Stereogum — For this new project with what he's called his "favorite band" -- fellow Wisconsites and Outsiders faves Collections Of Colonies Of Bees -- Justin Vernon does much to demystify and escape the loner-folkie backwoods aesthetic/mythology that's colored ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Volcano Choir - 'Island, IS' (MP3) Speaking of Bon Iver and his new Volcano Choir. Download the first song above.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Volcano Choir - 'Island, IS' (MP3) Speaking of Bon Iver and his new Volcano Choir. Download the first song above.... more info

My Old Kentucky — We been sharing versions of Port O'Brien's Sour Milk/Salt Water forevs it seems, but today they released a track, My Will Is Good, from their upcoming album, threadbare, you might not have heard. threadbare will be released on 10/6 via TBD Records.M... more info

Live Daily — Fans turned out in wet-weather gear and painted faces to the tune of approximately 70,000 for a rainy Day 1 of Lollapalooza 2009. The lineup on Friday (8/7) featured headliners Depeche Mode [ tickets ]. Other artists on the bill included Of Montre... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — White Lies at Lollapalooza, 8.7.09 Depeche Mode at Lollapalooza, 8.7.09 Hey guys, we’re currently in Chicago for the first time catching the annual Lollapalooza festival!  We’ve met some really cool bloggers (Digidreams & Cream Team) a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lollapalooza 2009 - rain & Bon Iver (Trey Many) "The producers of Lollapalooza are deeply saddedned to learn of the death of a patron who collapsed at the festival today at approximately 1:00 p.m. Festival paramedics responded immediately and the... more info

Guardian Music — This quirky newbie could easily be dismissed as just another kooky songstress were it not for the quality of her music and voice. Oasis fans look away now ...Hometown: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.The lineup: Beth Jeans Houghton (vocals, guitar), Dav "Lego" S... more info

Indie Music News — Social Networking and music streaming site Kerchoonz announced an agreement with Europe's largest independent music label group, Beggars Group. The deal will allow users of Kerchoonz free access to around 20,000 tracks from Beggars' significant catal... more info

Rollo & Grady — Hockey Time: 11:30am - 12:15pm Stage: Playstation Hey Champ Time: 12:30pm - 12:45pm Stage: Chicago 2016 Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears Time: 1:00pm - 1:45pm Stage: VitaminWater The Builders and The Butchers Time: 2:00pm - 2:30pm Stage: BMI MP3:... more info