We All Want Someone To Shout For — Hey NYC readers. Are you free on friday July 9th? Want to see Cass McCombs & Lightspeed Champion for free at Bowery Ballroom with a friend? Well, your in luck because I have a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky winner. To enter this, email me ... more info

Pitchfork — In a recent Pitchfork interview, funny guy David Cross talked about the similarities between musicians and comedians: "There's quite an overlap between musicians who have an affection towards comedy and comedians who fantasize about being in a band,"... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Rostam played one his first live shows as Boys Like Us a few days ago in LA alongside Cass McCombs & Foreign Born. I did some research on youtube and found a few live videos these performances. The Calder Quartet provided Rostam with some backup, and... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Søren Solkær Starbird Indie rock tours in 2010 don't come much bigger than this: Vampire Weekend's super-popular cosmopolitan herky-jerk, Beach House's hazy bliss-pop, and Dum Dum Girls' forthrightly retro girl-group garage rock. Together,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Villagers - Becoming A Jackal (MP3) Villagers (by Simon Houston) Contact Music: You've recently signed to Domino, who boast one of the most exceptional rosters in music with the likes of Pavement, Franz Ferdinand and the... more info

Pitchfork — From Biggie's "Sky's the Limit" to R. Kelly's "Real Talk", great music videos are bursts of sound and vision that leave an indelible impression. Director's Cut is a Pitchfork News feature in which we chat with music video directors about their creati... more info

Pitchfork — The Voice Project is a nonprofit that raises awareness about the civil war in Northern Uganda, and it also posts videos of artists covering other artists. In the clip below, Andrew Bird takes on Cass McCombs' "Meet Me Here at Dawn", with Priscilla Ah... more info

Pitchfork - TV — Singer-songwriter McCombs brings his effortless, country-tinged cool to L.A.'s Bootleg Theater in this live video from . more info

Live Daily — Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem and a reunited Pavement head the initial lineup unveiled by organizers of the 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival. The three-day outdoor event, which will take place June 16-18 at Chicago's Union Park, will also feature hip... more info

All About Jazz — PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PAVEMENT, MODEST MOUSE LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, ST. VINCENT, RAEKWON, CASS MCCOMBS AND MORE TO PERFORM AT 2010 FESTIVAL Pavement As previously reported, the 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival will be held at Chicago's Union ... more info