Stereogum — Progress is being made on a Furr followup, but still Blitzen Trapper are quite done celebrating that last LP just yet. Or maybe the late break of the "Black River Kill" clip is due to its logistics, which would be understandable. Drummer Brian Ko... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Black River Killer" by Blitzen Trapper from the album "Furr." more info

Rollo & Grady — Monday, July 6th Eastern Conference Champions @ Fold Tuesday, July 7th Vieux Farka Toure @ Troubadour Wednesday, July 8th Dirty Projectors @ Troubadour Old 97s @ The Music Box at the Fonda Thursday, July 9th Cave Country @ Spaceland Friday, July 10t... more info

Altsounds — If you aren’t familiar with Blitzen Trapper yet, it’s high time you became acquainted. This is, after all, the band that both Wilco and Fleet Foxes have chosen to take out on their late summer 2009 UK tours. The Black River Killer ... more info

Stereogum — NAME: Blitzen Trapper PROGRESS REPORT: Recording the follow-up to 2008's Furr in Portland, Oregon. "I don't really record records," says Blitzen Trapper leader Eric Earley. "I'm always writing and recording." And because of that, it's hard to answer ... more info

Live Daily — Indie-rockers Blitzen Trapper will hit the road in early July for a mid-summer headlining run while they continue to make progress on a new studio album. The Portland, OR-based group kicks off the trek July 9 in Sacramento, CA. The 14-city outing inc... more info

Rollo & Grady — Nice Earthquake tonight. MP3: The Black Angels - Science Killer MP3: Blitzen Trapper - Black River Killer MP3: Cage The Elephant - Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked (Wicked Devil Remix) Download: Cage the Elephant - Cage the Elephant (iTunes) Blitzen Tr... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Bachelorette: "Mindwarp" [mp3] from My Electric Family (out May 26th) other Bachelorette posts at Largehearted Boy Blitzen Trapper: 2009-04-21, Oakland [mp3,ogg,flac] "Fire & Fast Bullets" [mp3] other Blitzen Tra... more info

JamBase — Austin City Limits 2009 | October 2-4 | Zilker Park | Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival has announced the lineup for the 2009 event. Set to go down October 2-4 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX, the festival features 130 bands on 8 stages ov... more info

Stereogum — As festival-lineup announcement season (yes, it's its own season now) continues, the most entertaining game to play with respect to headliners is "What year is this, 1991?" I thought Lolla had it wrapped with their zeitgeist grabbing spread of Too... more info