Stereogum — In the grand Kevin Bacon game that is indie-rock, Cryptacize co-founder Nedelle Torrisi is the connective thread between Sufjan Stevens and Ariel Pink. (She appears on Sufjan’s new Carrie & Lowell and used to live with Haunted Graffiti member Kenny... more info

Consequence of Sound — Along with members of The Mars Volta, Castanets, and Cryptacize. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Nedelle Torrisi, who is one half of Cryptacize and has sung with Sufjan Stevens, Destroyer, Jens Lekman and others, has a new musical project called Paradise and her first single under that name is out this week... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher DOWNLOAD: Chris Cohen - "Caller No.99" (MP3) Vermont-via-LA musician Chris Cohen, who has been a touring/contributing member of Deerhoof, Cryptacize, Cass McCombs, Haunted Graffiti, Danielson, and White Magic, among others, is set to... more info

Guardian Music — From a Seattle museum with Kurt Cobain's smashed guitar to the underground music scene in Paris, we ask musicians, DJs and industry insiders for their musical meccasIndie, shoe gazeFink, singer, DJ and producer: ParisOK, Paris isn't famous for its mu... more info

Stereogum — Danielson’s first album in five years Best Of Gloucester County comes out at the end of February. It includes a new core lineup (including a banjo-toting Sufjan Stevens) plus a horn section and guest spots from Jens Lekman, Serena-Maneesh’s Emil... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 11-10 Toledo, OH - Frankie's Inner City ^11-11 Ferndale, MI - The Magic Bag ^#11-12 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall ^#11-13 Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre ^#11-14 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club ^#11-17 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Red Room ^#11-18 Seattle... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: Fuck Buttons, Growing, + These Are Powers @ Bowery Ballroom 7:30pm $15 [tix]Most acts that set up in front of a table are never able to truly capture an audiences attention in the live setting. They stand there, pressing buttons and twisting ... more info

Stereogum — Stevens is "star struck," but manages a Q&A with current tour/band-mate Nedelle Torrisi -- "her exotic Italian pout, her '80s housewife attire" -- covering Judas Priest, Lebanon, pimped-out tour buses, ESL, and Joaquin Phoenix. It's at Asthmatic Kitt... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 10-06 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *10-07 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *10-10 Winter Park, FL - Mary Jean Plaza (Rollins College)11-04 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's ^% 11-05 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street ^%11-06 Troy, NY - Revolu... more info