Stereogum — The second weekend of Austin City Limits is upon us — and with it, a livestream. Not every performer in the heavy-hitting lineup will have their set broadcast from Zilker Park, but among those that will, there are some big names: Spoon, Chvrches, B... more info

NME — The trio have also been working with Simple Minds more info

Stereogum — If there’s one thing buzzworthy young UK artists love doing, it’s covering other young UK artists in the BBC’s Live Lounge. That’s what Irish troubadour Hozier did with the Arctic Monkeys’ AM highlight “Do I Wanna Know?” — a tune also... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Karen O performed her first solo album, Crush Songs, during an intimate secret show at the McKittrick Hotel (the same place they do Sleep No More, and where we’ve seen shows from Chvrches and Spoon). Someone snagged video of the perform... more info

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