Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jessica Amaya, words by Andrew Sacher I arrived a little late to Prospect Park last night (6/14) for the first Celebrate Brookln benefit show of the 2011 season and only caught the second half of Best Coast's 30... more info

NME - The Daily Download — With Download Festival consuming my weekend, this weekly round-up’s been a bit delayed this week, so apologies. But better late than never - feast your ears on these ten brand new free MP3 downloads. 1. Best Coast – ‘Gone Again’ Just in tim... more info

NME — Au Revoir Simone, Best Coast, Of Montreal also booked for Escape To New York more info

Stereogum — Name: Best Coast Progress Report: Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino talks about upcoming Planned Parenthood benefit and drops clues about the band’s currently in-the-works sophomore LP. Next week Best Coast will be stopping off in NYC on June 16th t... more info

NME — Band are releasing track as part of the Adult Swim Singles Program more info

Stereogum — The 10th annual ‘Roo is underway. Here are pics of some of the notable sets from the first two days of this year’s fest in beautiful, boiling Manchester, TN. Featuring Sleigh Bells, Lil Wayne, Twin Shadow, Big Boi, Wavves and Best Coast (aww), Ka... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Matt & Kim @ ACL 2010 (more by Tim Griffin) Who would have thought back in 2006 when Matt & Kim were rising through the ranks of the Todd P Brooklyn DIY scene that one day they'd be third on... more info

Guardian Music — A prolific cyber-dreamer with a laptop cooing prettily to early-80s synth-pop – love it or loathe it?Hometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Danielle Johnson (vocals, keyboards), James Morley (guitar), Justin Coles (bass), Chris Egan (drums).The background:... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — The following is a guest post from our friends at Luckymag.com. The annual Bonnaroo music festival is right around the corner, taking place on June 9-12 in Manchester, Tennessee. And the lineup is stellar--some of our favorite acts include School of... more info

KEXP Seattle — Add this to your list of newly announced lineups: The Capitol Hill Block Party has added nine more bands to complete its 2011 roster. The festival, which runs July 22-24, is now also featuring in its 15th year local rising stars The Head and The Hear... more info