Guardian Music — They made their name with spiky, angry songs perfect for sweaty clubs. Now Metric are finding their lighter side. Will the band's fans go for it?"Let me ask you something," says Jimmy Shaw, leaning across the table. "If the record were called Distanc... more info

JamBase — Images by: Dave Vann Rothbury Music Festival :: 07.03.09 :: Rothbury, MI King Sunny Ade Femi Kuti Nas & Damian Marley Bill Nershi - The String Cheese Incident Keller Williams with The String Cheese Incide... more info

Said the Gramophone — Faux Hoax - "Your Friends Will Carry You Home". Pastiche means many things. Okay so Faux Hoax's "Your Friends Will Carry You Home" sounds like a pastiche of the music of BARR. And Faux Hoax are themselves literally a pastiche - pasting together membe... more info

Stereogum — That "secret" hometown show with Feist which gave us "Forced To Love" has also yielded this vaguely uplifting and sprawling (i.e. Broken Social Scene) track. Good quality video at Singing Lamb. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Explosions in the Sky @ Sasquatch 2009 (more by Chris Graham) Explosions in the Sky, Constantines and Castanets are playing Central Park Summerstage on Tuesday, June 30th. Tickets for that, which is not one of the NYC park's free shows,... more info

Stereogum — First Feist joined Grizzly Bear and her old Broken Social Scene pals in Toronto. Now, continuing her goodwill mission, she's ventured all the way to Los Angeles to reprise her Wilco (The Album) contribution "You & I." (Thanks for the tip, Ed.) T... more info

Bradley's Almanac — Tonight Andrew Kenny returns to town with his Austin-based combo The Wooden Birds for their second area show at TT the Bear's in just three months. The TT's stage is a very familiar one to Kenny, who played there many times with his former band, Ame... more info

Stereogum — Last we heard, BSS were recording a new album with John McEntire. They're already playing rockers from it at "secret" hometown shows with Feist. The video's a bit boomy, but watch them do it up at the Courthouse. more info

Rawkblog — Summer’s on the way, gang. We’ve been pretty breezy this week, and Reverie Sound Revue’s latest single is another breath of fresh air. Like previously blogged jam “An Anniversary Away,” RSR’s latest is a glimmering blur of former Broken S... more info

JamBase — Wanderlust Announces Lineup Additions One-day Tickets Now Available Sonya Kitchell Wanderlust is a new music festival that takes the destination festival experience to new heights (literally). Happening July 24-26 in Squaw Valley USA in Lake ... more info