Pitchfork - Forkcast — Mad Decent may be home to Diplo's globetrotting beat-head aesthetic, but that hasn't kept the label from reaching out into more conventional territory with the signing of Philly's Po Po, who on the evidence here have an ear for lo-fi punk. Their s... more info

The Quietus — It's Quietus competition time... more info

Stereogum — Few rooms offer what Bowery does in terms of acoustics; dial your levels right onstage and the Ballroom's soundsystem and resonant effects will do the rest. With Cass McCombs's fourth LP, the endlessly repeatable Catacombs, the traveling troubadou... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: Cass McCombs @ Bowery Ballroom 7pm $15 [tix]Over the course of his last two albums Cass McCombs has truly gone through some sort of metamorphosis, transitioning from dreamy bedroom pop to a cleaner, better produced, and wordier version of him... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Fiery Furnaces shows happening at Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Ben Gibbard & Jay Farrar show happening at Webster Hall. Tickets... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Cass McCombs (whose MySpace says he is from Chicago/New York) was in NYC in July and August, playing two shows of his own (at Joe's Pub and Union Hall) and appearing unannounced (sort of) with Mike Bones at the... more info

3hive — I feel like a schlub because I missed the screenings of Thomas Campbell's new surf film The Present. And I'm making a desperate, last chance effort at redeeming myself by inviting all my fellow Southern California wave riders to San Clement... more info

Culture Bully — No matter how much it seems like Cass McCombs should be boxed in as a run of the mill singer/songwriter, he keeps proving time and time again how he is a uniquely talented voice in a genre that can often be stale and repetitive. more info

Stereogum — San Fran's Great American Music Hall hosted a great bill the other night featuring hometown heroes and future Behind The Music candidates Girls, fellow local indie-pop champs Papercuts, and the always excellent Cass McCombs. We sent Paige Parsons... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Aquarium Drunkard & the Fold present Cass McCombs with Girls, Thursday night, at the Bootleg Theater with guest John Webster Johns supporting.  We are giving away tickets to AD readers.  Leave your name (first/last) and email in the comments - ... more info