Bridging The Atlantic — You guys, it's already April! That means that a quarter of the year has passed us by. Fortunately for the keen music fan, there has been lots of great new stuff to soak in through our ears. We've already had great new releases by Hot Chip, Owen Palle... more info

Pitchfork — This year's Pitchfork Music Festival comes to Chicago's Union Park July 16-18, and the lineup is already ridiculously stacked: Pavement, Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, Panda Bear, Broken Social Scene, Raekwon, and plenty more. And now it's time to fi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Broken Social Scene @ Stubb's during SXSW (more by Bryan Bruchman) "Due to an illness in the band, the Broken Social Scene show that was scheduled to be in the Michigan Theater tonight, April 7, has been cancelled. Refunds are... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Broken Social Scene @ Stubb's during SXSW (more by Bryan Bruchman) "Due to an illness in the band, the Broken Social Scene show that was scheduled to be in the Michigan Theater tonight, April 7, has been cancelled. Refunds are... more info

Broken Social Scene's currently scheduled show at Heaven in London sold out a long while ago, but fortunately they will be returning on 30th June to play The Forum. The show is on sale now. more info

Stereogum — As mentioned, it’s hard to get a complete picture of Forgiveness Rock Record from just a couple tracks. These YouTube teasers from the upcoming album do help you picture the elephant a bit better, though. Each is set against a short clip from a cla... more info

KEXP Seattle — Broken Social Scene’s debut album, Feel Good Lost, was an atmospheric 2-piece featuring Brendan Canning and Kevin Drew, and although they put out some interesting tracks it was only until they swelled into an 11-piece manifesto of Toronto’s indie... more info

Detroit Free Press — CELTIC WOMAN: The popular Irish lasses arrive in support of "Songs from the Heart," the quintet's latest Top 10 album of traditional Celtic fare with a pop polish. 7:30 p.m., Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward, Detroit. 313-983-6611. $34-$68. more info

Pitchfork — What: HopscotchWhen: September 9-11Where: Raleigh, NCWho: Panda Bear, Broken Social Scene, Public Enemy, Fucked Up, No Age, Atlas Sound, Washed Out, Bear in Heaven, Best Coast, Marissa Nadler, Javelin, Active Child, Harvey Milk, Tortoise, and more. (... more info

411 Mania — Jeff Mangum to play a gig, the libertines reform, new music from The Hold Steady, LCD Soundsystem, The National and Broken Social Scene, a new album from David Cross, and more. more info