Nialler9 — Young Bridie Monds-Watson is now 18 but she’s been on our radar over three years already. However, this year she signed to Rough Trade so expect a lot of people to start to take more notice, especially once they give her the industry support she s... more info

NME — The 'Hold Me Down EP' will be released on October 13 more info

NME — Presales for live dates start tomorrow (August 13) more info

NME — Band will hit the road with Lizzo for five dates later this year more info

Stereogum — Chvrches had to cancel today’s performance at Outside Lands because of border-crossing trouble. In a Facebook post, the band apologized and said that only half of the band and their gear made it to San Francisco because of “major mess ups by Vanc... more info

Stereogum — Outside Lands returns to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this weekend, with sets by Kanye West, Disclosure, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Spoon, Run The Jewels, the Flaming Lips, Chvrches, the Killers, Arctic Monkeys, DCFC… it’s a stacked lin... more info

Mercury News, California — Chvrches and Imelda May among recommended acts for the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco. more info

Stereogum — The Nashville trio Basecamp specialize in a popping, snapping, hiccuping hybrid of house and R&B built around Aaron Miller’s rich vocals and warm swaths of harmony. Recently they’ve opened for CHVRCHES and remixed Sia’s “Chandelier,” and th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by James Richards IV; Soundwave Tent and Arctic Monkeys photos by Dominick Mastrangelo Lykke Li / Courtney Barnett / Blood Orange / Chewbacca "Ker-plunk!" The first raindrops of the day splash down, but no matter. Courtney Barnett is in... more info

Mercury News, California — Kacey Musgraves, Chvrches, Haim and other can't-miss acts for the 2014 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival. more info