soweto are equally influenced by rock legends such as Rush, Pink Floyd and Television, as they are traditional music of South African Mbaqanga, Kuti, and Bob Marley. This is not the fraternity funk of Vampire Weekend... more info

Chicago Tribune — Vampire Weekend, Dirty Projectors and Yeasayer lead a wave of American bands blending rock with second-hand references to African music. But the currency goes both ways, as BLK JKS (pronounced "black jacks") offers a uniquely South African pers... more info