Brooklyn Vegan — "The best band from last night were the Chain Gang of 1974. Caribou the headline act were boring and I missed most of Phantogram. Fun anyways" - Hayley Hughes "yick, chain gang of 1974 definitely won't win any awards for... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Caribou @ Bowery in May (more by Ben Lozovsky) Murder City Devils @ Sasquatch 2009 (more by Chris Graham) today in NYC Clem Snide @ City Winery Pocketknife @ Cameo Gallery O'Death @ Petes Candy Store Murder City Devils @... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — LCD Soundsystem crowd last night (NewsHouse) Camp Bisco, the hippie festival that like Bonnaroo has been diversifying its lineup, kicked off in Mariaville, NY last night (7/15). LCD Soundsystem (who are on their way to Pitchfork), Caribou (who play G... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — So not too long ago I made a little playlist and it went down fairly well so I've had another go at it for the Summer season. There is no rhyme or reason to these songs, just a handfull of things that I think fit well together and should sound good a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Phantrogram - Mouthful of Diamonds (Michna remix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Chain Gang of 1974 - Hold On (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Chain Gang of 1974 - Don't Walk Away (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Chain Gang of 1974 - Matter of Time... more info

DrownedInSound — France's premiere music festival La Route Du Rock is back for 2010 with a stellar twentieth-anniversary lineup. The Flaming Lips, Massive Attack, Foals, Liars, Caribou, Dum Dum Girls, Owen Pallett and many more play three idyllic stages in French coa... more info

DrownedInSound — France's premiere music festival La Route Du Rock is back for 2010 with a stellar twentieth-anniversary lineup. The Flaming Lips, Massive Attack, Foals, Liars, Caribou, Dum Dum Girls, Owen Pallett and many more play three idyllic stages in French coa... more info

All About Jazz — The Pygmalion Music Festival has just added of Montreal, Janelle Monae, Cut Chemist, Plastician, Darren Hanlon, Unwed Sailor, Turbo Fruits and Light Pollution to this year's lineup, solidifying 2010 as Pygmalion's most exciting year to date. As previ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 07-16 New York, NY - Governors Island % 07-24 Hill Farm, England - Truck Festival 07-26 London, England - The Lexington ^ 07-28 Paris, France - Le Nouveau Casino 09-05 Chicago, IL - North Coast Fest & 09-09 Portland, OR - Musicfest Northwest * % wit... more info

KEXP Seattle — I’m not entirely sure what it was that started my musing on Canadian musicians over the weekend. Perhaps the announcement of the short list of nominees for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize (which includes KEXP faves Caribou and Broken Social Scene, Owe... more info